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Aurora’s Gluten Free Life

NICOLE SALINAS 9:38am Eating gluten with coeliac disease can lead to health issues of all kinds, so a proper diagnosis is essential. If you or your children have any symptoms, insist your doctor do the relevant tests to determine if a biopsy is called for.

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Feature member: Cooper's story

NICOLE SALINAS When Cooper came into our world it changed everything. It turned our world upside down, it changed us, it changed our family. It was nothing we had expected, and nothing that we knew.

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Feature member: mortgage free in four years

NICOLE SALINAS I clearly recall the day we decided to pay off our mortgage. My husband and I were sitting in the computer room with a cup of coffee and we were looking up the weather as we had decided to go to the snow for a day trip.

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Feature member: In nature's hands

NICOLE SALINAS I was 28 and expecting my second child. All was well with the pregnancy and we were very excited to be adding to our family. So we were shocked when at our 20 week scan they found a mass so large it was displacing our baby's heart.

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Feature member: twins times two

NICOLE SALINAS My name is Sam. I have four children under four. And, I have a confession to make. I’d love just ONE more. Essential Baby member Sam shares her story of life with two sets of twins.

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Feature member: Costello syndrome

NICOLE SALINAS Nicola suffers from a very rare genetic condition called Costello Syndrome. She is the 14th person to ever be diagnosed in Australia, and there are less than 300 people in the entire world that have the same condition.

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Paige: Extra chromosome, extra special

NICOLE SALINAS At my first obstetrician appointment, my doctor explained about the NT (nuchal translucency) scan and blood test and told me that I could have this test to see what my risk was for having a child with Down syndrome.

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Feature member: Violet's story

NICOLE SALINAS Violet was born full term and it was devastating to hear after she was born, that she had been born with health problems.

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Beating the odds - our premature arrival

NICOLE SALINAS My husband Nathan and I started trying for our first baby in 2001. After 6 months and a lot of questions from me, I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

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Born in an ambulance

NICOLE SALINAS When I found out I was pregnant for the 3rd time I was over the moon. The emotions I felt with my other pregnancies and births came rushing back! I was sure I was going to go early and have a fast easy labour, after all it was my third...

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Stay-at-home Dad, or the 'kid thing'

SIMON GROTH Simon Groth shares his experience of doing the stay-at-home "kid thing".

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Genetic Factor Infertility: Our story

KIRRILY I had spent almost all my adult life to date falling pregnant, or getting over a pregnancy (as if it were an illness). Yet our home and hearts were still waiting to expand to let in just one special child.

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My twins Shea and Tainn

NIC SALINAS Approximately 21,000 babies are born premature each year. EB member Jannette’s twin boys Shea and Tainn were born premature for reasons unknown. Read their story.