Baby Development
'I felt like a failure for the first six months of my daughter's life'
My third baby reminded me that following the crowd doesn't always work in parenting.
Mum posts totally relatable list of 'frustrating' baby milestones
It's a pretty genius list that many will relate to.
Newborn baby hiccups linked to brain development
Hiccups might trigger how newborns learn to breathe. But why do adults hiccup?
Babies as young as six months can show empathy for victims, study finds
It was previously thought babies developed empathy after the age of one.
Why do babies point? Researchers may have the answer
It's the first time researchers have unlocked this key concept in child development.
The six-month-old walking her way into the Guinness Book of World Records - literally
At just six months old Freya Minter is taking the concept of baby steps to a whole other level.
Breastfeeding
'She was livid': co-worker blasts woman for breastfeeding during zoom meeting
The post has attracted over one thousands comments - and most of them agree with the co-worker.
I wouldn't have survived breastfeeding without the help of a lactation consultant
She identified the problem right away and helped us work through it.
Life with a Baby
I'm going to be an instant mum: couple getting custody of toddler the father 'never knew about'
A 25-year-old woman has found herself about to become an instant mother, after her partner found out he was getting custody of a one-year-old baby boy the couple didn’t know about.
The terrible twos can be avoided - here's how
It's child's play.
Dad-to-be wants to name his baby Cube - mum-to-be puzzled
'I'd rather call him sweater."
Baby Care
'He doesn't think I'm trying hard enough': husband's extreme actions to force wife to breastfeed
A new mum's husband hid baby formula from his wife, leaving her no choice but the breastfeed her biting baby.
'Screaming, crying and rushed to surgery': Mum's button battery warning
"Immediately, it hit me."
Baby poo: Everything you ever wanted to know
Here's a simple guide to help you decipher the contents of your baby’s nappies in the first 12 months.
Horror of trimming a newborn's nails
You quickly learn as a parent: What works for a while won’t work forever.
The inter-connected 'smart nappy' that will tell you when your baby needs a change
Call it the Internet of Pee.
Baby Sleep
Letting baby 'cry it out' does not harm parent-child bond, study finds
It's a topic that divides exhausted new parents around the world - should you let your baby "cry it out" in order to achieve sleep, or should you immediately respond to their distress?
A day in the life of a mum surviving on no sleep
From one mum to another, here are some of my best tips to survive those early days.
SleepWellBaby: new 'baby whisperer' app to help sleep-deprived parents
It's been described as a "game-changer".
'Sleep training was brutal, but my baby now sleeps for 12 hours'
Aussie mum Serlina decided to call in expert to help them deliver some tough love.
Melbourne mum with postnatal anxiety provides an inside look at sleep school
Nicola Redhouse desperately hoped that by getting her baby to sleep regularly, she would go back to feeling like her old self.
Mum says miracle $19 'pillow spray' makes baby sleep through the night
The mother-of- four has declared the spray "life-changing".
Baby Food
Annabel Karmel reveals her top tips to feed a fussy toddler
UK's baby food guru provides her expert advice and tips around weaning, allergies and how to feed fussy toddlers.
'I felt completely numb': the boy who can only eat 20 foods
Melbourne mum Danielle Brown knew something was wrong when her newborn son vomited profusely after ever feed.
What should young children drink? Mostly milk and water, scientists say
Infants and toddlers should not be given soda, chocolate milk or other sweetened drinks, according to strict new guidelines.
Baby Health
'Extremely difficult': Mum shares daughter's battle with eczema to help others
A study conducted by The Eczema Association of Australasia has found that 60 per cent of eczema suffers are diagnosed before aged two.
'I blamed myself': Sam Squiers opens up about 'beautiful and unique' new baby Elle
The sports presenter shares her journey after discovering that her second baby girl had a cleft palete.
'Do the simple test': mum's plea after flash of camera detects son's eye cancer
When little Rocky was four-and-a-half months old, his mother Kara noticed something strange in his left eye when he was playing one day.
'My four-month-old baby almost died from an anaphylactic reaction - and it was terrifying'
Fortunately, the little boy is now seven and taking part in a world-first allergy treatment study in Melbourne.
Is your baby a bottom shuffler and should you be worried?
Instead of crawling does your baby shuffle on its bum and pull itself along with one arm? If the answer is yes, then you have a bottom shuffler on your hands.
COVID-19 mild for newborns, but in utero transmission is a possibility
New research provides more reassurance for parents that babies are only mildly affected by coronavirus.
Education & Play
Why babies will give food to others even when they're hungry
It's a fascinating insight into early social development and the effects of family dynamics.
Teaching manners: More than please and thank you
When is the right time to teach manners to children?
Pay attention dads - you can help your baby learn faster
Paternal engagement in those early months of life can create new pathways for cognitive development, says a new study.
Adorable exchange as deaf grandma teaches deaf baby to sign
There is always something so beautiful about babies with special connections to their older family members. But what Aria McMahon has with her grandmother Pamela is pure magic.
Let your kids put the latest Fisher-Price toys to the test
Nobody knows more about engaging kids through play than Fisher-Price.
Free baby playgroup to benefit infants and their carers
Playgroup NSW membership is now free for a year, for anyone with an infant under 12 months of age.
Baby Products
CHOICE warning to parents: 85 per cent of portacots fail key safety tests
The results of the latest CHOICE testing have revealed that an alarming number of portacots do not pass safety requirements.
Two-thirds of convertible tricycle strollers failed safety standards: CHOICE
Two-thirds of the convertible tricycle strollers failed CHOICE testing.
Celebrity mums share their 'must-have' baby essentials - but they don't come cheap
They don't come cheap! Celebrity mums Megan Gale, Zoe Marshall and Nikki Phillips recommend they top baby buys.