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Most baby photos online an hour after birth
Two-thirds of newborns now appear online within 60 minutes of their birth, usually on Facebook, a new poll shows.
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When a new life and your life's dream go head-to-head
Darren Jolly, who now plays for Collingwood, describes his experiences of a life-changing weekend in 2006, when his daughter was born the day before he played in the AFL grand final.
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For the dad who has everything: the beer spa
A Queensland business is offering a treat for dads this Father's Day: the craft beer full body treatment spa.
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Top five baby mobiles
Trends come and go when it comes to kitting out a nursery, but one thing that never seems to change is the desire for a baby mobile to hang above a change table or a cot.
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The pregnancy studies to take notice of
A question that comes up again and again is how to know which studies warrant our attention, and which ones we should ignore.
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Conception
IVF not so effective after five cycles
MELANIE MAHONEY There is little chance of pregnancy after the fifth round of IVF treatment, a national report has found.
Australian woman receives groundbreaking ovarian tissue transplant
![Vali, ovarian transplant recipient](http://web.archive.org./web/20130908123356im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2013/09/02/4713284/th-vali-90x60.jpg)
AMY CORDEROY An infertile Australian woman is pregnant with twins after growing eggs in ovarian tissue transplanted into her abdomen.
Psychologist calls for stricter controls on IVF
Success varies for IVF clinics
Families mourn loss of adoption program
New 'sleeping beauty' contraceptive
Pregnancy
Bloggers share anger over twin pregnancy
Amanda Hess An expecting mum and dad have written about how, after two years of IVF, they are now pregnant with twins. But they're not happy about it.
The pregnancy studies to take notice of
![ipad pregnant](http://web.archive.org./web/20130908123356im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2013/08/30/4708243/ipad-th-90x60.jpg)
Emily Oster A question that comes up again and again is how to know which studies warrant our attention, and which ones we should ignore.
Is 'pregnancy twerking' a trend?
Do ultrasounds cause unnecessary anxiety?
Unplanned pregnancy? Don't panic
The TMI facts of pregnancy
Birth
Most baby photos online an hour after birth
MELANIE MAHONEY Two-thirds of newborns now appear online within 60 minutes of their birth, usually on Facebook, a new poll shows.
Surprise water birth for mum and squeamish dad
![water birth](http://web.archive.org./web/20130908123356im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2013/08/27/4695646/waterb-90x60.jpg)
Kathy Sundstrom A squeamish dad-to-be had been considered waiting outside the hospital room while his first child was born ... but his son had other ideas.
Woman wakes from coma to discover she's four months pregnant
My planned caesarean
There's no right or wrong way to give birth
Increase in health problems in new mums
Photo Galleries
Baby
Parenting a newborn, second time around
KIRAN CHUG Having a newborn is taking me on a lovely trip down memory lane, after the birth of my second child. Yet I can't help but notice how different things are the second time round, too.
Our witching hour secret weapon
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KIRAN CHUG I have never loved our dishwasher and washing machine so much. Not because of their main functions, but as a result of something they do for my newborn daughter.
How to protect your baby against the flu
Meet the real Tizzie Hall, controversial author of Save Our Sleep
Mum calls for support for tube-fed kids
Top five baby mobiles
Bargain buys for baby
Toddler
Say yes to the tantrum
Jacinta Tynan There's a growing child development movement that advocates empathy over retribution. Isolating, trivialising or shaming little ones is out; putting ourselves in their tiny shoes is in.
The Honest Toddler: telling parents how it is
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SITE: BABYOLOGY The Honest Toddler has released a new book, spilling the beans on everything a toddler's parents really need to know.
Personalised jigsaw puzzles from Tinyme
Child tooth decay in non-fluoride areas rivals Third World
I'm tired of saying no
What are your parenting habits?
Being Dad
Dad's double dose of joy and frailty in neonatal world
Kate Hagan Dads of premature babies at the Royal Women's Hospital are being helped to cope with their new lives with a fathers-only support group.
Dad in profile: Peter Overton
![Peter Overton with wife jessica Rowe and daughters Allegra, 6, and Giselle, 4.](http://web.archive.org./web/20130908123356im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2013/08/31/4709882/th-overton-202-90x60.jpg)
JO CASAMENTO For newsreader Peter Overton, life doesn't get any more magical than the daily rituals he shares with his daughters - searching for fairies and reading together at bedtime.
When a new life and your life's dream go head-to-head
For the dad who has everything: the beer spa
DIY Father's Day projects
Help for fathers struggling with PND
Lifestyle
Mother's heartbreak over toddler's tragic death
Sam Rigney Since the death of her 18-month-old son Jack after an accident at home, there have been times Laura Mackay felt she was going to fall in a heap.
Election 2013
A voter's guide to election sausage sizzles
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Natalie Fortuna A website is answering a question many want answered as the Federal election looms: where is the best place to grab an election day snag?