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'A onesie saved my son's life'
A woman has found a different use for her onesie when she gave birth in it, catching the baby in her pants leg in a hospital car park.
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Passenger jailed for slapping toddler
A federal judge has sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to slapping a crying toddler on a flight to serve eight months in federal prison.
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'Won't an only be lonely?' and other comments a mum of one doesn’t need to hear
I can quite confidently say that I’m happy to continue my journey on the path to Destination Single Child. So why is it that other people find that idea so hard to accept?
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Parenting after breast cancer
Though it was a suitably grim time, cancer had gifted me with an insight into the fragility of life, and every minute with my children would now count. But my new philosophy wasn't without its challenges.
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Is it okay to send your kids to daycare while you're on holidays?
It's the time of year when workers everywhere take a few days break from the daily grind, but is it okay to still send your kids to childcare and enjoy the serenity? It seems parents are divided on the topic.
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Conception
The myth of the 12-month referral wait
Greer Berry It's now 2014. I thought I would have had a baby or at least be pregnant by now. But at least I'm now rounding the first corner, rather than still waiting to line-up at the start line.
Having a baby at 47
Jenny Sinclair We were just getting some freedom back in our lives; now we're back at square one with its midnight horrors and 24/7 responsibilities.
Why IVF parents are choosing girls over boys
Baby born four months after mum loses cancer battle
Abbott pledges to ease the way for Australians to adopt overseas children
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Pregnancy
Nuts fine for pregnant women: new study
So long as they don't have nut allergies themselves, pregnant women shouldn't be afraid that eating nuts might trigger allergies in their child, according to a large new study.
New Zealand's top baby names of 2013
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs has released the top 10 girls and boys names for the last year .
How to share pregnancy news with infertile friends
Most unusual names of 2013
How your baby is learning skills for life in the womb
Breast cancer mum makes ultimate sacrifice for her son
Birth
'A onesie saved my son's life'
Melanie Mahoney A woman has found a different use for her onesie when she gave birth in it, catching the baby in her pants leg in a hospital car park.
Family overcomes roadblocks to welcome one of Australia's first babies for 2014
DEBORAH GOUGH Errant kangaroos on country roads weren't enough to stop Max Alexander from being the first baby born in Victoria this year.
Caesarean sections on the rise in ACT
The delivery room guest list
Australia today: more babies, with fewer teen mums
Fitness blogger's post-baby selfie sparks debate
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Baby
'Don't forget HeartKids like Alice'
Emily Andrew My daughter was born with the left side of her heart severely underdeveloped. The first diagnosis of "fatal" and "there's nothing we can do" was devastating.
Life with quads and a toddler
Rose Russell "I was told there was a 3 per cent chance of [becoming pregnant with] twins, but not triplets, quads, or quints," Laura Baldwin said.
Finn's inspiring fight against meningococcal
My pregnant shopping spree: the post-baby verdict
Female genital mutilation a problem in Australia
Rabbi sued after severing newborn's penis during circumcision
Bargain buys for baby
Toddler
Why it’s great having a toddler
Sharon Paterson Smith Through the tantrums, the injuries and the defiant shows of independence, I’d much rather be here than where I was two years ago, in the land of the newborn. Toddlers are actually pretty good.
Is it okay to send your kids to daycare while you're on holidays?
LETITIA ROWLANDS It's the time of year when workers everywhere take a few days break from the daily grind, but is it okay to still send your kids to childcare and enjoy the serenity? It seems parents are divided on the topic.
Unvaccinated children to be excluded from childcare
5 tips for parents of children with port-wine stains and other physical differences
Pool shade sails 'may only provide partial protection' for children
Review: Wet'n'Wild Sydney with babies and toddlers
Being Dad
Couvade syndrome: when dads have pregnancy pains too
Libby Hakim Insomnia, nausea, tiredness and indigestion. While they’re not the most wonderful part of pregnancy, they usually don’t come as a surprise – unless it’s the dad-to-be who’s the one suffering.
Dad and daughter's loving tribute in mum's memory
To pay tribute to his late wife, who died of cancer a few years after marrying and having a child, a father and his young daughter posed for a series of photos that reflect on their lives with and without her.
Dad dies hours after holding son for first time
Family's plea to help find missing dad Nick Eade
Male pill a step closer to reality
Dads want it all, too
Lifestyle
Growing up unvaccinated
Amy Parker I am the '70s child of a health nut. I wasn't vaccinated. And I have contracted measles, mumps, rubella, a type of viral meningitis, scarlet fever, whooping cough, yearly tonsillitis and chickenpox.
Drew Barrymore considering baby number three
Drew Barrymore opens up about her rocky childhood, tough relationship with her mum, and how she's already thinking about her next baby.