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Sex toys and wrinkle cream for Mother's Day? No thanks
If your other half offers up household appliances, wrinkle cream or even nothing at all for Mother's Day, take heart in knowing that you're not alone - sadly, it's happened many times before.
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The thing mums aren't supposed to admit
I looked forward to the end of my maternity leave. Does this make me a woman devoid of maternal instincts, who doesn’t deserve to be a mother? No. It just makes me normal.
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When 'mumnesia' attacks
Baby brain, or ‘mumnesia’, affects a lot of women at some stage during pregnancy. Despite many dismissing its existence, several studies - and women around the world - say it’s completely normal and very real.
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Why I don't celebrate Mother's Day: a mum's letter to her son
As another Mother’s Day looms, I want to tell you why I don’t celebrate this day. I often get strange looks from people when I tell them this, but I just don't think it's enough.
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Dad takes newborn to soccer game on way home from hospital
It’s never too early to try to get your kids interested in sport – at least, that’s the thinking of one soccer-mad dad.
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The quest for the first womb transplant babies
Egg donation: a gift like no other
Social surrogacy rids mums of the 'inconvenience' of pregnancy
Pregnancy
When 'mumnesia' attacks
JO HARTLEY Baby brain, or ‘mumnesia’, affects a lot of women at some stage during pregnancy. Despite many dismissing its existence, several studies - and women around the world - say it’s completely normal and very real.
Yoga good for the mind in pregnancy
Tom Wilkinson Scientists have proved what many women have long suspected: yoga is good for the mind during pregnancy.
Advised to abort, but 'miracle baby' Liam defied the odds
Brain power: Omega-3 supplements not worth it for pregnant women: study
The twin my baby will never know
Pregnant women jailed for drug use under new US law
Birth
Does swearing during labour help reduce pain?
CATHERINE RODIE During my child's birth I had cursed like a sailor. It wasn't just the odd F-Bomb - it was more like an F-Annihilation.
Delayed cord clamping no barrier to skin-to-skin contact
LETITIA ROWLANDS Delayed umbilical cord clamping has been shown to benefit babies, but until now the practice had been cumbersome.
Why I loved my third home water birth
What you need for the 'fourth trimester'
Mum's the word when it comes to baby news
Birth photos: Birth photos on the rise
Photo Galleries
Baby
Dad takes newborn to soccer game on way home from hospital
Melanie Mahoney It’s never too early to try to get your kids interested in sport – at least, that’s the thinking of one soccer-mad dad.
Born with insides on the outside: little Alexi's story
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Helmets do little to help most babies with flat skulls: study
Jellyfish-based nappies the next big thing
First-time mum 'made to feel like a nuisance' before son's death
Charlie Crane: minimalist furniture for the nursery
Top baby buys from Big W
Toddler
When will my baby walk? Advice from an expert
KATHY LAUER-WILLIAMS My one-year old daughter has not started talking or walking. My friend has a child about the same age who seems developmentally further ahead. Do you think there is something wrong with my daughter?
The campervan bed that makes bedtime fun for kids
Babyology This campervan bed is cute, playful and functional, and will be a hit with all its little bedtime passengers.
The toddler who can't chew
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Flu vaccine effective in toddlers under two, study finds
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Being Dad
Red spot first sign of former premier Nick Greiner's breast cancer
Jill Margo Nick Greiner, the former premier of NSW, has spoken publicly about being diagnosed with breast cancer, and the subsequent removal of his left breast.
Stay-at-home dad tries, fails to crowdfund a salary
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To my girls on their first birthday
The rise of the vasectomy party
A great dad, but not a super hero
Couvade syndrome: when dads have pregnancy pains too
Lifestyle
Man to sue after being given mistake vasectomy
A man in the UK is set to sue the Royal Liverpool Hospital after doctors gave him a vasectomy "by mistake".
The case for separate beds
Holly Allen For many couples, sharing a bed is good for 'sleeping' together, but not actually getting a good nights' sleep together. So why don't more couples have separate beds?
