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The most dangerous toddler food trends

Pete Evans' paleo cookbook for kids caused a storm, but there are plenty of other unsafe food trends for babies and toddlers.
6 pregnancy side effects I didn't expect

Without frightening anyone who is yet to navigate the pregnancy path, here are some things I didn’t expect when I fell pregnant.
Boosting your confidence as a mum

We don't generally go shouting about how hard it can be as we try to ‘do everything right’, so it’s easy to feel like a failure.
Infection killed new mum of twins

Modern medicine could not save 19-year-old Sophie Burgess who died 48 hours after giving birth to twins in the UK.
Cancer took his wife, now his toddler needs chemo

Two weeks after saying goodbye to the love of his life, Andrew Boaz got the news that his 18-month-old needed chemotherapy.

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The most dangerous toddler food trends

KASEY EDWARDS 4:43pm Pete Evans' paleo cookbook for kids caused a storm, but there are plenty of other unsafe food trends for babies and toddlers.

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