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Wannabe dads left behind in IVF debate
If virgin women can become mothers through IVF, maybe we're ready for another miracle - genuine equality for men in the parenting debate.
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Our angel baby story: Hunter James
I have two children: one living, the next an angel baby.
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Your choice or theirs: the tug-of-war over baby names
They had just decided on a name they both agreed on, but then the grandparents threw in an offer of $10,000 in exchange for choosing something else.
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Hugh Jackman reveals why he was a wild child
Hugh Jackman says his parents' split and near reconciliation left him with rage issues as a child.
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The health and fitness lessons I've learned
What I once assumed about health and fitness is wrong.
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Conception
Victorian Labor to introduce same-sex adoption laws
Richard Willingham, Benjamin Preiss 6:49pm Thousands of same-sex couples with children will have the right to be jointly recognised as parents by Victorian law.
Grandma surprised with brand new granddaughter
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Staff writers 3:36pm Finding out you’re going to be a grandmother can be a very emotional moment. Finding out that you’re a grandmother and the baby is already here is just out of this world.
Wannabe dads left behind in IVF debate
Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men
I gave my daughter up for adoption - then tried to be her mum
The new wave of virgins giving birth
Pregnancy
Your choice or theirs: the tug-of-war over baby names
Alyson Krueger They had just decided on a name they both agreed on, but then the grandparents threw in an offer of $10,000 in exchange for choosing something else.
Dad-to-be's tearful reaction to pregnancy news goes viral
![Arkell Graves and Dana Griffin-Graves, and right: what Arkell saw inside the oven.](http://web.archive.org./web/20151006233626im_/http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2015/10/03/6897928/Thumbnail1001073736gk0hheimage.related.thumbnail.320x214.gk0hfs.png1443838199295.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Staff writers After 17 years of trying, this man had given up hope of having a family.
64 baby names based in nature
The nature naming trend
Women giving birth to a son keep some of his Y chromosomes
Photos: How babies fit in the womb
Birth
Mum gives birth to India's heaviest baby
Barcroft Media 4:10pm An Indian woman has given birth to a baby boy weighing a whopping 5.97kg, setting a new record for the country's heaviest baby.
Don't panic: A granddad midwife's guide for dads-to-be
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Harry Wallop Mark Harris has helped deliver 500 babies. And he's now telling fathers what to expect.
5 qualities every midwife should have
'I've had my baby early - it's 26 weeks'
How I came to have an unassisted home birth
Couple shares beautiful photos of home birth
Photo Galleries
Baby
Saltwater Sandals for babies and toddlers
Suzi Catchpole 10:25am Many mamas are wearing Saltwater Sandals - why not buy them for your babies and toddlers too?
Sneak peek: Maxomorra bee dress, t-shirt and romper for babies
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Suzi Catchpole 11:13am Cutest snap find on the planet - bee rompers, tees and dresses for babies.
The moment a 92-year-old meets her great grandaughter
How to prepare for breastfeeding when you're still pregnant
Sneak peek: new Love Mae bamboo dinnerware designs
Sneak peek: Geleeo self-cooling pram & high chair liners
Toddler
Dad builds the ultimate bed for his toddler son
LETITIA ROWLANDS The transition from cot to big kid bed might be a little easier if every toddler had a bed like this one.
Toddler's silent debate with mum about naptime
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Staff writers He might not utter a single word - but this toddler is having a great debate with his mother about nap time.
Silence is golden ... or is it?
Adjusting your child to daylight savings time
The best toddler gift ever? Nine gender-neutral play kitchen picks
Toddler gymnast climbs to great heights
Lifestyle
Two children fall from second storey window
Kate Aubusson 8:31pm Two young boys have been rushed to hospital after falling out a second-storey window of a home in Eastwood.
Perez Hilton defends shower photo
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Staff writers 7:02pm Hollywood gossip writer and father Perez Hilton has defended himself after critics labelled a photograph he posted on Instagram "creepy" and "child abuse".
Toddler found two days after going missing
Aussie babies and parents stranded in Nepal after surrogacy ban
Hugh Jackman reveals why he was a wild child
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Wellbeing
The hidden mental health illness of anxiety
Esther Ashby-Coventry 7:55am Anxiety took over Robyn Read's life to such an extent she could not even buy the groceries and felt suicidal.
How to spring clean your body and mind
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1:39pm Whether you're pregnant, already a mum, or are just trying to be a bit more healthy, there are ways to use the rejuvenating season to give yourself a boost.