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Princess Charlotte is six-months-old and adorable

Laughing while sat with her cuddly toy dog, Princess Charlotte looks pretty in pink in new pictures released to mark her six-month milestone.
Why you should stop bathing your children every night

Is a daily bath really necessary for little kids? Moreover, do the negative effects of constant cleanliness outweigh the positives?
11-year-old delivers baby sister - then goes to school

Schoolgirl Caitlin Burke was the only person on hand to help deliver the newest member of the family when her mum went into labour at home.
Tips on decorating nurseries for first-time parents

Although parents tend to overspend all that is required are a cot, a change table, and a feeding chair with low arms and a high back.
Mum's thank you letter to cafe shows the power of kindness

PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia) have shared a heart-warming letter to a café owner, in a Facebook post that has shone a night on the importance of kindness,

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Parents seek biological child after embryo mix-up

BEVAN HURLEY AND STEVE KILGALLON A New Zealand couple are seeking answers after their embryos were swapped in a mix-up at a Thai fertility hospital and their surrogate gave birth to someone else's child.

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Dad orders surrogate mother to abort baby

LETITIA ROWLANDS A man who is paying a surrogate mother to carry his child has demanded the woman abort a baby, or face financial ruin, after learning she is pregnant with triplets.

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Could male pregnancy be a thing in just five years?

Cate Blanchett thought about adopting for years

Kate Walsh: 'I can't have kids'

The parasite that could boost fertility

Pregnancy

Most of us have a name that could have been the one, but wasn't.

The baby name that got away: do you ever get over it?

Suzi Catchpole It might just the one name that got away, or maybe it's a whole list. Do you have a baby name you need to get over never using?

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Claims a common antidepressant killed newborn

LIAM MANNIX A commonly-prescribed antidepressant may be implicated in the death of a day-old baby, a Victorian coroner has heard.

See this dance teacher's incredible hip hop dance moves at 7 months pregnant

10 mocktails for an alcohol free Christmas

How I survived breast cancer while pregnant

Why are due dates important?

Birth

The excitement of meeting her baby brother is too much for this adorable little girl.

Little girl's adorable reaction to meeting baby brother

CATHERINE RODIE 2:10pm Watch little girl's adorable reaction to meeting her little brother for the first time.

11-year-old delivers baby sister - then goes to school

CATHERINE RODIE 11:19am Schoolgirl Caitlin Burke was the only person on hand to help deliver the newest member of the family when her mum went into labour at home.

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The moment Glenn McGrath thought he'd lost his wife and baby

Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald shares stillborn heartache

The unusual things mums have done during labour

How unborn Tia-Jane saved her own life by putting her foot in it

Photo Galleries

Baby

Summer essentials for babies and toddlers

Suzi Catchpole 10:55am A safe and happy summer in Australia means a few essential products for babies and toddlers, who we need to take very special care of in the sunshine and heat.

Essential Baby Christmas book guide 2015

Suzi Catchpole 11:45pm Babies love books and they will love this selection of Christmas books written especially for little ones.

Bellamy's strikes deal to increase baby formula production

The breastfeeding photo every dad needs to see

Tips on decorating nurseries for first-time parents

Hearing milestones and what to look out for

Toddler

Parents who work irregular hours will not miss our on childcare subsidies under the forthcoming Jobs for Families package.

Special childcare help for parents on irregular hours

Adam Gartrell, National Political Correspondent 10:07am Special arrangements will be put in place to ensure parents who work irregular hours – such as fly-in fly-out workers – don't miss out on the Turnbull government's new childcare subsidy.

Why you should stop bathing your children every night

Lauren Knight 9:49am Is a daily bath really necessary for little kids? Moreover, do the negative effects of constant cleanliness outweigh the positives?

Toddler blind in one eye after drone accident

9 things my toddler does that I'm no longer apologising for

10 toddler playrooms that will blow your mind

Does my toddler have OCD?

Lifestyle

Woolworths will soon be offering free food to children.

Woolworths giving free fruit to kids

CATHERINE RODIE 3:07pm Any parent who has tackled the weekly grocery shop with their kids in tow knows that the experience can be a little fraught at times.