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Increase your chances of getting pregnant by determining when you are most fertile with Essential Baby's Ovulation Calculator.

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Our Ovulation Calculator provides approximate dates for predicting ovulation as there are several variables that can cause cycle irregularities.

To get a more accurate result, use the Ovulation Calculator in conjunction with Essential Baby's Basal Temperature Charts to calculate your luteal phase.

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'Australia Post lost my breast milk jewellery'

A WA mother left heartbroken after Australia Post misplaced her piece of jewellery made from her breast milk, placenta and daughter's umbilical cord has had the item returned.

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Making it easier for mums to be out with babies ... with public bribery

A recent Mother's Day campaign has got one mum thinking about other ways crying kids could help strangers.

The baby fell facedown before flipping onto her back.

Baby's water survival video divides viewers

Is it responsible parenting, or is this baby being subjected to unnecessary distress? That's the question dividing viewers of a video showing a six-month-old girl fending for herself in a swimming pool after being enticed to fall into the water.

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Pregnant French women to be paid to stop smoking

French hospitals are offering pregnant women up to $460 to quit smoking after a study showed that one in five fail to kick the habit while expecting.

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Best childhood photo recreations

Recreating old photos from yesteryear has become a popular project for siblings and old friends.

Chrissie and her daughter; and her as a toddler with Chrissie's mum.

Here's to all mums, no matter where they are on their journey

I feel such happiness because I get to love and enjoy this amazing child, but also feel sadness for her birth mother because she does not.

Daniel and Amber now.

Born at 23 weeks, premmie twins get a chance at life

When twins Amber and Daniel were born they could barely wrap their hands around their mother's finger.

Toddlers sometimes prefer to conduct experiments with their food.

My day on a plate - toddler style

If you like to read ‘Day on a Plate’ columns, you’ll be interested in your toddler’s take on it.

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My stepdaughter found out the sex of my baby - then kept it a secret

My stepdaughter was confident that she was ready to be the only person to know the sex of the baby for the next six months - and could keep the secret.

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Choosing not to have prenatal screening in pregnancy

Prenatal screening has come a long way in recent years.

Kelly's daughter.

'If only you knew': mum's message to stranger who tried to shame her

There is something about parenthood that makes people offer mums and dads all sorts of unsolicited advice on the best way to bring up their children.

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Photos show the dreams, love and joy of surrogacy

It's an emotion-charged moment that was three years in the making.

Some children have trouble toilet training because they are afraid of the toilet.

When toilet training doesn't go to plan

The books make it seem easy. You start toilet training, and within a few weeks, your child is no longer wearing nappies. In reality, things don't always go as planned.

My wife's work-associated guilt has reduced but not disappeared.

A father's perspective on 'mother guilt'

Cameron Leckey is new to the full-time stay-at-home experience to a five-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl, affectionately referred to as the 'little fockers', based in Perth.

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Incredible video shows baby rolling in the womb

There's no doubt pregnancy is a very special time – but it can also bring some rather interesting changes to the body, too.

Nicolly recovering after surgery, and with her mum.

Toddler sees and hears mum for first time

For the first two years of her life, Nicolly Pereira was completely blind and deaf.

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5 ways to find time to read aloud 15 minutes a day

Incorporating minor adjustments in a family's daily routine can result in more time spent sharing and enjoying the stories

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Naming a baby after loss: names for your rainbow baby

Essential Baby members suggested some beautiful and meaningful names for a fellow members rainbow baby.

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The emotional after-effects of an emergency caesarean

As I lay on the hospital bed, fully dilated and numb from the waist down, I heard the words I was dreading.

Nayana and her family during her treatment.

Mum's cancer warning: 'Some GPs may have dismissed me because I was young'

Nayana wants to raise awareness of the fact that around 800 young women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia every year.

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What did your first baby-free outing look like?

Australian actress Rose Byrne had her first post-baby outing this week.

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Bethani Webb was excited to find out she was pregnant, but the first time mum did not realise she was carrying four babies not one.

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Cafe offers breastfeeding mums a free cup of tea

A Sydney cafe is offering breastfeeding mums free cups of tea in a bid to show support for the right of women to nurse their babies wherever they choose.

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Jamie Oliver, who considered a vasectomy, is to be a father again. A fellow dad reflects on his own decision 11 years ago

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Doctors stunned by rare twins born almost six weeks apart

To everyone's surprise, Kristen Miller "kept doing better each day", keeping her second baby safe.

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Baby book ideas for modern parents

Before my son was born I was given a lovely baby book full of blank pages waiting to be filled with weights and heights and first words.

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The adorable smile of a baby seeing his mum clearly for the first time

There is no doubt seeing their child smile for the first time is an unforgettable moment for parents everywhere.

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Mum tells how toddler 'nearly hung himself' in cot mishap

When Alison Johnson put her 18-month-old Caleb down for a nap, she had no reason to believe her son was in any danger.

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Babies are still switched at birth? Yes, it can happen

All my panic and tears aside, my biggest question looking back is about the kind of security measures used in the maternity ward.

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Doctors slammed for taking selfie with newborn

Everyone who visits a mum in hospital in the days following childbirth wants to get a photo with the new baby.

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The toys of your childhood

Take a trip down memory lane with these vinage and retro toys that you may have had in your childhood or your parent's childhood.