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She didn't want her son circumcised. She wasn't given a choice
Linda experienced the worst kind of betrayal. more
Poppy’s little difference only makes her more special. more
“That is not a baby, he is way too old to be feeding off your tit.”
This mum was publicly shamed by a woman and her teenage daughter, simply for breastfeeding her son in public … more
Does anyone else get transported, instantly, back to those bitchy high school days the minute they set foot in their mother’s...more
My biggest regret from my first year of motherhood
Hint: It isn’t that you failed to lose ten kilos whilst building an online empire. more
Why I’m happy my baby doesn’t sleep through the night
For many of us, getting our child to ‘sleep through the night’ is the Holy Grail of parenting, but this mum has a very...more
The day my best friend breastfed my baby
The idea of another mother breastfeeding your baby might terrify or repulse you, but sometimes there’s just no other option....more
Oi, Snotface! Please stop coughing on my daughter
Little Kokoro was born with CHARGE syndrome, a rare genetic pattern of birth defects that occurs in about one in every 10,000 births...more
"I imagined shaking my son in his bassinet to stop him from crying"
For Laura, her time in the mother and baby unit saved her life and showed her just how much love she has for her precious little...more
Why I love the sweetness and joy of those dreamy night feeds
The house is finally quiet. It’s just you and your little one… more
A letter to my son, on his first birthday
To my dear son, the beautiful boy who made me a mother. Today you are one. more
My daughter was born with albinism (and I hoped my son would be too)
Emily Urquhart learnt as much as she could about her daughter’s condition – but she was unprepared for the sorrow she...more
