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Pete Moreton could have less than 12 months to live - so was it selfish of him to want to start a family?
Neal Lawson, suddenly a widower with three young children at the age of 41, had to shoulder the burden of every family's nightmare.
Many women hide drug and alcohol addictions because they're terrified their children will be taken away. At this new unit they can bring their kids with them.
I plopped myself down in the middle of my living room floor, with my children's toys scattered all around. A pile of unfolded laundry overflowed from its basket, screaming to be folded. Yet all I could do was sit.
Since becoming a mother I sometimes wonder what would happen to my babies if their dad and I both died.
Either I have warped memories or things have changed drastically since my last postpartum check-up, because that's not how it went down at all.
Rather than hiding her postpartum hair regrowth, author Giovana Fletcher has photographed and shared it.
Motherhood doesn't mean you can't indulge in a few DIY pampering treats.
Loneliness is a common problem for new parents, but perhaps in the 'app for everything' era, it doesn't have to be.
My best friend and I had children within a year of each other. She thinks her child is God's gift to the world.
While we'd like to believe our parents and parents-in-law feel the same love for each of their grandchildren, this isn't always the case.
For the second time Roslyn Campbell is using alternative finance to advance her business.
I recently asked my father if he took time off work after I was born. "Nope", he replied without missing a beat. He went to work the night I was born and taught his corporation law class at a local university.
The rise of peer-to-peer platforms such as Uber have given a new meaning to the term 'portfolio' worker.
The Coalition's paid parental leave changes make it seem like the government is made up of men.
I'm very lucky that I work for myself so I'm able to work hours that I dictate and have the flexibility to do the school runs. But whose responsibility is it to stay home to be the carer when both parents work full time out of the home? Does it always fall to one of them, or should it be a case of sharing the sick leave?
One company refused to give her an apprenticeship because they believed she would be too much of a distraction to the males.
I will never deny the fact that grief has a place when you give birth to a child who brings a set of circumstances very different to what you imagined. Because for nine months, I thought I knew my Georgie.
"Life has a funny way of giving you what you need when you need it the most."
In Australia, around 57 babies are born prematurely (before 37 weeks) each day. EB member Jannette tells her story about her twin sons, who were born at 24 weeks.
Essential Baby member Erin Law is a mum of three. Her daughter Bailey has autism, and Erin has Asperger's Syndrome herself. A year after her diagnosis, and on World Autism Awareness Day, she shares her story.
Essential Baby member Emma Bigwood always loved dogs - and now she's making a difference by helping save the lives of many canines. She shares her story.
As part of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we share a story from EB member Julia Watson, who has a daughter with Down syndrome. She recalls the ways her little girl has changed their family for the better ...