Mind, Body & Fitness
How a dog poo taught me about tolerance
It takes all sorts to make a society, despite our individual choices.
How Dorothy the Dinosaur is helping mums get fit
And it only takes 15 minutes!
Too 'busy' for time out to reflect? Stop making excuses
Shevonne Hunt couldn't find 10 minutes in her day to stop and reflect, so she signed up to a meditation course.
Artist turns stretch marks into something beautiful
Stretch marks seem to be a rite of passage for many women who go through a pregnancy. The angry looking tiger stripes can appear on bellies, boobs, thighs, and just about any bit of skin that finds itself stretching to accommodate your growing body while you're busy growing another human.
'Surely, I'm in a nightmare': mum's hilarious yoga class shame
Yep, she farted.
"This isn’t the body you fell in love with”
If you've looked at your post-baby body and wondered how your partner could find it attractive, you're not alone. Stretch marks, saggy skin, fat deposits, and all manner of lumps and bumps have made many mum's bodies unrecognisable when compared to the bodies of their youth.
Beauty & Fashion
Margot Robbie's unusual – yet totally practical – beauty tip
Here's to raiding the baby aisle for effective beauty products!
6 'new mum clothes' truths we can all relate to
In the weeks following birth it hit me that my beautiful pressed shirts, heels and button up jeans were not only weeks away from being wearable, but possibly years.
Relationships
Why honouring a woman's post-birth body is a profound act
It says a lot about how women are valued when an ageing and post-baby body is regarded as breaking the marriage contract.
Children of single-mothers-by-choice are not disadvantaged
Research has found no difference in development or emotional wellbeing.
Toilet timer promises to get men out of the bathroom
Does your man-partner use the bathroom as his personal office, Fonzie style – but with way less cool and rather more actual sitting on the toilet, and possibly some reading or web surfing action?
Career
Airline making female job applicants take pregnancy test
The airline was fined more than $30,000.
5 tips to being a parenting social media superstar
"What makes you so special?" It was the burning question I just had to ask when I met four parenting social media superstars.
Women can't win when it comes to maternity leave attitudes, study finds
Pregnant women who take maternity leave and pregnant women who opt to come back quickly to work after having a baby are both judged negatively by co-workers.
Mum in business: Justine Flynn, co-founder of Thankyou
We spoke with Justine Flynn, brand director and co-founder of Thankyou, about the family business and raising son Jedediah (Jed), 20 months.
Mum's emotional letter on the last day of maternity leave
A heartfelt letter from a mum to her nine-week-old son has a struck a chord with working mothers everywhere.
Jacinta Tynan: The BBC dad interview did us all a favour
Jacinta Tynan empathised with Professor Robert Kelly when his kids barged in on his TV interview. Like many women, she's been there.
Feature members
Beautiful in our eyes: Georgia's story
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.
15 years with Essential Baby: meet Therese
"Life has a funny way of giving you what you need when you need it the most."
Born too early: Shea and Tainn's story
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.
'I could not be more proud of her': A mum's story of life with a child with ASD
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.
Feature member story: Emma and Big Dog Rescue
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.
Because of you: what we've learnt from our daughter with Down syndrome
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 ...