Mind, Body & Fitness
Four cancer sufferers share why check-ups could save your life
It's time for women to start prioritising their own health
What self-care really looks like when you're a mum
Clue: It’s not candlelit baths.
A mother's lot: At last, bliss gets a mention
Having children can be fun – joyous, even. So why did nobody say so?
Do we have to poo every day? We asked five experts
The Goldilocks rule of pooing says you should go between three times a day and three times a week
Dieting after birth can make mum’s self-esteem worse
For most of us non-celebrities, the ability to snap back to our pre-pregnancy figure is often unachievable, leaving many feeling unhappy about our bodies.
Michelle Bridges' top exercise tips for exhausted new mums
"Nothing prepared me for the lack of sleep," Michelle Bridges says.
Beauty & Fashion
Are flat shoes a sign you’ve let yourself go?
Following the birth of my first child and my return to full-time work, I evaluated what I was wearing and wondered; “Have I let myself go?”
What's a new mum supposed to look like anyway?
Feeling nice is not a crime against motherhood.
Relationships
Why I'm terrified to be done having kids
My childbearing years are over, and I can't stand it.
I didn’t plan on feeling this awful about sex
Days after they cut a baby out of my womb, and their hands lifted my breast into the infant’s searching mouth, a strange thing happened.
Postnatal depression almost cost me my husband and my son
Sometimes just looking at my baby was enough to make me cry as I didn't feel love for him, I felt trapped.
Career
I got the 'daddy bonus' but I still don't think it's fair
For fathers, nothing builds rapport with a senior manager like swapping stories about kids and grand kids...for mothers not so much.
The other, better version of the 'Band-aid baby'
Having a baby might just be the ticket to a more fulfilling career. Sarah Ayoub talks to mothers who maximised their maternity leave to find work-life balance.
We need parental leave. But we also need understanding bosses
Support for parents shouldn't end when parental leave does.
7 tips that make going back to work after maternity leave easier
#1 Go easy on yourself.
I'm a feminist and I don't want to work anymore
But really, there is no such thing as going back to work.
A message for my coworkers who called maternity leave a 'holiday'
While it looks like a holiday, the reality is very different.
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 ...