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'Why I don't care if my crying baby bothers you on the plane.'

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Baby names, and the trap millennial women are falling into.

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Trisha Paytas is one of the most controversial YouTubers. She’s just welcomed her second child.

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Over 7 years, 3 babies were abandoned in parks. We've just learned they're siblings.

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OPINION: Keeping your surname after marriage is only feminist if your child gets your last name too.

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Anonymous
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Paris Hilton is being trolled again, and it proves mums just can't win.

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Rachel Accurso's son struggled with a speech delay, so she started making videos online.

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Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson are officially parents.

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Ellie Cole welcomed her first child 6 weeks before entering the I'm A Celeb jungle.

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'My mum sabotaged my $13,000 gender reveal party.'

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Martha Kalifatidis just said what new mums are thinking.

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Six weeks after welcoming her son, Australian influencer Veruca Salt's son has passed away.

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'I refuse to let my mother-in-law hold my baby. My husband is furious with me.'

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'I gave birth 4 days before my friend. So I did something horrible.'

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Apparently these Millennial names are officially 'old'.

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Baby names, and the trap millennial women are falling into.

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The Bachelor’s Holly and Jimmy have welcomed a baby boy with an adorable name.

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Travis Barker wants you to know his son's name... before he's born.

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PARENTING CONFESSION: 'My father hates my baby daughter's name so much he won't use it.'

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Journalist Kirsten Drysdale named her baby 'Methamphetamine Rules'. She did it to prove a point.

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From Forest to Prairie: Why nature-themed baby names are trending right now.

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