Motherhood

NOVEMBER 2015

Are babies who are born on the weekend more likely to die?
Children under two are shopping online. What the hell are they buying?
When it comes to having twins, there are just some things you can't prepare for.
Hey Mariah. What's the deal with not letting the kids see you naked at bath time?
Model Robyn Lawley has revealed she won't be having more children.
On Saturday night, two very different worlds collided when Taylor Swift fans met a rave.
Why the royals are better at baby pictures than any of us.
Why do so many Aussie mums feel like complete failures?
Princess Charlotte released from hiding. Rocks cardigan, no tiara.
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
"I decided to embrace and totally rock being a working mum."
"My baby didn't sleep longer than 1.5 hours for seven months."
Five phrases that are guaranteed to make your kids stop begging.
Woman says she doesn't want children. Now she needs protection.
A 'date night' with your kids could be just what they need.
"Weaning was just as hard for me as it was for my baby."
"The night I gave my husband a free pass."
"I regret inviting people to watch me give birth."
'I am terrified of my own guilt for having put myself so selfishly first.'
The names of women who are definitely (probably) going to fall pregnant in 2016.
"I’d almost lost my daughter. I needed to be with her, skin-to-skin, holding her."
The parenting wins that remind you, 'you got this'.
“Parents should know better...kids shouldn’t be out”.
Michelle Bridges' response to all the pregnancy shamers.
The latest role model making us feel okay about ourselves is a mum in “badass” undies.
What I need Kim Kardashian to know about her upside-down baby.
“What’s wrong with your baby?” The question a mum never wants to hear.
'I'm married to a man and I'm a mum. Has my bisexuality expired?'
The 29-year-old woman who gave birth as a virgin.
Bindi Irwin has shared her family's last ever photo on Instagram.
A mum's touching letter to her child with cancer, on the day of his last chemotherapy treatment.
‘Childless Aussies shouldn’t have to pay for other people’s “bundles of dribble”.’ One senator's epic rant…
These mothers forgot their babies in hot cars. They were fatal failures of memory, not of love.
People are stealing baby names. Quick, someone alert the authorities.
"I didn't want to be a Mum, but I had kids anyway."
'I'm breaking up with my mother.'
10 things you do differently from your first born baby to your third.
"I convinced myself my baby didn't love me."
‘At 27, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Three days later, I had my fallopian tubes removed.’
“Watching my niece struggle with her body image was confronting – but it was something I understood all too well.”
She started running at 31 and then became a 24 hour Ultra Marathon champion.
The simple Christmas shopping trick that will save you time - and money.
"My mind played me tapes of my babies dying quietly in their beds."
“Here’s why technology is limited in my house.”
"I cried every day from my last day of work until my baby was born."
Katie Price and Peter Andre's son is all grown up.
Carrie Bickmore on that time she had to lie at Mothers' Group.
"We didn’t have a great deal of support around us and I was in physical and emotional agony."
A woman has completed her exams... while in labour.
A post for every new mum who has ever cried over spilt milk.
Melissa Joan Hart was viciously trolled after posting a photo of her son.
"Seven times my one-year-old made me look like an idiot in front of my friends."
"Right now, a hug is all it takes to make my son better."
It's possible to fall pregnant with your first and struggle with your second.
"I couldn't be left alone with our baby because it was so overwhelming."
Kelly Clarkson opens up about her difficult pregnancy.
17 Australian baby names that have been made illegal in 2015.
"A complete stranger intervened in my parenting."
Adele was "running to the toilet, to pump-and-dump" her breast milk at the Oscars.
The words that should never be uttered after your partner has given birth.
"I'm not ashamed to say I'm still on medication for my postnatal depression."
A fraught mother’s plea for whooping cough vaccination is very persuasive.
"When do I tell my kids their mums couldn’t get married?"
Twins and triplets worst hit by Australia's infant formula shortage.
Would you talk to your three-year-old about sex?
The Motherish Confessions: What do you do after the kids go to bed?
"My infant died in the care of a stranger, when he should have been with me."
"I was so absorbed in myself that I let her and my daughter down."
"I often found myself crying, asking why I signed up for motherhood."
"My 16-year-old daughter was supposed to be in Paris, but she never made it."
Nikki Gemmell: "I have not had a sleep-in for fourteen years."
"I'm glad I didn't wait until after the first trimester to tell people I was pregnant."
Too many kids feel relentless pressure to excel. But it's important to fail.
'My wife had postnatal depression & couldn't leave the house.'
Guy Sebastian has shown off his mini-me sons in an adorable family snap.
What's it really like to be a mum - and the family breadwinner?
Teachers share the worst things parents have ever said to them.
How to talk to your kids about the terror attacks in Paris.
"Yes, I smoke pot. And it makes me a better mum."
Kate Ellis MP on the Turnbull Govt's plan to cut IVF funding: "Find your savings elsewhere."
Everyone has an opinion about Jessa Duggar's newborn son's name.
A mum-to-be has asked for advice in dealing with well-wishers during her difficult pregnancy.
Bianca Dye on the last egg retrieval from her 'emotional 2 years of IVF'.
'I Think I'm A Poof': A Sydney author has written the book he needed in Primary School.
A Family Day at the Beach: Expectation v Reality.
Shark Tank's Naomi Simson on motherhood, success and sacrifice.
"I hate pregnant sex. The phrase even makes me squirm."
Doctors and nurses share their delivery room horror stories.
Jessa Duggar speaks about her "intense" home birth.
The things you miss about breastfeeding when it's over.
A pregnant woman has been learning how to change nappies... with her cat.
"Mornings might be hectic, but I NEVER skip one part of my routine.”
"Thank you for making me a better person, little man."
Yes, there's a baby formula shortage. But experts warn: don't make your own.
Where's the emoji for single parents?
A well deserved award for the mother of Riley Hughes.
I was panicking about not being able to have babies after 30. So I had them with the wrong man.
Brooklyn Beckham has paid a beautiful tribute to mum Victoria - and yes, she smiled.
Ordinary mums with extraordinary stories. Meet the Barnardos Mother of the Year 2015 finalists.
Rachel Gilbert and Tom Williams welcome another baby.
Sarah Harris and Michelle Bridges had a televised baby-battle.
'I get it Kim Kardashian. I blame stuff on my toddler too...'
To all the nurses who work in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, today we say thank you.
There's a battle brewing in Australian supermarkets. And it's all to do with baby formula.
How do you measure motherhood?
James Lehane on losing his wife, Andrea, in a hit-run. "It’s like half of me, and my life, is just gone.”
A frustrated mum has written a hilarious letter to her unborn child.
"A love letter to the baby I thought I hated."
Jessa Duggar rushed to hospital after home birth.
Australia's baby formula shortage. Where's it all gone?
"My mental health is more important than trying to breastfeed a baby."
"9 things I thought would be easy about having kids."
'My friend’s child shares the same disease as mine'.
Missing mother, baby show up at hospital after woman charged with child stealing.
Latest Parenting Trend: The CTFD Method.
The silent grief – on miscarriage, pregnancy and loss.
10 parenting milestones you won't find in baby books.
The top baby names for 2016: The days of simple names are gone…
When my child starts school is none of your business.
The QLD school locking special needs children in a "jail-like" room.
It's official: The toys your kids will be begging for this Christmas.
Michelle Bridges has been criticised for doing 'risky' exercise while pregnant.
Work around the clock & don’t get paid? You must be a parent.
"Having a baby and a child with ADHD is like an atomic bomb of destruction."
What does breastfeeding REALLY look like?
The five most meaningful lessons my toddler has taught me.
'Truth bullet. I am scared sh*tless... I mean childless.'
Are backyards really the key to a happy childhood?
Headmistress tells girls: 'Be prepared to choose between your family and career.'
The Block's Bec and George just had a baby boy; definitely have the best-decorated nursery.
"Sorry, Kate Winslet. You're right, but sometimes, I just need to give the kids a screen."
Another hospital newborn mix-up and this time the baby was breastfed by the wrong mother for two-hours.
A bridesmaid went into labour on her best friend's wedding day.
Former Home and Away star opens up about falling pregnant six weeks after giving birth.
"Why I will let my 8-year-old son bet on the Melbourne Cup."
Katie Noonan tell us how she does it all.
'We're not a bullying group': In defence of "Mummy Wars - Aussie Style".
The sobering truth about the long term consequences of drinking when pregnant.
"I take pleasure in judging parents and their naughty children."
5 times it DEFINITELY pays to be prepared for children.
"I was a woman possessed..." The horrific ordeal that is Buying a Pram.
Brad Pitt has opened up about wife Angelina Jolie’s ‘scary’ decision to have a double mastectomy.
My doctor's receptionist thought she should tell me why my son has autism.
"Why I post photos of my kids on social media."

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