Parenting 2
NOVEMBER 2019
"Thanks, but I don't need your unsolicited opinion on my breastfeeding."
'They told me, "babies cry": No doctor would believe I had PTSD from my newborn.'
Leigh Campbell: Please stop telling new mums ‘it goes by so fast’.
'My parents just got back together after 17 years apart and honestly I'm a bit grossed out.'
Kim was 9 when she found out she'd been switched at birth with Arlena. Arlena had just died.
Pete Evans has shared the breakfast he feeds his kids and sir, we have precisely 5 questions.
Bodily fluids & humping unicorns: 7 parents share the weirdest drawings their kids have done.
Allow this mum of three to summarise the unique struggle of getting the kids in the damn car.
A definitive list of what you need for your baby's first road trip.
5 important life lessons you can only learn from The Addams Family.
Lying on forms and moving house: When school zones force parents to take drastic measures.
'I always thought only boys should play footy. My daughter proved me wrong.'
Mia Freedman: "Your son growing up will feel like the slowest break up you've ever known."
You've probably never heard of my son's rare disease, but I'm determined to change that.
"The Qantas ad": 12 parents share what makes them cry since having kids.
"Absolutely silent." For 3 months, Jane Allen was one of 28 people to call Antarctica home.
From $152 to $863: 11 parents share exactly how much they spend on their kids each week.
"I remember. And I’m sorry." An ex-teacher shares 5 letters she wishes she could send to her former students.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: "A letter to my scared friend who’s going on maternity leave today."
"Are you a mummy journalist?" Constance Hall's candid interview on 60 Minutes.
"We were in shock." Charlotte was 10 weeks pregnant when she found out she had a fatal genetic disease.
'If it weren't for a peanut M&M, I would never have discovered my brain tumour.'
'I imagined my pram being smashed by a car.' Parenting with perinatal anxiety.
'The day my vagina broke: The story of my traumatic birth and the prolapse that came next.'
'I told my mother I was sexually assaulted. She said: "Boys will be boys".'
"I cringe every time my friends say they're 'trying for a baby'."
Mums share the 17 essential items every pregnant woman needs in their hospital bag.
"Clemmie Hooper's husband is far from the biggest victim of her trolling."
Libby Trickett came home from hospital after giving birth. She cried for 6 reasons.
Parent Opinion: "Having twins is easier than just having one. There, I said it."
The beautiful, ultra-rare birth footage that shows how babies live in the womb.
'I didn't want to admit I wasn't coping.' The silent struggle of postpartum depression.
'I spent years avoiding photos, then I realised I'd robbed my daughter of so many memories.'
"It gets confrontational and heated." Confessions of a competitive Dance Mum.
Natalia's parents adopted her at age six. They claim she's a grown woman who tried to kill them.
'For years, we've watched our daughter suffer from an undiagnosed and humiliating bowel problem.'
How to respond to people when they ask why you're not pregnant yet, from someone who's been there.
"Is this my life?" Tired of the endless tasks, I wrote a 'job description' for our marriage.
'Kindy called my kid's behaviour a 'developmental milestone.' My gut instinct said otherwise.'
'My son was given a year to live. It was the most heartbreakingly beautiful of our lives.'
'I found my 19-year-old daughter doing "Twitter porn". I chose to confront her.'
'I felt guilty.' When Marisa was 24 weeks pregnant she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: "My partner and children went on holiday and I was 'happier' without them."
'I sent both of my kids to school ‘early’ at 4. This was my experience.'
'I'm having a full on mum breakdown. I'm done with trying to be the perfect parent.'
Tina was told her baby died after birth. 29 years later, she got an email: “You’re my mum.”
'How's ur day?' A woman's extensive text to her partner perfectly sums up the life of a new mum.
Teen girls are more stressed and anxious than boys. A psychologist shares 4 steps to help.
Just all your favourite Aussie celebs in their Halloween outfits because... spooky.
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