Mamamia Parents

A Lot Of Different Humans With Kids

Holly Wainwright

Mum of two primary school kids. Podcast host. Author. Queen of the 'I Don't' list.

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Laura Byrne

Mum of one baby girl. Business owner. Bachelor winner. Lifestyle guru.

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Leigh Campbell

Mum of one baby boy. Face expert. Podcast host. Ever-curious seeker of truth.

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Constance Hall

Mum and step-mum to seven kids. Head of the million-strong Queen Army. Truth teller. Business Owner.

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Nama Winston

Solo mum of one almost-teen. Former lawyer, now writer. Proud WOC. Single parent advocate.

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Jessica Smith

Mum of three under five. Former paralympic swimmer. Writer. Speaker. Body image warrior.

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Andrew Daddo

Dad to three young adults and teens. Podcast and TV host. Prolific kids and YA author. Dad-joke expert.

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Sean Szeps

Wrangler of twins, writer of blogs, speaker of pods, dad to "gaybies".

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Laura Jackel

Mum of two boys (born six years apart), freelance writer, podcaster and book lover.

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Christie Hayes

Solo mum of two primary-school kids. Radio host. Actress. Podcaster. Ray of sunshine.

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Shona Hendley

Mother of seven: three goats, two cats and two humans. Ex secondary school teacher. Animal advocate.

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Evie Farrell

Solo mum of one. Adventurer. Author. Rejecter of the 9-5.

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Helen Vnuk

Mum of two freethinking school-age kids. TV expert.

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Carly Abrahams

Mum of one. Founder of MumsPages and Mums The Word - Aus. Business woman. Walking parenting directory.

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Mandy Nolan

Mother of five kids with three different dads,. Queen of the blended family. Comedian. Writer. Podcaster. Byronite.

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Zoe Marshall

Mother of one, writer, podcaster, host of women's wellness events, What Women Want.

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Rebecca Sparrow

Sherpa to three small people. Founder of the Light House Plan, helping daughters navigate the tween and teen years.

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Dr Justin Coulson

Father of six girls. Psychologist. Broadcaster. Speaker. Founder of Happy Families.

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Melanie Dimmitt

Mum. Journalist. Author of the book Special - Antidotes To The Obsessions That Come With a Child's Disability.

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Susie Burrell

Mother of pre-schooler twins. Dietician. Psychologist. Common-sense guru.

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Amelia Lamont

Mum to two small people. Midwife, sleep consultant, blogger.

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Gabbie Stroud

Mum of two. Former teacher. Best-selling author. Education truth-bomb dropper.

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Mamamia Parents

A Lot Of Different Humans With Kids

Holly Wainwright

Laura Byrne

Leigh Campbell

Constance Hall

Nama Winston

Jessica Smith

Andrew Daddo

Sean Szeps

Laura Jackel

Christie Hayes

Shona Hendley

Evie Farrell

Helen Vnuk

Carly Abrahams

Mandy Nolan

Zoe Marshall

Rebecca Sparrow

Dr Justin Coulson

Melanie Dimmitt

Susie Burrell

Amelia Lamont

Gabbie Stroud

"To our beach neighbours sunbaking brazenly with their children: I have a message for you."

'As an early childcare teacher, I want parents to know what really goes on each day.'

ROAD TEST: The Bonds Wondercool Zippy that'll help your baby sleep better this summer.

Unpopular opinion: Parents need to stop stage-managing their kids' schooling.

Sue Radford is pregnant with her 22nd child, and we have so many questions.

From $50,826 a year to $2,380: 11 parents share how much they spend on their children's education.

What My Salary Gets Me: A 24-year-old mum who earns $35,000 doing a 'low-spend 2020'.

A TV icon and cool-girl appeal: Why Aussie parents have fallen hard for the baby name Frankie.

No fluoride and sun gazing: Just a running tally of the false health claims made by Pete Evans.

LEIGH CAMPBELL: $15 eye patches, plus other new mum beauty tips that made me feel semi-human.

Your Pregnant Body

Ready For School

"To our beach neighbours sunbaking brazenly with their children: I have a message for you."

Sue Radford is pregnant with her 22nd child, and we have so many questions.

'I left my 12yo son alone at the shops for 2 minutes. In that time, a man tried to grab him.'

From record holders to live gigs: 5 things you didn't know about Australian Open 2020.

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Cameron Diaz and the paradox of motherhood: You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

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What My Salary Gets Me: A 24-year-old mum who earns $35,000 doing a 'low-spend 2020'.

A TV icon and cool-girl appeal: Why Aussie parents have fallen hard for the baby name Frankie.

LEIGH CAMPBELL: $15 eye patches, plus other new mum beauty tips that made me feel semi-human.

Pregnancy

No fluoride and sun gazing: Just a running tally of the false health claims made by Pete Evans.

From full bush to Brazilian, we asked women how they addressed their pubes before childbirth.

Separating fact from fiction about having a baby in your 40s.

"Every day I expected to see blood." The quiet anxiety of early pregnancy.

"I didn’t expect the sadness." The symptoms I wasn't told about before I got pregnant.

"It's worth it a million times over." In 2018, Melissa became a single mother by choice.

Eating greens while feeling green: Yes, you can have a vegetarian pregnancy.

'It was an awful delivery.' After giving birth to her son Saint, Kim Kardashian needed five operations.

"Life will never be the same." Actress Ada Nicodemou on the trauma of losing a baby.

"I remember asking if I was going to die." Jessica lost 3 litres of blood during childbirth.

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

'I had a 3 day labour and felt really bullied.' After the birth of her son, Amy was traumatised.

Annabel is due on Christmas Day. She still grieves for the baby she lost last December.

"We were in shock." Charlotte was 10 weeks pregnant when she found out she had a fatal genetic disease.

Anxiety, envy and everything in between: Four partners on pregnancy from their perspective.

'The day my vagina broke: The story of my traumatic birth and the prolapse that came next.'

Hilaria Baldwin’s photos, two days apart, show the changes to the body after miscarriage.

'After my premature birth at 26 weeks, I was diagnosed with PTSD from the trauma.'

"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.

Unpopular opinion: Parents need to stop stage-managing their kids' schooling.

From $50,826 a year to $2,380: 11 parents share how much they spend on their children's education.

What to do if your child is having butterflies about starting a new school year.

"I'm so grateful for teachers like this." The beautiful note Leah's daughter received from her teacher.

Teens

“So, I found some things on your phone.” Last night, I discovered my tween was Googling porn.

"Use lube. I'm serious: 28 things I want my daughters to know about sex."