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Mangayamma tried to fall pregnant for more than 50 years. At 74, she gave birth to twins.

Months of isolation and no visitors: Inside the newborn parenting trend of 'cocooning'.

Rhiannah has the birth story no one wants to hear. It involves a 'fourth degree tear'.

'I took 10 months paternity leave. Everyone asked me what I was doing with the "time off".'

‘It seems so unnecessary’: The politics of the second baby shower.

'It's like leaving them in a car.' The dangers of covering your baby's pram with a cloth.

Born with deafness, blindness and disability: We need to remember the 'rubella babies'.

'I got married and pregnant at 18 because my boyfriend said he was dying from cancer. He wasn't.'

Sally's son was 20 days old when he received a life-threatening diagnosis: Cystic fibrosis.

A US reality star gave birth in 75 minutes. Weeks later, her husband is begging for sex.

Pregnant and depressed. 'I was scared if I told anyone how I felt, they'd take my baby.'

'I gave birth six days ago. There's so much I hope I forget.'

Rachaele Hambleton

"We can't wait to meet our little miracle." Buddy and Jesinta Franklin are expecting their first child.

Jessica Staveley

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"I would cry during every feed." Five mums get real about their struggle with breastfeeding.

'After my stillbirth, I requested time off work. It was declined.'

Sam Wood: 'When Mum died, Dad had to step up. It completely changed how I am as a father.'

5 'firsts' they don't tell you about when you've got a newborn.

Amy Nelmes Bissett

Dr Justin Coulson: 'Kids are losing resilience. These 3 steps will help build it early on.'

Dr Justin Coulson

A year after splitting from his wife, Brandon Jenner is expecting twins with his new partner.

Leigh Campbell: "Don't wait." The lesson I learnt on a Thursday afternoon with my six-week-old son.

8 pressing questions from parents about baby skincare answered by an expert.

Amy Nelmes Bissett

Dr Thomas Hicks told Thelma her baby had died. One week later, he sold the newborn for $1000.

What parents can do to help prevent their baby from developing a food allergy.

Valentina Todoroska

Limiting personal hygiene and crying: What mums around the world do after birth.

'I told everyone my baby name when I was 6 months pregnant. I immediately regretted it.'

A 32-hour labour and an emergency C-section: Leigh Campbell's birth story.

ROAD TEST: "The two bottles that turned my 'breast-only' baby into a bottle feeder."

Kate looks... uncomfortable: An explanation for the very strange royal christening photo.

Clare and Jessie Stephens

No Queen and secret godparents: 5 details you missed from baby Archie's royal Christening.

In 2004, Bree Amer was evicted from the Big Brother house... twice. This is her life now.

"We're so hopelessly in love." Fifi Box has welcomed her second child, Daisy Belle Box.

Chelsea McLaughlin

Harlem, Brixton and Egypt: The exotic place names Australians are giving their babies.

“That’s my world.” Carrie Bickmore on her iconic “Instagram versus reality” parenting snapshot.

Catherine desperately wanted a baby. But when she gave birth, there was no love.

Jessie Stephens

CONGRATULATIONS: Laura Byrne and Matty J have welcomed their first child.

Chelsea McLaughlin

‘I didn’t want to be homeless with a baby’: Young women share their stories of homelessness.

The Conversation

Every little detail we've uncovered so far about Archie's upcoming royal christening.

'We put our daughter to bed with what seemed like a cold. It was a flesh-eating bacteria.'

Tania O’Meara

A very serious royal investigation into who baby Archie actually looks like.

Want to know what life with a newborn is really like? Take a look at Amy Schumer's Instagram.

Amy Schumer just learned the 5 incontrovertible rules of being a new mum.

The new travel pram that's so adorable it'll make you want to have a baby (or another one).

"It doesn't fit their schedule." More women than ever are choosing to use 'social surrogacy'.

Jessica Staveley

"I thought he was gone": Jimmy Rees on the surgery that left his baby boy on a ventilator.

"Sleep isn't a milestone." The advice baby sleep experts want exhausted parents to know.

When it comes to Australian baby names for girls, one reigns on.

"You weren’t perfect. But you were good enough": A letter to the mums struggling to breastfeed.

Baby Names

From McKenzie to Hayden: 3 teachers share the baby names on their blacklist.

Why no one calls their baby Jessica anymore.

An unearthed Meghan Markle interview has people convinced she's calling her baby 'Mary'.

Billi FitzSimons

"I hate it." The mum so embarrassed by her baby's name she wants to change it.

Jessica Staveley

Two parents on having gender disappointment, because it's more common than we admit.

The only baby-naming rule Kim Kardashian and Kanye are following for their fourth child.

Chosen your baby's name? Ask these 8 questions next to make sure it's future proof.

"She'll be bullied." The mother being widely criticised for her 'hideous' baby name.

At 19, Beau has made more than $500K naming more than 600,000 Chinese babies.

Jessica Chambers

Listen up, parents-to-be: here's a list of baby names tipped to be most popular in the future.

'I hate when people give my daughter nicknames. Just call her by the name I gave her!'

Lucifer, Panda, Moet and Schapelle: The most unusual Aussie baby names of 2018.

Zoe Marshall writes: '11 minutes into watching our wedding video, I found our baby's name.'

From Royale Bubz to Prinz: The 44 baby names the NZ government rejected in 2018.

A mum is seriously confused after her best friend 'stole' two of her baby names.

Chelsea McLaughlin

'My husband wants to name our baby after his ex, I'm considering a divorce.'

ADORABLE: The 27 best baby names inspired by literature.

"I despair!" A woman's husband suggested "the worst name" for their future baby.

Sorry, princess. Charlotte is no longer the most popular baby name in Victoria.

Jessica Chambers

A dad asked the internet how they'd pronounce his baby's name. People were helpful for once.

"Sleep isn't a milestone." The advice baby sleep experts want exhausted parents to know.

"You weren’t perfect. But you were good enough": A letter to the mums struggling to breastfeed.

“I felt horribly judged”: Three mums on their circumcision decision and why they made it.

"I breastfeed my son who has just turned one. I’ve never given birth."

"You weren’t perfect. But you were good enough": A letter to the mums struggling to breastfeed.

"I breastfeed my son who has just turned one. I’ve never given birth."

“You’re much bigger than my friend...” The moment I realised parenting is one huge contest.

Five questions every parent of a toddler asks themselves daily, without fail.

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"The difference between a nanny, babysitter, and au pair, from a mum who's considered all three."

'After I told my daycare provider I was formula feeding, I caught her breastfeeding my baby.'

'6 things I wish I knew before I became a family daycare parent for the first time.'

What does a child being 'school ready' really mean in today's world?

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Here's what happens at daycare after you've dropped them off (and bawled your eyes out).

'At eight years old, my son was left physically and verbally disabled.'

Olivia White: '7 things I wish I knew before starting my daughters in daycare.'

The three 'non-negotiable' health rules to look for when choosing a child care centre.

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"My 5yo just graduated. But when I calculated how much her diploma cost, I was floored."

Rhiannon Royall

'My goddaughter wants me to look after her baby for free. I said no, but she keeps pushing.'

After just three months, a nanny dumped her family. Their response was... Odd.

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'They can't find a heart small enough.' 3yo Taylor has been on the transplant list for two years.

"We are so immensely in love!" Barry Hall and Lauren Brant welcome a baby boy.

Billi FitzSimons

Got spare nappies? Give them to The Nappy Collective May drive.

'I thought Mothers' Group was for social outcasts and friendless women. I was so wrong.'

"I’ve given birth in both Australia and in New Zealand. And New Zealand wins, hands down."

All of the helpful parents have come to tell Kim Kardashian she hasn't put Psalm to bed right.

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"You got it wrong": Sparrow and Hazel are being raised by multi-adult parents as 'theybies'.

"It's more work than I’m willing to put in." 4 women on the moment they knew they didn't want kids.

'He was stiff and making jerking movements': How Rachel's son having a fever caused a seizure.

Nurse Emma worked in a circumcision clinic. What she saw has stayed with her for 25 years.

When a Melbourne mum found her baby was breech at 32 weeks, she 'turned' him herself.

From McKenzie to Hayden: 3 teachers share the baby names on their blacklist.

"The money advice I wish I'd heard before having a baby."

"I'm really struggling." Carrie Bickmore on the side of parenting we don't always see.

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"My proud Greek heritage." Kayla Itsines on the special meaning behind her baby girl's name.

Within a matter of two days, Jody's breast milk turned blue.

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"It's naive at best and deadly at worst": The hidden dangers of amber teething necklaces.

'The 10 odd fears I had about bringing my newborn baby home.'

Why no one calls their baby Jessica anymore.

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