Birth

'Instagram gave me warped expectations about my first few hours as a mum.'

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have welcomed their baby rockstar.

PARENTING CONFESSION: 'If I had my time again, I wouldn't have a vaginal birth.'

Emily Seebohm and Ryan Gallagher met on a reality show. They're now proud parents.

Shannen Findlay

More than 6,000 women told us exactly what they want for their next pregnancy and birth.

Hazel Keedle, Daniella Susic and Hannah Dahlen

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend had a baby by surrogate. They still talk to her 'all the time'.

'4 months after giving birth, I was still in too much pain for sex. Doctors told me I was "just nervous".'

'A midwife yelled at my wife to "get with the program" during birth. It was just the beginning.'

JESSIE STEPHENS: 'I had a full blown fear of childbirth but I did it. Here’s what I know now.'

Jessie Stephens

'I was numb all the way through.' A letter to my son who was born at 26 weeks old.

'When my son was born at 25 weeks, doctors asked me to turn off his life support 5 times. I refused.'

'Our beautiful boy.' Ash Barty has given birth to her son.

Shannen Findlay

'I broke down crying for hours.' The baby disappointment that no one talks about.

'The anaesthetic failed during my c-section. I've been haunted by it for 34 years.'

'Four months after giving birth, I went for a routine postpartum check. Then I received a call.'

'For Aboriginal women, placenta burial is a common ritual. Mine was thrown out by mistake.'

about
help
contact
advertise
privacy
competitions
work with us

Before The Bump