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Motherhood

OCTOBER 2015

How I went from loving to LOATHING star charts
Are 'maternal instincts' a result of nature or nurture?
A mum shares how much sleep your baby should really be getting.
Tammin Sursok: "My child will only nap on me."
Poolies - The parents who go to schoolies.
"Call me naive but I can't wait to go through labour."
A private hospital in Sydney gave a mother the wrong newborn.
"I said no pictures!" North West takes on the paparazzi.
"Your future is not ever someone else’s responsibility, it’s yours."
'It's time to stop looking for Madeleine McCann.'
Tamra thought her daughters were perfectly healthy. Then a teacher asked a surprising question.
A 9-year-old has written one sassy note to the Tooth Fairy.
Sarah Jessica Parker's son is almost all grown up.
"I have two kids, a wardrobe full of clothes but no idea what to wear."
One Sydney woman outsources $6,500 of her life a week.
The mum with a 'perfect' post baby body has shared a second photo.
EXCLUSIVE: Don't tell Jodi Anasta being a working mum is easy.
The polarising photos of placentas.
"How many weeks pregnant are you?" Jetstar asked the passenger....
Liz Hurley has shared some adorable family holiday snaps.
"Dear Retailers. It's not Christmas. It's still October. So back off."
What I didn't know about my baby's skin condition.
Newborn baby bleeds to death after doctor convinces parents to get him circumcised.
Parenting tips from some of our favourite celebrities.
A beginner's guide to school gate politics.
Living with forest fires, pollution and small kids. An Aussie mum living in Singapore tells her story.
This Taylor Swift parody video will make every mum laugh (or cry).
Want a happy pregnancy? Get to know your midwife.
Why I will tell my daughters to never stop working.
"I tell my kid to share, but sharing actually sucks."
They suffered a very public miscarriage. Now Sam and Nia are pregnant again.
Six important life lessons I've learnt from Offspring.
'A little girl laughed today. And it stopped me in my tracks.'
Parents, what's with all the Halloween hate?
"Yes, I’m a routine mum. No, 'routine' isn't a dirty word."
Being injected with new-mum hormones seriously distorts your sense of reality.
"Why I'm choosing the local state school for my kids."
"Stop snack shaming me. I'm not ignorant just busy."
Robyn Lawley shares a photo of her stretch marks – and refuses to be bullied for them.
How can a mother and daughter just... disappear?
To the Sydney cafe owners who have banned 'feral kids'...
To the people who think my son doesn't "look" like he has autism.
Magistrate 'shows mercy' for mother of murdered baby who assaulted police.
The questions everyone's asking about the horrific murder of a mother and her little girl.
Sam Frost shares the first video with Bachelorette winner Sasha.
The Block's Bec Douros takes us for a stroll through her baby's nursery.
Don't freak out - but there's a worldwide Lego shortage.
"I got really under a cloud": Drew Barrymore on postnatal depression.
PODCAST: Mamamia Out Loud #39: Births, deaths, and what really matters.
Liz Ellis shared some stellar news on The Project.
A mum has written the most perfect ad for a baby bouncer.
Everything you need to know about mitochondrial donation and 'designer babies'.
"I wasted so much time worrying about being 'perfect.'"
The words that really help when you don't know what to say.
Zooey Deschanel has revealed her daughter's adorable name.
I lost $30,000 trying to get childcare in Australia.
Abuse widespread in dance classes around Australia, eisteddfod boss says, amid calls for greater oversight
Lucy Haslam's plan to supply medicinal cannabis unchanged by legalisation proposal.
Three years after tragedy, Brooke Hanson has welcomed a baby daughter.
Chrissy Teigen shares first baby bump picture. Immediately gets shamed.
The worrying way texting affects girls more than boys.
A reborn doll is helping this teenager overcome her miscarriage.
"I got judged for increasing my toddler's childcare hours."
"I make my kids follow the '20-Toy-Rule'."
"My husband’s affair was the best thing to happen to me."
"My biological daughter wants to have a relationship with me. But I don't want to meet her."
A day care worker badly beaten, protecting 3 children from their drunk father.
WATCH: When mums talk to each other like they speak to their kids.
The one time when your kid talking back is a good thing.
Is private schooling really worth all the heartache?
The new mum shopping list.
An Australian 'mummy blogger' allegedly injected her ill daughter with urine.
PODCAST: This Glorious Mess #29: Did Daddo just have a midlife?
These powerful photos of premature babies show just how far they've come.
"It’s full on." Lara Worthington speaks about being in "awe" of all mothers.
The one word Jackie O refuses to use in front of her daughter Kitty.
We want them to be safe. But are we robbing our kids of adventure?
PODCAST: Mamamia Out Loud #38: Three White Feminists.
No, John Legend "we" are not pregnant. Your wife is.
"It's hard for people to understand, especially women." Why can't people accept Ricki-Lee doesn't want kids?
"When we got married my husband took my name too."
A vaccination expert says ALL children should be immunised against the flu.
The parents of NY children allegedly murdered by the nanny are having a baby.
"The worst mother I’ve ever seen."
A mum is not pleased with comments from a hospital worker after her daughter needed stitches.
"There is life after Year 12 exams. And it's awesome."
60 Minutes: Meet the family who are saying "no" to homework.
Rosie Batty: "I can really understand that you can go to sleep and not want to wake up."
"It's been 6 months and 23 days since whooping cough took Riley from us."
"As a woman with depression, ADHD and social anxiety, should I have a child?"
Just why breast really is best.
"13 ways I was a crap mum today."
Should you invite your toxic parents to your wedding?
Being a good parent isn't a quality you're born with, it's something you learn.
The best-selling children’s book that promises to send your kids to sleep.
The kids have spoken: Why toddler inspired fashion is so hot right now.
The emotional struggle of IVF captured by one moving photo.
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Reese Witherspoon's kids are besties.
Carey Mulligan is not going to tell anyone she had a baby.
Geoff Hunt's wife was not the "witch" who drove him to murder.
An expert has shared the best and worst baby making sex positions.
14 million people watched Nadiya Hussain win the Great British Bake Off.
"We have real problems; you do not." How a woman lost her compassion when she became a single mum.
"I wish I had a picture of my belly every day." Mums share their biggest pregnancy regrets.
Robin Bailey: This is the life lesson I had to learn after my husband died
"He was only missing for a few minutes but it felt like hours."
"I will never forget the feeling of hopelessness in those early days with my son."
'Kim Kardashian says being pregnant is the worst experience of her life. And I say, Amen.'
Brisbane Broncos player's wife labeled a 'bad mother' for going to NRL grand final.
Cate Blanchett is in trouble for saying she named her son after a sex offender.
'Controlled crying is effectively ignoring your baby’s feelings.'
Chrissie Swan is setting the alarm clock for a disgusting hour. And we couldn't be happier.
"Dear Teachers. You put me to shame. I don’t know how you do it."
Do your kids have names that "go together"?
A nurse shares the most common accidents involving babies.
Dear people who tell pregnant women to "sleep while you can..."
Safety first, clean clothes never. Here's how to baby proof your life.
Are parents ruining play time?
Meet Ed Houban: The father of 106 babies.
The 10 arguments you will have with a 5-year-old. And lose.
The top pregnancy craving according to science.
Dear strangers: 'Yes, I know my child is small.'
Beautiful, empathetic cards for women who have suffered pregnancy loss.
Being pregnant and being Gen Y are not at all compatible.
"Stay at home mums need annual leave too."
"I judged another pregnant woman."
"I hate organised playdates. They are ruining our kids."
A comprehensive list of all the things I can’t achieve without coffee.
A mother's plea: We need harsher penalties for reckless driving.
The raw photo series that's bringing negative birth experiences to light.
Kim Kardashian. How very could you?
"The things I wish my childfree friends understood."
Now there’s one less thing to fight with your kids about.
Over 300,000 people want you to know this story and say a prayer of gratitude for your child.

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