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Parenting 2

MAY 2019

"I've been pregnant four times in five years. Only two of our babies made it earthside."
'They never forget anything': 5 ways being a teacher gets you ready for becoming a parent.
"As a mum, I've apparently ruined my chances at happiness. But that's bollocks."
While cleaning her son's room days before his 13th birthday, Alex found a suicide note.
'Waleed Aly spoke about his son's autism. Then the news about Courtney Herron's killer came on.'
“Who dressed Eva this morning?” 7 offensive things dads want you to stop saying to them.
Georgia's parents allowed her YouTube channel at 13. Now she has 500,000 people watching.
The weather pod every parent needs for Saturday morning sport this winter.
Millennials are naming their babies after plants and now they're going to top the 2019 list.
'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.
'My mum attacked me when I was two. For years I was terrified I would harm my own children.'
Got spare nappies? Give them to The Nappy Collective May drive.
A dad asks if he should tell his daughter's fiance he's dating a "diagnosed sociopath".
'I thought Mothers' Group was for social outcasts and friendless women. I was so wrong.'
Nicole died during childbirth and underwent a post-mortem c-section. She survived.
"I’ve given birth in both Australia and in New Zealand. And New Zealand wins, hands down."
Amy Schumer has broken the sacred rule of new motherhood: Only your baby matters.
All of the helpful parents have come to tell Kim Kardashian she hasn't put Psalm to bed right.
"My son's school gives an award for sitting still at assembly. I think it's disgraceful."
"Please stop telling parents to 'enjoy your kids while they're young.'"
"He could’ve died": Kate Langbroek moved her family overseas after she almost lost her son.
"You got it wrong": Sparrow and Hazel are being raised by multi-adult parents as 'theybies'.
Yes, toddlers and teens are developmentally similar. And finally, it all makes sense.
"I have Ziploc bags full of my children's baby teeth - but I can't bring myself to throw them out."
"It's more work than I’m willing to put in." 4 women on the moment they knew they didn't want kids.
'Boys can be Emma.' The Wiggles' Emma and Lachy's Instagram post has upset a lot of parents.
'He was stiff and making jerking movements': How Rachel's son having a fever caused a seizure.
6 things your husband is thinking about becoming a dad, but won't bring up unless you ask.
'Some are alarmed my 12yo is in a medical cannabis trial. But life is difficult enough.'
Indoor plants are a trend in millennial homes. And now they're in Aussie classrooms too.
Sylvia Flote modelled maternity wear with a fake bump. Now she's pregnant, she wants us to know the truth.
Nurse Emma worked in a circumcision clinic. What she saw has stayed with her for 25 years.
Christine Anu writes: "We need to stop telling women they've reached their 'used by date'."
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."
“Loss doesn’t bring all families closer.” 10 things I’ve learned since my Mum died.
"I enjoy it much more now": 4 single mums tell us what their Mother's Day looks like.
"From one single mother to another, you're definitely not alone on Mother's Day."
Within a matter of two days, Jody's breast milk turned blue.
Mandy Nolan: This is what mums actually want this Mother's Day.
"She survived so I could thrive." A thank you letter to my immigrant mum this Mother's Day.
"The unique pain of becoming a parent, when you've lost your own."
As Kate Everett lay with her teenage daughter's body, she vowed her death would not be in vain.
Debutante balls might sound outdated. But in 2019, they're more popular than ever.
'The 10 odd fears I had about bringing my newborn baby home.'
Joshua and Taylor lost custody of their son after stopping chemo. Now, they want him back.
An expert warns against a common excuse parents use for their kids not brushing their teeth.
Exactly how much early childhood educators earn in Australia.
The people we're thinking of today, while the world is talking about Meghan Markle's baby.
'I wanted the pain to end.' Bella attempted suicide age 17. Then her teacher stepped in.
Literally just everything we know so far about the birth of the royal baby.
The obstetrician's comment that tells us exactly why more women want home births.
"I'm sorry we have to ask you that": What it's like having a D&C after a missed miscarriage.
'The cool method' is the parenting hack to use every time your kid says "No!"
The kids' winter range with super-warm shirts from $10.
"Right now, I'm not sure I like him very much": The unique struggle of raising a teenage son.
“I wish they fed me, too": We spoke to 12 babysitters about what they wish parents knew.
CULT BUY: The $32 nursing top that's stylish but practical enough to get the job done.
'Six little birth marks' on nine-week-old baby Emme were a sign of a deadly condition.
Why Kate Middleton takes photos of her kids, instead of a royal photographer.
"Is it safe?": A midwife tells us exactly what it's like to have a home birth in Australia.
"I still love them." In 2014, Azaria Chamberlain's half-sister began campaigning for dingoes.
The story we don't hear: What it's like to be the sibling of someone with a disability.
When a parent attacked a teacher, Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky promptly came to help.
'My friend said my son could come to her wedding. A few months before I got a message.'
Both of Stephanie's children have autism. But their diagnoses were starkly different.

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