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Parenting Edm

MAY 2021

'I'll always resent it.' Michelle gave up her degree for her partner.
'My 10yo daughter Poppy was diagnosed with cancer last year. These are the 12 things I've learnt.'
'A pair of Kmart knickers changed everything about how I see my post-baby body.'
'I suffer from time-blindness.' The daily mental load of being a mum with ADHD.
'My husband hosed me down in the bath. The next day I knew I had to quit drinking.'
"Should you be drinking coffee?" 20 women on the unsolicited advice they got while pregnant.
'My daughter always comes last in cross-country. This week, I allowed her to skip it.'
Why no one is calling their baby Sarah anymore.
'I have extreme morning sickness. Please stop telling me "this is what I wanted."'
"We will never get this time back": The grief of raising a baby in 'Fortress Australia'.
"Forget the idea of perfection": Sarah Harris on letting go of the mental load.
"I decided I couldn't stand the name." 16 women on why they decided to change their baby's name.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: My daughter is busy changing her face. She's 11.
'I went to have my final IVF embryo implanted. I was told it was gone.'
'When my daughter was getting married, I tried to be the perfect mum. I ruined everything.'
"What makes you say that?" The 3 questions you can use to help connect with your kids.
For 10 months, Sarah and Eric had a baby girl. Then the state reached out about her birth mother.
"It's exhausting and all-consuming." Laura Byrne and Matty J on the pressure to be perfect parents.
'My son's soccer grading is supposed to teach him resilience. He's been sobbing all week.'
At 42, Janelle chose to undergo IVF alone. She instantly knew her sperm donor was "the one".
When Sarah posted this photo three months after giving birth, she got two very different reactions.
"I was totally unprepared": 19 mums on how things changed when they had a second child.
'Choosing to have kids is final. Choosing not to is a decision I make every day.'
'25 things no one tells you about the Fourth Trimester.'
Why the day after Mother's Day is often the hardest.
8 high-profile Australian mums on what they were never told about motherhood.
'This Mother's Day, I don't want a gift card. I want my partner to share the mental load.'
'I tried to take a bath on Mother's Day. It didn't... end well.'
"I was scared and alone": At 34 weeks pregnant, Eilish was told her baby was no longer safe.