Category: English
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Pregnancy: How to survive the final stretch
From the size of an olive, your growing baby has had you captivated and delighted. With a beating heart, budding limbs and flourishing nails and lashes.. what could offer more preoccupation? The early weeks and months of pregnancy afford incredible wonder, however, as pregnancy progresses and discomfort grows, it’s no wonder the romance wanes. For all…
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You know you’ve got a newborn when…
When talking with expectant mums, I’ve always majorly underplayed the extent to which their life is about to change. Sure, there’s going to be lots of new joy, wonder, and excitement, but a newborn, by nature, can leave you a little… rattled, scratching your head, wondering how the heck you got yourself here (although I’m…
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Starting solids? What you need to know
My mum tells me stories of women in her generation; feeding solids to their newborns; giving water to satisfy an infant’s thirst; lacing dummies with honey and slipping small quantities of alcohol into a baby’s bottle, to assist with sleep. Eeek. Sounds horrifying today and it’s easy to scoff, however, these mums, like every mum,…
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Immunisation – What You Need To Know
Our little ones need protection against many diseases, particularly when they’re young and their immune system is still developing. Australia has a wonderful program that helps us keep our kid’s future health on track. It’s called the National Immunisation Program and it exists to protect our kids by promoting a series of vaccinations given at…
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Baby: From Three To Six Months
Your growing baby is super scrumptious; adores the ground you walk upon and; finds your comedy hilarious. What better friend is there? He’s increasingly entertaining and his growing chubbiness adds to your delight. If he hadn’t sapped your energy quite so significantly over the former three months, you’d not bother put him down for his…
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Labour And Birth – The Blueprints
There are generally two schools of pregnant women; those diligent ones who have dieted on every birth book ever scribed; and those who are the more chilled variety, who’d prefer not to even think about it. I was a little more aligned to the latter. A small dose of attention deficit and a naive but…
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Six Kids – Cheaper By The (Half) Dozen
It’s budget time and the pollies are hard at work with their spin and rhetoric about how they’re going to spend the money that you and I worked hard for last year. When you have a big family, the money left over (after tax) needs to be spent a little thoughtfully. But, does life with a…
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The Wonder Of Skin-to-skin Contact
Baby loves a snuggle and don’t we all, but what recent research shows us today is that cuddling our babies uninterrupted and skin-to-skin, directly after their birth, has some truly staggering benefits. So what is skin-to-skin contact? Skin-to-skin contact or Kangaroo Care (KC) is when a naked baby is popped tummy-down on the mum’s or…
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Secrets to a Seamless Sleep – How Do I Get My Baby To Sleep Through The Night?
Sleep. It’s that commodity for every parent, that’s more precious than gold. It’s not just that it’s very very important for a growing child, it’s for a parent that it matters too! As you might know already, we have six kids in our family. Yep, true story, and strangely, somehow, we’ve ended up with two…
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6 Reasons Why Mums Stop Breastfeeding
At no point have I ever called me a staunch breastfeeding advocate. When I was pregnant, I guess I just assumed that I WOULD breastfeed and that it would be as simple as that. A generally positive outlook on life (and the fact I was a little clueless) meant I never entertained the thought that breastfeeding…