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Postpartum: The Musical

Meera feels she needs to spread the word about the reality of parenting. She couldn’t let another mother walk through the terrifying abyss of motherhood without telling her about the things she had seen.

Child care rebate and vaccination: No needles? No money!!

Vaccinate now or say goodbye to your childcare rebate! Australian families could soon find the absent sting of a vaccinating needle may result in a far bigger pain in their …

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Hilarious Baby Announcements

This style is not for everyone but at Baby Hints and Tips we take great delight in the people who turned their grand news into hilarious baby announcements. So here is a collection of the funniest baby announcements we could find

Opinion: When School Rewards Go Bad

Opinion: When School Rewards Go Bad – Merit without Merit Retired teacher, mother and grandmother Deirdree Wallwork discusses the modern culture of behaviour incentives in school and ponders whether we’re rewarding …

Postnatal depression stories – Emma’s Journey

Blog – Emma bravely shares her story of her mental health challenges and how they have been part of her mothering journey.

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We are all parents

It doesn’t matter what type of parents we are! What is more important is that we all put our kids first. By Sarah Pearce When I had my first son, I …

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6 Things To Do Before Baby Arrives

You’ve decked out the nursery, the newborn nappies are lined up under the change table and your hospital bag is packed. Now here are a few things you probably haven’t thought of that you really should do for yourself before baby arrives.

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A Letter to My Child Starting School

Today we share a beautiful letter penned by a mum to her son, who is starting school this month. Get the tissues ready, Erinne Sullivan will hit the waterworks button …

Healthy Mummy Journey – Week 2 COMPLETE!

Week 2 sees us all struggle. Whether it’s the Christmas period, surrounded by yummy sweet treats, Christmas parties, Carols, who knows but it was a struggle but you know what? …

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Healthy mummies: our journey

We are jumping into this challenge with two feet to lose weight and be a better version of ourselves.  We are following the Lose baby Weight program which involves a …

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PND: The Silver Lining

Post-natal depression (PND) is a black cloud that smoothers those parents that suffer from it. But Natasha found that those clouds also have a silver lining.

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Ease up, Judgey McJudgerson. It’s only Mummy Wars if you buy into it.

Wondering how to avoid entering the mummy wars now you have a new bundle of joy? Lou Kenny has some hilarious tips to help you avoid accidentally committing a mummy atrocity.

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Cost of a babies first year

What is the cost of looking after a baby ? I am wanting to stay home as long as possible, I am just not sure I can afford it. Our …

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The lazy mum’s cleaning guide

Behing Lou’s Martha Stewart-esque exterior is a secret aversion to housework. Find out how she fools the masses.

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Kid-proof your relationship

Tips to kid-proof your relationship

The Book

“I remember vividly being pregnant with my first child and wandering through a bookshop looking for some special books to add to my baby’s room.  It was here that I stumbled across my first ‘baby routine’ bestseller.  As I flicked through the pages, I decided it couldn’t hurt to take it home and educate myself on ways to make the transition to motherhood as smooth as possible…”

Livin’ La Baby Loca

By Lou Kenny It’s a well-established fact amongst people who know me that I am an idiot. One of my greatest hits was the situation now formally known as “Milk …

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How Losing A Child Changed My Life

At 5am on Tuesday 5th February 2013 I gave birth to a baby boy at home. He was 20 weeks plus 1 day gestational age and weighed a mere 340 grams. I held my son for his whole life: 8 minutes. I named my son Cash Alan…

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When SAHM fantasy meets reality

Lou shares what happens when pregnant fantasies meet parenting realities.

The Walking Hour

Being a Mama is a tough job. It changes us, and challenges us and often leaves us feeling a little bit shell-shocked. Amy Taylor-Kabbaz shares what she has discovered and how important our sense of worth is.

Where to get circumcised in Australia

Q&A: I’m looking for doctor recommendations around Australia for circumcision. My husband wants our new son circumcised but we live in a state that won’t do it until baby is 1. I don’t want people’s opinions on it, I’m looking for recommendations only, from people who have used a good doctor. Willing to travel anywhere to see a good doctor with a good procedure

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Infinity

“It is easy to create a little magic at Christmas for our children – and it is impossible to know what the experience of joy and hope and togetherness on this one day will have on them as a person, or on the person that they will become. The magic of a single individual and its impact should never be underestimated…”

4 of the best things about being a Dad

“So, having a child changes your life, that’s a given. There’s plenty of lists out there with the same heartwarming messages and extreme focus on how your life will never be the same. My experience was great, parenting has been so much easier than expected and it’s come with some awesome perks that I don’t really see mentioned anywhere…”

Lessons in being a cool dad

Lessons in being a cool dad, as taught by The Simpsons.

Learning to read cursing before learning to write cursive

What do you do when your little one learns to read and starts asking about all those words you’d rather they didn’t know existed?

6 things being a teacher taught me about being a parent

“My first day as a teacher was a day I will never forget and I returned home to announce to my parents that teaching wasn’t the profession for me!  I knew that it wouldn’t be easy but I never really understood that my learning was only just beginning and that the four university years only gave me a foundation with which to start building on…The same can be said for parenting.”

Packing Man Bags: Creating a man space

Chris explains why his man-cave is an important part of finding time for himself now that he is a Dad.

The Un-Pear Shaped Day

When you’re a parent, days that don’t go pear shaped can be few and far between.

Relationship Survivor: Who has this week’s immunity?

What do you do when you are very pro-vaccination but the mother of your children is heavily against it? Darrell explains how this issue has affected his family and why he supports his wife’s decision.

Packing Man Bags: The House Economy

One of the biggest differences between families and childless couples is the household budget. Chris reflects on his experience while his wife gets ready to start a new job.

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