Q&A: If you work at home, what do you do? How did you go about it? Any advice deciding what to do? Things to investigate?

Can you ever be truly prepared when heading out with a baby?

Some, all or none of this will be true for you but this is what I’ve experienced and I hope it will help you, even just a little bit.

Paisley was born sleeping at 23 weeks after being diagnosed with a non-survivable condition nine days earlier. Mer mother Emma shares their story: about how she reacted to that news and the days that followed, and the people who helped her along her unbearable journey (and many of whom continue to do so).

Lorraine from Pregnancyexercise.co.nz provides a day-by-day explanation of how to give your body the best start to recovering and getting back to ‘normal’ after giving birth.

Q&A: What age gap do you have between your kids? What are the pros and cons of that gap from your experience? See responses from other parents.

Q&A: Is catnapping normal? Do you resettle or get them up? How do you get them to sleep longer?

Q&A: I have been trying to work out which nappies to use for my baby who is arriving in a couple of weeks, but I don’t even know where to start! What does everyone recommend and why?

A summary of the recent changes to the child restraint laws, and suggestions on how to choose a car restraint from the huge variety on the market.

Tips from other parents to encourage toddlers to stay in bed and go to sleep at bedtime (no more calling out!)

Q&A: My daughter is 18 months old and for just over a week now she has barely eaten any food. I constantly offer food but she shakes her head and says no even to her favourite meals. She still drinks her bottles with no problem. Any tips? She is cutting 2 big teeth to her bottom gums.

Q&A: My son (nearly 7 months) started solids early so hes been eating pretty well, all home cooked foods etc, but he was pretty sick for a couple of weeks and now he will only eat tinned food, i hate that stuff and would love it he would eat the food i cook for him but everytime i try he just shakes his head and goes crazy. Ive tried mixing it but he seems to know.

Q&A: What do you find helps when dealing with tantrums?

Parents share how they knew their child was ready to toilet train and how they got started.

Parents share how they approached toilet training with their kids.

Q&A: What did you use to wrap your bub and would you recommend it?

Q&A: How long did you wrap your baby?

Q&A: My three month old will only sleep for short bursts during the day, usually about 40 minutes. What can I do to encourage him to sleep longer?

I’m after some advice on sleeping. My 4 month old has previously been a really good sleeper at night until 3 nights ago. He only used to wake two or three times. Tonight he is waking every 2 hours. Dont know why. Anyone else had this?

Have you ever heard of a postpartum Doula? Samantha Birch explains exactly what they do and how they could benefit you.

Reflux occurs in two thirds of all pregnant women and can be very unpleasant! Here are some tips from other mums about how they dealt with it.

Q&A: Any tips for colic? just found out my 8 week old daughter has it… Shes been really unsettled all today and only wants to be craddles By me, laying her down on her back seems to unsettle her… Tried panadol worked a little.. But not much. does infacol help soooooo tired!

Q&A: How did you deal with the ‘terrible twos’?

Q&A: Did you do anything to help your child cope with the arrival of a new baby? Did they cope well? Any tips?

Q&A: How did you know your child was ready to move from a cot to a bed, and how did you do it?

Q&A: Did your child grind their teeth? What helped?

Q&A: What are your best tips for other parents with babies with reflux, what worked for you, what doesn’t help?? How old was your baby when diagnosed and when did it resolve?

People that use baby sign language, what age did you start teaching them to sign?

Q&A: What age did your baby reach milestones like rolling, crawling, walking, sleeping through the night, first tooth etc?

Q&A: I am thinking of swapping from disposable nappies to cloth nappies. Can I please get some advice on them ie do they work as good as disposables, which brands are best, which liners are best, how to clean them & expense.

Q&A: My son is 11 weeks old I’m breast feeding and in the last couple of days I haven’t been feeling my breasts fill up like normal, usually they noticeably fill up! He has been feeding more often since yesterday, I’m guessing that is just another growth spurt but it has been a couple of days that I have noticed them not filling up so I know it’s not due to him feeding more often. So what I’m wondering Is, is my milk supply getting low? Has this happened to anyone else?