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The love-hate relationship with my breast pump

At three weeks old, my daughter took her first bottle of breast milk at a coffee shop while I got a much-needed haircut next door.

Shelley Bridgeman: Why do we care about baby bumps?

Kim K urged to use surrogate

Kim Kardashian has been urged by doctors to consider using a surrogate to have her second baby as another pregnancy could be too dangerous.

Pregnant TV presenter's hate mail

A Canadian meteorologist has described on air the hate mail she has received - simply for being pregnant.

Meet the baby born with no nose

Eli Thompson, a 6-pound, 8-ounce baby was born on March 4 with complete congenital arhinia, a 1 in 197 million condition in which a person is born without a nose.

I'm a mum at 57

As Elle Macpherson joins a growing trend among older mothers, Antonia Hoyle meets a couple who achieved success with their very last attempt.

How long should parents stay home?

Parents are getting two more weeks of paid leave after having a baby from today - but it is still less than a third of what mothers want.

How wealth affects babies

Our genetic miracle: first baby born after trailblazing IVF

A new method that screens embryos for more than 200 disorders is already making dreams come true, reports Sarah Knapton from London.

Surrogate motherhood 'like adultery'

Turkey's top religious affairs council has spoken out against surrogate motherhood, saying the practice should be banned as it is contains elements of adultery.

Four things to consider about baby food

Today, as we know, analysing every aspect of our diets to the Nth degree is just how we roll, and increasingly that translates into parents doing the same on behalf of their dear little cherubs.

Take it like a man

Comedian Urzila Carlson talks about gender-bending life experiences, the delights of toilet humour and learning to man up.

Kerre McIvor: I might be pregnant but I'm not public property

The furore over a pregnant woman being denied a glass of Champagne shows nothing has changed when it comes to pregnant women being regarded as public property, writes Kerre McIvor.

Cancer med helps grant baby wish

A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer patients is bringing fresh hope to Kiwi families struggling with infertility.

Juliet Speedy: My baby is too young for MMR vaccine so a measles scare at daycare made me angry

My baby is too young for the MMR vaccine so a measles scare at daycare made me angry at parents who don't immunise their children, writes Juliet Speedy.

Baby names on the brink of 'extinction'

A list of baby names which were previously considered to be among the most popular are on the verge of dying out altogether, after falling out of favor with parents.

Shelley Bridgeman: Should a bar refuse pregnant women alcohol?

Which sight would you be more uncomfortable witnessing: an obviously pregnant woman drinking in a bar or a waitress refusing to serve a pregnant woman alcohol?

If you're not my baby, I don't want to hear your opinions on breastfeeding

It seems like there are a lot of parenting philosophies out there, but I think the best thing to do is make the appropriate choice for your situation, writes Emily Kaye Lazzaro.