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Tough new vaccination laws introduced

Tough new vaccination laws introduced

Children who have not been vaccinated will be banned from child care in NSW following the introduction of tough new laws this week. And centres will be fined up to $4000 if a child in their care does not have a record of immunisation. State Health Minister Jillian Skinner amended the Public Health Act on […]
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Post-baby girdle use on the rise

Post-baby girdle use on the rise

New mums are embracing a different approach when it comes to getting their pre-baby bodies back — wearing an old-fashioned girdle. Jessica Alba recently admitted she used a corset to get back her toned tummy and post baby figure, and it looks like she isn’t the only one. “I wore a double corset day and […]
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How having a baby helps your social life

How having a baby helps your social life

Many women say they feel isolated and lonely following the birth of their first child, but a new study has revealed that a baby actually improves your social life. The UK research found that women make an average of nine new friends upon the birth of their first baby, and in the first year this […]
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Sorry Becks! Babies prefer fat dads

Sorry Becks! Babies prefer fat dads

Women might like their men muscle-bound and svelte, but babies prefer fatter fathers, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Sheffield concluded that infants favoured chubby men because their bodies were more feminine and familiar. Psychologists showed photographs of toned male models next to images of overweight men to three groups of […]
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Why I'm never going to try for a baby boy

Why it’s crazy to hope for a boy or a girl

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me “Aren’t you going to try for a boy?”, well … I may not be a rich woman, but I’d have had a fair few free lunches by now. I’m the mother of two girls, and no, I am not going to ever try for […]
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Meet little Ted: The baby Leila McKinnon and David Gyngell almost never had

Meet little Ted: The baby Leila McKinnon and David Gyngell almost never had

After nine years of hoping and dreaming for a child, and five years of IVF, TV journalist Leila McKinnon and her husband, Nine Network supremo David Gyngell, now have a beautiful red-haired baby boy to call their own, writes Michael Sheather. Leila McKinnon hadn’t considered the possibility of children before she met David, but by […]
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'You are my hero': A mum's letter to her baby with Down syndrome

‘You are my hero’: A mum’s letter to her baby with Down syndrome

Kylee Davie’s four-year-old daughter Veronika was born with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and a congenital heart defect. She wasn’t supposed to live, let alone walk, but last month, Veronika strode into school for her first day with all the other kids. To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Kylee shares a letter she’s […]
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