Fit Pregnancy

The multi-talented Natalie Bassingthwaighte hopes to be half the mum her mother and grandmother have been, she tells Lucy Chesterton. Natalie Bassingthwaighte already has many tender memories of Mother’s Day, but this year she has an extra reason to celebrate – she is about to become a mum herself. “It’s almost like my own first […]

Sarah Carmichael stunned fellow contestants and viewers alike with her decision to sacrifice her spot on MasterChef for the sake of her children last week, but even she admits she is blown away by her next surprise revelation – she’s pregnant! Despite making the final 24 by impressing judges with her coconut snapper, Sarah says […]

Four years ago Renae Berry should have been the happiest she’d ever been. An in-demand musical theatre star and actress, she had the world at her feet and one of Australia’s most popular actors – Underbelly and Rush star Rodger Corser – on her arm. Then she received the news nobody wants to hear. And […]

Recent research has found that unborn children may be at risk as pregnant women are gaining too much weight and not eating enough fruit and vegetables. The Australian research, which was published in the Nutrition & Dietetics journal last month found that pregnant women only eat half the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables that […]

Although she is pushing 50, 47-year-old Demi Moore has revealed she has not yet ruled out having more children. The actress who has been married to Ashton Kutcher, 15 years her junior, since 2005, says the pair have discussed having children together. The mother of three, who had daughters Rumer (21), Scout (18) and Tallulah […]

When their mum went into early labour with twins, Rohan Townsend and his eight-year-old brother saved the day, writes Warren Gibbs. Tenderly touching his newborn brother’s tiny hand, 11-year-old Rohan Townsend can’t believe that only hours earlier he’d been delivering the tiny boy and willing him to take his first breath of life. With the […]

The TV host chats to Clare Rigdon about her super-fast slim down, and her return to Hey Hey. Looking trim and happy just 10 weeks after giving birth to son Henry Rider, TV presenter Livinia Nixon is loving motherhood. Visiting her in Melbourne to talk about life with her new bundle of joy, and how […]

The man with “nine lives” tells Rose Fydler he never thought he’d live to see little Matilda – the newest star in a family of sporting thoroughbreds. Grandfather is a title that can’t be won with a set of clubs – but as golfing legend Jack Newton smiles down at little Matilda Ann Dixon, it […]

He has a new album, tour and TV show. Now, with fatherhood around the corner, David’s life enters another exciting stage, writes Amy Harris. David Campbell didn’t know who his father was until he was 11 – when he was told “Jimmy”, a family friend he’d met sporadically, was not only his dad but Australian […]

As one of the most comfortable clothing staples in everyone’s wardrobe, saying goodbye to your favourite pair of jeans for nine months is unthinkable when you become pregnant. Ingrid, who is six-months pregnant, says she misses her comfy pre-pregnancy jeans the most. “Something I wasn’t expecting [when I became pregnant] was that my hips completely […]