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View details Can a Home Pregnancy Test Give a False Negative?
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Can a Home Pregnancy Test Give a False Negative?

A false negative is when you get a negative result on a home pregnancy test when in fact you are actually pregnant.

View details Can You Get Pregnant While Breastfeeding?
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0-4 months

Can You Get Pregnant While Breastfeeding?

Yes. After your baby is born and while you are breastfeeding, your period may not return for a while.

View details Can You Drink Alcohol While Breastfeeding?
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0-4 months

Can You Drink Alcohol While Breastfeeding?

It is safest to avoid alcohol while breastfeeding. The level of alcohol in your bloodstream passes directly into your breast milk.

View details How Many Calories a Day for Pregnancy?
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0-4 months

How Many Calories a Day for Pregnancy?

For most mums-to-be, being pregnant does require extra kilojoules (calories) over the course of your pregnancy.

View details What Foods Can't You Eat in Pregnancy?
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0-4 months

What Foods Can't You Eat in Pregnancy?

For the most part, there won’t be many changes from your healthy pre-pregnancy diet.

View details 10 New Parent Tips for Navigating Early Parenthood Together
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10 New Parent Tips for Navigating Early Parenthood Together

Becoming a new parent and bringing your newborn home is a daunting experience to navigate. Along with all the joy and love you’re feeling, it’s entirely normal to feel unprepared and overwhelmed.

View details Nappy Bag Essential Checklist for New Parents
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0-4 months

Nappy Bag Essential Checklist for New Parents

How exciting! Your baby’s first outing with you. But wait! What do you pack in your nappy bag to make your mini adventure as stress free as possible? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

View details 10 Tips to Understand and Manage Toddler Tantrums Effectively
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1-2 years

10 Tips to Understand and Manage Toddler Tantrums Effectively

Now that they’re walking and talking, your toddler is asserting their independence more and more every day, as well as developing strong willpower. Toddler tantrums can be stressful for everyone.

View details Hungry or full? Nine faces of feeding
Hungry or full? Nine faces of feeding
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4-6 months

Hungry or full? Nine faces of feeding

It may seem like a whole new world now that your little one is starting to eat solid foods.

View details Keeping Baby Safe
Keeping Baby Safe
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4-6 months

Keeping Baby Safe

Imagine the excitement of watching your baby get active. But the more active they become, the higher the chances of injury. Take measures to keep your baby safe.

View details Nutritious 9-Month-Old Food Ideas and Beyond (9-12 Months)
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9-12 months

Nutritious 9-Month-Old Food Ideas and Beyond (9-12 Months)

It’s easy to fall into the habit of offering your baby the same foods every day, especially if you know they’ll happily eat them.

View details Morning Sickness
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Pregnancy

Morning Sickness

Amid your joy about your pregnancy, you may experience morning sickness – nausea with or without vomiting, that can occur any time of the day or night.

View details My Baby Has A Flattened Head
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0-4 months

My Baby Has A Flattened Head

Your newborn’s skull is thin and flexible making it easy to mould.

View details My Breast Milk: Top of the Class Nutrition
My Breast Milk: Top of the class nutrition
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0-4 months

My Breast Milk: Top of the Class Nutrition

Breast milk has everything going for it: it meets your newborn baby's nutritional needs perfectly and changes its composition as the months go by and your baby's needs change.

View details Nappy Changing Tips
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0-4 months

Nappy Changing Tips

No one is an instant expert at nappy changing - don’t worry there is plenty of opportunity to practice. Your baby may lie still, wiggle, kick and scream or do all three.

View details Ovulation - How can lifestyle increase my chances?
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Pre Pregnancy

Ovulation - How can lifestyle increase my chances?

Trying to fall pregnant? Here are some lifestyle factors to consider to give you the best chance.

View details Understanding Your Fertile Window
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Pre Pregnancy

Understanding Your Fertile Window

Ovulation & your period are part of the same cycle. For 'mums-to-be' the opportunity to conceive comes around roughly once a month for a few days, this is when ovulation occurs.

View details Parental Leave in Australia: Benefits and Eligibility for New Parents
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Parental Leave in Australia: Benefits and Eligibility for New Parents

Financial security while you are embarking on parenthood is extremely important, so what are you eligible for as a working parent-to-be?

View details Physical Development in Your Baby
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0-4 months

Physical Development in Your Baby

Your baby is growing and developing every day. Each month or even each day, brings new skills, new processing, and progress. Read about your baby's developing skills.

View details Pregnancy Hormones and Emotions
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Pregnancy

Pregnancy Hormones and Emotions

Where are these new feelings coming from? "I'm happy to be pregnant but I'm feeling a bit apprehensive. I have so many questions. Will my child be healthy? Will I be able to do it all?

View details Baby Probiotics for Newborns and Gut Health
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0-4 months

Baby Probiotics for Newborns and Gut Health

Wondering how to support your infant's gut health? Learn how baby probiotics may help.

View details Ready, Steady… Walk
Ready, steady… walk
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9-12 months

Ready, Steady… Walk

By now your little one is likely to have started to get the hang of crawling, and is probably well on their way to cruising.

View details Reflux in Newborns & Babies
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0-4 months

Reflux in Newborns & Babies

Reflux in babies is fairly common in their first year of life. While in most cases it is harmless and not a cause for concern, it is never a tidy situation to be in.

View details Working Mother
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0-4 months

Working Mother

Taking care of a newborn baby is a full-time job which requires dedication from you and your family.

View details Second Trimester
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Pregnancy

Second Trimester

Throughout your second trimester, you’ll continue to visit your doctor about once a month - as long as your pregnancy progresses as expected by your doctor.

View details Special Baby Formulas
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0-4 months

Special Baby Formulas

Formulas for lactose intolerance, regurgitation, and allergy management are some of the infant formulas available for formula fed babies with special dietary needs.

View details Massage for Newborns: Tips & Benefits
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0-4 months

Massage for Newborns: Tips & Benefits

Do you love a good massage? Ever wondered if your baby would too? Massage can help your baby relax, encourage communication and help you bond.

View details Lactose Intolerance in Babies
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0-4 months

Lactose Intolerance in Babies

Lactose intolerance is a clinical condition (not an allergy), with symptoms being associated with the digestive system, which is still maturing in young infants.

View details Pregnancy Food: Nourish You and Your Baby
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Pregnancy

Pregnancy Food: Nourish You and Your Baby

Planning nutritious, well-balanced foods to eat while pregnant is one of the best ways to support maternal and foetal health.

View details Maternity Exercise – How to Exercise During Pregnancy
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Pregnancy

Maternity Exercise – How to Exercise During Pregnancy

Pregnancy brings remarkable changes to a woman's body. It is crucial to prioritise self-care during this transformative time, ensuring physical fitness and emotional well-being to get you through.

View details Social & Emotional Development in your Toddler
Social & Emotional Development in your Toddler
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1-2 years

Social & Emotional Development in your Toddler

As your toddler matures, their social skills grow. They begin to recognise, exhibit and feel emotions.

View details Sterilising Baby Bottles
Sterilising Baby Bottles
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0-4 months

Sterilising Baby Bottles

The purpose of sterilisation is to kill off any harmful bacteria that may grow in equipment that has had milk in it, and there are many sterilisation methods available today.