Motherhood
Opinion
Opinion
Instagram almost shamed me into refusing pain relief in childbirth
Social media algorithms told me that I had to give birth at home, without drugs. But my baby didn’t care about the influencers’ rules around childbirth.
- by Bethany Williams
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Opinion
Babies
This beige generation (or is it vanilla?) is throwing out the baby joy
A friend who bought pink clothes for her grandchild was told thanks, but no thanks. Are we becoming too precious about babywear?
- by Claire Heaney
This hospital will cost $700 million. There’ll be nowhere to have a baby
Locals in the Hills Shire were furious to discover that, when their new hospital eventually opens, it won’t have a birthing suite.
- by Angus Thomson
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Hospitals
Cook government moves to lock in builders for new women’s and babies’ hospital before March poll
The location for the replacement of the ageing King Edward Memorial Hospital is shaping as a key election battle.
- by Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Bushfires
Bracing for a bad bushfire season, this year I’m packing two emergency kits
For some people, mementos may be considered “stuff” – unimportant, unnecessary and replaceable. For others like me, these items are the opposite.
- by Shona Hendley
Opinion
Schools
Our twins are suddenly grown-ups. My own transition from school will be much harder
Thirteen years is a long time at school – and that goes for the parents, too. But there will be life after school.
- by Melissa Coburn
Two of Us
Good Weekend
Mum and daughter sailors were together 24/7 for two months – and had only ‘one tiff’
Sophie Snijders and her mum, Annette Hesselmans, spent two months on a boat together in 2018 - good training for their upcoming Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
- by Konrad Marshall
My daughter’s leaving primary school – and I’m finally coming up for air
The end of one phase of mothering brings with it an unexpected silver lining.
- by Amanda Hooton
Opinion
Sunday Life
You only get so many summers with your kids. This is a way to make the most of them
Since becoming a parent, I’ve been determined that my son’s memories would be marked by stories.
- by Jamila Rizvi
‘We changed the date’: Seven well-known Australians share their Christmas secrets
“It’s genius!” says Myf Warhurst, who along with six other identities reveals her yuletide tips.
- by Jane Rocca
Two of Us
Good Weekend
‘I was a mess’: How Margaret Pomeranz helped her son through the death of his twins
Film critic Margaret Pomeranz and her eldest son, Josh Pomeranz, on enduring the worst of times – and welcoming two blockbuster creations.
- by Fenella Souter
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