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MAY 2021

'To anyone who thinks the ATAR is fair, let me tell you a story about a student named Mya.'
'I breastfed my first baby. But the mental load of doing it for my second is too much.'
'I'll always resent it.' Michelle gave up her degree for her partner.
'They say it takes a village to raise a baby. But my phone is eerily silent.'
'Were you trying for a boy?' 7 things people say to parents of (almost) three daughters.
'My 10yo daughter Poppy was diagnosed with cancer last year. These are the 12 things I've learnt.'
'A pair of Kmart knickers changed everything about how I see my post-baby body.'
'I suffer from time-blindness.' The daily mental load of being a mum with ADHD.
'My husband hosed me down in the bath. The next day I knew I had to quit drinking.'
6 myths you need to stop believing about working out while pregnant.
"Should you be drinking coffee?" 20 women on the unsolicited advice they got while pregnant.
'My daughter is about to turn 18. Instead of joy and excitement, I'm filled with dread.'
"I wasn’t willing to let it go." Why my daughter has my surname.
Dear Dolly Doctor: Teenagers asked Melissa Kang questions for 23 years. Here's what she learnt.
'My daughter always comes last in cross-country. This week, I allowed her to skip it.'
"As an expat, I can confidently say that these 5 things about Australian schools make absolutely no sense."
Why no one is calling their baby Sarah anymore.
"Forget the idea of perfection": Sarah Harris on letting go of the mental load.
"I decided I couldn't stand the name." 16 women on why they decided to change their baby's name.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: My daughter is busy changing her face. She's 11.
What is 6@6?
'I went to have my final IVF embryo implanted. I was told it was gone.'
For 10 months, Sarah and Eric had a baby girl. Then the state reached out about her birth mother.
"It's exhausting and all-consuming." Laura Byrne and Matty J on the pressure to be perfect parents.
5 fertility myths a doctor wishes you would stop believing.
'My son's soccer grading is supposed to teach him resilience. He's been sobbing all week.'
At 42, Janelle chose to undergo IVF alone. She instantly knew her sperm donor was "the one".
When Sarah posted this photo three months after giving birth, she got two very different reactions.
"I was totally unprepared": 19 mums on how things changed when they had a second child.
‘I have no idea if I have grandchildren.’ Anthony Hopkins hasn’t seen his daughter for 20 years.
'Choosing to have kids is final. Choosing not to is a decision I make every day.'
'25 things no one tells you about the Fourth Trimester.'
'I'm rethinking the role models I want for my kids.’
Why the day after Mother's Day is often the hardest.
8 high-profile Australian mums on what they were never told about motherhood.
'This Mother's Day, I don't want a gift card. I want my partner to share the mental load.'
Hamish Blake and 3 other dads who showed us their real post baby bodies.
Local mum of three asks: what mental load?
Company doesn't hire 31-year-old man after deciding he’ll probably have babies soon anyway.
Man forced to spend seven hours alone with his own kids after his wife goes to golf.
Why Mamamia looks a bit different today.
PARENT OPINION: 'If it were up to me, we would just cancel Mother's Day.'
'I tried to take a bath on Mother's Day. It didn't... end well.'
"I lie here with a broken heart." Camilla Franks has shared the heartbreak of removing her ovaries.
From date night cocktails to kids' play dates: Why these 3 parents always wind up at Westfield.
From Isla to Arlo: The most sought-after baby names around the world.
Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood.
'We desperately wanted our baby's gender to be a surprise. A doctor's slip-up left me in tears.'
Lydia Fairchild fell pregnant and had two babies. Years later, she was told they weren't hers.
"I was scared and alone": At 34 weeks pregnant, Eilish was told her baby was no longer safe.
A hilarious cast and heart-warming message: Why The Mitchells vs. The Machines is your next favourite kids movie.