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MAY 2022

LEIGH CAMPBELL: The joy and the heartbreak of having one child.
"My body now looked and felt so foreign." What no one told me about postpartum sex.
From packing cubes to unlimited screen time: 15 genius hacks for travelling with kids
"Mummy, don't you remember?" After I got blackout drunk, I was mortified by what my kids told me.
'Let's be honest. Holidays with little kids are not holidays.'
From irritability to nesting: The five subtle signs you're in labour.
'For years, my mum and I were best friends. When I turned 18, it all unravelled.'
‘My ex racked up thousands of dollars’ worth of traffic fines in my son’s name.’
'My biggest fear when we moved to America was school safety. Now I'm terrified.'
'The truth is, I didn't love the baby phase. And I'm not ashamed to admit it.'
Eliza Hull has a disability. When she wanted to have a baby, her doctor advised her not to.
"It caused many sleepless nights." We need to talk about the cost of daycare in Sydney.
'I'm a mum of two kids under five, and these are the things I did and didn't spend money on.'
'I completely disagree with how my partner parents our kids. What should I do?'
Alison is a lunchbox prep expert. Here are her 6 time-saving golden rules.
"How the hell do parents make this work?" The unspoken truth about sick kids and childcare.
'I don't know how we survived without them.' My in-laws saved my sanity.
'I've had four pregnancies in two years and no babies. Here's what not to say to me.'
'I've been married to my husband for 13 years. He almost never gets me a birthday gift.'
What My Salary Gets Me: A 38-year-old social worker on $118,000 with two children.
'My 16-year-old daughter asked me to buy her a vibrator. What should I do?'
"It's an ongoing battle of starts and stops." The double-edged sword for mums who work from home.
"I needed space desperately." Why going back to work has made me a better mum.
"The perfect parent doesn't exist." A letter to my pre-kids self.
8 parents told us all their most chaotic moments with their little ones and now we feel bad for laughing.
'Don't hate me, but I really loved childbirth. Here's why.'
'You never would've believed me.' Why no one tells you the truth about motherhood.
"They won't like you all the time." The 5 things no one tells you about raising teens.
'Stop treating me like a child.' We asked 40 women what they'd say, anonymously, to their mum.
'My daughter lives with Borderline Personality Disorder. This is what I want you to know.'
'Will she grow up feeling lonely?' What it's like raising an only child as a single mum.
'Telling us to get over it is unhelpful.' We need to talk about the mother guilt load.
"One word: Grinding": Tracey Cox shares her top 4 tips for peri-proofing your sex life.
'My 10-year-old had COVID twice in three months. Here's how the new close contact rules impacted us.'
'I had my two kids six years apart. Five years later, this is what I've learnt.'
'I lost my mum to a heart attack when I was 13. This is how I feel on Mother's Day.'
'I get over 20 cards every year.' Jess is a mother figure to women who need her.
'I don’t know how to be a good mum because I haven’t seen it myself.'
"Don't give in so much." This Mother’s Day, I'm calling on all mothers to mother themselves.
"I am not my tics." I have Tourette's Syndrome. This is what I want you to know.
"Trust your gut instincts." 24 women on the life lessons they've learned from their mum.
“I realise now that for you, this is so much more than a job.” An open letter to our midwives.
Parenting a 2-year-old can be… challenging, but it can also be the best age for precisely 10 reasons.
A "big group hug" and no phones at night: A day in the life of Zoe Marshall.
Mamamia Recommends: 'I tried Optus Sport with my kids. Here's what happened.'
'They had a crack at me over three marshmallows.' 12 parents on their lunchbox-shaming stories.
Marie met someone 17 months after her husband died. Friends told her it was too soon.
In 2007, Alec Baldwin's voicemail to his daughter went viral. Here's what's happened since.