3 Easy Pregnancy Exercises For The Third Trimester
During your third trimester it’s completely normal to feel exhausted by even small amounts of exercise. However, as you get closer to your little one’s delivery, exercise is an important part of making...
View ArticleJodi Anasta’s Favourite Pregnancy Beauty Products
Puretopia skin cares ambassador Jodi Anasta is due to have her baby in just three weeks, so we asked her a few questions about her favourite pregnancy beauty products, skin changes that she has...
View ArticleTop 5 Pregnancy Exercises
Gaining weight during pregnancy is an expected (but not always welcome) part of the process. But there’s no need for your fitness level to drop. Pregnancy exercise is important for maintaining not only...
View ArticlePregnant Megan Gale On Cover Of Marie Claire
Australian model and expectant mother Megan Gale dropped her Instagram followers a peek at the cover of the new Marie Claire, on sale today, which features the very pregnant Gale naked, a la Demi...
View ArticleYoga Can Reduce Your Fear Of Childbirth
It has been confirmed – taking up yoga during pregnancy can ease stress and reduce a woman’s fear of childbirth. So all those celebrity mums (like Gwyneth Paltrow and Sienna Miller) were right to...
View ArticleWill You Find Out The Sex Of Your Unborn Baby?
When some friends recently announced they were expecting another child, the age old debate reared its head once again – are you going to find out the sex of your baby? They were quick to say no,...
View Article7 Tips To Make You Feel Amazing During Pregnancy
For the most part, expectant mums absolutely love being pregnant. Health becomes a habit, senses are heightened and you gain that healthy glow about you as your skin and hair become stronger. That’s...
View ArticlePregnancy Etiquette 101: Be Kind To Bumps
Pregnancy is a very exciting but tumultuous time – the last thing you need is people being insensitive and rude when it comes to your ever-changing body shape. You’re already dealing with raging...
View ArticleWhat Is A Doula And Do I Need One?
The word doula (pronounced doo-luh) is described in the Oxford dictionary as “a woman who gives support, help and advice to another woman during pregnancy and after the birth.” The word is derived...
View ArticleShould Commercial Surrogacy Be Legalised in Australia?
Having successfully had two children myself I can’t imagine what it would be like not to be able to conceive or carry a baby, but for many women having a baby is not so simple. Recurrent miscarriages,...
View Article‘I Am Pregnant, Not Sick’
One of my friends in Pakistan would often say that we, women, were very hypocritical when it came to using the ‘female card’. “You play it safe and convenient,” he would say, adding that we always...
View ArticlePregnancy Exercise: What’s Safe?
It can be very tempting, when pregnant, to give up your regular exercise program and just eat Tim Tams on the couch for nine months. You’re often extremely tired, uncomfortable and just plain cranky –...
View ArticleNatural Remedies For Morning Sickness
You’re elated and excited about your pregnancy and then morning sickness strikes. It can quickly take you from being on top of the world to feeling utterly miserable. You’ll probably feel better by the...
View ArticleHow To Cope With Morning Sickness
You used to love chicken but now when you get a whiff of its scent your stomach starts to turn and your mouth begins to water before you drop your fork and sprint for the bathroom. Sound familiar?...
View ArticleTravelling While Pregnant
Planning to go on a trip while pregnant? Pregnancy is generally a safe time to travel, but it has its own unique challenges and there’re certain things you need to take into consideration. When to...
View ArticleHow To Cope With Heartburn During Pregnancy
Before I fell pregnant I’d never experienced heartburn but I soon found out how horrid it can be. Fortunately, I didn’t suffer for too long but for some mums to be, heartburn can be an everyday...
View ArticleEmbrace, Don’t Disgrace, Your Pregnant Body
It is no surprise that we gain weight when we’re pregnant – we’re growing a human being inside of our body, so it’s only natural that the numbers on the scales are going to increase over time and those...
View ArticleDo You Really Need A Birth Plan?
The word ‘plan’ usually freaks me out. Surely I didn’t escape the corporate world to have a baby just to be told that I need to write a birth plan! And how exactly was I supposed to write it when I’d...
View ArticleThe Forbidden Question: Why Is Your Bump So Small?
When I first broke the news of my pregnancy to my friends and family, they warned me about many comments from random people that would make me uncomfortable or thunderstruck. So, as any first-time-mom...
View ArticleTo Have Or Not To Have The 12-Week Scan?
As you’re approaching the end of the first trimester, you’re probably feeling better and already looking forward to meeting the new member of your family. The opportunity to see your baby for the first...
View Article15 Pregnancy Old Wives’ Tales
If you’re pregnant then you’ve probably experienced people trying to guess the sex of your baby, even if you aren’t interested in hearing it. If you’ve chosen not to find out the gender then you can...
View ArticleMy Fear Of Childbirth
When I was about to give birth for the first time my husband and I expected it to be relatively smooth sailing. We thought that nothing bad could happen to our baby – those sorts of things just didn’t...
View ArticleHow To Lose Post-Baby Weight Safely
It’s only natural that new mothers want to bounce back to their pre-baby weight sooner rather than later, but in reality is doesn’t happen with the snap of your fingers. It takes time, unless of course...
View ArticleWater Birth: Pros And Cons
I was mildly curious about water birth, but I didn’t think it was the right option for me until I got a midwife, who was a big water birth advocate. She kept on asking me about it until I finally added...
View ArticlePregnancy Style: Dress For Your Bump
Whether you’re in the early stages of pregnancy or finally nearing the end, your style will obviously change to more comfortable clothing – especially dressing for that beautiful baby bump! If you’re...
View ArticleWhy You’re Having Pregnancy Sex Dreams
A good friend of mine, who’s mere weeks away from giving birth to her second child, recently had a hilarious, X-rated dream about a handsome Indian man who skilfully pleasured her, then fed her...
View ArticleBenefits of Prenatal Yoga
Is there anything that yoga can’t do? Not only is prenatal yoga good for you, but it’s also great for your baby! There are many institutions all over the country which offer great yoga classes for you...
View ArticlePreparing Your Body For Pregnancy
Preconception care prepares your body for a successful, healthy pregnancy and is one of the most responsible choices you can make for you and your baby’s health. It helps eliminate harmful substances...
View ArticleWhat Dads-To-Be Can Experience During Pregnancy
While women are usually elated during pregnancy, dads-to-be can sometimes put a damper on things. The reason: FEAR! Many men experience unrelenting fear because life as they know it has changed in an...
View ArticleTop Tips For Your Pregnancy Workout
Did you ever watch What To Expect When You’re Expecting? And think, I’m going to be Elizabeth Banks, who has the awful pregnancy experience while Brooklyn Decker is still wearing stilettos and going to...
View ArticleThis Should Be Labelled As A Pregnancy Sin
While Carrie Bickmore is shutting down Steve Price about his breastfeeding comment, social media has been blowing up about a woman’s right to breastfeed whenever and wherever she wants. And while most...
View ArticleHow To Fight The Fear When Having A Rainbow Baby
It’s a roller-coaster of emotions when you conceive a “rainbow baby” – a baby born directly following a miscarriage or stillbirth. At first, you’re incredibly happy and relieved and then the cold, hard...
View Article17 Things No One Tells You About Having IVF
Falling pregnant is no walk in the park. If you’ve been trying unsuccessfully to have a baby, you may start wondering if IVF is the way forward. My own beloved babies were the result of eight...
View ArticleHow I Learned Birth Plans Were A Waste Of Time
There’s no such thing as a birth plan that goes according to plan. Who knew I had something in common with Kim Kardashian-West besides our first name. Mrs West recently candidly stated that pregnancy...
View ArticleI’m Sick Of Being Told I Took The ‘Easy’ Route Having A Cesarian
No, I wasn’t ‘too posh to push’. In the past two decades, the cesarean birth rate has nearly doubled, prompting the World Health Organization to claim there are too many unnecessary C-sections in...
View ArticleI Spent More Than $80,000 To Have My Kids, And I’d Do It Again
When they came into the world, I knew I was complete. I always wanted to be a mother. I loved kids and they loved me. In fact, I was convinced that I was born to be a parent. So while my friends...
View ArticleTry Looking Away From This Mezmerizing Pregnancy Video
Human creation is a wonderful thing. We’ve all seen pregnancy pictures on our Facebook feeds before, but this stunning pregnancy time lapse video from the Fletcher family takes documenting those nine...
View ArticleWhen Your Miscarriage Is A Relief
When I found out I was pregnant, I was shocked and scared. In 2013, I had a chemical pregnancy. A chemical pregnancy occurs when there is a chromosomal abnormality during the fertilization process...
View ArticleWhy I Drank While I Was Pregnant
Cheers to having agency over your own damn body. I took my pregnancy test after drinking a yard-long margarita at a downtown festival, right before pouring myself a glass of wine. I wasn’t trying to...
View ArticleI Ate My Placenta To Prevent Postpartum Depression
I didn’t give my placenta another thought until it splashed loudly in my toilet. I thought my body was awesome for growing another human being, but in reality, the coolest thing about my pregnancy was...
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