babies

These baby car seats have been recalled: Is yours affected?

Here's how to find out if yours is safe.

Why this mum always asks her baby’s permission before picking him up

'We want him to know that his body is his.'

Babies could recognise faces before they've even been born, new research reveals

Amazing!

Breast milk ice lollies are the natural teething remedy your baby will love

Plus, they're perfect for summer.

Baby becomes viral sensation by 'walking' minutes after being born

A baby has become an internet sensation after apparently walking just a few minutes after being born. The video clip of the surprising scene was uploaded to Facebook and has stunned people across the globe, amassing 72 million views, over 1.6 million shares and 339,000 reactions.

Baby buys that will make every parent’s life a million times easier

It's time you harnessed the power of tech to make parenting that much easier.

Australian Woman Gives Birth to 14-Pound Baby Without Epidural

An Australian woman and her big little bundle of joy, born in January and weighing in at 14 pounds, made waves on social media.

The ultimate non-chocolate Easter gift guide for kids

Easter = chocolate right? Especially when it comes to over-excited small people. But, if you want to side-step the inevitable sugar-rush, stuffed little faces and sticky fingers, here’s our round up of the best non-chocolate Easter Gifts for kids.

Is it time to stop apologising for our children's behaviour?

Is it time to stop apologising for our children’s behaviour? When I end up in one of those awkward ‘you go, no you go’ stand-offs with a stranger, despite the fact it’s nobody’s fault, I’m the first to offer my humble apologies for getting in their way. Surely, motherhood could cure me of my loose-lipped apologies, but somehow having children (twins) has made me up my sorry game even more.

People are sticking stuff to their babies' heads with 'Girlie Glue'

Forget pink or blue onesies and flowery headbands, Girlie Glue has a solution. According to the site, CEO Katie Hydrick was fed up with other fussy accessories and her daughter didn’t have enough hair for clips.

Plus-size model Tess Holliday posts tearful selfie to show the realities of motherhood

As any mum will likely testify, there are good parenting days and bad. But while the good often pass by largely unnoticed, the bad can really shake your confidence that you got this whole motherhood thing.

Here's why children are so obsessed with those 'unwrapping videos' on YouTube

Forget Mr Tumble, nothing can hold a child’s attention quite like a YouTube vid of a person unveiling that little yellow egg inside a Kinder Surprise. Clearly, there is something in this whole unwrapping-by-proxy thing, but what is it that children find so enthralling?

13 celebrity mums who've got real about motherhood

Before you have kids, you sort of think the journey into parenthood will be all twinkle twinkle little stars and fluffy bunnies. Thankfully, the pressure to keep up the motherhood myth has eased somewhat of late and a growing band of celebrity mums have ditched the sugar coating and instead are choosing to reveal the truth about parenting – baby vomit, stretchmarks and all. Unofficial leader of this honest mums pack is Giovanna Fletcher, who having recently spoken about spoke out about the judgement mums face over their post-baby bodies is now tackling another postpartum problem – hair loss.

Why parents shouldn't have to apologise for their babies' noise on flights

Back in July, the parents of a newborn were spotted sharing goody bags out on a flight. Containing earplugs and chocolates, it also contained an accompanying note with an explanation of why the little ones might cry on the flight and what was – essentially – an apology for the noise.

Twin Boys in Arizona Born Minutes Apart and in Different Years

Twin brothers Everett and Sawyer Shay will have an amazing story to tell for years to come regarding their New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day birthday. Sawyer was born 11 minutes before his brother, while it was still 2016, and his younger brother was born just one minute after 2017 was officially ushered in. Little Everett was the first Arizona baby born in 2017 at the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz. His big brother couldn’t wait, so his birth record will read Dec. 31, 2016, and Everett’s will read Jan. 1, 2017, although they’re still technically twins.

This is what we can expect parenting to look like in 2017

Mum bans son's iPhone and sees his behaviour transformed. Should other parents be doing the same?

The fact is children and technology are a match made in heaven, or hell, depending on which screen-time camp you fall into. One mum who definitely knows where she stands on the whole to ban or not to ban discussion is Karly Tophill.

Schools are being told to abandon the terms 'boys' and 'girls' but is it a gender equality move too far?

The Mail on Sunday reported earlier this week that children in schools up and down the country are to be told to stop using the term ‘boys’ and ‘girls’. The guidance, being sent out to teachers, parents and pupils as young as seven, advises against the terms because of fears it discriminates against transgender children, leaving them feeling isolated. Instead children will be encouraged to use terms such as ‘genderqueer’ and ‘intersex’ by a new guidebook, which will be distributed to 120 schools around the UK next month.

Parents are confused about car-seat safety for children: Here's what you need to know

Sam Faiers has been parent-shamed about car seat safety but does it raise a wider issue about car seat confusion? When Sam Faiers shared a video of her 11-month-old baby giggling in his car seat, she received a barrage of comments. Uploading a short clip of her son, Paul, laughing in his swivel car seat, the 25-year-old mum quickly drew comments from some followers who assumed the car was moving and therefore claimed the position of the car seat wasn’t safe.

The UK's top 100 baby names of 2016

The year is drawing to a close which, despite being a rather rocky one, has welcomed millions of little ones into the world.

Should mums feel guilty for spending time apart from their newborns?

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This is why you should never let someone kiss your baby

There’s something about babies that make people act irrationally. “This is what happens to babies when been in contact with a coldsore,” writes Amy Stinton in a Facebook post accompanied by a shocking image of her 14-month-old son Oliver. “Oliver now has the herpes virus and will have this for life.

This Mum Refuses To ‘Bounce Back’ After Giving Birth

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Toddler breastfeeding her doll called out as ‘nastiest sh--’ on Facebook

"If you’re okay with your daughter lifting up her shirt and putting her baby dolls mouth to her little ‘dots’ pretending to breastfeed then I personally think you need punched in the d*** face!!! It’s just simply not okay!!! Arguments welcome. While shopping, she looked over and noticed that the two-year-old had lifted her shirt and was "feeding" her doll in the same way she had seen her mother feed her younger sibling many times. Shocked by the response, she shared the incident with Facebook group, Breastfeeding Mama Talk.

Parents Are Sharing Pictures Of Babies Bottoms Covered By Peaches In Bonkers New Social Media Craze

Following on from last week’s bonkers cheerio stacking trend, there’s another social media craze that is sweeping the Internet and it’s equally as wacky. Parents in Japan are sharing pictures of their babies, covering their bottoms with a peach.