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No partner and heading for 40… it’s a scenario a lot of women face but Capetonian Diane Bartlett decided she couldn’t wait for the right man to appear and decided to have a baby on her own. Read on.


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Gisele Bündchen says birth wasn't painful

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen said that giving birth to her and Tom Brady's son was painless.

IVF fathers could pass infertility on to sons

Boys born as a result of IVF could inherit their father's infertility, scientists have warned.

Journal retracts autism study

Medical publication pulls original vaccine-autism findings after ethics panel rebukes study's lead author for dishonesty in his research.

SIDS breakthrough research

Study finds SIDS babies have low serotonin levels.

How much weight should I gain?

Use these charts as a guide to rate your pre-pregnancy weight and plan your weight gain.

Time to be prepared

Going into childbirth knowing what to expect is key to building the confidence you need. Here’s how to get there.

Give peace a chance

Relish the Christmas holidays without compromising your own well-being or that of your new baby.

Sugar and spice

SA’s top model and Fit Pregnancy covergirl, Kerry McGregor just had a baby girl! Find out how Kerry coped with her second pregnancy.

Practice makes perfect

First-time mom Kirsty Beamish desperately wanted a natural birth and was hoping for a mobile epidural. Did she get what she wanted?

What is a blighted ovum?

Spontaneous and natural are lovely words, but not when they’re used to describe a blighted ovum, discovers Kim Richter.

Dreaming of Lalya

Men dream of parenthood as much as women do but they’re not always open about it. Here, one would-be dad shares his hopes, and the lengths he’s going to, for a daughter.

A little silly mid-off

Parenthood throws its first curveball at this cricket-obsessed dad

The sharper father

Here’s a collection of tips to help you make fatherhood look like child’s play






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Inside the FEB/MAR 2010 issue

  All your mom and baby shopping sorted!
  Emotional meltdown? Why it's normal
  Birth stories you really MUST read!


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