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Your pelvic floor recovery after child birth is vitally important for all mums and all delivery types. Julie from Active Mum gives you some tips to support your recovery and some early thoughts postpartum and leading into that 6 week assessment check.

We all love hearing the story behind how companies get started, what the motivation was for the founders and what drives them. However, for the case of Mioplay, the story is not quite the traditional one that you are used to hearing.

Now that you are a new mum and after the newborn fog has lifted, you may be thinking about how you can get back to your pre-pregnancy weight. In Shape Mummy's dietitian, Julies gives us some healthy tips on how to feel good again.

Sleep is the number one issue facing new and not so new parents these days.

The initial excitement of a new baby’s arrival can quickly turn to into a highly stressful and exhausting time for all.

Steph is a qualified Baby & Child Sleep Consultant, registered nurse, mum to 3 children and based in Melbourne. She gives us some ideas on what healthy sleep foundations are in the article below.

Being a new parent can be hard, overwhelming, isolating and exhausting with little to no sleep. Parents need time out for self-care and looking after themselves. The Gidget Foundation supports new and expectant parents by providing programs and support services to families suffering emotional distress.

In Shape Mummy focuses on health and weight loss for breastfeeding and busy mums. We interview the founder, Lisa Bergsma, to tell us why she was motivated to start her business in the first place and the challenges she met along the way.

Breastfeeding can be one of the most rewarding experiences between a mum and baby, but it can also be a time of frustration and anxiety. Often we question, is my baby latching properly? Do I have enough milk? Are they feeding enough?

Gestational diabetes mellitus, or better known as GDM/pregnancy diabetes is a fast-growing concern for many pregnant women.

12-14% of all pregnant women will test positive to the GDM testing and therefore become known as a gestational diabetic for the duration of their pregnancy.

Mum look at me, I’m awake!! Does your baby wake up after one sleep cycle looking fresh and ready to go, only to start acting like they haven’t slept for a week 30-45 minutes later? Sounds like you have a cat napper on your hands!

Fever seems to be the most misunderstood symptom of sickness in children. Perhaps there is a lack of knowledge, education and recognition, but parents and health professionals alike all seem to have differing opinions and treatment suggestions for fever.

No wonder parents are anxious and confused when it comes to fever!