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ADVERTISEMENT Her feelings are compounded by what she sees around her – most of her friends appear to be managing their offspring perfectly, judging from the happy snaps all over Facebook. Everyone keeps telling her having a baby is the best thing that will ever happen to her.  No wonder Lisa thought it would all be so different, admitting: "When I was first pregnant I imagined running through the fields with my little girl, discovering flowers together, snuggling at night and being perfectly in tune with my mini-me. But, in reality, at times I actually feel resentful of Melinda, and fe...

Mother and Baby Unit: I experienced severe postnatal mental illness after both of my pregnancies, and spent time in the Mother and Baby Unit.

Leave a comment I was sitting at a rare dinner out with friends when I nearly choked on my margarita.  After admiring photos of each other's birthday cakes (mine a Pikachu and hers a unicorn), my friend casually told me she had chosen not to invite any boys to her daughter Anna's birthday party.  "We just decided to invite the girls from the class but not the boys," she said. "That split the class effectively in half and we figured none of the boys would feel left out because we didn't invite any boys." The other women at the table nodded in agreement, while my other friends smiled gently, ...

Sally Hepworth's family flips the traditional script. Recently, the author's husband, Christian, left his job to be her "assistant". He told us why.

Deb Shepparton is a single mum to two autistic children. She explains the lessons she's learnt about parenting, failing, and everything in between.