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Latest Media Releases
 Child
care: not as easy as ABC (Prof. Deborah Brennan)
The drama surrounding child-care group ABC Learning suggests
it is time to rethink aspects of Australia's approach to
the provision of early childhood education and care. At
the very least, the anxiety generated by the collapse of
the company's share price should make policy makers and
politicians reflect upon the consequences of Australia's
heavy reliance upon a single provider... read
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Organic
- The New Generation of Baby Food
With 88% of Aussie parents preferring to feed their children
organic food the demand for organic produce is growing rapidly
in Australia with organic sales increasing by 25% alone in
2006. Not all organic baby foods have the same level of nutrition
texture and taste. Australia is following international trends
that 'fresh frozen' is the better and healthier meal for your
baby... read
more
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New Parenting Articles
 Infant
Formula
Not sure where to start with baby formula? Not happy with
the formula you are currently feeding your baby?
Check out this guide to see what kind is of formula is appropriate
for your baby including starter (first) formula, soy formula,
follow on formula and specialised infant formulas... read
more
 A
Little Help On The Road To Talking!
From the moment your baby is born, they begin to learn language
skills from the people and environment around them. They
slowly go through various stages of language development
from babbling to gesturing until they finally develop speech...
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more
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One Mum's Story
 Rebecca
Cross' Story
Rebecca was told she would probably never conceive a child
after finding out she had endometriosis and polycystic ovaries
at the age of 20. After years of erratic menstrual patterns
nothing seemed amiss when she missed her period for several
months - until she discovered she was 16 weeks pregnant,
her baby even having survived a hysteroscopy at 2 weeks...
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more
If you are a Mum who has a story to tell
or you know of one, contact us at admin@mumzone.com.au.
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Featured Pregnancy Article
 10
Pregnancy Risk Factors That Every Pregnant Woman Should
Be Aware Of
Many factors affect the development of a fetus into a healthy
child, some which are beyond your control and others that
are within your control. Here are ten of the most common
pregnancy risk factors that can be controlled or influenced...
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New! Business & Careers Resources for
Mums
Are you a Mum who would like to return
to work, run your own business, work from
home, change careers or any combination of the
above? Our new Business & Careers Resources for Mums section is for you!
 Featured
Business & Careers Article:
8
tips for Mums in Business who want to run a successful small
business (Mums in Business)
Congratulations, you are off and running with your new business,
but how do you make sure that you don't fall into the same
trap that many mums do. How do you create a successful small
business that will bring a great income into your household?...
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Featured
Advertorial
 Baby
House - Innovative Essential Baby Items
With the impending or new arrival of your bub, visit www.BabyHouse.com.au
for innovative essential baby items. Baby House searches
within Australia and overseas to bring you the latest innovative
solutions to sleeping, teething, bonding, shopping trolley
covers and more... read
more
 La
Toriana
Synonymous with quality, style and affordability, La Toriana showcase and support Australian designers in the fashion and gift industry today. Catering for premmie babies to 8 years old as well as gifts for mums and dads, there is something for everyone. Designer labels you'll love so grab a bargain in clothes, toys and accessories. We aim to surpass your expectations in online shopping, and you will be pleasantly surprised with our exceptional customer service, prompt shipping and amazing products. Join our VIP Customer Club, register and sign up for our newsletter. We invite you to grab a cuppa, sit back, relax and enjoy the La Toriana shopping experience... we know you will.
Discussion
Issue
 Did you give birth naturally or by caesarean section?
Although many women give birth naturally, many plan to but end up having to have an emergency caesar. Some women know they will need a planned caesar right from the start for medical reasons, and more and more women are now choosing to have elective caesars.
How did you give birth? If you are pregnant, are you planning to give birth naturally or to have a caesar? If you had an emergency caesar, how did you feel about this? If you had a planned caesar, how did it feel to know your baby's birthdate in advance?
Discuss this issue with other mums in
our Discussion
Forum and cast
your vote!
Featured Baby Directory Listings
Cushie
Tushies
Cushie Tushies cloth nappies are as easy and effective
to use as disposables, plus they are highly economic
AND environmentally friendly! We've tested our OSFA
nappies on boys and girls, newborn to toddler, with
great success. Cushie Tushies also stocks a range
of accessories: woolen covers, cloth wipes and liners.
Megsy
Moo
Megsy Moo offers you the chance to browse beautiful and
classy gifts online at your convenience. We have a wonderful
range of gift ideas for babies and children.
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Our Baby Directory
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New Parenting Tips
Save
Baby Food Jars for Portioning and Freezing Meals
Don't throw out your empty baby food jars, wash and sterilise
them instead and use these to store/freeze your home-made
baby food. Puree left-overs from main meals (left-over sheppard’s
pie was my youngest daughter's favourite, no worries with
the onions) with a stick mixer, spoon into the sterilised
jars, seal and freeze. The frozen jars are great to keep
the baby's lunchbox and bottles cold when you are out and
only takes 1 minute in the microwave to defrost to a spoonable
stage so you can spoon out what you need for that feed into
baby's bowl and heat that and put the rest of the frozen
jar in the fridge for another meal. Bacon, broccoli, cauli
and potato is a favourite mix or chicken and veg, pureed
spaghetti etc.
* Contributed by a Mum Zone User
Learn
with Fridge Magnets Anywhere
Buy a cheap lamington tin for baby's fridge magnets so they
can be played with anywhere - not just infront of the fridge.
It's easier to sit down with baby in the lounge for example
and make words from magnet letters, identify magnet animals
etc. than trying to get comfortable on the floor
in front of the fridge. The magnets can also be stored in
the tin and it will save your fridge from being marked by
the magnets.
* Contributed by Barb, Victoria
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New Product Review
 Fefol Multi-Preg BabySmart
A multi-vitamin which contains folate, iron and a number of other vitamins and minerals required during pre-conception, pregnancy and breastfeeding. It contains "BabySmart" - DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid) which comes from fish oil and assists baby's brain and eye development... read
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Latest Baby
Names
The 5 latest
baby names members have submitted to Mum Zone are:
1. Jazmine (girl)
2. Riley (boy)
3. Jorrell (boy)
4. Sunnie (girl)
5. Amilie (girl)
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baby names
with other Mum Zone members!
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my
foundation. She planted the
seed that I base my life on, and
that is the belief that the ability
to achieve starts in your mind.
~ Michael Jordan
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