Eighteen months ago Alan Perrott was a reluctant first-time dad - kids had never been part of his life plan.

Imagine if you will, chafing so raw and violent that it stings even when you walk bow legged.

Kelly Brook has been left "devastated" after suffering a miscarriage.

Matthew Followill has become a father for the first time.

Parents Centres New Zealand says Shelley Bridgeman's comments about breastfeeding are imbalanced and misinformed.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have named their babies Monroe and Moroccan Scott.

Being a new parent can bring a surge of unexpected feelings, not all of them good. Dionne Christian relives her own battle with post-natal depression - now called perinatal distress - and talks about how to get help.

Mel B's husband won't be her birthing partner saying he would be "horrendous" there with her.

You'd think, since my wife and I have decided not to have any more children, that the notion of getting the old snip snip would be straightforward.

It's one of the biggest issues new parents face: getting their baby off to sleep. It seems everyone has an opinion on the right - and wrong - ways of doing it.

Now that I am pregnant with my third and final child, I am finding time to prepare for the big event is slim-to-non-existent.

Sir Elton John has announced he will find out who his son's biological father is.

Baby showers are a great way to celebrate the impending arrival of a little bundle of joy. But the task of organising it can be daunting - where to have it, who to invite, what to do and most importantly, when.

Toddlers, tiaras, tantrums and ... the occasional tragedy. It seems every parent has their opinion on getting children into modelling.

Expectant mothers' diets could be creating an obesity timebomb for their unborn children, a groundbreaking study involving New Zealand scientists has revealed.

An expert says many more babies would survive if the country quit smoking and reduced its obesity.

The 90210 star is expecting her third child with her husband Dean McDermott and the couple are overjoyed with the news.

Natalie Portman has given up veganism during her pregnancy.

I wish I could say I had more in common with brilliant US comedian Tina Fey, but there's only one thing I can think of...