Pregnancy and Birth


Late-Night Chemists/Pharmacies Open in Wollongong and Illawarra
Frantically Googling ‘Chemists Open near me?’ Here are Illawarra’s after hour Pharmacy’s… Because of course kids never seem to get quite as sick in the…


New Parents, 8 quick ways to de-stress. As advised by the experts…
Help, Advice and Support for New Parents On becoming a parent, it becomes near impossible to prioritise ourself. As parents we need to know quick,…


Planning Perfect Christening / Naming Day Celebrations in Wollongong
Wollongong’s best Christening and Naming Day Venue shares how to plan your perfect event! Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! A new baby is…


Every baby is different (and so is every parent)
Your baby is born with its own individual temperament – the way your child responds to the world and to their own body. Temperament helps…


Parents, science is telling us how to raise happy kids. Make THIS the one thing you read today…
I WISH I knew this when my kids were younger. it is the most powerful, transformative information. For our own babies, kids and for our…


Best Family Day Trips from the Illawarra. Get Inspired!
NO MORE Family Groundhog Day! The weekend or school holidays arrive, the kids are whiney and you need to GET OUT! But where to go…


Beautiful and free ways for families to enjoy the cooler weather in the Illawarra
There are so many creative, wonderful ways for families to enjoy Autumn and Winter across the Illawarra! Parents Guide Illawarra have collated free and cost…


Lockdown survival / ideas / sanity savers for Wollongong Illawarra residents
Lockdown sucks. The loss of freedom, the financial stress, the emotional impact. Even for the introverts amongst us, living their best lockdown life, the challenges…


“I’ve lost my confidence” An SOS guide for working mamas and those returning to work.
It’s the phrase I hear most often from mums who are contemplating a return to the workforce after a break to raise children. It’s also…


Meet Assoc. Prof David Greening – Illawarra Obstetrician and fertility specialist who is changing lives
Obstetrics and gynaecology Meet Assoc Prof David Greening – Illawarra Obstetrician and fertility specialist… For those Illawarra couples and ladies struggling to conceive, we have…


Australia’s pandemic baby boom – and what it means for the Illawarra
Hot on the heels of the December 2020 announcement by the Australian Bureau of Statistics that as a nation we are seeing the lowest birth…


Free Emotional Support for New and Expectant Parents in the Illawarra Gidget House Shellharbour
The rhetoric around a ‘post COVID-19 world’ often suggests that mental health will be at the fore. Yet, perinatal mental health issues in Australia sadly…