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Contents of Previous Issues of Essence
(Formerly NMAA Newsletter)


Volume 44, Number 5 September 2008.
Features:
  • A Dad's Account of Childbirth - David Lowbridge
  • Book Review
  • The Language Of Tears - Pinky McKay
  • Breastfeeding In Children's Storybooks - Helen Jeffcoat and Emily Dickson
  • The Crying Game: Tips To Soothe - Pinky McKay
  • Mummy Milk In The Middle Kingdom - Kelly Dombromski
  • How other Cultures Prevent Postpartum Depression - Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
  • Poet's Corner: Mum Wants Me To Start Solids - Suzy Lenne
  • Musical Parenting - Hilary Henshaw
Columns:
  • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
  • Mother to mother - Ways To Calm The Crying
  • Talking point - Managing Negative Breastfeeding Support
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Days Of Our Lives - Dads and Breastfeeding
  • Looking Back
  • Media Watch
  • Association News
  • Incoming - Fundraising News
Volume 44, Number 4 July 2008.
Features:
  • Book Reviews
  • Postnatal Depression and Breastfeeding - Flash Back>
  • Building Resilience in Children - Maggie Dent
  • Group Cooperative Parenting - Robin Grille
  • Going Organic - Susan Greenbank
  • "Trust Me, I'm A Doctor"
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - Small-Breastfed Women
  • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
  • Days Of Our Lives - Best Parenting Advice Received
  • Talking point - Postnatal Depression
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Looking Back
  • Media Watch
  • Association News
  • Incoming - Fundraising News
Volume 44, Number 3 May 2008.
Features:
  • Diary of a teenage mum - Jade Sephton
  • The New Wonder Woman - Liz Crowe
  • mum 2 mum - We're Here For You Susan Greenbank
  • PLAY: Why we all need it! - Arna Presland
  • Poem: An Early Mother - Jennie Slatter
  • Which Method Of Expressing Milk IS Best For You? - Susan Greenbank
  • DVD Review
  • Book Review
  • Musical Parenting - Hilary Henshaw
Columns:
  • Days Of Our Lives - Shopping With Children
  • Mother to mother - Age Gaps Beteen Siblings
  • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
  • Talking point - The Changing Taste Of Breastfmilk
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Association News
  • Looking Back
  • Incoming - Fundraising News
Volume 44, Number 2 March 2008.
Features:
  • Breastfeeding Rights of Working Women - Ted Greiner
  • Bribes, Rewards and Praise - Pinky McKay
  • DVD Review
  • Foster carers - Department of Child Safety, QLD
  • Choosing A Maternity Bra
  • Parent Stress, Hope and Pyjamas - Dr Tom Whelan
  • Book Review
Columns:
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Mother to mother - Fundraising Events
  • Talking point - Sudden and Forced Weaning
  • Busy Mums - Final - Volunteering
  • At Home - Final - Going Green around the Home
  • Media Watch
  • Association News
  • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
  • Looking Back
Volume 44, Number 1 January 2008.
Features:
  • More restless babies - Sue Dengate
  • DVD Review
  • Book Review
  • Introducing... our new editor
  • Baby-Led Weaning - Gill Rapley
  • Making Peace With Your Birth Experience - Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
  • 2007 Index
  • Work-At-Home-Mums
Columns:
  • Days of our Lives - Maternal Nutrition
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Media Watch
  • Mother to mother - Contraception, Intimacy
  • Association News
  • Looking Back
  • Talking point - Baby-Led Weaning
  • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplaces
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Volume 43, Number 6 November 2007. Hot Milk Commemorative Edition
Features:
  • HOT MILK - Yvette O'Dowd
  • Looking Back - HOT MILK Warm Welcome
  • Looking Back - New Honorary Member - Sue Cox
  • Looking Back - New Honorary Member - Ros Escott
  • HOT MILK Quotes
  • Grow Their 'Roots' So They Will Thrive - Christine Durham
  • When Is Low Supply Really Low Supply? - Louise Duursma and Dale Nigro
  • Do You Feel Free To Feed?
  • The Best Start: Advocating Change - Margaret Grove
  • The Wonderful World Wide Web - Cynthia Ohanian
  • Audio Visual Review
  • Babywearing
Columns:
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Media Watch
  • Talking point - Breastfeeding Friendly Workplaces
  • At Home - Encourage Your Kids To Exercise
  • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Accreditation - GE Money
  • Mother to mother - Family History Of Breastfeeding
  • Association News
  • Busy Mums - Getting From A To B
Volume 43, Number 5 September 2007
Features:
  • Continuing Breastfeeding after Separation and Divorce - Ragnii Grainger
  • The Nappy Question - Caroline Munchenberg
  • Awakening Life - Julie-Anne Darling
  • Your Story - When It's Just Not Right!
  • Looking Back - The History of Essence, Part 6
  • Leeton Group's Favourite Recipes
  • ABA 'Groupie' - Mary-Anne Gunther
  • Book Review
Columns:
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Accreditation - IMPACT
  • Mother to mother - Postive Birth Experiences
  • Talking point - Gentle Sleep Solutions
  • Media Watch
  • Busy Mums - Who Does the Housework?
  • At Home - Cloth versus disposable nappies
  • Association News
Volume 43, Number 4 July 2007
Features:
  • Runnin On 'Baby Time' - Lynn Romeo
  • The Senses to Feed - Sue Cox
  • Post-Baby Conversations! - Alison Osborne
  • Corporate social responsibility? - Julie Smith
  • Formula for Ethical Marketing
  • Your Story - Trio in Transit
  • Looking Back - The History of Essence, Part 5
  • Association Profile: Unsung Heroine - Beryl Jackson
  • Your Story - Breastfeeding a Second Child
  • DVD Reviews
  • Book Review
Columns:
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Head Office News- BFWA - ACL Energy
  • At Home - Keeping Them Occupied
  • Busy Mums - Fatigue and Motherhood
  • Talking point - Breastfeeding: It's An Emergency!
  • Association News
  • Media Watch
  • Mother to mother - Nipple Care
Volume 43, Number 3 May 2007
Features:
  • Strike a Pose, There's nothing To It - Vicky Leon
  • Where Does a Mother's Day Go? - Julie Smith
  • Was the Tooth Fairy Breastfed? - Dr Yvonne Luxford
  • Why Gentle Sleep Techniques Are Best - Anni Gethin and Beth Macgregor
  • Looking Back - The History of Essence, Part 4
  • I Don't Want to Give This Book Back Today! - Alison Jones
  • Pat on the Back for Westpac - BFWA
  • Book Review
  • Breastfeeding Tops
Columns:
  • Talking point - Promoting the ABA Message
  • Getting To Know - Angela Devlin
  • At home - Reading With Your Kids
  • Busy mums - Healthy, Quick Snacks for the Family
  • Association News
  • Head Office News - BFWA
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Mother to mother - Expressing
  • Media Watch
Volume 43, Number 2 March 2007
Features:
  • Using Hypnosis for Childbirth - Dr Shari Read
  • Climbing the Mountain of Motherhood - Ros Lockley
  • Iodine - Joy Anderson
  • Step By Step - The Troubles and Triumphs of Tandem Feeding
  • Association Profile: Unsung Heroines - Lynne Matton-Johnson
  • Looking Back - The History of Essence, Part 3
  • Lives Touched by Breastfeeding - The First Feed
  • Your Story - The Miracle of Breastfeeding Molly
  • Book Review
Columns:
  • Getting To Know - Bronnie Warner
  • Busy mums - Working From Home
  • Talking point - Second Time Around
  • At home - Family Food Adventures
  • Media Watch
  • Association News
  • Mother to mother - Using the ABA Helpline
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
Volume 43, Number 1 January 2007
Features:
  • Advertising Messages to Australian Mothers about Feeding Babies, 1900-2000 - Virginia Thorley
  • Doesn't the Breast Work Anymore? - Kittie Frantz
  • How Do You Represent the ABA? - Bronwyn Warner
  • Looking Back - Life in the 50s and 60s
  • Looking Back - Essence Part 2
Columns:
  • Head Office News - Fundraising Update
  • Media Watch
  • Talking point - Blokes Love Breastfeeding Too!
  • Book Reviews
  • Your Story - When You Just Don't Want To!
  • Busy mums - Keeping Fit and Healthy
  • Mother to mother - Support Networks for Modern-Day Mums
  • At home - Family Schedules and Routines
  • Association News
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
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Volume 42, Number 6 November 2006
Features:
Columns:
  • Step By Step - Quick Facts about Toilet Training
  • Dear Diary - Uncharted Territory
  • Talking point - It's in the Family
  • Mother to mother - The Best Support
  • At home - Children's TV Viewing
  • Busy mums - Mums as Breadwinners
  • Association News
  • Media Watch
  • DVD/Book Corner
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
Volume 42, Number 5 September 2006
Features:
  • In the Mailbox
  • The Language of Tears - by Pinky McKay
  • The 'Real' Sleep Routine for Babies - Mandy MacAulay
  • Breastfeeding My Nappy-free Baby - Charndra Pile
  • Happy Father's Day - Joe Kristan
  • Dear Diary - Student of Life
  • 2007 National Conference Invitation
  • Assocation Profile - Leanne Taylor, NSW Branch President
  • Looking Back - Honorary Member - Lesley Huxley
  • Book Corner
  • DVD Corner
Columns:
  • Talking point - Breastfeeding in Public
  • Mother to mother - Attachment Difficulties in the Early Days
  • At home - Saving Money on Baby Essentials
  • Association News
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Media Watch
  • Busy mums - Getting Some 'Me' Time
Volume 42, Number 4 July 2006
Features:
  • Breastfeeding the Adopted Child - Dr Karleen Gribble
  • Breastfeeding Lili - Rebecca Lauguna
  • Some Legal Implications of Breastfeeding - Ragnii Ingela Grainger
  • Volunteering in the Third Millennium - Ros Lockley
  • Editors' Musings - Claire O'Rouke and Angela Spencer
  • Writing Competition Winners - Lives Touched by Breastfeeding
  • Introducing New ABA Booklet - Postnatal Depression and Breastfeeding
  • Looking Back - Honorary Member - Wendy Brodribb
  • Next Time I... - Tanya Ralph
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - Breastfeeding in the Winter Months
  • Talking point - Toddlers With Babies
  • Media Watch
  • At home - Dealing With Bumps, Bruises and Scrapes
  • Busy mums - Back to Basics
  • Around the Groups
  • Dear Diary - Tandem Feeding
  • Book Corner
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
  • Step By Step - Tongue-tie Troubles
Volume 42, Number 3 May 2006
Features:
  • In the Mailbox
  • The Real World - Anne Manne
  • Motherhood - Anne Manne
  • Mothering in Changing Times - National Mothering Week
  • Honorary Members - Judy Gifford
Columns:
  • Step By Step - The Powerful 'Breast Ladies'
  • Media Watch
  • Mother to mother - Separating Feeding From Sleep
  • At home - Music, Music, Music
  • Around the Groups
  • Talking point - Feeding Dramas
  • Busy mums - Childcare
  • Book Corner
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre
Volume 42, Number 2 March 2006
Features:
  • Breastfeeding In Picture Books - Helen Jeffcoat and Emily Dickson
  • Winner's Circle - Eve Killick
  • Welcome To The New Board - Margaret Grove
  • Honorary Members - Judy Gifford
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Single Income Families
  • Media Watch - Ros Lockley
  • Group News - New Group Projects
  • Dear Diary - Discovering Autism With Ned
  • At home - Cooking For Nutrition, Speed and Budget
  • Talking point - Age Gaps Between Siblings
  • Mother to mother - Managing Negativity Around Breastfeeding
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre - Intelligence In Pre-School Children
Volume 42, Number 1 January 2006
Features:
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Stress And Breastfeeding
  • Group News - New Group Projects
  • Dear Diary - Early Arrival
  • At home - Making Play In Your Own Backyard
  • Mother to mother - Why Do Women Judge Each Other?
  • Talking point - How Did You Find Out About ABA?
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre - Breastfeeding And Schizophrenia
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Volume 41, Number 6 November 2005
Features:
  • Left Holding The Baby - Mary-Louise Parkinson
  • Breastfeeding Means Hope - Samantha Cross
  • Breastfeeding After Breast Surgery - Dianne West
  • Honorary Members - Judy Gifford
  • Creating A Better Future - Amanda Tattam
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Managing Part-time or Causal Work
  • Dear Diary - Being an Older Mum
  • At Home - Pets In The Family Home
  • Mother to mother - Body Weight - Too Much, Too Little?
  • Talking point - Feeding Premmie Babies
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre - Chemicals in Breastmilk
Volume 41, Number 5 September 2005
Features:
  • Cooperative Parenting - Robin Grille
  • Baby Friendly Hospitals - Ingrid McKenzie
  • Weaning Matilda - Allison Barret
  • Honary Members - Judy Gifford
Columns:
  • Busy mums - The Arsenic Hour
  • Dear Diary - A Fight to Breastfeed
  • Talking point - Stranger Danger
  • Mother to mother - Breastpads Uncovered
  • At home - Renovation Rescue
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre - Metabolic Syndrome
Volume 41, Number 4 July 2005
Features:
  • The Baby Blues - Elizabeth Pantley
  • World Breastfeeding Week - Cherie Rothery
  • Honarary Member - Virginia Thorley - Judy Gifford
  • Merrily Merrily Songbook and CD - Judy Gifford
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Parenting In The Car
  • Dear Diary - Breastfeeding With Thrush
  • Talking point - Socialising Our Babies
  • Mother to mother - After Pains And Other Pains
  • At home - Napies, Underwear And Bedwetting
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre - Weight Gains In The First Week Of Life
Volume 41, Number 3 May 2005
Features:
  • Infant Feeding In Emergency Situations - Dr Karleen Gribble
  • Dear Diary - Are You Still Doing That?
  • Three Honorary Members - Judy Gifford
  • Nambahwan Kai Kai - Mary Sweeny
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Studying And Mothering
  • Talking point - Breastfeeding Education In The Family
  • Mother to mother - ABC of Attachment
  • Around The Groups
  • At home - Coping With Depression
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre - Breastfeeding Women And Sexual Motivation
Volume 41, Number 2 March 2005
Features:
  • Wholistic Breast Care - Vic McKay
  • Welcome The New Board - Wendy Burge, President
  • New Honorary Member - Judy Gifford
  • Tarweena Lambskins - Judy Gifford
  • Grow Your Group Winner - Jane Davies
  • Raising Baby - Dez Murad
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Shopping With Small Children
  • Talking point - Best & Worst Buys - Media Influences
  • Mother to mother - Too Little, To Big Or Just Right?
  • Around The Groups
  • At home - Going Green Around The Home
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre - Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer
Volume 41, Number 1 January 2005
Features:
  • Exercise & Breastfeeding - Cherie Rothery
  • Launching a Leadership Plan - Wendy Burge, President
  • New Honorary Members - ABA Promotion
  • Food Allergy Unmasked - Katrina Roads
  • The Challenge Of Changing Times - Kerreen Reiger
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Previous Work Experience? Motherhood!
  • Talking point - What Happened To My Body?
  • Mother to mother - Firstborn Jealousy
  • Around The Groups
  • At home - Time For Spring-Cleaning
  • From the Lactation Resource Centre - Breastmilk And Bifidobacteria
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Volume 40, Number 6
Features:
  • Breastfeeding After A Caesarean Birth - Sara David and Rose Rees
  • History of NMAA/ABA Training - Judy Gifford
  • Celebrity Spotlight: Chrissy Morrisey - Belinda Morrisey
  • Breastfest 2004 - Lee King
  • Breastfeeding First at UQ - Dr Haida Luke
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Sleep - Who Needs It?
  • Talking point - Food Refusal
  • Mother to mother - Lots Of Milk But No Baby
  • Just For Dads - Fathers Day Competition Entries
  • At home - Love Thy Neighbours
  • From the LRC - Breastfeeding and Obesity
Volume 40, Number 5
Features:
  • Reflections On The Birth Of A Girl - Steve Biddulph
  • Breastfeeding With Confidence - Sue Cox
  • Breastfeeding... Naturally - Jill Day
  • My Search For Comfort - Tracey Campbell
  • Top 40 Baby Care Rooms - Lyn Pezzanite
  • Dear DiaryL Breastfeeding Twins - Belinda Keir
Columns:
  • At home - Making Time For Romance
  • Talking point - Return Of Menstruation
  • Mother to mother - Is There Sex After Babies?
  • Just For Dads - Fatherhood: A Personal Journey
  • Busy mums - Feeding Breastmilk From A Bottle
  • From the LRC - Behind The Scenes
Volume 40, Number 4
Features:
  • What Was That? Distracted Feeders - Yvette O'Dowd
  • Love, Limits and Tandem Feeding - Hilary Flower
  • The Federal Treasury Makes Cents - Lisa Liber
  • World Breastfeeding Week - Mandy Gerritse
  • Case Study: White Spot - Geraldine Brooks
  • 100 Ways To Calm The Crying - Pinky McKay
Columns:
  • Talking point - Breast Refusal
  • Mother to mother - Sole Parenting
  • Busy mums - Going Out Without Your Breastfed Baby
  • Just For Dads - Changing My Attitude
  • At home - Saving Money At Home
  • From the LRC - Vaccine In Breastmilk
Volume 40, Number 3
Features:
  • Infant Feeding: The Generation Before ABA - Virginia Thorley
  • The Failsafe Cookbook - Sue Dengate
  • So Tired - Yvette O'Dowd
  • Foundation Members - Researched by Judy Gifford
  • A Prize Jewel In Her Crown - Sue Cox - Avril Preim
  • Say yes To Mess - Puddle Suits - Researched by Judy Gifford
  • National Mothering Week - Judy Gifford
Columns:
  • Talking point - Experienced Breastfeeders
  • Mother to mother - Is Mothering Tiring?
  • Busy mums - The Fine Art Of Expressing
  • Just For Dads - All Work And No Parenting?
  • At home - Keeping On Top Of Errands
  • From the LRC - Caesareans And Breastmilk Transfer
Volume 40, Number 2
Features:
  • Skincare For Baby Naturally - Catherine Arfi
  • Breastfeeding - Getting Attached - Yvette O'Dowd
  • Introducing The New Board Members - From The Board Team
  • Handling Unwanted Advice - Elizabeth Pantley
  • Baby Food Labels Update - Julie Smith
  • Breastfeeding Update - Breastfeeding, Bedsharing & Infant Sleep
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - Family Vacations
  • Just For Dads - Time For A Break
  • Talking point - Breastfeeding When You're Sick
  • At home - A Quickie In The Kitchen
  • Busy mums - Negotiating Solutions At Work
Volume 40, Number 1
Features:
  • 40 Years Young - Deb Batley & Judy Gifford
  • Sign of the Times - Amanda Meade
  • Pardon Me! - Yvette O'Dowd
  • Two Breasts Can Feed Three Babies - ABA Member
  • One Mothers' Breastfeeding Tribute - Joanne Colagiuri
  • Fresh Milk - Extract by Fiona Giles
  • Breastfeeding Update - Breastfeeding, Asthma & Atopic Disease
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - When Only Mummy Will Do
  • Just For Dads - What About Our Life Before Babies?
  • At home - Going Potty!
  • Busy mums - Dealing With Unsupporive Co-workers
  • Talking point - The Meaning of Breastfeeding
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Volume 39, Number 6
Features:
  • A Gentle Touch - Pinky McKay
  • Message to Members - Behind the Scenes... Association Resources Portfolio
  • Early daze - Just Breastmilk, Thanks
  • Group news
  • Looking back - Second Generation Members
  • Step by Step - Readiness for School
  • Breastfeeding Update - From the LRC
  • Your Story - The Meaning of Breastfeeding
  • Book Reviews
Columns:
  • Talking point - Walking Talking and Breastfeeding
  • Mother to mother - Family Gatherings
  • Busy mums - Expressing for an Older Baby
  • At home - Creative Play and Activites
  • New topics
Volume 39, Number 5
Features:
  • Valuing Mothers' Milk - Julie Smith
  • Message to Members - Bring a Friend Month
  • Snippets
  • Community news
  • Looking back - Long-term Members
  • Group news
  • Early daze - Reality check
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Grandmas Make It Possible
  • Talking point - Not So Young Mothers and Breastfeeding
  • Mother to mother - Special Moments
  • New topics
  • At home - Children behaving badly
Volume 39, Number 4
Features:
  • Disciplining Babies and Losing Motherhood - Alyssa Quadrio
  • Message to Members - Members Only Website
  • Group news
  • Your story - We Can Work it Out
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
  • Looking back - History of the Meh Tai - ABA's Baby Sling
  • Your Letters
  • Early daze - Breastfeeding Premature Babies and Kangaroo Care
  • Your Story - Cup-feeding
  • ABA 2003 Raffle Donors
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - The Strangest Place You Have Breastfed
  • Talking point - When BreastmilkIs Preferred Over Other Food
  • At home - Finger Foods
  • Busy mums - Fast Food - Quick, Easy But Still Nutritious Meals
  • New topics
Volume 39, Number 3
Features:
  • Loving Guidance -- Toddlers and Discipline - Pinky McKay
  • Looking back - Friendship
  • Your story - Breastfeeding a baby with Down Syndrome
  • Early daze - Breastfeeding and Nutrition
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
  • Group news
  • Breast Zest
  • Community news - The Breast Way to Feed a Baby
  • Book review - Mothering Your Nursing Toddler
  • Step by Step - The Last Time -- a Weaning Story
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - Mothering in the New Millennium -- is it Fulfilling?
  • At home - Junk Food vs Healthy Eating
  • Talking point - When Mum Doesn't Lose Weight While Breastfeeding
  • Busy mums - Increasing Your Supply While Expressing
Volume 39, Number 2
Features:
  • What do we tell the children? - Sheila Kitzinger
  • Looking back - Long-term members
  • Your story - Breastfeeding - I loved it!
  • Message to members - ABA privacy policy
  • Message to members - The new board
  • Group news
  • Community news
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
  • Your story - All at once
  • Early daze - Preparation for breastfeeding
  • Book review - You won't die laughing
  • Visual images of breastfeeding
Columns:
  • Talking point - The changing taste of breastmilk
  • Mother to mother - What you wished you had known before you had your first baby
  • At home - Naps without breastfeeding
  • Busy mums - Position vacant - Housewife
Volume 39, Number 1
Features:
Columns:
  • Talking point - Breastfeeding distractible babies
  • Busy mums - Fast food - quick, easy but still nutritious meals
  • Mother to mother - Breastfeeding and too much weight loss
  • At home - Mother's little helpers

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Volume 38, Number 5
Features:
  • Adelaide reclaims world record - Soozie Bice and Rose Boyd
  • Message to Members - ABA online - Trisha Edgoose
  • Early Daze - The real change of life
  • Step-by-step - Taking photographs of your baby
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
  • Group News
  • Looking back - Dr Lorna Lloyd-Green
  • Your letters
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Your career - time out to have a baby
  • At home - Birthday party ideas
  • Mother to mother - Lucky I was breastfeeding
  • Talking point - Sudden and forced weaning
Volume 38, Number 4
Features:
  • Breastfeeding: Healthy mothers and healthy babies - Lisa Liber
  • The Global Initiative for Mother Support - Chris Hoadley
  • Message to Members - ABA in cyberspace - Margaret Grove
  • Early daze - How often should I feed my baby?
  • Message to Members - Rebates on membership (Fund information MSWord 26K.)
  • Looking back - NMAA Cooks
  • Step-by-step - Comfort versus nutrition
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - Last baby blues
  • Talking point - Feeding babies with teeth
  • At home - The best things about being at home with the children
  • Busy mums - Working from home
Volume 38, Number 3
Features
  • Advertising breastfeeding - Barb Glare
  • Message to members - In Mothers' Direction - Chris Hoadley
  • Message to members - Changes - Elizabeth Oei
  • Looking back - First solids
  • Group news
  • Editor's comment - Guilty no more
  • Step-by-step - Speech development
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
Columns:
  • Busy mums - Working casual or part-time
  • At home - First solids
  • Mother to mother - The best advice I have received
  • Talking point - Hormone treatment and breastfeeding
Volume 38, Number 2
Features:
  • Maternal medications and breastfeeding - Gwen Gotsch
  • Message to Members - A bear affair - Chris Hoadley
  • Early daze - Just one bottle
  • Your letters
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
  • Looking back - NMAA Cooks
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - Spaced out families
  • Talking point - Thyroid disorders and breastfeeding
  • Busy mums - Tips for studying with children
  • At home - Amusing your preschoolers at home
Volume 38, Number 1
Features:
  • A gesture of love: thoughts on natural weaning - Tina Pettman
  • Your story: Matilda weaned yesterday - Elizabeth Brunacci
  • Message to Members - Value for money - Jill Littlewood
  • 2002 board members - Changing of the guard
  • Global Breastfeeding Partners conference
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
  • Early daze - What is in breastfeeding - for mothers?
  • Community news - 2001 International Conference
  • Community news - ABA - Victorian Branch Launch
  • Snippets
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - Large families
  • At home - Low-cost outings
  • Talking point - Feeding to sleep
  • Busy mums - Readers' stories

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Volume 37, Number 6;
Features:
  • Controlling or spoiling? - Lesley McBurney
  • Snippets
  • Message to Members - Two goals with one booklet - Anne Croker
  • Early daze - Is your baby getting enough?
  • Step by step - Choosing a pet
  • Looking back - Trouble-free breastfeeding - how did we do it?
  • Your story - Breastfeeding... I can and I will do it!!
  • Breastfeeding our twins
  • Your letters
  • Media mothers - Tanya Plibersek, Federal member for Sydney
  • Your local group
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
Columns:
  • Mother to mother - Daytime sleeps
  • Talking point - Trouble-free breastfeeding
  • At home - School holiday activities
  • Busy mums - Baby Care Rooms
Volume 37, Number 5
Features:
  • Breastfest 2001! - Lee King
  • Message to Members - Your continuing support - Merewyn Janson
  • Looking back - Isolation
  • Book review - What do you mean I've changed?!
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
  • Group news
  • 2001 raffle donors
Columns:
  • Talking point - Evening fussiness
  • Mother to mother - Not tonight dear - loss of libido
  • Busy mums - Conserving energy
  • At home - Isolation
  • For the dads - Postnatal depression
Volume 37, Number 4
Features:
  • ABA: blending old and new - Tina Pettman
  • We have a new name! - Kathy Shelton
  • Media mothers - Paula Wriedt, Minister for Education, Tasmania
  • Message to Members - Word of mouth - Lee King
  • Early daze - What's in ABA for you?
  • Step by Step - Conductive hearing loss and your baby
  • Community news - Community education
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
Columns:
  • Talking point - Difficult breastfeeders
  • Mother to mother - Large-breasted women
  • At home - Time alone with your partner
Volume 37, Number 3
Features:
  • Breastfeeding and natural family planning - The Billings Family Life Centre
  • Snippets
  • Message to Members - the new kid on the block - Wendy Burge
  • Community news
  • Early daze - Breastfeeding Max
  • Group news
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
  • Step by Step - Introducing solids... Why the rush?
  • Your letters
Columns:
  • At home - Intellectual stimulation
  • Mother to mother - Mothering second time around
  • Talking point - Breastfeeding through pregnancy and beyond
  • For the dads - International Year of the Volunteer
  • Busy mums - Deciding to breastfeed and work
Volume 37, Number 2
Features:
  • Nurturing the future - our family tradition - Debra Batley
  • Does motherhood matter? - Steve Biddulph
  • Message to Members - a time for change - Kathy Shelton
  • Our magazine - new look, new name
  • New Mothers' Corner - Flat or inverted nipples
  • Community news - International year of the volunteer
  • Your local group
  • Your letters
  • Early daze - Sex and the breastfeeding woman
  • Your story - New mother second time round
  • Breastfeeding update - From the LRC
Columns:
  • At home - Shopping with children
  • For the dads - Breast is best
  • Talking point - Breastfeeding premature babies
  • Mother to mother - Doulas - mothering the mother
  • Busy mums - Mother-friendly workplaces
Volume 37, Number 1
  • Restless Babies - Sue Dengate
  • A reader's story - My mother's breastfeeding story
  • New Mothers' Corner - Flat or inverted nipples
  • Step by Step - Sun protection for babies and toddlers
  • Message to Members - A time for change and 2000-2001 national and branch changes
  • Mother to mother - Same sex children
  • NMAA at home - Budget ideas
  • From the LRC
  • We can work it out - Mother-friendly workplace
  • You asked - Babies born with intra-uterine growth retardation
  • Groups on the ground

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Volume 36, Number 6
  • The twentieth century gurus of parenting part 3 - Sue Cox
  • Message to Members - A gift for all reasons
  • New Mothers' Corner - Water Worries
  • We can work it out - Returning to work - how did you feel?
  • Mother to mother - Unhelpful comments and/or relatives
  • From the LRC
  • Step by Step - Music promotes development
  • You asked - Were you breastfed?
  • NMAA at home - Family traditions
Volume 36, Number 5
  • The twentieth century gurus of parenting part 2 - Sue Cox
  • Letters
  • Message to Members - My wonderful memories
  • New Mothers' Corner - Premature babies
  • We can work it out - Asking your boss about breastfeeding arrangements
  • Groups on the ground
  • Step by Step - Doing chores - when can children start?
  • From the LRC
  • Mother to mother - Breastfeeding and mothers who have a disability
  • NMAA at home - Shopping with babies and toddlers
  • You asked - What do you think of Nursing Mothers' meetings?
  • NEW NMAA Fathers - Your supporting role
  • Snippets
Volume 36, Number 4
  • The WHO Code - 19 years on
  • ILO Convention on maternity protection
  • Message to Members - Breastfeeding: It's your right
  • Breastfeeding Welcome stickers
  • New Mothers' Corner - Sleeping... like a baby
  • Snippets
  • Mother to mother - Breastfeeding after breast surgery
  • From the LRC
  • You asked - Breastfeeding and strenuous exercise
  • We can work it out - Helping a baby feed from a bottle
  • NMAA at home - Saving money
  • Groups on the ground
Volume 36, Number 3
  • The twentieth century gurus of parenting, part 1 Sue Cox
  • Message to Members - Change your life
  • Challengers for new world record
  • New Mothers' Corner - Choosing a maternity bra
  • A reader's story - Perseverance pays off
  • Groups on the ground
  • Mother to mother - Breastfeeding and solo parenting
  • You asked - PMT and breastfeeding
  • From the LRC
  • We can work it out - Support, Six-day business trip, without the breastfed baby
  • 2001 International Breastfeeding Conference
  • Raffle 2000 donors
Volume 36, Number 2
  • National Mothering Week 2000 Mother's Love: a gift in every language
  • Message to Members - Take time
  • Wendy Brodribb - Australia Day honours
  • A reader's story - A breastfed baby goes to Greece
  • Thankyou letters
  • You asked - Congenital hip dysplasia
  • Step by step - Hot! hot! hot!
  • New Mothers' Corner - A new mother's thoughts
  • We can work it out - Juggling commitments
  • Groups on the ground
  • Letters
  • Mother to mother - Lactation following stillbirth
  • From the LRC
Volume 36, Number 1
  • Breastfeeding - the natural advantage - Dr Wendy Brodribb
  • Breastfeeding - a baby's choice
  • We can work it out - Time management
  • Message to Members - Nursing Mothers' national headquarters
                    - 1999-2000 NMAA Board of Directors
                    - Congratulations Judy Gifford
  • Mother to mother - Nipple vasospasm
  • From the LRC
  • A reader's story - Lara's diary
  • New Mothers' Corner - Am I losing my milk?
  • 2001 - International Breastfeeding Conference
  • Groups on the ground
  • Letters
  • You asked - Conceiving multiples while weaning or still breastfeeding
  • Snippets

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Volume 35, Number 6
  • Into the mouths of babes - Ros Escott
  • Oral history project
  • Message to Members - A blue chip investment
  • We can work it out - Long-term expressing
  • Mother to mother - One-sided breastfeeding
  • Changeover of Editor
  • A reader's story - Breast refusal mystery unravelled
  • New Mothers' Corner - Oh no! Two rocks!
  • NMAA at home
  • From the LRC
  • Groups on the ground
  • NMAA around Australia
  • Letters
  • Step by step - Fantasy play
  • You asked - Contact lenses and hormone effects on eyes
  • Snippets
Volume 35, Number 5
  • Breastfeeding and childhood asthma - Wendy Oddy
  • Friends of Nursing Mothers'
  • Message to Members - Spring into Nursing Mothers'
  • NMAA's counselling service
  • Breastfeeding the baby with gastro-oesophageal reflux - Laura Barmby and Cindy Scott Duke
  • Mother to mother - Gastro-oesophageal reflux
  • You asked - The effect of sexual abuse on breastfeeding
  • NMAA around Australia
  • From the LRC
  • New Mothers' Corner - How does breastfeeding affect Mum? and Sprung a leak?
  • NMAA raffle 1999 Sponsor Honour Roll
  • We can work it out
  • Snippets
  • Letters
Volume 35, Number 4
  • Breastfeeding Awareness Month - Guilty Secrets
  • World Breastfeeding Week 1999 - Breastfeeding: Education for life
  • Message to Members - The getting of wisdom NMAA style
  • The postcard campaign - Retailers' code for the marketing of infant formula in Australia
  • We can work it out - Child-care options
  • Mother to mother - Thrush in the breast
  • Step by step - A spoilt child
  • New Mothers' Corner - Is baby getting enough milk?
  • You asked - Breastfeeding a baby with cystic fibrosis
  • From the LRC
  • Groups on the ground
  • NMAA at home
  • A reader's story - My postnatal depression experience
  • Snippets
  • Letters
Volume 35, Number 3
  • Co-sleeping - Sarah Buckley
  • Message to Members - A Board life
  • New Mothers' Corner - Position, Position, Position!
  • NMAA at home
  • Hints for using the NMAA Baby Sling
  • Mother to mother - Night Waking
  • Step by step - Food fight
  • Breastfeeding in the news - Breastfeeding is a skill - not a crime
  • Groups on the ground
  • From the LRC
  • We can work it out
  • You asked - Breastfeeding a baby with a cold
  • Snippets
  • Letters
Volume 35, Number 2
  • National Mothering Week 1999 - A blooming honour
  • Happy 35th birthday NMAA!
  • NMAA links up with health professionals
  • Message to Members - Celebrating motherhood
  • New Mothers' Corner - Does breastfeeding take up too much time?
  • NMAA at home
  • Our babes feeding their babes
  • From the LRC
  • We can work it out
  • Mother to mother - Expectation vs reality
  • A reader's story - Outstepping adversity
  • Groups on the ground
  • You asked - Sexual abuse and breastfeeding
  • Snippets
  • Letters
Volume 35, Number 1
  • Lactose intolerance and the breastfed baby - Joy Anderson
  • New Mothers' Corner - Breastfeeding after a caesarean birth
  • Step by step - Children's diets: Where do fats fit?
  • Message to Members - Membership - it grows with you
  • 1998 - 1999 Board - Farewells and welcomes
  • Thirty-five years of Mothers' Love
  • We can work it out
  • NMAA at home
  • Mother to mother - Breastfeeding the older baby - social issues
  • From the LRC
  • Groups on the ground
  • Letters
  • You asked - Postnatal hair loss
  • Letter from Nhulunbuy
  • 'How long should I breastfeed my baby?'

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Volume 34, Number 6
  • History of breastfeeding - Ted Greiner
  • Message to Members- Chris's Christmas
  • New Mothers' Corner - Does a breastfed baby need extra fluids in hot weather?
  • NMAA at home
  • We can work it out
  • Step by step - Restrain and save
  • Pierced nipples and breastfeeding - Elisabeth Speller
  • Mother to mother - Feeding a premature baby
  • Groups on the ground
  • Snippets
  • You asked - Changing toddler night-time habits
  • More snippets
  • From the LRC
  • Letters
Volume 34, Number 5
  • Supply and demand - keeping the balance - Kim Boyd
  • Telephone counselling on the Breastfeeding Helpline - Desley Hubner
  • Breastfeeding Education Classes
  • Message to mothers - Liz's story
  • Breastfeeding out and about - Dot Newbold
  • What the political parties say about breastfeeding
  • Membership
  • Star ratings for Baby Care Rooms
  • We can work it out - Mother-Friendly Workplace Information Sheet
  • Raffle prize donors - A big 'thankyou' to our sponsors!
  • NMAA around Australia
  • Mother to mother - Members write: 'What NMAA has meant to me'
  • History highlights - 34 years on... what volunteers have achieved
  • Snippets
Volume 34, Number 4
  • Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
    Breastfeeding - it won't cost the Earth
    The 'natural way' affects the environment, economics and relationships by Gabrielle Palmer
  • Message to Members Reflecting back... looking forward
  • New Mothers' Corner If at first you don't succeed: Breastfeeding next time around
  • NMAA at home
  • We can work it out
  • Mother to mother Relactation
  • A reader's story Why can't I breastfeed?
  • Step by Step Music promotes development
  • From the LRC
  • Groups on the ground
  • A reader's story 'It doesn't have to be this way' by a mother with a baby with reflux
  • You asked Unexpected absence and need for infant formula
  • Snippets
  • Letters and 'The benefits of being a Friend'
Volume 34, Number 3
  • Photo competition results
  • Breastfeeding and contraception
  • New mothers' corner - Sleeping
  • NMAA at home
  • Mother to mother - Determination to succeed
  • Message to Members
  • Letters
  • Groups on the Ground
  • You asked - The stress of parenting
  • From the LRC
  • We can work it out
  • Snippets
Volume 34, Number 2;
  • National Mothering Week 1998 - Every mother is a working mother competition winners
  • New mothers' corner - Expressing breastmilk
  • Step by Step - Play time
  • Nutritional supplements - Do breastfeeding mothers really need them?
  • Board member profile - Jill Day
  • NMAA at home
  • Mother to mother - High-need babies
  • You asked - Menstrual changes following childbirth
  • Letters
  • Snippets
  • Groups on the Ground
  • From the LRC
  • We can work it out
  • What is BFHI?
  • Around the world - Breastfeeding in the People's Republic of China

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