Need a checklist for you or someone who is having a baby? We have you sorted with Anna Brand's Hospital Bag Essentials. Including her Labour Bag, Mother's Bag and Baby's Bag. Don't forget to SHOP the list so you've got your woollies ready for your precious baby.

I have a foolproof method to swaddle your baby that is safe, secure and places them developmentally correct position meaning your baby can sleep soundly while you have a break. Backed up by years of experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care and mothering my two little babes, my 7 Step Method to the Dream Swaddle will ensure your baby has the snuggliest sleep. 

Did you grow up mustering sheep in the blazing heat of summer? ... For us it almost always involved some or all of us on horses and dogs. A picnic under tree ... We grew up on a mixed merino and cropping farm in the Riverina, a little place without even a shop or sign. Just a railway siding, Buralyang. Click through to read the full piece