Anita Butterworth
Anita has 25 years media experience. For the past 11 years, she's been immersed in the parenting field, researching and writing everything from breaking news to potty training tricks. Anita lives in regional Victoria with her 8 and 10-year-old boys.

Meghan Markle reveals heartbreaking miscarriage
Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered the ‘almost unbearable grief’ of a miscarriage, laying bare her raw emotions in a bid to shake the stigma […]

LEGO releases replica Nintendo Entertainment System
In a highly-anticipated retro throwback LEGO has released another ripper collaboration with Nintendo, launching a replica model of Nintendo’s NES gaming console. Yes, this is […]

Q&A: When will my outie belly button go back to an innie?
The home stretch of pregnancy includes a few little twists and turns that constantly remind us there’s a little person taking up more and more […]

Twin sisters both give birth on their birthday
Twins Amber Tramontana and Autum Shaw have pretty much everything in common. The identical twins are both nurse practitioners, they both live in Tennessee and […]

How to stimulate nipples for labour
When you’ve watched your due date come and go and spicy dinners aren’t doing the trick it might be time to try a more scientific […]

Birth Story: ‘I had twins during Melbourne’s lockdown’
When Melbourne couple Laura-Jane and Shaun Hargreaves decided 2020 would be the year they’d start trying for a family, they never could have imagined what […]

The Tinder-style app for singles wanting to make a baby
Move over Tinder, there’s a new matchmaking app in town, and this one is all about finding a baby daddy. The BabyMaker app is all […]

Have a ball at Melbourne’s newest playcentre
Melbourne’s freshest kids’ hangout is about to throw open its doors, with visually delightful play spaces and party rooms to make every playtime wish come […]

Early pregnancy loss certificates available for Victorian parents
Victorian parents who’ve suffered an early pregnancy loss can now apply for a commemorative certificate in honour of their baby. An early pregnancy loss is […]

It’s a girl for Bachelor couple Anna Heinrich and Tim Robards
Anna Heinrich and Tim Robards have welcomed their first baby, a little girl, seven years after meeting on The Bachelor. Baby Elle Robards arrived over […]

Chainsaws were actually invented to help with childbirth
From the strange-but-true files comes the real reason chainsaws were invented – which has nothing to do with cutting up wood, and everything to do […]

SAMPLES: Try Bellamy’s Organic baby food pouches
Hi mummas, Welcome to the Mum’s Grapevine product sampling program. We have loads of products to trial and the best bit is you get to […]

Birth Story: 51-year-old mum gives birth to own granddaughter
A 51-year-old woman has given birth to her own grandchild, after carrying her daughter’s baby as a surrogate. Julie Loving gave birth to baby Briar […]

Kinder fees scrapped for Victorian children next year
All Victorian parents will be able to send their children to kinder for free next year. The state government this morning announced the scrapping of […]

Thrifty mum’s Insta-worthy nursery on a budget
Creating a soft, serene baby space doesn’t have to blow the family budget, as one clever and super stylish mum has proven. Catherine Ryan has […]