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.
Wanted: Oricom Baby Monitor product testers
Hi mummas, Welcome to the Mum’s Grapevine product review program. We have loads of products to test and the best bit is you get to […]
Blessed be the fruit: It’s a girl for Samira Wiley
Praise be – The Handmaid’s Tale actor Samira Wiley and her wife Lauren Morelli have welcomed their first baby, a daughter named George Elizabeth. The […]
How to tell if you’re in early labour
It’s been nine months of dreaming, hoping and waiting for your little one to arrive and now you’re wondering if today is the day you’re […]
Baby’s first poo holds clues to future allergies
Wondering whether bub will have allergies? Their very first nappy just may hold the answers. Researchers have discovered that baby’s first poo – that sticky, […]
Birth Story: ‘I knew something was very wrong’
Pat Ferrari is living proof of the power of mother’s intuition. The Queensland mum was 31 weeks pregnant when she had a gut feeling something […]
Win a b.box baby feeding essentials packs
The competition is now closed. A huge congratulations to K. O’Neill (SA), C. Charlesworth (QLD) and T. McPhee (QLD), you’re our lucky winners. Feeding time […]
Stop! Put the hummus down if you’re pregnant
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand told Mum’s Grapevine it has updated its advice on pregnancy and food safety, following new recommendations released by the […]
Wanted: Mum to review KIWY Cube Bottle Steriliser
Hi mummas, Welcome to the Mum’s Grapevine product review program. We have loads of products for you to review and the best bit is you […]
Birth Story: ‘My baby was born with two true cord knots’
Being a placenta encapsulator for three years, Ysee Batterham has seen more than 200 placentas and umbilical cords, but she’d never laid eyes on anything […]
Is childbirth more painful than being kicked in the balls?
It’s the age-old debate that’s divided the human race since time immemorial. Is giving birth more painful than being kicked in the balls? The argument […]
What the government’s childcare changes mean for you
Parents with at least two or more children in childcare will have their out-of-pocket costs slashed as part of the upcoming Federal Budget. As an […]
C-sections before 39 weeks put babies at risk, report claims
Australian babies are being put at risk by c-sections scheduled too early without a medical reason, according to a new report released today. Despite evidence […]
Brave Casper’s world-first dwarfism treatment
Casper is just like any other cheeky toddler. He loves watching Bluey, playing at the park, and getting up to mischief. But unlike most other […]
How to help relieve pregnancy constipation
Baby on board and feeling backed up? Constipation in pregnancy is really common thanks to everything going on with your hormones, growing body parts and […]
A letter from your newborn
This is what your tiny newborn would say to you if they could talk. Soak it up, take it in and remember it on those […]