Ask Molly Ringwald: I lost my baby and my pregnant friend may use the name we both like. Do I say anything?
‘Would it have been OK for both of you to use the same name had you both become pregnant?’
My 11-year-old sister is afraid of the dark and won’t sleep on her own
Since she was eight, she always ends up in my bed or my parents’. What’s going on? Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
Setting goals doesn’t help us or our children
It’s a delusion that we’ll be happier in the future – it’s better to live in the present
Guidelines on chickenpox and shingles for pregnant women updated
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists advises pregnant women who have not had chickenpox to avoid those with the virus
The joy of being an older mother
Officially you are an ‘elderly primigravida’ after the age of 35, but with age comes wisdom – and a sense of humour
Dr Christian Jessen: It’s good to talk about the secret stuff of life – especially teenagers
The TV doctor opens up on the bodily functions and problems that make young people cringe
I thought having a baby when I was ‘ready’ would be easy. I was wrong
Monica Fike: I’ve tried yoga, meditation and pills to grapple with infertility. The biggest challenge is feeling betrayed by my own body
I’d like to have a child, but my mother was abusive – will I be like her?
Annalisa Barbieri: I fear I’m destined to repeat my mother’s cruel, cold behaviour
The seismic changes of having a baby
Exhaustion; TV that’s suddenly hard to stomach; a whole new relationship with partner, family, job… Five months into motherhood and everything has changed. Eva Wiseman returns
Prenatal blueprints give an early glimpse of a baby’s developing brain
Innovative research is allowing us to see neural activity in a baby’s brain as it develops inside the womb, writes Vaughan Bell