# Babies

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# Explainer

Surrogacy in Ireland: Where do we stand?

The referendum on marriage equality is only a few days away. However, other issues have been entering the debate.

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May 17th 2015, 8:00 AM

# deeply upsetting

Lucinda: 'If Portlaoise babies got the care I did, they'd still be alive'

The Renua Ireland leader went through a traumatic labour.

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May 15th 2015, 9:41 AM

# pee wee pumps

'High heels for babies' are now a depressing reality and people are not happy at all

Their poor little footsies!

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May 1st 2015, 6:06 PM

# Infanticide

Nowhere to turn: These Irish women killed their babies to avoid lives of scandal and poverty

Some women were sentenced to death for killing their children but none were actually executed as the justice system was sympathetic to their plight.

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Apr 25th 2015, 10:00 PM

# Workforce

Open Thread: Is the cost of childcare preventing you from working?

More than 3,000 mothers are leaving the workforce annually due to the excessive costs of childcare.

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Apr 16th 2015, 11:00 AM

Voices

'I had the family I had always dreamed of, but I was plagued with self-loathing'

Postnatal depression affected me so badly I couldn’t leave the house, but I reached out for help – and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

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Apr 13th 2015, 1:00 PM

# the quadmother

This 65-year-old German mum of 13 kids is pregnant with quadruplets

German media say that the woman will do a TV interview on Monday.

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Apr 12th 2015, 3:33 PM

# that's my jam

Stop what you're doing and watch these babies rock out to the Eastenders theme

Their little faces!

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Apr 6th 2015, 3:07 PM

# Bethany Home

Names of five more children buried in paupers' graves found

That makes 227 names in total on the Bethany memorial .

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Apr 6th 2015, 7:00 AM

Voices

Look after your eggs – how to improve your natural fertility

Several factors can make trying for a baby especially challenging for women over 35, but there are ways to improve your chances of conceiving.

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Apr 5th 2015, 8:45 AM

# like father like baby

Watch this Dad bond with his baby by adorably emulating her every move

Squee!

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Apr 1st 2015, 9:08 AM

# Newborns

Coombe to oversee maternity services at Portlaoise Hospital following deaths

The new agreement is the first of its kind in Ireland.

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Mar 27th 2015, 8:09 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 It’s FRIDAY. Here’s everything you need to know as you start your morning.

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Mar 20th 2015, 8:59 AM

# surprise

This granny's reaction to discovering her baby 'granddaughter' is a boy is fantastic

Sneaky.

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Mar 17th 2015, 1:45 PM

# Quiz

What Kind Of Parent Will You Be?

Are you ready?

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Mar 15th 2015, 11:00 PM

# safe haven

Baby boxes - The place for parents to anonymously give up their newborns

The practice is common in parts of Europe and is being considered in the US.

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Mar 15th 2015, 2:52 PM

# gimme dat

This video is definitive proof that babies are just tiny drunk people

Just doing their own thing.

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Mar 11th 2015, 8:05 PM

Voices

The pressure to breastfeed can be overwhelming and failure can be crippling

Many women are simply unable to breastfeed – and they shouldn’t be made to feel like failures for it.

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Mar 9th 2015, 8:00 AM

# quadfather advice

Father of Offaly quadruplets told to 'get used to no sleep...but it will be worth it'

The couple from Kilclonfert in Offaly welcomed the quads into the world on Saturday afternoon.

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Mar 3rd 2015, 9:33 PM

# hush little baby

This baby's crying is soothed only by the dulcet tones of Taylor Swift

Next time your baby cries, just whack on 1989.

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Mar 3rd 2015, 1:45 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you welcome three-person baby IVF in Ireland?

The UK has given its approval.

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Feb 28th 2015, 8:25 AM

# new icu

Leo met some very small, very cute babies today

‘There’ll be trouble … his grandparents didn’t even get to hold him yet!’

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Feb 25th 2015, 3:06 PM

# test tube

Three-person babies could be born as early as next year

UK politicians have approved an IVF method that uses DNA from three donors.

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Feb 25th 2015, 7:59 AM

# Happy ending

Conjoined twins successfully separated after 24 hour surgery

Knatalye Hope and Adeline Faith Mata underwent the surgery in Texas Children’s Hospital.

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Feb 23rd 2015, 6:01 PM

# wrong family

Families win €2m damages after daughters are switched at birth

The clinic in question was ordered to pay €400,000 to each of the women in question.

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Feb 10th 2015, 2:49 PM

# Medical miracle

Woman who is 95% genetically male gives birth to twins

Her doctor said this is akin to a man delivering twins as the woman did not undergo puberty and has never had a period.

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Feb 9th 2015, 5:53 PM

# Cute

Beautiful timelapse video captures baby as he grows from newborn to toddler

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Feb 7th 2015, 3:10 PM

# happy tears

Little Dublin girl finds out her mam is pregnant, cries happy tears

D’aw.

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Feb 7th 2015, 8:56 AM

# Heartbreaking

'No matter what anyone says to you, you're a mammy and a daddy now'

TDs are once again being asked to legislate for terminations for medical reasons.

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Feb 4th 2015, 1:15 PM

# DNA

British politicians vote to allow three-person babies

Opponents of the IVF technique fear this will be the first step on the road to ‘designer’ children.

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Feb 3rd 2015, 4:00 PM

# tunnel of hate

Please, take two minutes to watch babies being scared of tunnels

Babies just don’t like tunnels.

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Jan 30th 2015, 7:37 PM

# Ballinasloe

Two babies died and five more were deprived of oxygen at Galway maternity hospital

Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe has released details of a helpline this evening for service users who have concerns.

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Jan 23rd 2015, 7:00 PM

Bosses aren't happy about proposals to give dads two weeks paid paternity leave

Last night Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he was confident this provision would be included in the Family Leave Bill.

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Jan 21st 2015, 7:00 PM

Voices

Reflections on two years of fatherhood: I never thought I could love so much (or be so tired)

I used to think that male friends who openly expressed their love for their young children were going soft, I now find myself feeling the same way.

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Jan 18th 2015, 8:45 AM

# Too cool

The 17 definitive hipster baby names in Ireland

We are through the looking glass now, people.

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Jan 17th 2015, 6:00 PM

# no hands

Baby-holding dad demonstrates how to successfully put on pants with no hands

All parents will relate to this struggle.

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Jan 16th 2015, 8:58 PM

Voices

Opinion: On motherhood, postnatal depression, and being kind to yourself

Looking back, there is so much I wish I’d known. Yes, we were told life would never be the same again, but that doesn’t even begin to cover it.

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Jan 4th 2015, 8:45 AM

# wishes for baby

This heartwarming Fisher-Price ad featuring first babies of 2015 may bring a tear to the eye

Pass the tissue.

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Jan 2nd 2015, 10:01 PM

# parp

Baby wakes mam up, farts directly in her face

“Momma, it’s time to get up”.

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Dec 9th 2014, 11:14 AM

# Neonatal

Seven in ten parents of premature babies want more psychological support

Some 4,500 babies are born prematurely in Ireland each year.

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Nov 14th 2014, 11:12 AM