Australian media recently announced a new mobile phone \ Facebook app that provides real-time advice to parents experiencing sleep-related issues with their children.

The report Mum read in the Daily Telegraph confirms that, “In Australia, about 25 per cent of up to three-year-olds have sleep problems and, with older children aged three to six, 18 per cent of mums consider their child’s sleep a problem.”

The new Live Advice Facebook service is offered by Tresillian and sponsored by Johnson’s Baby. … Read more

Some of our most popular articles at Mum’s gone 2 Aus relate to baby products. We’ve written about disposable nappy brands in Aus – the brands and how much you should pay, as well as the cloth nappy systems available in Australia.

When we wrote about cloth nappies last year we explained that we didn’t use reusable nappies for our children. However, the more we learnt about the cloth nappy systems available these days the more we realised … Read more

The Holo is a UK product now available in Australia. It’s the perfect tool to help pregnant women enjoy the Australian summer.

What’s a Holo?

The Holo is a lilo or inflatable with a hole.

If you are pregnant and your growing bump is stoping you from getting comfortable on your front, a Holo may be just what you need. It can be used at any stage of pregnancy from the moment it becomes impossible to lie on your tummy, … Read more

As if you weren’t busy enough caring for a new baby, now you’re relocating to Australia! What were you thinking?! These articles will help with your transition if you are moving to Australia with a baby – good luck!

1. Breastfeeding in Australia – official line, attitudes, and products

2. Renting stuff in Australia part two – baby equipment

3. Buying disposable nappies in Australia – which brands, what should you pay?

4. New Australian 24 hour Pregnancy, Birth and … Read more

Choosing our children’s names was an enjoyable process for Mum. I liked the excitement and anticipation. I also had a lot of fun suggesting slightly wacky names to Mr Mum’s gone 2 Aus, who fell for it each time.

Believe it or not, when we discussed our children’s names we did so with Australia in mind. Although our boys were born in the UK we knew we’d be raising them in Australia. One of the tests we put our … Read more

A glance to the right sidebar of this site will tell you that the most popular article on this blog is Baby formula in Australia – brands sold, where to buy, and cost. If you’re visiting or relocating to Australia with a baby or toddler who drinks formula milk, the first thing you’ll want to know is whether you can get hold of their brand of choice down under.

In the UK, where Mum had our lovely boys, Aptamil… Read more

Jet lag is something inevitable about the flight to Australia. It’s an exhausting consequence of changing to a different time zone. It is also said to be associated with the lower levels of oxygen we experience during air travel.

Mum was recently contacted by a Mum’s gone 2 Aus reader travelling from the UK to Australia with a three month old baby. Establishing a regular eating and sleeping routine for a baby is no easy thing, so the thought of … Read more

Last week Mum attended her first Aussie baby shower, what a great tradition! In the UK, we’re slowly catching on to this lovely Mummy party but for British mums it’s still a rare event. Mums from the United States will be familiar with the format. Is the fact that baby showers are big here another indicator of how closely aligned Australia is to American culture?

Who has a baby shower? Mums expecting babies of course! A baby shower is usually … Read more

In Buying cloth nappies in Australia part one – the basics of cloth nappy systems Mum describes the terminology and components used in modern cloth nappy systems. Now we’re taking a look at the important bit for mums moving to Australia; which brands are sold in Aus and how much do they cost?

To research these articles Mum visited Baby Bunting (a large baby store in Sydney), Big W, and Target. The regular supermarkets such as Coles and … Read more

Mum didn’t use cloth nappies for her children so we don’t have direct experience of the different nappy systems available in Australia or elsewhere, but research has taught us that there are different ways to wear cloth nappies; here are some examples.

Cloth nappy systems

1. A square cloth or towelling nappy, fastened with a snappi, and worn with a pilcher or PUL cover over the top to keep things in place and avoid leaks. Already confused? See below for … Read more