The Journal

How Much Does It Cost to Have a Baby in Australia?

Finding out you're pregnant is one of life's biggest moments. But after the excitement settles, most parents end up Googling the same thing: "How much does it actually cost to have a baby in Austr...

Pregnant Again. What Lucinda McKimm is Doing Differently

Freelance producer Lucinda McKimm (and host of the podcast Ready or Not) unpacks being pregnant again, and sharing the physical and mental load in a partnership. She tells moode… Lucky my partner...

IVF FAQs: An Australian Fertility Doctor Answers Your Questions

IVF can feel like a full-time job in emotional logistics. So we asked Australian fertility specialist Dr Tom Manley to answer the questions we're all lowkey Googling at midnight: when to consider I...

Breastfeeding While Pregnant or TTC: A Lactation Consultant's Guide

Planning to conceive but still breastfeeding? Already pregnant and still feeding? Holistic lactation consultant Joelleen Winduss Paye walks through everything you need to know about tandem feeding:...

5 Essential Nutrients for Postpartum Nourishment

Bringing new life into the world is a transformative journey, one that requires a mother's body to undergo tremendous changes. The postpartum phase is a delicate season of recovery and replenishmen...

Trying to Conceive After Removal of Fallopian Tubes

TW: Ectopic pregnancy, fertility struggles, pregnancy loss, pregnancy trauma, IVF, Perinatal anxiety and depression. moode sat down with Lauren (35), from Tweed Heads, NSW – wife to Tom and mum to...

How Do Prenatal Vitamins Work? A First-Timer's Guide

First-time mum trying to make sense of prenatals? From how they actually work to when to take them and what the side effects are, here's your no-panic guide to prenatal vitamins, with your burning ...

Baby-Making Sex: A Guide to Timing, Frequency and Conception

Everyone has an opinion on how to make a baby, but conception comes down to one sperm meeting one egg. Here's an honest, expert-informed guide to baby-making sex: timing, frequency, and what actual...

Should I Take Iron in Pregnancy? Why Routine Supplementation Isn't Recommended

Iron is in most prenatals, but current clinical guidance says we shouldn't routinely supplement it. Here's why iron is best tested, prescribed and taken separately, when you actually need it, and t...

Can Coeliac Disease Impact Fertility?

Dietitian Cassandra Lawless Answers Your Questions Navigating an autoimmune condition like coeliac disease can be a challenge, especially when you're trying to conceive. So to help demystify the ...