It's the question that plagues so many millennial and Gen Z women, whether or not they should - or even could - have babies. Charli XCX said the quiet bit out loud on her ‘Brat’ album, admitting “I think about it all the time”. 

Laura Henshaw, co-founder of the KIC app, and co-host of the KIC Pod podcast, speaks to host Ali Izzo about this big life choice, and shares how she navigated the decision making process. She went deep—creating her own seven-part podcast about it. 

Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of each the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia’s Youtube channel, and find more good stuff at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and @elle.aus on Tiktok.

This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world’s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit’s range of prenatal supplements here.

It's the question that plagues so many millennial and Gen Z women, whether or not they should - or even could - have babies. Charli XCX said the quiet bit out loud on her &lsquo;Brat&rsquo; album, admitting &ldquo;I think about it all the time&rdquo;.&nbsp;
Laura Henshaw, co-founder of the&nbsp;<a href="https://kicapp.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://kicapp.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741389331150000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oRVYFLgBRB3AniYqCfEAZ">KIC app</a>, and co-host of the&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/kicpod/id1457667995" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/kicpod/id1457667995&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741389331150000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2znS7d0snBke8FNuaU_lEo">KIC Pod podcast</a>, speaks to host Ali Izzo about this big life choice, and shares how she navigated the decision making process. She went deep&mdash;creating her own seven-part podcast about it.&nbsp;
Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of each the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/elleaus" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/elleaus&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741389331150000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2A2Pxnvl9OX-6o4E6MfFSu">Youtube channel</a>, and find more good stuff at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741389331150000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PNeUlvSjsQLbwoLE2hBQq">@ELLEAUS</a>&nbsp;on Instagram and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741389331150000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PNeUlvSjsQLbwoLE2hBQq">@elle.aus</a> on Tiktok.
This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia&nbsp;on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world&rsquo;s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit&rsquo;s range of prenatal supplements&nbsp;<a href="https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741389331150000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2wxHUrrAtJ_lOC-HYrANXx">here</a>.

ELLE Australia wants to bring to the fore the questions that so many women have about their fertility, and what it means for their futures. Whether it's how to have a baby solo, what to do when faced with infertility, or how to know if you even want kids in the first place, there's a myriad of crossroads and choices that all women inevitably face.

Beyond Expectations is hosted by Ali Izzo, who is ELLE’s Head of Digital and also a mum of two—so she’s been there! Dropping weekly, these candid conversations with some of Australia’s most inspiring women bring light, lived-experience and hopefully humour to the many ways in which women navigate their fertility. Often, with unexpected results. 

This podcast is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world’s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years.You can explore* Elevit’s range of prenatal supplements here.

ELLE Australia&nbsp;wants to bring to the fore the questions that so many women have about their fertility, and what it means for their futures. Whether it's how to have a baby solo, what to do when faced with infertility, or how to know if you even want kids in the first place, there's a myriad of crossroads and choices that all women inevitably face.
Beyond Expectations is hosted by Ali Izzo, who is ELLE&rsquo;s Head of Digital and also a mum of two&mdash;so she&rsquo;s been there! Dropping weekly, these candid conversations with some of Australia&rsquo;s most inspiring women bring light, lived-experience and hopefully humour to the many ways in which women navigate their fertility. Often, with unexpected results.&nbsp;
This podcast is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world&rsquo;s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years.You can explore* Elevit&rsquo;s range of prenatal supplements <a href="https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741662098250000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OZMBdTclh24z0RjdAmCOW">here</a>.

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