Ep. 103: Our Mom Instincts Saved Lives
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2020
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
In the segment “Mom Wins,” Laura and Shanna each tell a harrowing tale of how they used their mom instincts to save their babies. They also share some lighter and more hilarious mom wins that they have had recently. Also, Laura reports on her toddler’s new climbing skills, and Shanna talks about her pediatrician’s advice about cutting dairy from her toddler’s diet. Finally, they reveal their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s toddler is 17 months old, and Laura’s toddler is 16 months old.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to Big Fat Positive. |
| 0:04.6 | This week we have our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:06.6 | We have our special segment, Mom Wins, where we go from silly to daring. |
| 0:12.0 | And we wrap it up with our weekly BFPs and BFNs. |
| 0:15.4 | Let's get to it. |
| 0:17.7 | Hi, welcome to episode 103. |
| 0:19.7 | Hey, Laura. |
| 0:20.7 | Hey, Shanna. |
| 0:21.6 | Hi, how are you guys doing? |
| 0:23.1 | How old's your toddler? |
| 0:24.3 | We're good. |
| 0:25.0 | So my toddler is 16 months and two weeks. |
| 0:27.9 | And, all right. |
| 0:30.2 | So the ongoing saga of the toddler bonks continues. |
| 0:35.2 | No, buddy. |
| 0:36.4 | No injuries this time. But the dude, he's a climber. He's just, |
| 0:42.5 | that's just the way he is. He wants to get on top of things. And his newest thing is he climbs |
| 0:48.4 | on top of the couch and then climbs off the back of the couch onto the console table we have. |
| 0:53.1 | So we have a table that's like the height of the couch. Yeah, I can envision this. Oh, my gosh. And he thinks it's hilarious. And I try not to give it power by like paying attention to it or, you know, but I have to get him down off of it, obviously. So he keeps doing this. And he's so proud of himself that he's figured this out. And then he'll try to stand on it. |
| 1:11.9 | I'm like, Jesus, why? |
| 1:12.9 | Oh, God. So I pull him down from it, pull him down from it. And then one day I have to walk into the kitchen, which by the way, my house I've mentioned, it's like open floor plan. So I am steps away. I'm just on the other side of the baby gate. and I get something out of the fridge. |
| 1:27.0 | I think I'm preparing his lunch or something. |
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