Ep. 17: Baby Showers vs. Baby Sprinkles (24 and 28 Weeks Pregnant)
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2018
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Shanna talks about her upcoming baby sprinkle, and Laura reports on clearing out her non-maternity clothes. Also, in the special segment “Internet Insanity,” they discuss the wild and wacky things going down online in the world of pregnancy, including unusual beliefs about the effect of too much tickling during pregnancy, decorating pregnant bellies, gender reveals gone wrong, and Halloween costumes for pregnant people. The moms-to-be also reveal their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Laura is 24 weeks pregnant, and Shanna is 28 weeks pregnant.
Topics discussed in this episode:
-Week 24 of pregnancy
-Week 28 of pregnancy
-Second trimester
-Third trimester
-Baby showers
-Baby sprinkles
-Pregnancy glucose test
-Maternity jeans
-Pregnant belly painting
-Pregnancy Halloween costumes
-Gender reveal party gone wrong
-Giving urine samples during pregnancy
-Pubic symphysis pain
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shauna and Laura. |
| 0:05.0 | This week on the show, we've got our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:07.0 | We've got Internet Insanity where we talk about explosions and bears and force fires. |
| 0:12.0 | Oh my! |
| 0:13.0 | And we have our BFPs and BFNs for the week. |
| 0:16.0 | Let's get to it. |
| 0:18.0 | Hey everyone, welcome to the show. |
| 0:21.8 | Hello. |
| 0:22.5 | Hello. |
| 0:23.2 | So we start our show every week with our weekly check-in. |
| 0:26.2 | Shana, tell me what's going on this week and what week are you in your pregnancy now? |
| 0:29.9 | I'm 28. |
| 0:31.4 | 28. |
| 0:32.3 | 28. |
| 0:33.2 | I can't believe it. |
| 0:34.1 | Definitely in that third trimester now. |
| 0:35.8 | I don't think there's any question about it. |
| 0:37.4 | And I don't know. There's that third trimester now. I don't think there's any question about it. |
| 0:46.1 | And I don't know. There's not too much going on. I have started thinking about a friend asked me about what I want to do about a baby shower. |
| 0:51.0 | Oh, yeah. Because, you know, this is my second kid and the first one's a girl and this one's a girl. And I just have been like, ah, I don't know. I don't know. I'm not one to be like, |
| 0:56.3 | everyone come celebrate me, give me presents. So I'm not 100% comfortable with the idea. But also at |
| 1:04.4 | the same time, like it's been kind of a long road to get to where I am. Just getting pregnant, |
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