Ep. 21: Shanna's Infertility and IVF Story (28 and 32 Weeks Pregnant)
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2018
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s “Big Topic,” Shanna discusses her journey of trying to conceive, which includes a long, circuitous route through infertility, pregnancy loss, reproductive endocrinologists and IVF. Laura discusses the intricate baby-name spreadsheet she created, and Shanna talks about her 32-week growth scan and feeling her baby's hiccups in utero. The moms-to-be also reveal their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Laura is 28 weeks pregnant, and Shanna is 32 weeks pregnant.
Topics discussed in this episode:
-Week 28 of pregnancy
-Week 32 of pregnancy
-Baby names
-Fetal growth scan
-3D ultrasound pictures
-Fetal hiccups
-Trying to conceive
-Miscarriage
-IVF
-Third trimester
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, real quick, before we start the show, if you could go to iTunes and leave us a review and a rating, we would be so grateful. |
| 0:06.2 | It really does help us find more listeners and share the show with the rest of the world. |
| 0:12.7 | Hi, welcome to Big Fat Positive. |
| 0:14.6 | This week on the show, we have our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:17.0 | We have a special big topic where we hear how Shauna went from TTC to IUI to IVF. |
| 0:23.1 | And then we have our BFPs and BFNs for the week. |
| 0:25.8 | Let's get to it. |
| 0:28.6 | Hey, everyone. |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome to episode 21. |
| 0:31.6 | Welcome. |
| 0:32.5 | Hi, let's get started with our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:35.3 | Laura, where are you at this week? |
| 0:36.7 | I'm at week 28. |
| 0:38.1 | You know what that means. |
| 0:39.7 | Third trimester. |
| 0:41.5 | Yeah, yeah, yeah. |
| 0:43.5 | Yep. |
| 0:44.5 | And yeah, everything's going pretty smoothly. |
| 0:46.9 | I'm really happy to be in my third trimester. |
| 0:50.0 | It feels like things are finally sort of moving along. |
| 0:53.6 | I can sort of see the end in sight. |
| 0:56.0 | And also, you know, every day that goes by, I have a more viable baby. |
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