Ep. 367: Awkward Playground Encounters
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
In the special segment "Would You Rather: Parenting Edition," Shanna and Laura present hypothetical parenting situations then discuss which choices they would rather make, diving into the topics of clothing conundrums and park predicaments. Also, Shanna talks about her experience getting additional testing after her recent mammogram came back inconclusive, and Laura discusses her 6-year-old's last day of kindergarten. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 6.5 and 9 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6 and 4 years old.
Topics discussed in this episode:
-Saying goodbye to kindergarten
-What happens when you get an inconclusive mammogram
-Difficulty keeping clothes clean
-Being confronted by strangers at the playground
-When your kid has "shark teeth"
-Summer camp
Products, links, and resources mentioned in this episode:
-Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) Classification Categories
Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
-Ep. 340 (For Laura's mammogram check-in)
-Ep. 361 (For Laura's breast ultrasound check-in)
This episode's full show notes can be found here.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shana and Laura. |
| 0:05.5 | On this week's episode, we have our weekly check-ins. |
| 0:07.9 | We have our special segment, Would You Rather, where we discuss clothing conundrums and park problems. |
| 0:13.7 | And we wrap it up with our weekly BFPs and BFNs. |
| 0:16.5 | Let's get started. |
| 0:19.2 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode 367. |
| 0:22.1 | Hey, Laura, my friend. |
| 0:23.5 | Hi, Shana, my friend. |
| 0:25.8 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:27.0 | Why don't you kick us off and give us your weekly check-in? |
| 0:30.0 | Okay, so I am going to be checking in this week about six-year-old and wiggly teeth. |
| 0:35.8 | Your favorite topic. |
| 0:37.4 | I know you love wiggly teeth. Your favorite topic. |
| 0:39.8 | I know you love wiggly teeth. |
| 0:40.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:41.1 | Not. |
| 0:41.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:48.2 | Anyone who listens to this podcast knows that I, it's, phobia is maybe going too far. |
| 0:51.2 | I have a deep dislike of wiggly teeth. Like any tooth issues in general just give me a major ick. |
| 0:58.6 | And like I hated when I lost my own teeth. |
| 1:00.9 | So I've been dreading Augie getting to the point of losing his own teeth. |
| 1:06.0 | Basically since he grew them in, I was like, oh God, one day these are going to get wiggly. |
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