Ep. 408: Land Cruise
Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)
Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7 • 531 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In the special segment "Throwback," Laura recounts a family trip to Club Med in Mexico when she was 13 that involved hypnosis, trapeze and forbidden love. Also, Shanna faces the consequences of packing too many family plans into one Saturday, and Laura shares the revelation that allowed her to fully enjoy her family's spring-break trip to Mexico. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including late-night tooth trauma and more. Shanna's kids are 7 and 10 years old, and Laura's kids are 7 years old and 5 years old.
Topics discussed in this episode:
• Over-planning your weekend (and paying the price)
• Travelling with a selective/picky eater
• Vacationing at an all-inclusive resort with kids
• Growing up at 13: crushes, trapeze, and the last family trip before everything changed
• Dog training: getting the whole family on the same page
• Dental health hacks for people who hate flossing
Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:
• Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya - The all-inclusive resort Laura and fam stayed at during their vacation in Mexico
• Agoutis - the cute critters Laura's family saw during their trip
• Waterpik Sonic-Fusion 2.0 toothbrush - The toothbrush Laura uses that gets her a gold star at the dentist
Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode:
• Ep. 281 - Where Laura shares a Throwback story about the time her family found what they thought was a baby osprey while vacationing on the Jersey shore.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, before we get started, Laura and I are excited to announce that Big Fat Positive is now on Patreon. |
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| 0:29.0 | if you join before May 15th. That's 50% off your first month. Since Shana and I started Big Fat |
| 0:35.4 | Positive, we've created over 400 episodes and we're still |
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| 1:08.2 | Welcome to Big Fat Positive with Shauna and Laura. |
| 1:12.6 | This week we have our weekly check-ins. |
| 1:17.1 | We have our special segment, Throwback, where I tell a story that involves hypnosis, |
| 1:19.5 | trapeze, and forbidden love. |
| 1:22.2 | And we close with our BFPs and BFNs for the week. |
| 1:23.2 | Let's get started. |
| 1:30.2 | Hey, hey, hey, welcome to episode 408 of Big Fat Positive. |
| 1:31.6 | Shana, hello. |
| 1:32.5 | Hello. |
| 1:34.8 | I'd love to check in with you. |
| 1:36.6 | Can you tell me what you've been up to this week? |
| 1:39.5 | Oh, yes, yes, indeedy. |
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