Unexpected Loss Edition

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

Slate Audio

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2016

⏱️ 56 minutes

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On today's show Allison and guest host Gabriel Roth talk with Debbie Haine Vijayvergiya, an advocate for stillborn awareness, about her heartbreaking experience delivering a stillborn child. Then, they discuss children's birthday parties, why they're so terrible, and how to make them better. Mom and Dad Are Fighting is brought to you by Little Passports. Give your kids the gift of adventure with Little Passports. Find special Holiday deals and get a peek inside the monthly packages at LittlePassports.com/momanddad. Check out their new Science Subscription: Science Expeditions! And by Casper. Get the great night’s sleep you deserve. For 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase, just go to Casper.com/momanddad and use promo code momanddad. And by Shari’s Berries. For fresh strawberries dipped in chocolaty goodness starting at just $19.99, go to Berries.com, click on the microphone at the top of the page and type in momanddad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.0	Hello and welcome to mom and dad are fighting
0:07.0	Slate's parenting podcast for Thursday, December 8th,
0:13.2	the Unexpected Loss Edition.
0:15.4	I'm Allison Benedict, an editor at Slate and the mom of Harry,
0:18.5	8, Sam 5, and Wally 3.
0:21.7	Dan is off this week, but joining me as co-host is Gabe Roth.
0:25.0	Gabe.
0:25.8	Hi.
0:26.8	Hi. Hi. Introduce yourself.
0:28.0	I'm Gabe Roth or if you're reading my name in print or on the slate website, I'm Gabriel Roth, and I am a senior editor
0:35.2	here at Slate magazine and the editorial director of Slate Plus, Slate's Membership Program,
0:40.4	and I am the father of Eliza who recently turned six years old and Theo who recently turned two and a half years old.
0:49.0	Happy birthday guys.
0:51.0	On today's show we'll talk to Debbie Hain, Vijevargia, an advocate for stillbirth awareness
0:55.6	about her experience delivering a stillborn baby.
0:58.9	Then Gabe and I will fetch about and compare notes on kid birthday parties, having to play on them, how to prevent them from taking
1:04.6	up way too much of your time and energy.
1:07.2	Plus parenting triumphs and fails, a listener call about evening routines and recommendations.
1:12.4	And for our Slate Plus segment,
1:13.7	Slate's news editor, Chad Lorenz,
1:15.6	will join us to tell us about a minor but important technical tip,
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