Shanna’s Emergency C-Section Birth Story (Throwback) – Ep. 346

February 17, 2025

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In the special segment “Throwback,” Shanna turns back time to recount the story of the first time she gave birth and all the ways it turned out to be different from how she’d expected it to be. Also, Laura talks about introducing her 6-year-old to stop-motion animation, and Shanna reports on her last-minute scramble to plan an elaborate birthday party for her almost 9-year-old. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 6 and 8.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6 years old and 3.5 years old.

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

-Planning an escape room birthday party for your kid

-Teaching your kids stop-motion animation

-Shanna’s unplanned C-section birth story

-When your birth doesn’t go as planned

-Moms supporting victims of the Los Angeles fires

-Setting boundaries for your kids’ extracurricular activities

-Joining a book club

 

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Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey is produced by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko and Steve Yager.