Explaining Miscarriage and Rainbow Babies to Your Child – Ep. 356

April 28, 2025

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In the special segment “Stump the Moms,” Shanna and Laura quiz each other with trivia questions about bizarre school fundraisers, lengthy human pregnancies, fertility crime and more! Also, Shanna reports on talking to her 9-year-old daughter about rainbow babies and miscarriages, and Laura discusses the sporting events that got her family up and running. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna’s kids are 6 and 9 years old, and Laura’s kids are 6 years old and 4 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

-What is a rainbow baby?

-Talking to your kids about miscarriage, IVF and your pregnancy journey

-Volunteering at your child’s annual fundraiser

-School fundraising events gone wrong

-Old-fashioned parenting advice from the 1920s

-Who is Kaitlyn Braun?

-Treatment for your child’s exercise-induced bronchospasms

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

Show Notes:

• What Is a Rainbow Baby? Post from the American Pregnancy Association discussing "rainbow babies," which Shanna discusses with her daughter in this episode.
• "NZ Kids Dress Dead Possums for Charity" By Kerry McQueeney - Article about the unusual fundraising event Laura talks about in this episode.
• What is the longest human pregnancy? This 1945 article from Time Magazine describes an exceptionally long human pregnancy.
• "The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby" The true-crime podcast Shanna talks about on this week's episode.
• Duck Foam Soap Sprayer* Shanna loves this foam sprayer for her kids' bathtime!
• Exercise-Induce Bronchospam More information on the condition that Laura talks about on this week's episode.

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