Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey
Hosted by Laura Birek and Shanna Micko and Laura and Shanna and Steve Yager · Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
4.7from 726 ratings
- 556
- Episodes
- 119
- Transcribed
- 726
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey
Getting a big fat positive pregnancy test (your BFP!) is just the beginning of a wild, emotional and often funny ride into parenthood, and "Big Fat Positive" is here for you through it all. On this weekly podcast, hosts Shanna and Laura share their pregnancies and parenthood in real time, starting at just eight weeks pregnant.They tell hilarious true stories, tackle tough parenting topics, share favorite tips and products, explore the wild and wacky corners of parenthood, and bring in expert guests for trustworthy insight on pregnancy, babies, mental health and more.Whether you’re newly pregnant, navigating life with a newborn or deep into the parenting years, "Big Fat Positive" offers a smart, supportive mix of laughter, honesty and evidence-based information, plus the feeling of having two best mom friends in your corner, reminding you you’re not doing this alone.New episodes are released every Monday.
- Publisher
- Laura Birek, Shanna Micko
- Category
- comedy · kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
119 of 556 episodes have a transcript.
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School Drop-Off Meltdowns and How to Cope - Ep. 429
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] He was like, he'd get clingy. And I'd have to like have one of the preschool teachers like peel him off of you know yeah and it's so frustrating because you just like intellectually you're like I know you like it here like I know once we get over this hump you're gonna be fine but you can't intellectualize through it right like there's no there's no way to talk her through it and I know that her emotions are like huge right are like really really big so I imagine that was like my experience times a hundred and And also with a bigger kid, right? Because they're harder to peel off of you now. Yeah, she's got some grip strength. […]
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Laura Birek and Shanna Micko and Laura and Shanna and Steve Yager host the show. Published by Laura Birek, Shanna Micko.
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