{"podcast":{"title":"Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)","slug":"big-fat-positive-pregnancy-and-parenting-bfp-334851","podcast_index_feed_id":334851,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/big-fat-positive","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/big-fat-positive","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/ff/31/98/e7/ff3198e7-f254-4946-b78b-7ce020d147ac/09260d14789a24a733d42ccc3c25da2121216b8ac3ba72c1f4557d261438c5c2f9f3c2925f85ac366f5f4b4c2b33fb5f796748aec5e16d6ee6c1b144a46871d2.jpeg","author":"Laura Birek, Shanna Micko","episode_count":458,"summary":"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. 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Also, Laura celebrates her 10th wedding anniversary with an out-of-the-ordinary trip, and Shanna recaps a nail-biting end to her 7-year-old's softball season. Finally, the moms share their BFPs and BFNs for the week, including a piece of office equipment that had to be rationed like screen time. 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: • Taking your first overnight trip as a couple after having kids • Self-driving cars: would you try a Waymo? • When your child is facing a big moment and you're a nervous wreck • Kids with ADHD and visual tracking challenges in sports • Cats and kids: an unpredictable combination • Regulating your own emotions on a bad parenting day • Sleep disruption from enlarged adenoids in kids • Electric pencil sharpeners: a surprisingly divisive household item • Face painting at kids' sports events Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode: • The Line LA - Hotel that Laura and Corey went to for their anniversary • Waymo - Self-driving cars • Hard Fork - podcast that radicalized Laura on self-driving cars • Gwen - Restaurant that Laura and Corey went to for anniversary dinner • Martin Riese - Water sommelier • \"Mom\" by Meghan Trainor - Cece's walkup song • Spotify Jam • \"Mr. Sun\" by Raffi • \"Grumpy Monkey\" - Kid's book Shanna mentions • Robot Electric Pencil Sharpener • Face Paint Pens (Jim & Gloria) Past BFP episodes mentioned in this episode: • Ep. 407 - Where Shanna first talked about the Savannah Bananas San Diego tri…","meta_description":"In the special segment “Mom Confessions,” Laura and Shanna share the embarrassing or hilarious parenting experiences they have had recently, including an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3307,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-fat-positive-pregnancy-and-parenting-bfp-334851/episodes/ep-413-failing-the-sniff-test/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-fat-positive-pregnancy-and-parenting-bfp-334851/ep-413-failing-the-sniff-test.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}