Big Fat Positive: Pregnancy and Parenting (BFP)5 Helmi 2024

What I Wish I'd Known: Pregnancy, C-Sections and Mental Health - Ep. 292

In a brand-new special segment called "Dear Past Me," Laura and Shanna give pregnancy and parenting advice to their past selves, including words of wisdom about celebrating pregnancy, recovering from c-sections, knowing what to expect in the hospital after giving birth and more. Also, Shanna checks in on her kids' never-ending winter break, and Laura reports on her son's fifth birthday! Finally, they share their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Shanna's kids are 5 and 7.5 years old, and Laura’s kids are 5 years old and 2.5 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

-New Year's Day 2024

-Going to the beach with kids

-Din Tai Fung

-Going to the mall with kids

-Auggie's fifth birthday

-Park birthday parties

-Using the Cricut to make custom cupcake toppers

-Birthday party meltdowns

-Celebrating pregnancy

-Pregnancy photo shoot

-C-section recovery

-C-section incision complications

-Hospital stay after giving birth

-RNs vs CNAs

-Labor and delivery hospital staff

-Advocating for yourself in the hospital

-Postpartum mental health

-Postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum anxiety (PPA)

-Rose Parade in Pasadena

-Kids learning to read

This episode's full show notes can be found here.

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