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Big Fat Positive: A Pregnancy and Parenting Journey

Ep. 25: Drinking While Breastfeeding (32 and 36 Weeks Pregnant)

40 min • 24 december 2018

In the special segment "Today I Learned," Shanna and Laura discuss fascinating facts they’ve recently learned about pregnancy, diving into the topics of drinking alcohol while breastfeeding and whether pregnancy is contagious. Also, Shanna reports on starting her maternity leave, and Laura discusses her mini baby shower and blessingway. Finally the moms-to-be reveal their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Laura is 32 weeks pregnant, and Shanna is 36 weeks pregnant.


Topics discussed in this episode:

-Week 32 of pregnancy

-Week 36 of pregnancy

-Celebrating Thanksgiving when you're in the third trimester

-Having a mini baby shower with family members

-Having a blessingway ceremony to celebrate your pregnancy

-Constantly needing to pee in the third trimester

-Starting maternity leave

-Answering the question "is pregnancy contagious"

-Cribsheet and Expecting Better by Emily Oster

-Can I drink alcohol while breastfeeding or do I need to pump and dump?

-Most comfortable bed when in the third trimester

-Watching Daniel Tiger


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


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

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