In the special segment “OMG I’m Freaking Out,” Laura and Shanna discuss what is sending them into a tizzy this week in their pregnancies, diving into the topics of hormone-induced anger, pregnancy brain and more. Also, Laura reports on finally feeling her baby’s movements and having an unexpected reaction to them, and Shanna reports on doing a three-hour gestational diabetes test after having failed her glucose screening. The moms-to-be also reveal their BFPs and BFNs for the week. Laura is 23 weeks pregnant, and Shanna is 27 weeks pregnant.
Topics discussed in this episode:
-Week 23 of pregnancy
-Week 27 of pregnancy
-Doulas
-Baby kicks
-Fetal movement
-Gestational diabetes test
-Pregnancy rage
-Pregnancy hormones
-Second trimester
-Third trimester
-Pregnancy brain
-Pubic bone pain
-Pubic symphysis pain
-Stretch marks
This episode's full show notes can be found here.
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