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Join us this week for a special “couples” episode of the SP Mamas Podcast with Street Parking co-founders, Miranda and Julian Alcaraz! They share about discovering they were pregnant with their first baby a week after moving in together and committing to strengthening their relationship for the sake of their family through therapy, communication, and a new kind of teamwork.  These two special souls are hilarious, compassionate, and vulnerable and so much fun to learn from!   Content Warning: Our desire with this podcast is to share the many different pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences of the people in our community. Therefore the nature of the podcast, although very personal, has what could be sensitive and/or triggering content including, but not limited to, experiences with medical emergencies, loss, miscarriage, PPD and anxiety.   Topics:  03:38 - Discovering they were pregnant 1 week after moving in together 10:37 - Deciding to make strengthening their relationship their biggest focus 19:10 - Making the decision to use a birth center 24:57 - Learning about the role of a doula and hiring one 29:31 - Passing the due date and working out to relieve stress 30:35 - Starting contractions  35:58 - Julian’s perspective on early labor 37:57 - Roller coaster contractions and movement during active labor 42:00 - Slow progress and struggling to relax 49:20 - Julian’s moment of panic around catching the baby 55:10 - Post adrenaline crash after going home 58:44 - Meeting Knox and the culmination of their relationship so far IG Handle: @fearlessmiranda @009julian   Links: Carolina’s Instagram Street Parking Street Parking Instagram Reviews: If you love this podcast please click HERE to leave us a review.   If you enjoyed this podcast please share it with someone else that you think needs it! Thank you