Sep 12, 2020
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
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