Thinking about hiring a doula but unsure when the right time actually is? In this episode, we’re breaking down the ideal time to bring a doula onto your birth team and why earlier support can completely change your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience.

Whether you just saw two pink lines or you’re nearing your due date, this episode will help you understand when doula support can be most beneficial and how hiring at different stages impacts your care.

Key Takeaways:

✨ There is no “wrong” time to hire a doula support is valuable at every stage.

✨ Hiring earlier allows for deeper relationship-building and personalized preparation.

✨ Doulas support not just birth, but confidence, education, and postpartum transition.

✨ Even last-minute support can positively impact your birth experience.

In this powerful episode, we’re diving into the real conversation around sterilization including tubal ligation and salpingectomy and why so many women are still being asked, “Are you sure you don’t want more children?” instead of being fully educated on potential risks, long-term effects, and life after surgery.

Why is the focus often on future babies… instead of future health?

We explore:

• The pressure many women feel when making permanent reproductive decisions
• Informed consent vs. subtle coercion
• What providers may discuss — and what sometimes gets overlooked
• Potential long-term effects and complications women deserve to know about
• How to advocate for yourself in medical spaces

This episode speaks to both parents and medical providers. It challenges us to reflect on how we approach autonomy, education, and true informed consent in reproductive healthcare.

As a doula and someone with personal experience navigating this conversation, I’m sharing both evidence-based insight and lived reality. Because women deserve more than just being asked if they might change their minds they deserve full information, respect, and bodily autonomy.

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, pressured, or under-informed about your reproductive choices, this conversation is for you.

You deserve support even if you don’t want someone physically in the room!

In this episode, I break down my brand new Virtual Doula Care Package and how it offers comprehensive prenatal education, real-time labor support, and postpartum check-ins all virtually.

From practicing breathing and labor positions to having someone on call when contractions start, to postpartum feeding support and mental health referrals this package was created to meet families exactly where they are. Because evidence-based, compassionate support should be accessible and flexible!

find more about our virtual doula support here:https://moonandmotherdoulacare.godaddysites.com/shop/ols/products/virtual-doula-support-package