05/09/2026
This topic was inspired by a comment I made on the Rebunked podcast about how there is a reason why the b***y hole is so close to the birthing hole! The baby’s microbiome is meant to be built by the mother’s body initially. The normal, healthy exposures a baby gets during birth and the following days unbathed, skin-to-skin with their mother are more important than most people consider! Unnecessary sterilization of birth, removal from their familiar environment, and overuse of antibiotics is not healthy short or long term.
What else is functional but often considered a flaw?
Does the cord keep pulsing unnecessarily for more than a minute after birth? Or is that a function that benefits the baby? Why do many professionals rush to clamp and cut a cord routinely that is functioning to continue benefiting the baby by providing them with their full measure of blood, stem cells, and oxygen?
The fo****in. Is it unnecessary or functional? Was there a flaw in the design? Some will be surprised to learn that there actually was no flaw, the fo****in has a functional purpose. There is no need and some risk to cutting it off routinely. Routine infant circumcision is considered an elective cosmetic surgery due to the lack of medical benefit.
The next one is very controversial. All newborns are born with low vitamin K stores. Is there a functional reason, or design flaw? We don’t really know if there is a functional benefit to this. We know that not every baby needs a vitamin K shot or drops, but we currently can’t predict which babies will develop vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), which can be life-threatening. So, I think the question is always worth asking: Is there a functional reason for this? But I would never discourage anyone from providing their baby with vitamin K, because I don’t know whether their baby would otherwise develop VKDB. It is so important to have a thorough informed choice conversation and make a decision you feel good about for your baby ❤️
