Shalom Birth Beginnings

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

The Microbirth Summit of 2025 has phenomenal presenters. Katri is one of the researchers studying the infant gut microbiota restoration. Here’s a few of her take-home messages from this present:

1. Microbial influences all aspects of the infant physiology and development, and thus has lifelong effects on the health of a child.
2. Infants receive their most important gut microbes, mainly bacterium species, from the mother’s gut during bachelor birth, and their growth are supported by breastmilk.

3. Cesarean delivery or exposure to intrapartum antibiotics reduces or eliminate bacterial transfer from the mother, which ultra a whole early development of the microbiota during a very sensitive development time window.

4. Bacteria – containing probiotics together with breast-feeding is the safest and easiest way to restore the gut microbiota of

5. if breast-feeding is not possible, the formula should contain a sufficient amount of oligosaccharides to support healthy gut microbiota.

I had no idea that the certain unique sugars and breastmilk are not actually digestible by the human body, only by the microbes in the infant got for the human body… Unbelievable impact!

How do we stem the tide of epidemic antibiotics at Birth? We must. There are part of routine US group B treatment and also all C-sections. We have to start discussing better options. …

11/06/2025

11/05/2025

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You can’t fail at birth! No matter how you choose to birth or how your birth unfolds. There is no failing in something as powerful as bringing life into the world! It takes incredible strength, courage, and love to grow, carry, and birth a child, however that journey looks. Birth often asks us to pivot, to surrender, and to flow with what’s unfolding and that flexibility is its own kind of bravery. Just like there’s no perfect way to parent a child, there’s also no one right way to birth them. You can set clear intentions, educate yourself, and prepare your body, mind, and spirit and still, birth may take its own course. Sometimes, our babies have a different plan, their own timing, and their own soul path that’s guiding their way into the world. Birth is not just your story it’s a shared journey between you and your baby.
And if your birth didn’t go the way you had envisioned, please know this: you did not fail. You are not broken. You did something extraordinary. Your strength, your love, and your willingness to show up for your baby even if things shifted are what define you. Be gentle with yourself as you heal and integrate your experience. Your story still holds deep beauty, wisdom, and purpose, and it deserves to be honored with compassion and love. Xo Lori 📸

11/01/2025

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10/24/2025

“Dr. Stephen Porges, PhD, is famed by his ground-breaking research into this ventral branch and developed what is now known as the Polyvagal Theory. In a nutshell, this branch senses if the person is safe in their environment. If they are not, if they are feeling unsafe or threatened, this branch of our nervous system acts to protect us. This protection process can be expressed by a heightened state of agitation, both physically (i.e., increased inflammation, decreased blood flow to internal organs, etc…) and emotionally (anxiety or rage). It can also be expressed as causing the person to freeze or shut down if the stimulation is too much. The simple act of an infant being held skin/skin with their mother, feeling protected and warm, AND receiving it’s basic life-sustaining need of milk whenever it’s needed…breastfeeding…is one of the baby’s earliest Polyvagal programming.

This basic need being met in such a close and loving way imprints a message that they are SAFE. This message of safety later goes a long way in how that human reacts to its environment for the rest of their life.” – Dr. Lynn Gerner, DC, FICPA

Feeding challenges in infancy can be more than momentary frustrations. They can reflect deeper neuro-biomechanical imbalances that, if left unaddressed, may influence a child’s long-term development and well-being. Gentle, skilled chiropractic care helps restore optimal nervous system function, supporting both successful breastfeeding and healthy neurological development.

Read the full article “Breastfeeding Challenges—A Window to Your Baby’s Brain” by Dr. Lynn Gerner, DC, FICPA here: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-challenges-a-window-to-your-babys-brain.html