Research is showing that one, just one round of antibiotics, we can wipe out the microbiota for up to six months.

Okay. I want to keep moving because we have a lot of questions. Do babies really need vitamin day drops?

What does a child who has the MTHR variants take in terms of supplements. What do they need in childhood and in

teenage years, if anything? What is your opinion on circumcision? A exclusively breastfed baby who's

had nothing but breast milk, but was born by C-section, should have a probiotic? People ask me all

the time, well, what would you do? Yeah, well, what I would do might be a little bit different than what you would do as a new parent because I've been a seasoned physician. So at any point that... And you don't have that parent's instinct. And that's the thing. Like, the instinct is an actual tool we all need to rely on. So when they ask what you would do, that's one thing, but their

instance is potentially more valuable than anything. Absolutely. I'm Cynthia Overgard,

owner of hypnoborthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist.

And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife,

and international board-certified lactation consultant.

And this is the Down to Birth podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do,

but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience

in today's medical culture?

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

So I'm Dr. Ashley Mayer.

I'm the founder of Dr. Green Mom and now Dr. Green Life.

I am a family physician here in Scottsdale, Arizona. I've been

practicing for about 15 years. And I had a family practice where I saw a bunch, mostly adults. I mean,

most who migrated to me were adults and then they would bring their kids on board, you know,

after I saw them for a couple visits.

And when I launched Dr. Green Mom, which was a passion project of mine after my daughter was born, as a physician, I thought I knew so much about child rearing.

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