We see these pictures all the time on places like Facebook and Instagram –
staged photos of shirtless fathers holding their naked babies.
Did you know they are sharing bacteria with their babies when they do this?
So is skin bonding a good activity or a bad activity for fathers to do?
And are these fathers in the photos just artsy hipster posers
doing glam shots
"Hey that's my baby!"
deserving to get smashed with a banana?
Well, I'll tell you what science knows about this and chime in my personal opinion.
I'm Koaw of Koaw Nature and this channel is all about helping my fellow Millennials
reconnect with nature so we can be better role models for our younger generation.
And this video is especially for you Millennial parents!
And today we are addressing an abundant species of animal on this planet: Humans.
and I'm going to tie in our symbiotic relationships.
with many different and essential species within an entirely different domain
When I say – bacteria –
I bet you start thinking of other words like
disease, and bad, and nasty, and gross, and unhealthy.
But I'm going to lay down a few facts so you lose some of that bias against bacteria.
Bacteria have been on this planet for a few billion years.
We coevolved with these microscopic organisms
and we wouldn't be able to survive in this world
without the trillions of cells of bacteria living in our bodies—
that is unless we wanted to live in a bubble.
An average dude like me has around 40 trillion bacterial cells within my body
compared to about the 30 trillion cells that hold my own DNA.
So I have more foreign cells in my body than of my own! Same with you.
There are about 10,000 microbial species within us weighing about 3 lb in total.
Our microbiome, all the microbes and their genes,
provide us with many necessary services –
like breaking down carbohydrates, and creating food and vitamins.
We all share a similar microbiome, in that it is carrying out similar functions in our body—
but as individuals, we have different microbiota— or different species living within and on us.
So recently I've been doing a lot of research on kids and nature.
And of course I've found some awesome materials but I found this book
which is just amazing and I'm going to plug it at the end without shame
because I feel that every Millennial parent,
either with young kids, or with a newborn, or that's expecting should have it.
Before we are born, we are protected by a placenta
which prevents other foreign invaders, like most other bacteria and viruses, from interacting with us.
So when a baby is born—it needs to acquire all of those essential microbes
that have important functions for our bodies.
For babies born by vaginal births,
these neonates immediately collect vaginal microbes and fecal matter from their mother,
and acquire essential bacteria that will have long-lasting health benefits.
And of course many births cannot be done vaginally,
The have to be done via cesarean section or c-section because of possible risks to the mother/baby,
or the risk of spreading an STD to the baby.
So babies born via C-Sections miss out on this initial opportunity to gain important microbes
unless the parents opt to do something called vaginal seeding.
But once a baby is born and held against their mother's breast and begin breastfeeding,
they also acquire bacteria from their mother's skin, nipple, and milk.
All of this will help the baby build a functional microbiome.
Breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact, or skin bonding,
is also quite essential for healthy interactions and relational developments between mother and baby.
(Again assuming there is no transmittable disease of worry.)
There is a plethora of research supporting the benefits, both psychological and physiological,
of skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth for a mother and her baby.
But what about the dads!?
Well in these progressive times as societies are starting to realize that
the other parent who didn't deliver the baby plays an important role in that child's development—
we're starting to see research.
We're seeing research done on the positive benefits of skin-to-skin bonding between father and baby,
especially in those moments right after birth and in those weeks afterwards.
But don't get me wrong— this area is still lacking a lot of research.
There is evidence to suggest that skin bonding between father and baby
does not only confer positive impacts for the child but also positive benefits for the father.
One study found that the father's who participated in skin bonding with their newborn
alleviated their anxieties and established more confidence in their responsibility and ability to take care of their child.
And a father, when skin bonding with a child, is also sharing his skin and oral microbes with the child!
And I would love to lay some science down and say that this skin to skin contact between father and baby,
and this sharing of bacteria to the baby offers beneficial results to the baby...
but I can't.
Why?
There's no research out there.
So this doesn't mean that this sharing of microbes between father, or the other partner,
to the baby is bad or good.
It just means that we don't have any empirical evidence to suggest that it's bad or good.
It means some scientists need to get some grants and start working on this.
Though, a breastfeeding baby, or one that is engaging in skin to skin contact with one parent,
will still be getting a good deal of both parents' skin microbes because a mother and her partner
are usually engaging in a different type of skin to skin contac t,
wink wink
In sum, I do know I'll be skin bonding with my baby one day—
should a lady out there ever find me to be a suitable mate.
Ladies, my microbes are awesome!
And as far as are these fathers being good, bad, or just artsy hipster bags of d posing for glam shots—
well, these aren't mutually exclusive criteria.
But I'd have to say that these skin bonding fathers
are doing a great thing for themselves, their babies and their partner!
And once the research gets done I'm sure that it will show that this skin to skin contact
and this sharing of microbes between father to baby will confer positive benefits for the babies.
The main takeaways here—bacteria are not always bad.
They are essential for our survival, and yes, at times they can kill us
but we have a whole plethora of microbes living within and on us that are beneficial.
Babies need to acquire foreign microbes for a healthy start in this world.
And skin-to-skin bonding fathers are doing a good job...
but if your posting glam photos online to show off your mad parenting skills—
you are most likely also a pretentious-artsy-poser deserving a banana smashed in your face.
Share this video if you think your bros or gal pals would like to learn a thing or two.
And subscribe if you haven't already. =)
It's time for you to spread some knowledge and be nature-heroic!
And if you like what we're doing here at Koaw Nature and you want to be a part of it, check out my Patreon link down below.
I know my sister would love this book and I hope she is watching this video.
This is the one that I feel every Millennial parent, either with young kids, newborn or expecting, should have
because it takes an esoteric topic like microbiology
and makes it very simple to understand, answering so many questions that new parents have.
Questions like... (See above)
And the write it responsibly. They don't just make up $*@#.
If the science doesn't know, right now, where we're at— they say "The science doesn't know."
But it answers many questions, and even for me… I only have nieces and nephews right now.
I feel that this information is preparing me very well for my future days as a father, should that ever happen.
So if you want to buy it on Amazon I put the link below.
You can get a physical copy or Kindle. I like to write in my books.
And if you buy it within the link I put below then Koaw Nature receives a small finder's fee,
which, helps me buy more books so I can make more videos for you.
And I'll thank you with positive vibes!
This really was a marvelous find. So thank you for watching. Have a good day!
(Girl laughing)
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"Ayeeee!!!!"
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