Before we go any further, we can guarantee that vaginal seeding is not some kind of landscaping of your lady garden.
In fact the latest vagina trend concentrates on a new birthing trend for mothers who deliver their babies through caesarean section.
While a mother may opt for a caesarean section for health reasons, vaginal seeding aims to recreate the birthing canal environment by inserting a piece of gauze into a mom’s vagina before her C-section.
Once the gauze is saturated in vaginal secretions, it is then removed and kept in a sterile location. When the baby is delivered, the gauze is rubbed on the baby’s face, mouth, eyes and skin to replicate the experience a child would have during a natural birth.
The baby is then exposed to the good bacteria in the mum’s vaginal walls.
According to Dr. Victor González-Quintero of online doctor’s consultation DrOzTheGoodLife.com there’s no concrete proof that vaginal seeding is the answer either:
“The fact that newborns may face better outcomes after vaginal delivery may not have anything to do with [exposure to vaginal bacteria] itself, there’s just not enough data.
“More importantly, it could put babies at risk. We could be exposing newborns to infections if a mother is asymptomatic or we’ve failed to identify infections like Group B streptococcus, herpes, chlamydia, or gonorrhoea during standard prenatal testing.”
While it’s totally up to each mother-to-be how to raise their child, it might be worth running through the pros and cons of this plan with your doctor before taking part.
