This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 310.

Song title: Borrowed Beginnings
Original Base by Base episode: 310: Infant gut microbiota restoration — maternal FMT, Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides recovery after C‑section
Original episode link: https://basebybase.com/episodes/maternal-fmt-bifidobacterium-restoration

Article metadata:
Article title: Infant gut microbiota restoration: state of the art
Journal: Gut Microbes
DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2022.2118811
Reference: Korpela K, de Vos WM. Infant gut microbiota restoration: state of the art. Gut Microbes. 2022;14(1):e2118811. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2022.2118811

Lyrics:
Verse 1
Born under bright lights, stainless steel and sound
A first breath taken where the wild isn’t found
Tiny gut like open soil, waiting for a name
But the first old friends don’t show up all the same

Pre-Chorus
We don’t need a miracle, just the right return
A map back to the signals that the body learns
Not a random wash of contact on the skin
But roots that know the home they’re living in

Chorus
Give me the mother’s rhythm, the strains that fit like keys
Bacteroides in the doorway, bifido like honey in the breeze
We can bring it back—steadier, closer, true
A borrowed beginning, turning into you

Verse 2
Some bottles promise shortcuts, sweet powder in the night
They raise one banner higher, but the chorus isn’t right
And passing shadows at the surface might change a trace
Still the deeper story doesn’t fall into place

Bridge
So we measure in circles and heatmaps, chasing what we lost
Small trials, big questions, counting up the cost
Breastmilk like a lighthouse when the data’s incomplete
Hope in careful footsteps, science in a heartbeat

Final Chorus
Give me the mother’s rhythm, the strains that fit like keys
Bacteroides in the doorway, bifido like honey in the breeze
We can bring it back—steadier, closer, true
A borrowed beginning, growing into you