babyAWE™

The day-by-day development of the baby from conception to baby’s age 2 is Origins FTD focus and has become known as the First 1000 Days.   The time period from zygote to embryo to fetus to birth and through baby’s age 2 is 1000 days.   This 1000 day window is the most important time in all of human development.  The foundation of life is formed in this 1000 day window.  The sperm and egg join to form a genetically engineered platform with an architecture formed by chromosomes known as our DNA. During the First 1000 Days the is an epigenetic phenomenon whereby the baby is biologically programmed during gestation in concert with the mother’s environment.    From the very moment of conception through the age of 2 years of age, genes are switched on an off based on a methylation process known as biological programming.   This biological programing during the first 1000 days predetermines the offspring’s future health profile and his/her well-being over the offspring’s lifecourse. 

This extraordinary 1000 day development window is what we call babyAWE™.

Origins FTD provides educational materials for the parents and family to be aware of and understand the importance of the epigenetic process of human development that includes the biological programming in the mother/fetus dyad.   The family environment and the mother/baby’s life experience during this First 1000 Day period is all-important in building a healthy well nourished human being.  What occurs during all stages of development within this First 1000 Day window is AWEsome™ for all concerned as the mom and dad produce the babyAWE™ miracle.