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Listening to Your Baby: A New Approach to Parenting Your Newborn

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Dr. Jay Gordon encourages parents to follow their instincts and tune in to their baby in this guide to parenting that covers the period from pregnancy through baby's first year. This book advocates a gentle approach to parenting infants and strongly supports breastfeeding -- it's clear that Dr. Gordon, unlike many authors, knows the research on infant feeding and is responsible enough to share it (unlike those doctors like my first pediatrician who give you "babies do just fine on formula" instead of providing information based on research). An Appendix titled "A-Z Conditions and Concerns" provides information on such topics as jaundice, infant acne, and teething. Dr. Gordon is so funny, down to earth, and wise, and I never feel as though he's pandering or talking down to the reader. I'm glad he wrote this book.

This wonderful book offers guidance and encouragement in easy to read doses tinged with humor and common sense. If you are interested in attachment parenting, the importance of breastfeeding, a healthy diet, and the pros and cons of certain vaccines, you will thoroughly enjoy reading this book. All your baby's milestones during the first year are discussed in a compassionate, delightlful way. To top it off, there is an "A-Z Conditions and Concerns" section at the end of the book, listing short, simple paragraphs which describe and advise on a multitude of topics such as colic, diaper rash, fever, teething, travel and yeast infections. For a taste of Dr. Jay Gordon's humor, warmth and great parenting advice, go to his website which has extensive articles on a myriad of subjects...

This is a must have book for new parents. My twins are patients of Dr. Jay and he is absolutely as wonderful as his book presents. This book easily lays out information regarding nutrition, vaccines, and basic parenting. It helps to dispell the current thinkings on letting your baby cry it out as well as building your confidence by encouraging you to trust your instincts to go to your child when he/she needs you. When your baby cries, it is his/her only means of communication at such a young age. Listen and respond. It is such a short time in their lives and my husband and I have seen first hand how his parenting preferences have resulted in absolutely wonderful toddlers.

I found this book to be very helpful from a nutritional standpoint. It is sad that most babies are exposed to McDonalds before they are even a year old. No wonder obesity is a problem in America.

If you want to buy a version of this book new, as Amazon currently only has used copies, you may obtain it from Dr. Jay's website: www.drjaygordon.com. It is $10 with $1 shipping charge.

If you are looking for a more natural and organic approach to raising your child, this is a wonderful book for you.

If you are a co-sleeping parent, please also check out Dr. Jay's book called, "Good Nights". It is an absolute essential. Best of luck to you all!

To the poster who said that the book is not full of good info...maybe we wouldn't need a common sense book to tell us how to parent if we would all learn to listen to our instincts. So many parents have gotten so good at ignoring them because that is what all the "experts" tell them to do. If nothing else, my hope is that this common sense book reminds parents why we were given instincts when it comes to parenting and I truly hope that this book is totally unecessary very soon---it would mean that we all finally "get it" when it comes to parenting. Yes, it's common sense, but it by no means is how the majority of people parent in our current society!

I found out about Dr. Jay from doing internet research about vaccines. I listened to an interview with one of his famous patients (patient's parent, actually): Noah Wyle and his wife. They raved about attachment parenting, and convinced by Dr. Jay's website, I ordered this book as well as his Vaccines DVD.
I should have stuck with my instincts about staying with Dr. Sears' books instead.
This book is redundant and conflicts itself in many spots. He doesn't get to the point in a lot of areas where I was hoping for concise instructions or opinions. Overall, this book just does not contain the helpful advice that I was accustomed to in the Sears library. Read "The Baby Book" or "Attachment Parenting Book" by Sears instead.

In whatever endeavor I am about to embark, I always do an outrageous amount of footwork. I am due with my first baby in a couple of weeks and have read so many books in the past year I feel like I should have earned a degree by now. This book is particularly outstanding. I got it because I would really love to use Jay Gordon as our pediatrician, but he is simply too expensive for us. I am someone who believes in a holistic approach to health and am having a hard time finding a pediatrician with the same philosophy. Jay Gordon explains his stance on vaccinations, and granted it is mostly one that describes them to be unnecessary for most healthy, breast-fed babies, but he also informs that some of the vaccinations have had a positive influence in society and when is the best time to give them to your child. His is a refreshing approach among most fear-laden pro-this or anti-that. This book is also far more useful than Ezzo's "Babywise," and employs more common sense.

In this book, Dr. Jay presents a philosophy that treats children with respect, love and nurturing. From having read many, many child rearing books, this is the best book I've come across. It's certainly not an in-depth "how to" like the Sears books, and I don't believe that was Dr. Jay's intent. I believe its fundamental value is in sharing a new way of thinking. As the title suggests, it presents the thought process behind how to approach parenting. And, while the Sears and other "how to" books are great, they're not really needed if you follow the advice in this book -- listening to and respecting your baby and following your instincts. And while this approach certainly asks a little more of us as parents, I see the benefits time and time again in my own children. If only more parents could read this book, I think we'd all have healthier and happier kids. I give a copy to every expecting mom/dad I know. It's a shame it's so hard to find new copies of the book.

LOVE this book. Very handy as an addition to Sears and Sears books because it gives additional practical advice and direction on co-sleeping and breastfeeding. I like to give it to newly pregnant couples and hope they receive it before they get Babywise by Ezzo. It is a easy read and as a third time mom I gained valuable information and affirmation.

First of all , this approach is not "new" at all. How this man could write a book with so little helpful information is beyond me. The titles of the help sections are tempting, but the sections themselves have absolutely no substance. Pity