Listen to Your Baby

""In Listen to Your Baby, Naomi Aldort offers a way to clear our mind of the external noise from media, experts, people’s opinions, and even our own thinking; only then can we hear, understand, and trust our baby. A liberating book that returns us to trust and love.” —Saffia Farr, editor, JUNO magazine “Naomi Aldort and I agree that the best expert on a baby’s needs is the baby. When we listen to our hearts and to our babies and young children, we can hear what they are asking for, and they only ask for what they need. Thank you, Naomi, for being a voice for babies and young children.” —Pam Leo, author, Connection  Parenting “As a mother of five and a physician who has spent years guiding women back to their innate wisdom, Listen to Your Baby felt like a homecoming. Naomi Aldort gives words to what so many of us know in our hearts—that our babies already know the way. This book is a masterpiece in reminding parents to trust themselves, trust their children, and find joy in simplicity. A must-read for anyone seeking calm, connection, and confidence in motherhood.” —Dr. Cheryl Kam, family physician and podcaster “Naomi Aldort’s Listen to Your Baby is an essential and much-needed book for all new and soon-to-be parents. I struggled with the same questions when I nursed my three children. I wish I had had Naomi’s book then. Even with the advice from the La Leche League, society’s dictates to young mothers in the 1990s confused me about how long I ‘could and should’ breastfeed my children. The struggle for women who wanted to carve out an identity, while also caring for their children, led to a litany of mixed messages. I am sure that had I known the importance of cholesterol to a baby’s wellbeing, both physical and mental, I would have breastfed my children for more than 16 months and been better able to listen to my babies. Listen to Your Baby fosters a dialogue between mother and child, enabling the mother to better listen to not only her baby but also to herself.   —Dr. Elizabeth Bright, DO, ND