The Mind of Your Newborn Baby

by David Chamberlain

This is the long-awaited tenth-anniversary edition of Dr. Chamberlain's 1988 classic, Babies Remember Birth . In paperback format and enriched with a new last chapter, this book has the potential to revolutionize the way we look at babies, both before and after birth. Part I is filled with "user-friendly" information about the mind and abilities of newborns, as well as a thorough look at their development before birth. Parts II and III present evidence that babies do remember birth and are very much aware of the people around them at that time. Dr. Chamberlain writes compellingly about the newborn's sensitivity, awareness, and vulnerability. He emphasizes the importance and power of the infant-and-parent connection during pregnancy and after birth. When the information in this book becomes common knowledge, we will look at our children with new respect and understanding.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 1998

Reviews

[Yumi Kirtash · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful read, it made me think of many things and also made me understand even better humans; of course specifically the creation and beginning of all of us: infancy.

I thought I knew a great deal about babies and children -it was not that long ago that I was one myself-, yet I found so many new things! It reminded me of how wise babies are, how well prepared they come to learn and how much they already know even from the womb! The studies that the author mentions are very interesting, even if some are not claiming that "this is the way it is, 100%", it gives much to think because the results made and make many people realize how little we really know of the process of creating a baby, its conception, making and birth. Babies and children are by no means "stupid" or less capable of understanding, learning and working in this world, they might need to build certain skills, but they all do it beautifully and quite fast considering how many things they do at the same time.

I wish I would have read this book right before conceiving our little one, it was not that long ago fortunately, but it would have given me the strength and knowledge to do some things and to do other things more often. I knew they hear and experience many things from inside of us, you can feel it and at times they let you know! (once they are big enough for you to feel them, hehe).
I think it would have also given me the necessary tools to trust my baby and myself and be confident that things would resolve, my baby was and is very healthy and strong, but our birth ended up being quite traumatic, specially for me, but I imagine for him too. It went from planned home birth to cesarean in the hospital. 4 months onwards and I still grieve what happened then. Some of the studies and stories that mentioned similar births to mine made me relive everything from that day. It was painful. I wish more professionals would know how to properly support new and old mothers, but they know even less than us really.
I am at least thankful that I read this book now, when my newborn is still so young, because it gives me many tools to connect better with him, to heal what happened at our birth and to be much better prepared for any future births I possibly might have.

I wish every mother could read this book, it will give you a new perspective and much to think about!

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first few chapters of this book had fascinating evidence from scientific studies about how a newborn's mind works and how advanced their ability to think is. I really enjoyed those chapters but was less interested in the birth memories supposedly elicited through hypnosis that made up the rest of the book.

[Joanne McKinnon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of the birth stories made me smile, others made me cry. We are not born mindless or without feelings.

[دعاء الدريس · Rating 5 out of 5]

هذا الكتاب وكتابه الآخر
Windows to the Womb
من أجمل الكتب التي قرأتها في حياتي
أنصح كل حامل أو مقبلة على الحمل أو عندها طفل رضيع أن تقرأه

الكتابان متشابهان وقد تتكرر المواضيع لكن لايغني أحدهما عن الآخر
يجعلك تنظر للرضيع بنظرة مختلفة تماماً، لم يمر علي كتاب يتناول المولود بهذه الطريقة والمعلومات
هو ليس كتاب يحمل طرق تربوية ولا كيفية رعاية، وإنما فقط فهم لطبيعة المولود منذ خلقه في بطن أمه، فهم ادراكه ومشاعره وذاكرته

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

very interesting, and reminded me how important the fetal life is. but if you already believed that...eh. one really cool story that stuck offers a new look on abortions / aborted babies.

[Imran Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Bridge]

carefully gathered research on the amazing abilities of the preborn and newborn. rebirth documentation was useful, though a little lenghty.

[Teddee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't read part 2 and 3. Part 1 has great descriptions of capacity of fetus in womb and young infants.

[Freya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was required reading for my Rebirthing breathwork training. Really cool.

[Lena · Rating 4 out of 5]

First part of the book is fascinating, but the rest I'm quiet sceptical of