My Child Magazine July 2017 Issue

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Pregnancy Preppers: Introducing Baby #2 to the Household By Javier Olivo. You come home with your new bundle of joy. At your doorstep stands the older child, used to being the centre of your attention. You now face a dilemma. But that’s about to change. Bringing home a newborn the second time around proves to be quite challenging. A new sibling can impact the family in ways you might not have known before. When you were bringing home your first baby, you were wholly committed to focusing your attention on your newborn. With the coming of a second child, you now have to figure out how your new baby might react to having an older sibling, or vice versa.

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