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Many stepmothers find they are much more relaxed about issues they used to get worked up about once they have a child and can understand the feelings a biological parent feels. Have a summit meeting with your spouse before the baby is born and work through how you want your baby raised in your stepfamily household. Read more

“When it comes to your marriage and your children, there is enough love to go around. I like that my daughter has grown up with siblings. And I am old enough to see a day when I won’t be here and she really has a sister and brothers. Her children will have cousins.”

But a new baby can also create upheaval in your couple relationship. Up until now, you’ve remained a bit on the outside as the stepparent. Read more

If you do get pregnant, it’s a time to celebrate and to prepare. You pick out which room in the house the baby will sleep in. You choose furniture and start collecting pacifiers and cuddly little blankets. But there’s more to do when you welcome a baby into a stepfamily.

First, you and Dad have to tell the kids you’re pregnant. Then your husband has to reassure his kids Read more

Since the addition of a new member of your stepfamily unit will spark a transition for everyone involved (the ex, too), it’s important to consider everyone’s feelings. If you think having a baby is going to make your stepfamily feel like a real family, you may be in for a surprise. Consider your reasons for having a baby. Make sure you and your husband are doing it because you want a child. Read more

Remember back to when you were a cool single gal and you went to visit your friends with kids to get a “baby fix”? I know when I played with my friends’ babies it was always fun, but I was glad to go home and leave the kids behind with their parents. Stepmotherhood is an extended stay with other people’s kids. Read more