The essential guide to choosing the best time to have a second baby, preparing for birth second time around and navigating all the practical and emotional challenges of the early days with two.
Reassuring, evidence-based advice on having a second baby and preparing for - and managing - the early days with two
Are you expecting your second child or wondering when is the right time to add another member to your family? In The Second Baby Book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith looks at the unique - and often underestimated - challenges of having a second child, including:
*What is the best age gap?
*Coping with pregnancy when you have another child to care for
*How to prepare your firstborn for what's to come
*Second births - the worries, hopes and practicalities
*Understanding your own emotions as you adjust to becoming a parent of two
*Managing the practicalities of life with two children
*Dealing with difficult behaviour and sibling rivalry
Sarah presents the current scientific research in an easy to read way, along with her personal experience as a mother to four. She also shares the stories of many of the parents she has worked with as a parenting coach, antenatal teacher and doula. This blend of science and real-life experience makes The Second Baby Book an honest and practical guide to all that having a second baby entails.
