Introducing Your New Baby to the Family Pet

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A true pioneer in an emerging industry, Melissa Moog is one of America’s original baby planners as founder of Itsabelly, a national baby planning service guiding new and expectant parents through the process of parenthood. Melissa is also the leading authority and voice for baby planning with an eco-twist, and THE first baby planning business to secure Green America’s seal of approval. She also reviews baby products and shares parenting tips on her Itsabelly blog.

Many families often have pets before they have a new baby and introducing them to your newborn appropriately is a very important task. We have two yellow Labrador Retrievers that I was hoping would become Isabella's favorite playmates. So, as a new parent I was interested in learning how I could make the transition into life with our new baby easier on our family pets. I hope the tips I share in this article will help make that transition much easier for your growing family.

Introducing your new baby to other siblings takes some planning, but don’t forget about your furry family members. There is a lot that can be done to help ensure the whole family enjoys this event to the fullest. Below you can find a condensed list of the recommendations for things you can do before the baby arrives from the Humane Society that is echoed by parenthood.com.

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January 12, 2012
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