The Female Solution: Can You Really Love A Stepchild As Much As Your Own?

Many marriages include children from a previous relationship, and a new mother or father must learn how to love a child that they did not raise. So what happens when a new child is born and the other child from a previous relationship feels left out? Can you love the older child who is not your own as much as the newborn who is? How do you make sure the older child does not feel rejected? How do you handle jealously of a young sibling? How do you handle jealousy of an older sibling? What kind of conversation should you have with the step child before the birth of the new child?