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Includes the actual statistics explained honestly for you as the parent, the inheritance risk for children and siblings, and four age-differentiated word-for-word scripts so you are never caught off guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSection 5: Thinking About Another Baby — Pregnancy and MS\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew in this edition. Fertility, the relapse pattern during pregnancy and in the months after birth, why DMT planning has to happen before conception, what the evidence says about risk to the baby, practical postnatal planning, and an honest answer on inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSection 6: Building Your Family Flare Kit\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pre-planned set of resources that activates when you can't function at your normal level. 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