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You hold your child gently, carefully the first time you meet them. They are so small. They are smaller than you could ever have imagined. Then they cry, and you can’t figure out how to make it stop!

You think to yourself, “Oh my God, how am I going to do this?” Then you start to figure it out.

Maybe it’s standing and rocking from side to side. Maybe it’s cradling them in your arms and bouncing them gently. Maybe it’s a tender caress across their forehead – or perhaps a...