Okay please dont laugh - I know its sad - BUT - we have two cats who we have spoilt rotten - sleep in our bedroom -gets loads of attention etc etc
Am a bit worried about what happens when (touch wood!) baby arrives. If I try and keep them out of our bedroom (Where I guess the baby will be for the start) -they will just go mental!!
Has anyone got any great ideas or advice ? I guess I'm worried about them getting into the cot with the baby.
Had thought about butting baby straight into a cot (rather than a moses basket) - as I think that might be sturdier plus easier to put a net over (plus cheaper and removes aggro of transferring to cot later).
What do you think - any experience of such matters?
Maybe -they just completely ignore each other which would be perfect!!
Anyway -sorry for daft question - as you know its not the first!
I don't think it's a daft question. We have a crazy little parrot who is spoilt rotten too, he loves us to distraction but hates anyone else coming into the house and reacts quite violently towards them (once bit through my mother in laws ear.....but I swear I didn't put him up to it! ). So as you can imagine I was absolutely dreading his reaction to us bringing a baby home. Anyway he shocked us really, as despite being completely jealous of Dan, it's almost as though he knew that he had to watch his step. I think that we sometimes under estimate the intelligence of our pets.
Anyway if I were you I'd just go with the flow, as the cats may not even show any interest in the baby. You just won't know until the little one arrives.
Sue.x
ttc for almost 4 years, diagnosed as unexplained. Just about to begin treatment when we were lucky enough to concieve naturally. Our beautiful baby boy, Daniel, was born on 27 Sept 2003. Now expecting again, baby due 22 Aug 2005.
Ok..I know I'm going to sound crazy. but I have 2 dogs and I was very worried when I brought my daughter home from the hospital. I read up on it and they suggested bringing a baby blanket home...that had the babies smell on it from the hospital and letting the animals get used to it prior to bringing the baby home. I did this, my dogs were fine...who knows if it's because of the smell or not, but they did great.
Okay, I can't resist this topic. I have a precious little cat.
She is very old and SO spoiled. She is also very ill, but we can't bear to part with her, as long as she seems to be enjoying life at all. I am also worried, but we have a long way to go before the babies (knock wood 2X). We're not even sure if she will last that long .
Alicia
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Caz, we are putting the twins straight into the cots. We are not bothering with moses baskets. Gina recommends doing this so they are used to the big bed from the start and don't get disrupted when you try and change from moses basket to cot. That sounds logical but we are doing it because I don't want the expense of setting up two new moses baskets with blankets,etc when they will only use them for 6 weeks or so. Considering the cost of buying two of everythign else.
I don't have a cat and I don't want to scare you but I've heard with cats they have a tendency to sit on the babies face for the warmth so you need to be careful they don't smother the baby. I have a 2yr golden retriever and we worry how she will react. Again, very spoilt too. We plan on bringing home some of the babies clothes for her to smell and get used to before bringing the babies home. I'm sure she'll be fine though.
Shellie
DH 37, me 28 with Endometriosis
First attempt at IVF in May, now pregnant with twins. Fingers still crossed.
We had two very spoilt cats like you ...one of whom was surgically attatched to me most of the time!!!! We had twins so we opted to have them in their own room from the start which meant we could close the door and the cats never went in, we also bought cat nets but never had to use them and when the kids were in moses baskets or downstairs with us we actually found there was never a problem, cats seem to be more intelligent than we give them credit for.....but one word of warning toddlers and cats don't mix.....my daughter has squashed my cat so many times now he just avoids her...and we always know when it is bedtime as the cat shouts at them because when they are in bed he gets freedom of the house and all his cuddles.
The main thing is don't panic about them, they will adapt to their new role quicker than you imagine....but a tin or two of tuna always helps!!!!
Thanks soooooo much! Very reassuring replies. Think we'll defo go straight for cot and I think (hopefully!) go pretty quickly to own room - which seems to most sensible option. I think my mum said I was put straight into my own room from Day 1 - I guess the rooms sharing thing is a more "modern" idea!! Dunno?!
So pleased I'm not the only lunatic who so close to my pets!
cazxx
ps - as I'm writing this one of the cats is insisting on sitting RIGHT in from of my PC monitor staring at the screen.....very helpful!
Alicia - beautful cat!! ....mine are burmese - who are hilarious but quite full on!
). So as you can imagine I was absolutely dreading his reaction to us bringing a baby home. Anyway he shocked us really, as despite being completely jealous of Dan, it's almost as though he knew that he had to watch his step. I think that we sometimes under estimate the intelligence of our pets.
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