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Comment on Who would have thought sneezing could be so funny by keshkesh2

keshkesh2 — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:30:56 +0000

cute?

Comment on Who would have thought sneezing could be so funny by LOLPOPPERS232

LOLPOPPERS232 — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:52:32 +0000

LOL
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Comment on How did your cats react to your newborn baby? by Do your own thinking!

Do your own thinking! — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06:55 +0000

We have two cats, and didn’t worry much, and didn’t have to worry.

One’s very social and inquisitive; she gave cautious sniffs at first (and some sniffs near my breasts, and sort of put the two together, I think…); one’s a fraidy-cat, and he took a while to come around — now, almost two months into it, he moseys up for a careful hello now and then.

The social one occasionally licks my daughter’s head. The first time I saw this I tensed — sandpaper tongue; surely not pleasant for an infant? But, no. She smiles.

They both like to stand guard when there’s a diaper change going on, and the odd time my daughter’s crying for a spell, we get “help” from the social one; she hovers around. Quite sweet.

I wouldn’t worry at all if they’re well-behaved house cats.

That said, you can convince a cat to never get in a cot (bouncer, whatever) again by gently forcing him into it a few times. MrAOW!

Comment on How did your cats react to your newborn baby? by ataman

ataman — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:48:16 +0000

I too was worried about this situation because my little kitty is apart of my family as much as my new baby was and I really wanted them to get along! To my surprise, my cat really wants nothing to do with my newborn. My cat actually sleeps in her nursery because my daughter is in a cradle in our bedroom. I think the cat believes that “room” was made special for him! My cat is definitely very curious and has to investigate anything new but really could care less about the baby (as long as someone still feeds him!). I have actually even tried to bring my daughter down to the cat and let her “pet” the cat and the cat just runs away. I did get a cute photo one time of my daughter laying on the couch and the cat happened to jump up beside her and lay down, but the cat never touched her or got too close to her…just went to sleep. My cat cares more about the babies toys than he does about the baby! I was afraid that the cat would try to jump into the babies bassinet or crib or something like that so I went out and bought a “net” that keeps bugs off of strollers and it was large enough to stretch over the babies bassinet (just in case) but my cat never tried to jump into my daughters bed, so now I don’t worry about it!

Comment on How did your cats react to your newborn baby? by Jonahcat

Jonahcat — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:59 +0000

Ours was ok…he still isn’t completely trusting, but he just kind of avoids the baby. I make a point of holding them near each other once in a while, though, becuase I don’t want them to be afraid of each other. I just make sure that the cat has understood where he doesn’t belong…he only tried climbing into the bassinete once (when it was empty), and I just had to say no and he stayed out from that point on.

Comment on How did your cats react to your newborn baby? by TJ's Mom

TJ's Mom — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:11:33 +0000

I have 2 cats and they were curious at first, but it only lasted for a couple of weeks. They never once tried to harm my baby or hurt him in any way. Now they couldn’t care less. My one cat seems to like my son though and follows me whenever I carry him throughout the house. I keep his door shut at night though..just in case one fo the cats decides to jump in his crib. I don’t think they will (or can!) but just to give me a better piece of mind.
Cats are pretty independent and aren’t as needy as dogs. You can always send your husband/boyfriend home with one of your baby’s used receiving blankets to let the cats sniff before you bring baby home. This lets the cats get used to his or her scent before they arive home:)

Comment on How did your cats react to your newborn baby? by pinkangelak

pinkangelak — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:20:28 +0000

Hi there, My at was abs fine when my daughter helena arrived home. I thought the cat would probably be very curious of her, but actually she was the total opposite, she is abs petrified of the baby even now ,, and helena is now 8 months old. she doesnt dare go near her. I think you should just go with the flow really. youll know what to do if the cat does get curious. good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and all goes well with the birthxxxxxx

Comment on How did your cats react to your newborn baby? by Wishmaster

Wishmaster — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:18:38 +0000

when my son was born in november of 2003 we had 3 cats and the 2 youngest cats were fine with our son but our older cat was very very protective. She would sleep at his bedroom door and if someone other than me came into the room she would start hissing and growling. She was like that with our son right up until she died a yr ago. It was like she was his protector, even when strangers came into the home she would scratch them if they came near our son. I wouldn’t keep the cat away from the baby, let the cat sniff the baby out under your supervision.

Comment on How did your cats react to your newborn baby? by meppa30

meppa30 — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:09:25 +0000

My cat handled it by running and hiding, lol. He was petrified. I just let him go because he would go close to my baby by creeping along the ground on his belly and if my daughter twitched he jumped so high in the air, really funny. He used to sleep on our bed all the time, but when baby was on the bed he would take off.
Now I have a son who is 10m and my boy can pull this cat around and pinch him and shove him and the cat just walks away and tries to give my son a wide berth.
Take an item of clothing into the hospital with you and have your baby wear it, then your partner can bring it home and let the cats sniff it to get used to the baby’s smell.
I also found having a mosquito net over the cot kept my mind at rest during the night so the cat couldn’t get into the cot with the baby (he wouldn’t either because he was a scaredy cat, lol)
Let the cats sniff the baby if they want to, but draw the line at climbing on the tiny bubba. Just use good judgment. If you don’t feel comfortable with what the cat is doing tell it off.
Cats are usually good with babies. We have dogs too and they have been really good.

Comment on How did your cats react to your newborn baby? by CaliforniaGrl

CaliforniaGrl — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:15:13 +0000

My husband and I are cat lovers and have never had any intentions of getting rid of our cats. We have 3. When we first brought baby home they seemed to be afraid of him. Then they started checking him out a bit more while I was feeding him or when he is laying on my lap. We have had no problems at all. I would say to let the cats check baby out but be right there to make sure nothing happens. Now as my son is getting older, he is watching them play and laughing…..I think as he grows up he will love the cats and the cats will love him. They do also have a tent you can put on the crib to keep the cats out if that becomes a problem but I think baby and cats will be just fine. Good Luck