pets and baby's?

Question

does anyone have any good ways to get your cat and new born use to each other im a little worried?

Answer 1

what i did with the birth of all three of my children was i would dress them in the hospital and let tthem spit up and whatever all over the outfit and i would them have my husband take it home and just lay pieces all over the house so my cat and dog could smell the new scent before the baby came home and then when the baby came home i would let them smell the baby and i have never have a problem. My third child was just born two months ago and the only problem i have with my pets is the second she makes a noise they come and get me if i am in another room or dive to wake me up at night.

Answer 2

I have never heard of a cat ever hurting a baby before so I really wouldnt worry. In fact from my experience all the cats we have ever had usually didnt want much to do with the babies for the first couple of months and then would seem to check on them. Male and female. It really surprized me even how motherly my male cats were with my kids. I had been sitting with my two month old son on the sofa one day , my son was on his tummy and I was rubbing his back and he fell asleep but I knew would be up wanting to eat in a few more minutes so I put a pillow next to him so he wouldnt roll off while I went to warm up a bottle. I looked back at the sofa to check on him from the kitchen and didnt see him and I about went nuts and ran out to see where he was. Well he had woken up and scooted himself all the way to the other end of the sofa and next to him was my male cat. I actually believe that the cat was laying next to him so he wouldnt roll off of the sofa since never before had the cat layed next to him. When I would be outside hanging clothes one of the cats would always come to let me know if my baby was awake and crying. The only thing I say you need to worry about is making sure there is no cat hair that could get into your babies mouth. And making sure your cat is wormed and has no fleas or at least as few as possible.and you should have no problems. Some cats do like to try and lick the babies because of the milk but not to many that I know of. More than likely you will find that your cat will lay off some distance from the baby and just watch.

Answer 3

Don't be- it'll be just fine! What we did was have our son's room blocked off with a gate- so our cat can't go in there- that's the only place she isn't allowed, and she does a really good job with it. Now, when you come home from the hospital, you come in first- not with the baby at first.... and pick her up and pet her... then bring the baby in... our cat went right up to our son and kissed him on his head lol. They will want to smell, so let them. As much as you can once your baby is born, give your cat attention.... our cat did wonderfully with this- she knew I was giving lot's of attention to my son, but she somehow understood- she used to get on my belly lot's before I had him... and now it was my son there... once he was able to play on the floor, she then came up on my lap more often.

THe greatest thing- is the bond between our cat and our son... they LOVE each other! She will wiggle her tail, and he will go try to get it, and she meows- sometimes he is a little rough with her... but she will only move forward a little and do it all over again. He now is 13 months and gives her kissed and hugs lol... he pets her- I taught him to pet nicely instead of hit her.... it's just wonderful! :) I think you should be fine. Just be careful when laying your child down alone- make sure the cat isn't near the baby's face- sometimes they can cuddle up next to the baby- that's when they could suffocate them-not on purpose... but we always watched that... our cat did just fine!

Goodluck!

Answer 4

Just supervise and give as much attention to the cat as you did before. I would like to say that I hear of so many dogs and cats being abandoned after a baby is born and that is just so wrong.

Answer 5

No- don't let that cat near the baby because it will think then that it's okay and then the cat will want to cuddle with the baby when you aren't around. As a matter of fact Babies R' Us sells a net to put over the top of the crib to keep the cat out. Cats are notorius for "cuddling" with babies and smothering them to death.

Answer 6

Did you pay good attention to your little feline friends before the baby came into the scene?


Make sure you keep some (i know how hard this is) focus on the cat, still, too. Sounds like your cat needs to have some human time to himself. Then he/she will warm up nicely to the little one.


Good luck!

Answer 7

Any pet whether it be a cat, dog, bird etc may have jealousy issues when the little one is brought home. The important thing is you introduce them and stay close to your bub at all times. One of our cats still to the day has issues with my 2 yr old nieces... they have learnt to stay out of her way and Cinders stays out of their way...

Answer 8

get rid of cat