kitties and babies

We have 2 cats - both very different.

I must say they have been rather indifferent about Kaylee. The one just stops to smell and then runs along.
The other is more tolerant and has become more accepting over time. He has tried to swipe when she pulls his tail etc if he is in a funny mood but generally he just keeps his distance that she cant attempt that.

Luckily in the beginning the babies are not so much intimidating as they are small and not very mobile, and they have a chance to get used to the idea of a busy body baby who tries to pull tails etc.
I also try keep him out of her cot but occasionally I just leave him.
But we are not comfortable having him in our room at night as he may climb into her cot while we sleep and then we dont know where he will lie (not worried about him hurting her though) so for now thats off limits but during the day we just let them be.

Just try give them as much love and attention as possible too that they dont feel entirely left out.

I also got myself into a lather and started running around pricing net and safety features and and and ....

In the end, I had a cup of tea, a lie down and calmed down.

I do not invite Jackson into Isabelle's room, am aware of where he is when I put her down for a sleep. She sleeps in her room with the door closed, and I check the room before I close the door to ensure Jackson is not there.

But that being said, I did manage to lock him in one night (or three) and he was fine.

When she was a newborn and slept in our room in a mose's basket, I had a mosquito net that I draped over the basket anyway to prevent him getting in - but that being said, when she was not in the basket I found him curled up in there twice.

So there is a risk, but part of it is that you chase cat out when ever baby is there, and just keep an eye on baby and cat. The reality is that you are never more than 30 seconds away from a newborn anyway, what with all the checking and rechecking you do as a mom to a newborn.

<I do suggest getting room and bed ready at least a month before hand and then "training" cat(s) to stay out at that point already>

Misty, I was also worried about this when we brought our son home, because until he came our kitty was very much our baby, but we brought him home and allowed Jasmine to smell him, and no issues, he loves her and she loves him, she even tolerates it when he grabs onto her, and instead of fight she has chosen to flight...

Jasmine slept in his cot a couple of times, but I got her to stop doing that. She loved to snuggle with him, but one pinch from him and she was cured of that

Don't stress about it, they will sort themselves out.

We are expecting our first baby in about 3 weeks time and have 2 one year old kitties ( 2 brothers).

Have got a lovely mozzy / cat net that goes all the way around the cot adn somebody also suggected bringing home babies clothes fom hopsital before baby so cats can smell.

What else can we do? I have up until now made the nursery "off limits" and the door is always closed. The cats have only been in when I am in. When they have jumped into the cot I have chased them out.

Sure many households have cats so how did yours react?

Looking foward to your answers!