Cats and cribs

[babyellie15]

My baby girl should be arriving very soon and the hubby and I are all prepped and ready including having the crib set up in our room. My cat seems to think it's a specially made bed for him! Of course I don't want him thinking it's okay to be in there when the baby comes and he just won't give up even though he knows he's in trouble every time he jumps in. Any suggestions on how to keep him out?

[lilla18]

Put some foil on the mattress until the baby arrives. That way when the cast jumps in, it'll be to annoyed to stay. Then it will learn not to go in at all.

[misstoyo]

My friend put balloons in the crib until baby was born her cat stopped jumping in there instantly after the first balloon popped on her.

[anwhatin1]

Spray him with water until the baby comes everytime he is in the crib spray with water. Yes keeping the door closed is the best but this is not always going to happen. So train him now so he won't want to go in the crib. Also leave the bottle by the crib so he sees it. I have cats and this has worked for me but I also make sure the Dorr is closed when the baby is napping.
You could also put double sided tape on the surfaces that the cat jumps on so it sticks to him also in the crib till the baby is born to change his behaviour.
Good luck

[maw4389]

Close the door?

[beckyyy1115]

I had a great aunt who's cat suffocted her newborn baby... The cat loved the baby and being with the baby and she always thought it was the cutest thing but the cat was snuggling him when they were going to sleep one night and their son suffocated from the cats fur and weight.. I'd be VERY careful.

[MegiLiz]

I had 3 cats. Unfortunately we lost all of them in a fire in February :/ but I was super worried about this with one of them when my daughter was born 2 years ago. The one that was mine that I'd already had for 3 years before her dad and I got together was, to put it mildly, picky. He loved me and only me until he got to know a person. And he could be very violent (which to be honest was not his fault because I told people to leave him alone and they'd **** with him anyway and get bit or scratched) but he was very loving, just didn't like to be messed with. And although he had been very good with my nieces, he'd never had a child actually living with him on a daily basis, so when he decided the crib was a great place to nap, I got worried. The other 2 did it too, mind you, but he would resist being taken out of it very strongly. We put her in our room with us as well at first. And I had come to terms with possibly having to give him away, should he not be able to handle the baby. So what I did was I kept all 3 of them out of our room at all time for the first 2 weeks until they got used to her scent in the house, and then for the next 2, I allowed them in the room when she wasn't in it (basically all day except nap times), then another 2 weeks after that, during nap time I would go in there and let them come in and I'd stay awake and watch them. Not once did any one of them ever get in the crib while she was in it, although they would still nap in it when she was awake and not in bed. And my little butthead absolutely loved her until she could follow him around lmfao. When I would have her in bed with me napping (which happened frequently because she was stubborn and wouldn't go to sleep during the day without being next to me for awhile), all 3 of them would find a comfy place and nap with us. I had her in her boppy when she napped with me, and the butthead would lay on the boppy between us almost every day.

Just keep removing the cat from the crib if that's what you want to do but honestly I don't think it'll help. Just be cautious about it like I was. Cats can surprise you in all sorts of ways.

[sorenr]

I had the same issue. My cat didn't have a problem with the baby, but did want to get into the moses basket and cot. I had to close my bedroom door and the nursery door to keep her out at all times. As well as the dangers, I didn't want her fur all over the baby things either. Unfortunately kitty will probably have to be locked out of certain rooms in your house :(

[Yaya_jajaneyrogers]

I'm not particularly a fan of cats, but I've heard that as well, about milk and smothering a baby. I have co-workers who have cats and said their cars never tried to harm their infant. But every cat isn't the same, every animal isn't. Yes some animals can be jealous and try to harm others. But i would say take precautions. You never know how the cat will respond to a baby. Additionally, if there is a way to keep the cat out do as you can. Maybe you should purchase the cat a nice little bed and explain to it that that's its place to sleep. Animals are smart creatures.

[babyalexa15]

Base on that what I would say is be careful bcuz have u ever heard that sometimes pets get jealous with newborns and when the baby gets here and if the cat thinks that's a confi place for him and then sees the baby he could get jealous and try to jump on top of the baby or do something ...I hope nothing like that happens but I heard stories about pets trying to hurt a newborn either that or take care of the baby just always keep an eye don't leave the baby by itself...my opinion don't feel offended please..

[ashley0891]

Yeah I'd keep the cat out completely. I've also heard about cats jumping in cribs and smothering babies bc they like the scent of the milk babies get.. So I would just be cautious..

[areal10]

Close your bedroom door...