Cats and the baby's room - Page 2

armywife11 · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by oh_socold

We had a cat when I was a kid. I asked my mother about this and she said that she included Frank (the cat) in all the baby planning. He was allowed to check all the stuff out he wanted prior to birth, but when I got home from the hospital she put me in the car seat on the floor and let the cat sniff me to get used to me. She told him "this is our baby" and apparently she never had a problem...but my mother is creepy like dr dolittle with animals but she said she just included him in all the planning. I know people who have like cat protectors on their cribs like this http://www.amazon.com/Tots-In-Mind-C.../dp/B00014PLAY

I grew up with cats and my parents never had issues. I think at bed time they shut the bedroom door but thats really it. Petey used to still my paci's so my parents had to get him his own!

Starstryder · Apr 6th, 2012, 13:18 PM

We were concerned with the first one but we quickly learned that the cats avoided the pooping/peeing cry machine like the plague lol. They never came near his room even when it was empty.

firstbaby1985 · Apr 6th, 2012, 13:51 PM

i have a slightly different problem. my cat is so old he wont even care about the baby, he hides with any sign of noise and only comes out when its nice and calm.

My boyfriend has a 4 year old though who chases him around and he hates it. so im not worried about the cat with the kids, im worried about the kid with the cat! im thinking i might have to move wee cat to my sisters house.

teresapk · Apr 6th, 2012, 14:14 PM

ooh i like this idea!

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Originally Posted by _Mouse_

I got a bug/cat net that goes over the crib so far it keeps them out.

teresapk · Apr 6th, 2012, 14:16 PM

lol good point. i'm hoping our cats will avoid the poop machine. esp since the cats are already afraid of their own poop

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Originally Posted by Starstryder

We were concerned with the first one but we quickly learned that the cats avoided the pooping/peeing cry machine like the plague lol. They never came near his room even when it was empty.

teresapk · Apr 6th, 2012, 14:17 PM

hah i find this funny. do you have cats? cuz ours certainly do not give a bleep when we say no. they think it's a fun game.

and re: the OP about tinfoil. we already have two couches wrapped in tinfoil, we need to buy stock in Reynolds wrap at this point

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Originally Posted by septemberbaby

can you not just adjust the locks on the door so the cat's won't be able to open them? or do they actually jump up on the handles and open them that way?

if you just keep telling them no they should get it after a while anyway though.

LisaL79 · Apr 6th, 2012, 14:41 PM

I think a screen door would be a good idea. Not sure why you would think it's a fire hazard though?

We have a big fat cat that likes getting in to everything. He sheds all over the place and yeah, that's just not going to happen in the nursery. DH thinks a baby gate will do but I've also been thinking about getting a screen door to put up instead. *shrugs* We'll see what happens.

AshleyR · Apr 6th, 2012, 15:19 PM

We have 3 cats and are planning to keep the nursery door closed at all times. We will have a baby monitor so that we can hear baby when she's in there alone.

We have thought about possibly putting a screen door on the room though, too. We'd only be able to screen the top half of the door though as the cats will just scratch at the screen if they can reach it anyway (they've done that with our patio screen door).

AshleyR · Apr 6th, 2012, 15:20 PM

I think you can find extra tall baby gates.... or even stack two baby gates on top of each other to make it high enough so the cats can't jump it?

Alyna · Apr 6th, 2012, 15:41 PM

We're in much the same situation. Our 8 year old female kitty is so sweet and laid back. She won't give us any problems whatsoever when the little one comes along.

But we also have a rambunctious 3 year old male cat who is like the stereotype of a curious cat. He always has to be in the middle of any activity that's happening.

Every time I walk in the partially decorated nursery, he jumps in the crib and curls up. He is also a master of squeezing into rooms via partially opened doors, and getting behind/underneath/into furniture and not coming out. I just can't imagine having to chase him out of the nursery every time we put our son down for a nap.

I really like the Tot Tent a lot, and it looks like it's gotten awesome reviews. I'm definitely going to have to check this out!!

Apr 6th, 2012, 13:18 PM	#12
Starstryder Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 610	We were concerned with the first one but we quickly learned that the cats avoided the pooping/peeing cry machine like the plague lol. They never came near his room even when it was empty.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 13:51 PM	#13
firstbaby1985 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 535	i have a slightly different problem. my cat is so old he wont even care about the baby, he hides with any sign of noise and only comes out when its nice and calm. My boyfriend has a 4 year old though who chases him around and he hates it. so im not worried about the cat with the kids, im worried about the kid with the cat! im thinking i might have to move wee cat to my sisters house.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 14:41 PM	#17
LisaL79 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SC Posts: 1,309	I think a screen door would be a good idea. Not sure why you would think it's a fire hazard though? We have a big fat cat that likes getting in to everything. He sheds all over the place and yeah, that's just not going to happen in the nursery. DH thinks a baby gate will do but I've also been thinking about getting a screen door to put up instead. shrugs We'll see what happens.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 15:19 PM	#18
AshleyR Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 497	We have 3 cats and are planning to keep the nursery door closed at all times. We will have a baby monitor so that we can hear baby when she's in there alone. We have thought about possibly putting a screen door on the room though, too. We'd only be able to screen the top half of the door though as the cats will just scratch at the screen if they can reach it anyway (they've done that with our patio screen door).

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Apr 6th, 2012, 15:20 PM	#19
AshleyR Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 497	I think you can find extra tall baby gates.... or even stack two baby gates on top of each other to make it high enough so the cats can't jump it?

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Apr 6th, 2012, 15:41 PM	#20
Alyna Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Texas, United States Posts: 67	We're in much the same situation. Our 8 year old female kitty is so sweet and laid back. She won't give us any problems whatsoever when the little one comes along. But we also have a rambunctious 3 year old male cat who is like the stereotype of a curious cat. He always has to be in the middle of any activity that's happening. Every time I walk in the partially decorated nursery, he jumps in the crib and curls up. He is also a master of squeezing into rooms via partially opened doors, and getting behind/underneath/into furniture and not coming out. I just can't imagine having to chase him out of the nursery every time we put our son down for a nap. I really like the Tot Tent a lot, and it looks like it's gotten awesome reviews. I'm definitely going to have to check this out!!

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