Dog jumped up and scratched belly!!!

[babymama86]

Ok so im really hoping for some honest advice here, i have a 10mnth old german shepherd who will not quit jumping up every now and again!!!!
This morning i pushed him away as his paw just scraped my belly and it left a bit of a red mark! Im SO sick of worrying about baby everytime the little ass jumps up that its really starting to stress me out! Can someone PLEASE give me some advice on how fragile we actually are in regards to our bumps getting "bumped". Like i said it was more of a brush across my belly not a full on push!

 

[KatieKitty]

I think it can sustain a lot, a animal jumping up at you probably won't bother baby. I fell flat on my bump and baby is fine. I wouldn't over worry if I were you.
Being that, I hope you are okay.

 

[babymama86]

Thank you, im just sick of stressing about it as i dont know how fragile we are lol

 

[KatieKitty]

I've been like that, I have two rather fat cats who seem to like to jump on my belly. Think they like the cushion. :]

 

[ohbananas]

I had my 90 pound mastiff/boxer jump on my belly when I was overdue last time and baby came out fine! It didn't even induce labour.

Don't worry! These little people can take a lot. They are getting squeezed out a tiny birth canal!

 

[youngmommy2]

Women get into car accidents and their babies survive just fine.. i wouldnt worry about it! My dog lays on my belly all the time lol

 

[ash086]

i have a 2 year old son who loves to play, baby is fine, im sure yours is too

 

[mrsthomas623]

Keep in mind what baby goes through during BIRTH... squeezing its entire body through the birth canal, all while constantly being squished by contractions. A little bump to your bump is nothing, baby probably didn't even notice.

It is hard to separate OUR pain from the baby, just because it hurts us... doesn't mean it hurts baby.

 

[babymama86]

Thanks lovely ladies! very good points, its hard to distinguish what could hurt LO :/

 

[swalumni]

I've wondered this too but know that I have enough padding to keep the little guy safe. We worked super hard to train our dog not to jump during this pregnancy (he's about 16 months old) so that not only would my belly be okay, but that he wouldnt continue to jump when I'm nursing/rocking/walking around with baby.

 

[blazer_g]

Knowing how the midwives feel for baby and quite literally pick them up in tummy I doubt baby wud have even felt a thing, it's surprising how well padded and protected they are in there xx

 

[mrs.amillian]

My OH looked at my bump the other day and said "Whats that!" I had a massive bruise under my belly button, kinda under the bump where I can't see clearly. Had to go and find a mirror to look!

I'd obviously bashed into something and not noticed, god knows when, and LO seems completely unaffected, moving around happy as you like.

I'm sure you'll be fine hun, but if he broke the skin i may clean it with TCP or something like that just in case it gets doggy germs xx

 

[xloulabellex]

Knowing how the midwives feel for baby and quite literally pick them up in tummy I doubt baby wud have even felt a thing, it's surprising how well padded and protected they are in there xx

Exactly!! They proper wedge their hands on in our bellys hey!!! haha xxx

 

[emzilouu]

my 6 months old border collie is always bounding around all over me, he gets too over excited and my 2 year old spaniel is always laying on my belly and my baby is fine xx

 

[roxursox302]

I feel your pain OP. We have a 6 month old German sheppard. They just dont realize how big they are! Hes pretty good about not jumping on me now but every now and then...

 

[Lexigore]

We have a 125lb Bullmastiff and a 9 month old 120lb Great Dane who is growing more than I am! These creatures sleep with us and it's not uncommon for me to wake up with a BIG HEAVY DOG HEAD on my bump or to get a proper elbow from one of them at any given time! They are not graceful animals - especially the pup!

What helps me is to think that our babies are protected by one of nature's most ingenious and sophisticated anti-shock systems. When I asked the doctor about my concerns with the dogs, he said that trauma to the belly that would be enough to harm baby is more on the level of a car crash, not a dog - even one launching off you!

Don't worry, I think you'll be fine. Just watch the scratches for signs of infection if they're deep, learn to predict when your dog scratches and command "sit"/give treat when it's time.

 

[Beasties Baby]

I fell all the way down the stairs on my back with my son and he was fine, they're very padded in there!

 

[staralfur]

My rottweiler/mastiff uses his paws like a cat. He swats ALL the time. A couple of weeks ago he gave a full-force swat to my belly and it actually really hurt. I was in pain and stressing out for about an hour, and then just kind of forgot about it. She was still moving around normally and so I assumed all was fine. I mentioned it to my doctor at my next appointment and she wasn't concerned in the slightest.

I'm also the least coordinated person in the world, and have fallen more than a couple of times since being pregnant. Usually flat on my back. Baby is just fine!!

 

[justplainTIFF]

I got nervous a few times with my dog climbing and jumping on my while I'm laying on the couch. I do t mind too much any more as li g as he's not jumping off the back if the couch into my belly. He'll lay on my legs and stretch his paws up to give baby a few nudges and wait for movement. Then he lays his head down. He's a bit rough with his pushing but it gets baby moving and they have play time. Lol

 

[naitken]

We worked with a trainer with one of our dogs. He suggested when the pup jumps up to catch his paws in your hands and squeeze his paws until he cried. He said we'd only have to do it a coupe of times before our pup started to associate jumping up with pain in his paws. It worked on our (now deceased) ShepxLab, but didn't work with our Mastiff or our Dane. Also, we say "OFF" with force. In our house "OFF" means paws off and get down.