WIBU to start having baby stuff out at 26 weeks?

[PanicAtTheDiscLo]

Just that really.
Expecting our first this summer and we have a neurotic cocker spaniel who gets a bit confused when we move furniture etc.
So we were wondering if it would be silly to start putting things up around the house now with the hope that over the coming three months she mellows our around them.
I’m talking things like baby Bjorn rocker thing, the infant car seat, the mat/play gym thingyc, the SnuzPod and the pram (not all in one go, just sort of out for a couple of days downstairs then away and another item out.

am I being precious?

It’s fine to do so but from someone who has been there, it’s much more painful to put everything away again if you don’t come home from the hospital with a baby.

I had my first child’s nursery ready at about the same time, and I loved nothing more than sitting in thee, folding & re-folding all his clothes. You’re not being precious, you’re enjoying the excited anticipation. If you go on to have more children you’ll never have this time again!

Only do it if you’re sure the dog won’t piss on them or chew them up beforehand!

Makes perfect sense to me! You may as well, its hard enough for pets with a new baby anyway, better that it feel settled.

I wouldn't want them spending 3 months collecting dust, dirt and dog hair. I'd probably be more concerned about a dog who struggles to adjust to new things. How will she adjust to the baby? I would maybe work on that in the time you have because it's very difficult to be in a situation where you can't safely put your baby down to use the toilet or make food if you have a dog who is stressed by them.

There’s no right or wrong here. Do whatever you feel comfortable with.

Have a spaniel - did the same. Was great. Plus I loved seeing all the bits every day 😍

It’s fine to do so but from someone who has been there, it’s much more painful to put everything away again if you don’t come home from the hospital with a baby

Amen to that. Sorry you’ve been through it too @WinterCat. 💐

Sounds barmy but I played baby crying noises on my phone when my dog was around because I really didn't want him to get distressed when the baby arrived and shocked him. Idea maybe?

@wintercat @alsohuman - I'm so sorry for both of your losses.

I couldn't do it OP, it was too close to tempting fate for me. Bad juju.

I’m so sorry @wintercat. How are you feeling now? It’s awful. What was your little one called?
I’ve had a late second trimester loss, and so I am fully aware of the pain that it causes to birth a baby you cannot bring home 💔
From the bottom of my heart I hope you’re doing ok now?

I don’t think I can really get on board with the tempting fate or bad juju shit to be honest @NaNaNaNaNaNaBaNaNa I did everything so utterly perfectly last time, and it still went to shit.

@mindutopia I just assumed I could clean them like I do with everything else to be honest - I don’t know though.
She’s fine with new situations, new people and new smells. But she gets a bit confused about where things are. I don’t have any concerns about her being with a baby. She’s been golden with my neices and nephews, the children I tutor and their baby siblings.
I imagine she will probably ignore it all to be honest and go and lie in her bed. But I was thinking more about checking before baby arrives.
Also can you really know if they’ll be safe 100% until baby is here? The dogs pretty bombproof but I’m not sure id leave baby alone with her for a while

@Alsohuman I’m sorry I didn’t tag you in my last post I’m so sorry for your loss too 💔

@PanicAtTheDiscLo - sorry that my message came across a bit more abrupt than I intended; working from home with a baby and a toddler!

I'm not generally a superstitious person either, it's just baby stuff that really gets me - my mum lost my sister and I know how devastating that was for her so I suppose I've grown up being incredibly cautious with a bit of a "you don't know what could happen" mentality when it comes to babies. I'm not judging you, I'm just saying that I personally couldn't do it in my pregnancies as it just felt like too much. If I'm honest, I never really let myself enjoy my pregnancies because I was too scared, so honestly good for you that you have a healthier attitude than me. And I'm sorry for your loss too.

I am a very cautious tempting fate person, and hate baby showers for that reason. It wont help your dog one bit. Do it if you want to

It’s fine to do so but from someone who has been there, it’s much more painful to put everything away again if you don’t come home from the hospital with a baby

It use to be a huge No No to have the bigger baby things in the house prior to the birth, I recall my Aunt keeping her neighbour's new pram, cot etc in her spare room and the proud new Daddy came round to collect them whilst his wife was in hospital after the birth.

It was a very long time ago @PanicAtTheDiscLo, thank you for your kindness. I do remember the sadness of all the baby things as if it were yesterday. I wasn’t remotely superstitious before but I am now. It makes me uneasy.

Anyway, you’re not me. If it makes you happy, that’s all that matters. I hope everything goes perfectly for you.

I wouldn't. I'm superstitious and won't even have baby stuff in the house. All we had at home was what we needed for the hospital, the other few big things we had were at my mums until after the baby was born. Also we only got the bare minimum of what we needed as we didn't want to find out the sex until the birth. All we had before was crib and bedding, car seat, pram and clothes and essentials for hospital. Everything else we got after.
I'd never set anything up either.
Our baby was not well when he was born and was in NICU for 12 days. Walking out the hospital with an empty car seat and going into the bedroom seeing the empty space where the crib should have been was hard enough, of everything was there set up it would have been even harder.
Plus I hate nurseries anyway, they're not necessary at all imo