Cat jumped on baby! GP?

[MagicMule]

In the middle of a nappy change about half an hour ago and 6kg hulk of a cat bounded through, jumping over but also part on my 8-week-old baby. Baby had a few scratch marks (no broken skin, and they've pretty much faded) and cried for about 30 seconds then fell asleep again, has been a little grumpy since but nothing unusual.

Do I need to take baby to the GP? My husband thinks I'm being an anxious PFB mother and I quite possibly am, but we thought you wise people might know best!

No you do not

Absolutely not.

No.

No, you don’t.

Why the GP?

No!

Thanks all - glad to see I'm just being neurotic! (I think I was worried about internal injuries...) Cat also thanks you for getting him out of the dog house 😅

No op baby should be fine especially if they've no marks/ broken skin and are presenting normally.

What I would say is if you're struggling with PPA (I did too) its worth speaking to your gp/health visitor about. It's completely normal but that doesn't mean you need to live with it.

What would you be expecting the GP to do? Maybe move your changing area to somewhere the cat can't get to. Once your baby gets a bit more mobile, it'll be chaos if the cat keeps interfering.

I personally would , if anything to put it down as the cat did it - just in case a weirdo HV thinks you did it

First baby OP?

How could you possibly tell?😂

Of course not, but make sure the cat isn’t in the room when you change the baby or put them down for a nap.

I’m always super careful with newborns. But someone pointed out to me the amount of squishing and stretching they go through to travel through the birth canal and they are designed to put up with a lot. And that made me a lot more relaxed about little bumps and knocks.

I’d be rehoming the cat tbh. A pet scratching and jumping on a baby is not ok.

YANBU to worry but yes I agree your baby will be fine.

YABVVVVR to post a photo of your cute cat! Gorgeous!

I'm assuming this is sarcasm?

I shall think baby will be fine OP accidents happen (clearly wasn't cats intention to harm baby or skin would be broken)

I think lots of MN posters would take him after that photo if the OP listens to your nonsense. What a gorgeous boy!

OP, I was a nightmare with my PFB.

I would like to thank you for paying the Cat Tax with that photo of your glorious kitty. [heart eyes]

No - unbroken skin, no need at all other than a wash. I'd move the changing table/location though if your cat [gorgeous] is 6kg! Were you changing the baby on the floor? If the cat thinks its perfectly acceptable to jump up onto a kitchen table I'd be starting to retrain the cat [I know that's an ask]

No. No reason to.

Wow. Love your cat.

Your baby will be fine OP and OMG that cat 🤩🤩🤩 what a beauty! I would 100% keep them separate when baby is so small though x

Don't be silly, cat (who is absolutely gorgeous) probably didn't even realise there was a baby there