Cat and a newborn?

[TGLucie]

Hello!

We're thinking ahead to when our Little man arrives. We have a cat that we rescued a few years ago and she is very protective of me since being pregnant and is always sleeping on my stomach. My concern is once the baby is here, what if she tries to join him in the crib when we're asleep.

What tips do you have? Keeping her out of the bedroom isn't an option as we were told this when rescuing her due to anxieties from being treated so badly with her previous owner.

Unfortunately, you are going to need to keep a door between the cat and the baby most of the time, at least to start with.

We just have to keep them apart. I never left them in the same room alone together.

Even now that DS is older, I don't leave them alone together as DS will pull his fur, tail, whiskers at any opportunity.

My cat was the same when I was pregnant. Tbh he won’t come in the same room as DS now unless my partner (basically his human) is in there. Just don’t leave them alone together and don’t let them sleep in the same room as baby.

I had 3 cats when DD was born. They refused to come in the same room for a couple of weeks and then gradually they cane for a sniff but only 1 showed any interest after that. That cat was very bonded to me and became very fond of DD but never tried to sleep on her unless she was on me.
It’s good to be cautious but I very much doubt your baby is in any danger at all

You could be lucky... Mums cat Oscar, who was all over me at every opportunity, keeps well clear of baby and has done from day 1, she's makes sudden loud noises and he's still vary wary even 20 weeks on. Just be sensible and don't leave them alone