Can I trust my cat with my newborn?

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DS is 2 weeks old and I'm worried about the cat climbing into the Moses basket at night and smothering him so I've taken to locking the cat out of the bedroom at night. Feel horribly guilty as the cat was our baby before DS came along as is now having to take a back seat. The cat is definitely curious about DS but also quite wary. Is locking him out the bedroom unfair/unnecessary or sensible?

I bought cat nets when my dd was born and I haven't used them once. My cats had a sniff around her and then gave her a very wide berth indeed.

It is a cat. Get over it. Cati will find other avenue of entertainment. Baby has no choice.
congrats on the baby btw!

my cat never came close to any of my babies.

BUT... I still never risked it. The cat will get over not being allowed in your room, and it won't be for long.

I really don't think you should let the cat in the room with the baby.

My 2 cats had a sniff, ds1 (now 22 mo) cried, they have kept well away ever since
up to you but i didn't worry with ds2 (11wks now).
Also bought cat nets, used them for a few nights till we got fed up with them, didn't bother this time round.

Its sensible, our stupidly dim cat had to move to another home, after it attempted to sit on dd2's face for the 3rd time He now lives with his orignial owner again.

Do NOT risk it

I found my cat curled up snugly on top of ds in his pram when he sleeping was in his pram once. A cat will sleep where it's warm. The cat will be fine out of the bedroom.

thanks all. My instinct is not to risk it and I can't sleep for worrying if the cat is in the room so that decides it. Will just have to feel guilty!

If the cat has the rest of the house to sleep in, the loss of one bedroom wont be a problem. My cats regularly sneak into Ds rooms to co-sleep (i.e. on their heads!) but the youngest DD is 7 so just shoves them off. I never allowed the cats into the babies rooms though.

It's not an urban myth. Cats DO sleep on babies head. We have 2 cats who tried it regularly.