Preparing cats for the arrival of baby.

[Gillian1980]

We have a lot of cats and we love them to bits, they're part of the family.

I've been given a couple of tips of how to prepare them for the baby's arrival, but any additional advice is welcomed.

So far we have been advised to play the sound of babies crying, starting very quietly and getting louder, to desensitise them. Also not to let them in the nursery (was our spare room and they've never been allowed in there anyway).

The poor things are not going to know what's hit them! I'm not sure they'll appreciate a baby.

Oh no. So sorry. We lost one of our fur babies whilst I was pregnant and was devastated. I was heartbroken anyway but pregnancy hormones stepped it up!

How horrible for you all.

Oh no TTCMrsF I'm so sorry to hear that. Thinking of you xx

Sorry for your loss :-(

Ours were thoroughly unbothered by the new baby; the noise didn't startle them and she was too little to hurt them. I wouldn't bother with feliway personally.

We didn't do cat nets, we ended up shutting them out of the upstairs (by closing dining room door, so they have dining room/kitchen at night) as their midnight meowing would wake DC (just the noise to begin with, but then when she was older she'd get really excited when she heard them and would refuse to go back to sleep).

DD (2) and the cats are BFFs now :)

for you TTCMrsF