Where do you put your newborn with a dog in the house???

[Crazyone84]

I am not due until for a few months but something has really been playing on my mind. This is my first so it may seem like a silly question to all the experienced Mum's out there.
Imagine the situation: newborn baby, dog running around, husband out at work during the day. You want to do something like prepare dinner/lunch or sort some washing in the house (I'm sure there are lots of different tasks you need to put the baby down for) Where do you put the baby that is going to be in eye sight/ear shot that is not too low the dog can sniff and sit on them?
I saw these highchairs with "from newborn" which could be stood in the kitchen or dining room so high enough the the dog wont reach but they seem very expensive compared to the standard high chair.
Am I over thinking this situation or is it as simple as put them in a sleeping crib/Moses basket?

No idea. But I'm following your thread as I have an energetic, noisey dog and baby on the way.
Have started doing some research into introducing dogs to new babies. But any advice on here would be most helpful!

I think you might reframe the question; where do you put the dog with a newborn in the house?

We plan on getting a playpen and putting that I corner of the room. That way we can put the Moses basket in there when baby is sleeping. We have a 4 year old border collie who regularly takes our 6 year old when he’s run around like a loony. I can just imagine him doing it to the Moses basket unintentionally 😬

Put a newborn down... Lol!! My babies hated being put down so I had them in a sling round the house. I could only pop them in the cot if they could see me. You could also set up a safe area for the dog instead, so using a gate on the kitchen door and then keep the baby in the living room if you do get lucky and have a baby who will be put down. This second option may be better as surely this is going to be a problem for a number of years, so it would be easiest to have somewhere safe for the dog, or you will end up keep buying bit of new equipment to try and contain your baby/toddler/pre schooler etc

That was supposed to say in and then takes the 6 year old out 😂

We’ve been using the carrycot part of our travel system on our pram so if we are downstairs I will wheel the pram into the kitchen with me and the dog tends to not care enough to follow us, but if I needed to I could shut the dog in another room.

If it’s just a case of running to the loo when baby is asleep I will bring the dog with me and leave baby for 2 mins in her carry cot/ snuzpod

I have also put her in her bouncy chair that is suitable from newborn and brought that with me into whichever room I’m going.

I remember worrying about this, but it’s much more manageable than I thought. I just try to make sure they’re not left alone in the same room together.

Start preparing now in terms of what you want the dog to do. Is there a bed in the kitchen? Can you start training the dog now to go to bed and stay in bed on command.

Hi,

I've got cat and don't leave them in the same room on their own. Apparently cats can suffocate babies by sitting on their heads for warmth. But actually I don't leave the baby in a room on its own either. I just put baby in moses basket (without the stand as I leave that upstairs) in whatever room I'm in.

I dont feel like I have to place the moses basket anywhere particular as the cat could jump to it anyway and I'll always be close enough to shoe tgr cat away if she gets too close.

Do you use a dog crate ? If not get a gate on one room or something to put the dog in

@Knittedfairies

I think you might reframe the question; where do you put the dog with a newborn in the house?

Yes, this.

You'll need to shut the dog away somewhere - get him used to a crate or a gate on the kitchen now.

I’m planning on using a Moses basket on the kitchen island work top in the kitchen and on a stand in the sitting room. If baby willing to be put down! Sling if not. We also have the pram/carrycot. Dog doesn’t go upstairs so only the 2 rooms for us to manage

Its the dog you need you to be putting somewhere, not the baby. How about put the dog in the garden, or in the utility room or something?

Doesn’t make sense to shut the dog away when a newborn isn’t mobile anyway. In fact it’s a sure fire way to unsettle the dog when you need to be making the change a positive experience for all. I haven’t known a dog to jump up and look into a Moses basket but you know the individual temperament of your dog best. Perhaps a pram with a newborn safe carrycot would be better as it’s taller?

We have an open living area, with bo door to the stairs so we have stairgates which mean we can put dog in one room and baby in another, and still see them all. It also stops the toddler messing about on the stairs too. Dog also sleeps in a crate downstairs at night, with two stairgates and a door between her and the kids rooms, so couldn't get into them at night if she wanted to.

@vinoelle

I’m planning on using a Moses basket on the kitchen island work top in the kitchen and on a stand in the sitting room. If baby willing to be put down! Sling if not. We also have the pram/carrycot. Dog doesn’t go upstairs so only the 2 rooms for us to manage

Please don't put the moses basket on the kitchen island. It could get knocked off!

Moses basket stand should be fine if placed against a wall.

We started off wheeling the pram into the hallway/doorway of the (v small) kitchen if baby was awake. If baby was asleep she would stay in the pram in the living room (2 meters away). Now she sits in her bouncer chair (11wks old) and DDog (small spaniely mixed breed) sits next to her or just wanders off to look for socks!

^sits in bouncer chair wherever I am.

@Crazyone84 me and my partner live together and I'm due in November I have a similar situation as he has an elderly dog... She get jealous and she very clumsy and sadly she's very dirty she wees her self a lot and sleeps in it we can't wash her every day its not good for a dog but also can't have her near the baby because of all the reasons listed above. I am going to have to keep her separate from the baby if I'm in the kitchen with the baby ill have to keep the dog out of the kitchen and if I'm in the living room I'm not sure how to keep the dog away.... I am going to get one of those skin to skin style baby wraps so I have free hands but can carry the baby but I also need a bouncy baby chair to place to baby in babies tend to love those bounce chairs however can't have it on the floor.... Even if I get a play pen style area the dog is stocky and will barge it over so I really don't know what I will do. I don't think my partner will be happy with me shutting the dog out the living room but I can't constantly carry the baby with me so I'm stuck to.

Baby gated my house like a maximum security prison so my small dogs could be contained and baby and later toddler safe. Gate on stairs, kitchen, utility and study. New baby in moses basket on wheels when downstairs intially and then made one downstairs room into a playroom with changing table which was gated. Dogs did not go upstairs and slept in crates in the ultility room. They loved babies though and guarded them sweetly.
I got nice wooden gates custom made by a carpenter but the dogs did chew them a bit so metal would be better.

we plan on putting baby in carrycot on pram with the brakes on next to a wall so our pugs running around shouldn't be a problem.
We have found that when we have children visiting, or anyone elderly that our pugs seem to adapt to the situation and tend to calm and slow right down, you may find that your pooch changes when they sense a baby.

I used to have a playpen with two bouncy chairs in that I could strap DTs into if I needed to answer the door / go to the toilet etc. Dog is as good as gold but you never know and I would never have left htem alone when small.

We also had a kitchen area gated off for when they were toddling so i could separate them if needed.

@SunInTheSkyYouKnowHowIFeel

Its the dog you need you to be putting somewhere, not the baby. How about put the dog in the garden, or in the utility room or something?

Please don't dump your dog in the garden when you get a new baby. If this dog is used to being inside there is going to be a lot of upset already. Don't just kick it out.

I had a puppy and a baby! The dog basically followed me everywhere so as not to be left with the baby. So the dog came with me to the toilet, to hang the washing out etc. Then they need to learn to stay in their bed when you tell them (while baby is eating for example)