Hello! I am 15weeks pregnant and heard my baby's heartbeat for the first time today...such a special moment and all of a sudden it's REAL!!
I'm now thinking about the preparations we need to makes before the new arrival makes an appearance, and the one thing which I'm slightly worried about is how my dog will adjust to having a baby in the house.
We adopted my lovely Lurcher 15months ago and she's everything I could have ever asked for in a dog - loyal, affectionate, lazy and highly entertaining. I admittedly have treated her like a baby since we got her and she is very used to having my undivided attention.
I have no worries about her getting jealous or the likes (although I am well aware she is still a dog and to watch out for such behaviour) but I'm starting to feel guilty already about not having as much time for her, as inevitable as it is.
I have read that I should start distancing myself from her so it's not such a shock, and although I see the sense in it, I don't know if I would be able to do it!
Anyone else been in a similar situation? What did you do to prepare pooch and how did they cope?
Thanks!