Hello there so I am in my first trimester with my first pregnancy. I have two indoor cats who I have had since they were both 5 month old rescues, they will be nearly 3 years old when the baby is born.
One of them is super outgoing and is all over anyone and everyone. The other is very timid, really needy with me and my other half and loves cuddles but as soon as a stranger or anyone else for that matter comes through the front door he hides.
I am just wondering how best to prepare for when we have the baby. What will be the baby’s bedroom is already off limits as it is an office but apart from that they have free run of the house and tend to sleep on our bed on a night.
Just wondering what people in this situation did. I’m going to get a net/tent for next to me crib as the cats will still have access to my room during the day and I don’t want them climbing in it even when the baby is not in. I will probably start locking them downstairs a few nights a week and making it more often towards the birth so they are used to sleeping downstairs and not having free roam on a night time (I will still allow this during day). They used to sleep downstairs (it’s open plan so they had free roam of the whole downstairs) but have been sleeping on our bed now for probably over a year . I will feel cruel locking them downstairs but I guess it’s only until baby is in his/hers own room as we will then let them sleep in ours again.
has anyone done similar and got any tips or tricks? I am only really worried about the timid needy boy but hoping he will warm to the baby, the other one will be no bother!