Hey Ells

I haven't got much advice on what might be good to keep pussy out!- but similar to the other girls, when our bub came along, our cat couldn't stand being anywhere near her.
Like someone else said, when I was UTD, to my horror I found our cat asleep in the bassinette a couple of times. But when DD came along, our cat got too scared of her (crying was too noisy, and those jerky baby movements) would freak him out.
However, I was mindful of where he was most of the time JIC. So I would just shut doors to keep him in or out of a particular room so he was kept away.