We've got two cats and they weren't really interested in the baby when he arrived. When we were setting up the nursery, we just let them have a bit of a sniff and then kept them out of there if they got too nosy. They've never jumped in the cot. We've had one of those nets around the cot too, but found they never tried to jump in. The only time they go in DS's room now is to sit on the window sill in the morning cause it gets the morning sun.
Our cat was very interested in the bassinette and cot.
I had the bassinette in our room form about 3 months so she would get the boot, didnt take her long to figure it out.
When we got the cot up a couple of months before we had DD the cat tried it once, then got the boot again and she got the idea.
After charlotte was born she didnt want to go near her! lol too scared I think hehehe. Even now she barely speaks to Charlotte (is not very patient with kids, Miss Moneypenny! lol)
Anyway, we found that by having things up early and establishing that the cat was not allowed even in the nursery or in the bassinette, we were fine.
Our cat wasn't even faintly interested in DS when he was born and would do anything she could do avoid him!! She never ever went into the cot/bassinette and has only ever sniffed other babies when they have been on the floor in a capsule near her.
yeah i was thinking of using netting as well around the bed, to try and discourage our cat from jumping up.
I dont want to put her outside as she has always been a house cat, but we will have to be strict with her and try and get her into the habit so she knows she is not allowed to go into the nursery
I dont think she has ever been around a baby before who knows what she will think of it lol, when we got out puppy our cat would hiss at it and run away maybe she will be scared of the bub lol
I found that whilst the cats were interested in the bassinet and cots whilst empty, they stayed away from them when there was a baby in there. I watched one of them one day jump up on the cot ready for a nap, only to see bubs in there, so she went elsewhere.
I did a heap of looking around on this awhile ago and could not find one article where a baby had actually be smothered by a cat.
There was a woman in my mothers group who had this ace little cot enclosure thing lol sounds weird but it was on top of drawers, with wooden frame with netting around it and a shelf thing on top, as they had a cat...She explained to me with a laugh that as they had spent 15 years on IVF to get their bubs and weren't ever to have another they didn't want to take any chances with the cat.
Not sure f you can buy them or hubby built it but it was pretty cool
We put a screen door at the top of our stairs so the cats can't get into our room or DS's room, but its only closed at night and cats never tried to get into the basinette or cot. It was useful to get them out of our bed (we part time co-sleep) as both cats liked to sleep in there - and they still come in if I'm in bed and the screen door isn't closed.
When we move to our new house we can't do that though so we'll have to close the door (and maybe put a baby monitor on our shopping list)
The cat was put in the laundry before DD arrived. Just at night time. She got used to it quickly and sometimes she even puts herself to bed. During the day the cat would be outside if I wasn't there to supervise or baby would be behind a closed door.
The cat wasn't really interested in the baby though.
We never really had a problem with our cats. One of the cats used to love sleeping in the cot before DD was born and before she moved into the cot from the bassinette...as soon as DD started sleeping in the cot he never went in there. We used to put the cats outside at night (still do) but we also would keep DD's door shut.
Now DD is 19 months and sleeps in a big bed - if her door is open while she's asleep during the day we often find the cat snuggled up to her or at the foot of her bed, mind you, it's not often that DD's door is open when she's having a day sleep.
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