3rd Trimester
Dog in Bed
Question.
Our dachshund has been in bed with us in the last three years. The baby will only be sleeping in the bassinet or crib.
Should we relocate the dog off the bed once we bring the baby home?
Again, baby will not be co-sleeping or sharing our bed. The baby will just be in the bassinet for a few days/weeks before we move her to the crib.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Dog in Bed
Mine sleep in the bed with us and we won't be changing the routine.
We're in the same situation, except we have a 75lb lab...good thing for the king size bed. We ultimately decided not to worry about her on the bed once the baby is here because we plan on keeping him in his bassinet or crib and not co-sleeping. Plus, I secretly enjoy cuddling with the dog
btw, I love dachshunds. My sister has one and she's the sweetest dog ever
Ditto.
What everyone else said.
I live in fear that once the baby comes, my dog will abandon us to go sleep in the nursery. My parents' dog did that when they brought me home. She's already fascinated by the nursery, and the baby's not even home yet. She also LOVES children.
Same here! We put her dog bed (that she has never had any desire to sleep in!) in LOs room next to the crib and glider since she isn't allowed up on the glider, and she already loves going in there and laying in her bed! No joke, the dog never has voluntarily gone in that bed!
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Nah, especially since it's a little dog. We didn't have DS in bed with us until he turned 1 or so. We never intended to have him sleep with us. But, we have a lab who has always slept with us, she's huge. These days we have to shut her outside of the bedroom or she'll jump on the bed in the middle of the night, and could crush DS. But, with a little dog, you'd have nothing to worry about.
We have three dachshunds. One loves to sleep in the bed and the other two want nothing to do with it. They prefer their crates. To me this is weird but whatever makes them happy.
I love our dachshunds.
I agree with everyone else- don't disrupt his/her routine, as you'll likely pay a higher price for that than for letting him sleep on the bed. Dogs are creatures of habit.
I would love for our dog to sleep with us but we only have a double bed and she's a 75-lb retriever, so yeah...not happening. But she does sleep right next to my side of the bed on the floor, which is where I was going to put the bassinet. Too bad, baby! The dog was here first, so you'll be sleeping on Daddy's side!