Does anyone else find this weird?

denall

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newmomat33:

denall:

I find it weird, ONLY because they don't know if their child is going to end up being allergic to animals. I am severely allergic to cats. As in, if I am around them I get an asthma attack and usually ends up with bronchitis. My parents never knew this until I was made to stay with some neighbors once with cats because they had an emergency to deal with. I was around 3 yrs old. Ever since then it is an avoidance to cats. Always.

I find walking in your own fecal matter and urine and tracking it around the house not very sanitary either, allergies or no. I find it very interesting that foods are to be avoided, this and that should be avoided for the health of the baby, but animal dander, poop, and pee from the bottoms of their feet after being in a litter box, or outside is perfectly A-OK. I am not saying to avoid animals all together, but to allow them into their nursery and crib, where they will sleep and breathe the air the most is just... mind boggling to me. ESPECIALLY if you don't know if they have any allergic reactions from them. 

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So....are people with pets supposed to give them away before the baby arrives?  We have absolutely no family history of allergies and no reason to believe the babies will have any reaction.  Our cat spends about 4 hours a day cleaning himself.  And there are numerous studies showing that dogs' mouths are cleaner than humans.  If people don't like pets or animals that's fine and no one is forcing you to have them, but I'm finding this whole post really passive-aggressive. 

 

No family history of allergies? Same here. I am the ONLY one who is allergic to any animal. So the history of allergies is a moot point to me. You also say your cat cleans themselves often. For a cat allergy sufferer, that is bad. The dander AND saliva is what I am allergic to.  For me me, it is just nice to keep the nursery area as clean as possible until you know for sure. If baby shows no signs of allergies, then have fun! But until then I would never allow any pets near my babies things, especially their sleeping arrangements. 

 

nicsigni

Maybe I'm just in a crabby mood right now, but this whole thing is stupid to me. The things you are saying, OP, don't make sense. How can you keep your dog (and the germs/dirt/dander that go with it) away from your baby? Even if you don't let it on the couch/bed/baby's stuff/whatever, I'm assuming your dog does walk around your home, no? As will your baby? What is your plan for preventing cross contamination?

As for thinking it's 'crazy' to wash baby's things yet let your dog lay on it, as many posters have pointed out there is a huge difference between germs/dirt/dander from your pet and the chemicals/who-the-F-knows-what that could be on the clothes.