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anyone have cats?

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My two cats just came home after an extended (7 month) vacation at my parents' house.

Do you keep your baby's door open if you have a cat? I normally sleep with my door and theirs open. But now I'm worried about the cats jumping in their cribs. Should I close their door and just use my monitor?

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  • JuneMommy2BJuneMommy2B
    I close DD's door and use the monitor.  The cats like to get in there and they can open the closet--then they knock stuff off of the shelves. 
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  • KTH919KTH919

    I don't have cats, but just wanted to say that when I first glanced at the title of your post, I though it said "anyone have crabs?". It made me laugh and wanted to share :)

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  • srashellsrashell member
    We have 2 cats and keep the door open.  They have never jumped in the crib.  One likes to sleep right next to it though to make sure DS is okay.  We're lucky.  Our cats love having a little brother!
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  • sunnygyrlsunnygyrl
    We have two cats and keep the door open. They don't sleep with DD, but will go in and check on her in the middle of the night. We have never had a problem. Usually, one will sleep on the changing table at night.
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  • *blondiem**blondiem*

    I don't keep his door open.  It has been kind of hot in his room, and the cat really has NEVER jumped in his crib, but I still like to keep it shut. I have a temp. thing in his room, and as long as it's a decent temp, I shut the door.  The sitter during the week keeps it cracked. The cat really stays out of his room.

     

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  • lovely40lovely40 member
    We put the cats in the basement at bedtime - we made it nice and cozy for them down there. I found one of our cats in the crib one time and I won't chance it.
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  • MarlaDossettMarlaDossett
    We had cats before coming overseas.  We kept the door shut as best we could, but they still got in from time to time.  They often woke DD up in the middle of the night.  It didn't help that one of them was fixated on her pacis and bottles.  If she got hold of one, it was pretty much destroyed.
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  • LaurenL1976LaurenL1976

    We have two very spoiled, sweet kitties.

    We leave the door open.  And other than a meow coming from the room, there's no problem. 

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  • jms0101jms0101 member
    We have two cats and I keep the door closed at night (I have found one of them in the crib before) and use the monitor. During the day we have a gate up to keep them out, but of course they still try to sneak in.
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  • monaliciamonalicia

    We have 3, but only 1 is capable of jumping in the crib. ?We leave our door open all the time, and shut DD's door when she's sleeping. ?They have full access to it otherwise.

    ETA: ? We use a monitor when she's sleeping.

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  • WorcbrideWorcbride member
    when we brought DD home we had 4 cats (happens when DH has 2 and I had 2 and we got married/blended households);  not one cat ever went into the baby's crib.  We have since lost 2 cats.  Do notice that one sleeps on the rocking chair....they are more afraid of her than anything...her door isn't shut all the way
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  • July28 2006July28 2006
    We have 2 cats and one of them loves DS's crib.  She will jump in there while I'm standing there and rubbing his back to put him back to sleep.  I always keep his door closed now.
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  • VCHeditorVCHeditor
    we just got a baby gate for the nursery so we could keep the door open. the cat likes to sleep in the chair in there and i hate all the fur in the nursery, so we cut her off.?
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  • MrsGeekMrsGeek
    It depends on the size of the baby.  When DD was tiny we would lock the cat up at night because she was too vulnerable.  Now she's larger and is able to pinch, roll, etc so we are more comfortable with leaving the cat free now.
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  • IckyThumpIckyThump

    We have two cats and we leave DS's door open during the day to let air circulate, but close it when he's sleeping. Neither of our cats have jumped into his crib (to my knowledge), but they tend to get rowdy, and I'd hate for them to decide to roll around and "fight" in the middle of his room at 3 am.

    The other reason we keep his door closed is because DS is a really light sleeper. His door needs to be closed and his is fan on for white noise.

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  • ToosdaiToosdai member

    I have two and keep the door closed.

    They are so nosy and annoying that I have no doubt that they would jump in her crib, scare the hell out of her, then get scared themselves and run out knocking things over and thus set human-cat relations back several years.?

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  • Good2BdaMommyGood2BdaMommy
    My cats are scared of Meredith, especially since she can now move around more and grabs their hair and tail when they're near!
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