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Will your pets sleeping arrangements change??
Our furbaby,, Izzy has always slept in our room. ?Used to be in a crate, but when DH is away, and since she's gotten older she has her own bed in there.
?Now, I am thinking if Baby will be sleeping in there with me for the first couple months in her bassinet, wouldn't my dog being in there while im sleeping be like me leaving the two of them alone together? ?( Which I never plan on doing.) ? ?But, I like her being with me for protection purposes since DH will be deployed. ?So, what are y'all doing differently once baby gets here? ?Any suggestions?
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Re: Will your pets sleeping arrangements change??
My only suggestion to you would be to go back to having her in the crate at night. Is there a reason why you are uncomfortable with her being alone with the baby?
Our dogs share a big crate and this is where they sleep and where they stay when we are not at home. The crate is currently in what will be the nursery, but we plan on moving it to the other room in our house. I don't think this will be a major change for them since they are going to be in the same "place" just a different room.
Why can't you let your dog alone with the baby? If that's an issue I'd address it asap.
My dog didn't change at all. She sleeps next to me in her bed. DD slept in her crib or in the pack and play next to the dog. I stubbed my toes, a lot.
I also never intend to leave our dog alone with the baby...
Our dog currently sleeps in our room, in our bed and this will not change. She is a really sweet dog that loves kids and I am worried that if we changed her situation she would become jealous/upset. I think keeping her in there and making sure she knows she is still part of the family is the best-case scenario. I will be keeping the bassinet on my side right next to me and I am a very light sleeper, so I am not worried. She will sleep on DH's side...
If the dog starts acting weird at all toward the baby this will change but I honestly think the dog will do great.
Our dog sleeps in our room on the floor and will continue to do so. I don't understand what the issue would be either unless your dog jumps or gives your cause for concern.
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this is why you don't let animals be unsupervised with babies. Even though animals have never displayed any aggression their natural instincts to protect the baby maybe counter to what is in the child's best interests. Also, you never know if the animal would jump onto the bassinet and tip it over in your sleep. It is not a risk I'm willing to take, but if you are that's up to you.
It's not an issue that I don't want my dog and CHILD to be unsupervised together! ?It's smart! ?She is the sweetest thing and is not violent. ?However, she is an animal and animals don't always understand the way we want them too, and there's no way to make her understand if I am asleep. and then, an accident could happen.
I want to start different sleeping arrangements before DH deploys and baby comes. ?So I am thinking I will get her her own bed in the living room, so she can still be left out in case of an intruder ( I am so paranoid. ?I know. ?but, it's why we have a dog!)
If any one finds more info on the subject, let me know! Thanks for all your input!
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My LO will have his own nursery room and my dog will sleep with me and my FI at night like she normally does.
Plus my dog isn't big enough to get up into a crib or bassinet. But if I do end getting a twin bed so I can sleep in the nuirsery with LO, my puppy will probably not be in there and sleep in her kittycube.
Baby will be in her own room as soon as she comes home, which is right across the hall from our room. Also, our dogs are all of 6 inches tall and 10 lbs each so I'm not too worried about them getting to her while I'm sleeping. The short answer is: no, we won't be changing anything but that's because we don't need to. If you feel at all uncomfortable with it, I would do something differently to make yourself more comfortable. If that means crating furbaby at night, so be it. It's not like torturing them to be in their crates any way. Just make sure you give your pup time to adjust before baby gets home or there may be a lot of crying and whimpering over the change.
ETA: To the pp who asked why you would be worried about your dog and baby together... It has nothing to do with how well-trained or well-behaved your furkid is. Bottom line is animals are unpredictable and while my dogs are tiny and super sweet, I have no idea how they will react to an infant. There could be ANYTING that would make them nervous or startle them that would make them react in a way that we would consider unsafe or unacceptable. Bottom line: YOU SHOULD NEVER LEAVE YOUR BABY UNSUPERVISED WITH AN ANIMAL. Period.
I am ?ALL for crating.. ?that's the only way she slept until just recently. ?However, since DH is deploying, I like having her out, in case anyone was to be in the house at night, she could go after them and be the big scary puppy she could look like!
To the OP:
I don't mean to question your parenting decision, but is there a specific reason you will be keeping LO in a bassinet? If this is an issue and crating is not really a desireable solution, maybe it's best to find a better sleeping arrangement for baby? Just something to consider.
we plan on baby being in the crib from the beginning. our dog sleeps with us at night, and the baby's door will be closed or a gate will be up. i don't foresee any problems with that, but i guess we'll see.
our dog isn't big and only weighs 17 pounds, but she's still an animal and we have no idea how she may react and we're not going to take any chances.
Our dogs have always slept on the floor, on their own beds right next to my side of the bed, until this week. We are beginning the adjustment to them sleeping in their "own room."
I'm not concerned with them sleeping in the same room as the baby, they would never go anywhere near the bassinet, I'm more concerned about them getting in my way when I get up for middle-of-the-night feedings/changings.
They're always at my feet, and they always sleep next to my side, not my husband's. If he gets up in the night, they stay asleep, if I get up, they follow me. I do not want them following me when I'm getting up for a quick change/feed and back to bed. Not to mention, this will mess with their sleep schedules, so I figure it's best to get them used to it now, before the baby gets here.
Eventually, I will transition them back to sleeping in my room, but for now I think it's best to get them used to it, so they don't have to deal with any sudden changes later on.
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Well, I am sure that I want to try BFing and praying that goes well, we have her PNP set up as a bassinet in our room until she starts sleeping through the night better. ?Since DH will be deployed, it will be easier for me to have baby in my room with me while she's still waking up every 2 hours. ??
Well, I am sure that I want to try BFing and praying that goes well, we have her PNP set up as a bassinet in our room until she starts sleeping through the night better. ?Since DH will be deployed, it will be easier for me to have baby in my room with me while she's still waking up every 2 hours. ??