Good morning, Bumpers. I have a question as a FTM about pets and pregnancy.
I've heard that dogs can figure out that a woman is pregnant, and that their behavior often changes as a result. I have a very anxious, very needy Dutch Shepard, but in the last week I've noticed she's doing something unusual. She will always lie in bed with us at night, until she thinks we're asleep. Then she leaves to go sleep elsewhere, as my husband and I toss and turn at night and it keeps her awake (poor baby I know). Yet for the last week, she climbs into bed and presses herself up against me and does not move all night. I've woken up every morning for the last week and she's still pressed hard against me, almost snuggling me out of the bed.
**TMI WARNING: I have noticed the change in perfume from my lady bits, which apparently is normal, but I'm wondering if her dog-nose is picking up on that too.
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Does anyone have any experience with pets behaving oddly when they're pregnant?
Pet Tax
Re: Pets and Pregnancy
Married: Oct 2015
TTC #1: Sept 2016
BFP: 10/19/16 ~ blighted ovum ~ D&C 11/23/16
BFP: 3/24/17 DD1 born 12/2/17
TTC #2: July 2018
BFP: 8/26/18 DD2 born 5/16/19
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
then 3 failed IUIs, and finally a successful IVF FET.
Due with #2 5/2/19 after HIO once in my FW,
because apparently that's how life works now. Team Blue!
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
Panzer has never been a cuddly boy but will now come lay with me and let me hug him. He was a rescue and is slow in his affections. Super protective though.
then 3 failed IUIs, and finally a successful IVF FET.
Due with #2 5/2/19 after HIO once in my FW,
because apparently that's how life works now. Team Blue!
Suzy and Stuart attached for tax!
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
That i don't feel good and that something is different. My dog is clueless and will probably remain clueless lol
Saturday she kept crying and crying. She didn't need water or food and wasn't in heat. I eventually realized she was only crying at me and no one else. Sunday she went from crying at me to following me room to room and jumping on me each time I sat down. Last time she jumped on me she stood up on my lap and had one paw on each of my shoulders an was jur purring at me.
Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014
Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015
Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019
Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
Fuck that right off.
Dog has graduated to sleeping on top of me. Not just with her head delicately draped over my middle, as before. No, I woke up 2 nights ago when she straight up sat her 65 pound ass on my head, and then no matter how I rolled she wouldn't stay off me. She would sit on me and lay across me with all her body weight no matter where I went and what position I rolled into.
I'm really bad at telling the dog to screw off when I'm half asleep. Usually my husband eventually wakes up from our nonsense and makes the dog go away, but he slept through it this time and in my half-sleep stupor I just kept begging the dog to let me sleep and trying to roll away.