Welp... her water broke

I took in a pregnant cat 2 weeks ago. She is the sweetest most loving cat. Her water broke about 20 minutes ago. I am first time cat mom. She has a nesting box that she is going in and out of but mostly she want to sit on me or touching me. I don't know how many kittens we are going to have, Nervous and excited!!!

You need to sit with her next to the nest with her in it.  It sounds like she wants you nearby.  Don't drink much, if you need to go she might follow you.

Awesome, good luck!

Keep this article on hand while the birth is happening -- Help! My Cat is Having Kittens! It's super helpful as a quick reference if you think something is going wrong, but don't panic! Most births go totally okay, it's just good to be prepared and to have a reference in case you are worried.

Best of luck, and be prepared to settle in for a while!

so far 3 orange babies. Mom is doing great

Congratulations! Hope all goes well! [emoji]127881[/emoji]

Very good! Thank you for taking her in!

5 beautiful orange babies!

Congrats to mom! Photos? [emoji]128522[/emoji]

Aww! I love orange babies! Can't wait to see pictures! [emoji]128571[/emoji]

oh!  Love orange babies!  Congrats!  

And to add to the joy a friend who is a tech and works with a local rescue called, the rescue had an hours old baby dumped on their doorstep. Lady is hopefully going to be a wet nurse

So much orange!!

what a beautiful little family

Lilduckweed said:

And to add to the joy a friend who is a tech and works with a local rescue called, the rescue had an hours old baby dumped on their doorstep. Lady is hopefully going to be a wet nurse

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That would be amazing if she took that baby in! Such a cute little ginger family. [emoji]128512[/emoji]

A orange girl, that is very uncommon. 

looks like melting sherbet!

I have a webcam on Mama and her brood. Gizmo is the orphan we took in. She is so much smaller then the orange ones, like 20-30g smaller. I am feeding her replacer to help her out.

From what I can tell only 4 of Mama cats nipples are actively producing.  So I have 6 kittens and 4 nipples they are all fighting over, Any suggestions on how to make sure everyone is feeding?

Rotating kittens, but that means taking two out for an hour, then putting them in and taking the other 4 out for an hour. This is done several times a day. Weighing should tell you if all are gaining 6-10 grams a day apiece. If they are not, the smallest ones need supplementing several times a day. Rotating, weighing, and supplementing are the only way. Crying babies means hunger also. Lethargic babies are a red flag.