We put the crib up a few weeks back and Merlin and Pepperpot would not stay out of it. We tried using foil to keep them out and it didn't work. We decided that we were going to purchase a gate to put up in the doorway and went to a Safety Superstore (it was way cool). We spent alot of time looking at the gates and I began to feel guilty. The kitties love going to sleep in the spare room (now baby's room) during the day and it didn't seem fair to lock them out. Plus, knowing Pepperpot, no matter the size of the gate, she would be able to jump it. I don't want to keep the cats out of the room because of the baby - that is a sure way to get resentment going.
In the same section as the gates there was an item called a crib tent (see this website http://store.babycenter.com/product/...cessories/1444 ). We decided to give it a try. It wasn't necessarily the easiest item to put together but boy does it work. The cats now can come and go in the room as the wish, but they are staying away from the crib. What a great invention. Plus, as I am not a big fan of camping, the kid will have a camping experience without having to go to the wilderness! Once the baby is big enough to keep the cat out himself (probably at 1 year) the tent will come down.
So do you think that this was a good idea?
In the same section as the gates there was an item called a crib tent (see this website http://store.babycenter.com/product/...cessories/1444 ). We decided to give it a try. It wasn't necessarily the easiest item to put together but boy does it work. The cats now can come and go in the room as the wish, but they are staying away from the crib. What a great invention. Plus, as I am not a big fan of camping, the kid will have a camping experience without having to go to the wilderness! Once the baby is big enough to keep the cat out himself (probably at 1 year) the tent will come down.
So do you think that this was a good idea?