I'm 8 1/2 months pregnant with my first baby. My hubby and I are planning on having the baby's crib near our bed, simply because we don't have that much room to put it elsewhere. We also have 2 cats, who love to sleep pretty much anywhere soft. I'm worried that once the baby comes, our bigger cat might try to snuggle up to the baby and suffocate it (mom being paranoid?), since she loves to snuggle up to us and sleep ON us. I also don't want cat hair, dander and litter where the baby will be sleeping. So we're thinking of building some sort of "lid" for the crib, which won't restrict the baby at all, but keep the cats out.
Am I worrying for nothing? We've started teaching the cats not to sleep in the bed with us, hoping it'll carry over to the crib, but I'm not sure that's best way to go about it. One cat gets it, and won't get on the bed when we're there, but the other cat (the larger one I'm a bit more worried about to start with) just doesn't get it... she's just too social!
Am I worrying for nothing? We've started teaching the cats not to sleep in the bed with us, hoping it'll carry over to the crib, but I'm not sure that's best way to go about it. One cat gets it, and won't get on the bed when we're there, but the other cat (the larger one I'm a bit more worried about to start with) just doesn't get it... she's just too social!