Cats and Babies

My babies grew up with cats. I had no problems. You might want to consider the welfare of the cat when the baby starts crawling. I just put mine in the back room sometimes. You know the temperment of the cat best and if you think there will be an issue then just separate the two for a while but it is good for a baby to grow up with an animal.

absolutely not! there are horrible old wives tales that cats will "suck the life out of a baby" and that makes me so crazy. It is always a good idea to make sure you ALWAYS supervise when the pets is hanging out where baby is. & I wouldn't let your baby sleep in the crib/bassinette with the cat - babies aren't supposed to have blankets or stuffed animals at that age anyway, its the same concept. There are ways to keep the cat out of the crib if you need to - crib tents, keeping the door closed, or we used a canopy until the cats lost interest.
But as long as your cat isn't aggressive with your baby, please keep your cat part of the family. I've heard so many sad stories of cats losing their families because of a new baby coming into the home. Our 2 cats do fine with our twins... at first they just avoided the babies, now that the twins are 12 months old the cats tolerate them very well and even let them pet them occasionally. A child-pet relationship can be a special one :)

My cats were all over me during my pregnancy but once baby was born, they ignored or avoided her. They LOVED her carseat and toys.. but stayed away from the baby.

Other than simply keeping an eye out for both baby and cat... no special precautions are needed until baby starts crawling. Then you will have to hide the kitty litter, food and water!

we had a cat when my oldest was a baby and everything was fine.
Unless the cat tries to go after the baby then you are fine.

We've always had cats (multiple) and they were not dangerous to my babies. I was concerned that they would like the baby bassinet too much, but once that funny thing inside the bassinet wiggled and cried, they decided it wasn't a good napping spot! Some people still believe, I guess, that all cats can be dangerous to infants. Just consider Kitty a curious child and keep an eye on him/her; it's training for when your baby gets older and even more curious.

I had cats when my children were babies and it was fine. You just have to be sure to wash well after taking care of their litter boxes (which I'm sure you already do anyway). You might keep an eye out to be sure it doesn't curl up with your baby in the bassinet or something but none of mine ever did. However, if you cat tends to be more antisocial and you don't think it could adapt to a small child in the house and how that changes the household dynamic then it would be best to find it a loving home. But since your little one is a few months old it seems to be working fine so far. What sparked your question and got you worrying about it?

i have 3 cats and a 2yrs old. No problems at all. And i've actually read articles about how children that grow up with multiple animals in their household are less likely to suffer from allergies. My daughter loves the cats and they sometimes love her! haha :)

We have had four kids and about 8 cats through the years.
Only one time did one of the cats, a M., jump into the bassinet with one of my kids. She heard him cry and wanted to console him.
THe rest of the cats ignored the babies.
I was more worried about the cats' wellbeing than the kids after the kids started crawiling after them.

I have always had a cat when my boys were born. As long as the cat doesn't lay on the baby I wouldn't worry about it. I also had a crib tent. For our first son it was to keep me sane that the cat wouldn't jump on him at night (she never got into his bed) & later because my son was chewing the varnish off of his crib & putting his leg on the top bar. With our second son our cat never got into his bed & I used the crib tent to keep him from putting his leg over the top bar & to keep him from chewing the crib. If you cat hasn't shown any jelosey (sp?) & stays out of the baby's things (play yard, crib, swing, bouncy seats, ect.) I wouldn't worry. If the cat did get in the baby's things I would use a crib tent & supervise the baby/cat interactions. I wouldn't get rid of the cat unless it was attacking you baby (biting/scratching) or showing that it is a threat to your baby (stalking/hunting/hissing/growling).
My cats have always been very laid back about or kids & only our 1st cat showed jelosey (sp?), but she did not try to threaten or hurt our son. She just tried to squeeze onto my lap when I was holding him.

God bless!

My cats have been okay with all my kids. I don't worry over a little cat hair and let them sleep in their things when the baby isn't in them. I have at least 40 blankets and just exchange blankets when they've been there. A good washer and dryer ends that concern.

We have 4 cats right now. 3 have the front claws removed. The 4th does not. She's scratched my grandson a few times because of the way he plays with her and because she's young. But my daycare kids have not even bothered her. I can also see how careful she tries to be. We file her nails down often too and started when she was tiny so she doesn't mind.

Our 15 year old cat has been through dozens of children in the daycare. They carry him around, lay on him, and he's never gotten upset with them. In fact, he loves them and sleeps with them when they sleep. The only time he ever got in a babies face was with my 4th daughter. We were driving across the country with them and he kept laying on top of her. I'd freak out and have to get my daughter to move him. She was only 2 weeks old and he didn't realize how big he was.

I do believe cats and kids are mostly safe. A few scratches never hurt anyone that bad and kids need to learn how to treat animals.

It is not unsafe to have cats with a baby. I have three girls and I have had cats when all of them were babies. I never believed that my children were in danger, and I would refuse to get rid of any of my cats. All of my cats are declawed so I did not worry about the cat scratching my kids. I think it is very sad when people get rid of their kitty because of a new baby. Did something happen that is making you question the safety of it?