new baby coming and have 3 cats a few questions!

[SunShineSally]

Okay so I am due in November I have 3 cats 2 males and 1 female. the boys sleep in our room where the baby will be sleeping they are not head sleepers but they have taken a liking to the baby hammock should I be concerned about that? None have been around babies just my 5 year old and my female is a scaredy cat who after 2 years is finally out of her shell I am afraid that the loudness of a newborn will make her retract back what can I do to help her? I have no friends with a wee one to have bring their baby over the youngest is over 2 and they are great with kids that age! they are not like normal cats they are more like dogs who need lots of attention so I am kindda worried about them as with Ds he just helps give the attention. okay so this is all over the place I know sorry! so if you understand my post and have any advice please help. how do you prep cats for a new baby? also is it true that babies who are exposed to cats/dogs inutro will not have an allergy to them?

[GreenKnitPocket]

Hey- I think it's great that you're planning ahead! I have a friend who just had a newborn and didn't prep at all (she has one big furry cat) but it's worked out fine so far. If you're worried about them retracting, I would reccommend buying a product like Feliway (or something like that). It's basically a spray or plugin with ferimones (sp?) that only cats can sense, it calms them down. I used it on my older cat when she was stressed about us getting 2 younger cats. While it didn't work well on her, the younger cats destressed a lot.

I'm not sure about the allergy question, though. Good luck! And congrat