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As if having a baby is not scary enough, you have to consider what will happen to the baby that you have now: your cat. This is one of those topics that everyone will have an opinion on. People will say that cats and new babies don’t mix, they will tell you that there is no problem with having the fur balls, and then others will tell you that they will pass their four legged diseases directly to your baby, by just being in the same room.
Every cat has a different personality, curiosity level and aggression, so I won’t tell you if you should keep your cat or not. But absolutely, without a doubt you need to keep your cat out of your baby’s crib and out of your baby’s room. So how do you keep your cat out of your baby’s room while you want to keep the door open to hear your baby crying or air out the smell of the diaper genie?
One answer for cat and new babies is a sliding screen that can be opened and closed independently of its normal door. These doors are mainly used for outside use, can work well as screen that you can see your baby through as well as a barrier to spot your cat. This door and image can be found at the Lowes website.
The second option is to keep the door closed all the time. Even when I am asleep? How do I hear my baby? The answer is video monitor. This way you can hear and see what is going on, while keeping the cats out. You can get these monitors anywhere such as Baby R Us.
I hope that it works out between your cat and your baby. Just remember which is more important and some decisions are tougher than others. If you can keep them apart long enough it can help and I hope that these options give you ideas.
