Cat in my baby's crib..?

most cats are going to avoid a crib once a baby is in there. sure, they may like sleeping with a warm body, but they'll usually go for one that is less noisy & smelly. (baby habits & odors are offensive even to us poor humans with a worse sense of smell...can you imagine what it must be like to a cat whose sense of smell and hearing is so much better??)

i had six cats when my daughter was born, and not one tried to sleep with her in her crib. they may have invaded it on the odd occasion when she wasn't in it, but once she came near, they were gone like ninjas in the night. before she was born, i had put the crib up so they could get used to it...they were less likely to investigate it when it was no longer a new object in their domain. i also put strips of double-sided tape across the mattress for a week or two...they don't like the feel of tape and learned quickly enough to stay out of it. mesh tents are made to go on top of cribs, but frankly i've never known anyone that use them with success...cats could still get in if they wanted to, and it turned out to be a pain for the mom to take off to get baby in and out.

personally, i don't think you'll have problems after the baby is born. cats are smart critters, and self-preservation kicks in pretty fast when they find that the crib belongs to a squirmy, kicking, crying, odd-smelling 2-legged critter.

congrats on the (almost) new addition! the transition for your pets will go much smoother than you fear. now if only you can transition as well to the sleepless nights that are to come... :-)

I would suggest to move the crib away from any areas that the cat can easily get into it by. Also when the cat jumps in the crib, see if she lands her paws on the edge of the crib bars...if yes, then maybe try putting vasaline on the edges for a couple of days...make her slip and maybe she will learn it's not a good place for her. Actually now that I think of it, the only thing you can do is keep her out of your room. When the baby comes and goes in the crib, she will understand that that is the babys' territory, and not hers. Do yell at her when she goes in...but she will eventually learn. She just has to find out on her own that that is not one of her spots.

Also right now, you could fill the crib with a whole bunch of toys, or hard stuff to make it an uncomfortable place for her to lay. She may get the hint and find a new place....(make her one in another room that she will like better.)

umm everytime she goes in the crib say no! and put her where you want her to lay. and do that continuely. and if she doesnt listen you should just lock her out of your room for one night eventually she will learn that the crib is off limits to her. hopefully she learns before the baby comes :) congradulations by the way!

I did this with my cat to keep her off the couch:

Lay tin or aluminum foil over the entire surface of the mattress. Cats do not like the sound it makes when they step onto it. Keep the foil on the mattress until you have the baby, and when the baby is not in the crib.

Good luck!

All you can do is tell the cat "no" and remove her until she gets the idea it is off limits. If that doesn't work you will have to lock her out of the room once the baby arrives.

You can get a sort of mesh cover for the crib, because a cat in the crib with the baby, can be VERY dangerous.

If you need to, then get rid of the cat for your babys safety

tell her no and dont get rid plz find her some place else that is warm all shes doing is finding a warm plz to lie wouldnt y and if we no help on here ask a vet