https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 12:39:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053821 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:49:26 +0000 lovehoneybee 1053821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our cats slept with us (well the one that usually slept with us). She just slept on DH. She used to sleep on my stomach but that got hard when I got big and my sleep went to shit. She got used to sleeping on him instead. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053815 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:47:51 +0000 Maysprout 1053815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kicked the dogs out of the room when I was pregnant the first time. We have fairly big dogs and the one has no sense of his space, which made me very uncomfortable to add a LO to that mix so he's not even allowed in the room when she's sleeping. They adjusted though there were some tears but it was while I was pregnant and not once the baby came. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053744 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:29:06 +0000 rachiecakes 1053744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I woke up to my cat laying on top of DS one morning and freaked (DS was fine). I just told her over and over not to go near the baby, very gently. I'd pick her up and hold her a lot at first. She got it. If your cats aren't the aggressive type I'm sure they'll be fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053696 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:17:26 +0000 lemondrop 1053696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only cosleep occasionally, but our 3 cats and 1 dog have zero interest in sleeping even remotely close to the baby. They will either space themselves on the far corners of the bed or avoid it completely. When he's in his own bed, they are back to sleeping all over us. </p> <p>We've never had the need to shut them out of any part of the house, they coexist well, but aren't bff's with him either.</p> <p>BTW- I have found that cosleeping is the perfect way to get more room in the bed... my husband gets kicked in the face, and he sleeps elsewhere, then I'm just sharing with a 25 pounder ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053610 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:58:00 +0000 JessKas 1053610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a king size bed in anticipation of co-sleeping, knowing the dog + us took up the whole bed as it was. Now with the baby we all share the bed. Baby in the middle of me and DH, dog at the foot of the bed. Sometimes the cat curls up at the foot of the bed too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053545 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:36:49 +0000 blackbird 1053545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cat slept on the outer side of the bed and LO was in a sleeper between DH and I. He also likes the dresser at the foot of the bed. Wasn't an issue because my cats totally avoided E. still do </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053492 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:18:00 +0000 yoursilverlining 1053492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our cat sleeps with us, always has and (hopefully!) always will. LO was in a co-sleeper between us when she was little, now she's just between us. Kitty sleeps usually at the foot of the bed, sometimes at LO's feet (so, around our calves/knees). Our cat has never, ever tried to even get close to LO, let alone sleep on her. She has zero interest in stealing LO's warms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053482 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:15:21 +0000 Boheme 1053482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kicked the dogs out of bed :( It makes me sad BUT we got them really nice beds in our room, and when we say 'Go to bed!' they go hop in. They rest there a lot during the day, so I honestly don't think they minded too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053404 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:47:41 +0000 anonysquire 1053404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaJ: @brownie: hahahaha I would hope that I could trust my cats to find an unoccupied place! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053394 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:44:13 +0000 brownie 1053394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We cosleep with our pets. It hasn't been an issue but we have a small dog not a cat. He also tries to find the place he will be least disturbed. Which is now at the kids feet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053389 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:42:34 +0000 MamaJ 1053389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We cosleep with our pets... It wasn't the plan to have LO in bed but it just sorta happened and the dogs/cat just adjusted accordingly. I didn't want to kick the pets out of bed because it was already an adjustment for them with a new baby and I didn't want to rock their world too much. One dog sleeps at my feet. One sleeps in the middle of DH and I at LOs feet and the cat sleeps at DH's feet if he sleeps with us. Be he doesn't always </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053368 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:35:10 +0000 anonysquire 1053368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: what about if there was a Moses basket bassinet in the middle of my husband and I? I don't think my cats will ever stop crying :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053339 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:26:50 +0000 luckypenny 1053339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have pets but I wouldn't feel comfortable with them sleeping in bed with us, especially with LO under 1. They could suffocate them :( could you kick them out now and maybe by the time LO arrives they won't cry anymore? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cosleeping-when-you-have-pets#post-1053328 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:24:01 +0000 anonysquire 1053328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So how does cosleeping work if you have pets? I have several cats and every night without fail they are on my side of the bed snuggled up to me. Really it's cute, but I can't imagine adding a baby to that mix. Do you kick out the cats and risk having them cry at the door all night? Or shut the baby in their room and just don't cosleep? </p>