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I thought about writing this exact same post but I was afraid of what people would say!

I have always been a cat person, I grew up with cats. We have 2 and I can't stand them. It began towards the end of my pregnancy and it's worse now that my daughter is here. I hate finding their hair on everything! I just pumped at work and there was cat hair on one of the pump parts. UGH.

I haven't pet my cats since my daughter was born. They still come into the bathroom with me and rub against my legs but that is the extent of our relationship now.

My husband dotes on them still and loves them to death, so they are getting what they need emotionally. He's not ready to part with them so I have to suck it up. They make me miserable though.

ETA: I hate that we have 2 cats. One is well-behaved and the other isn't. I would be ecstatic if we gave away the "bad" cat who has caused us problems for years, but my husband won't have that.

This makes me sooooo sad. I love my two kitties, and I could never imagine loving them any less when we have children. I really hope I don't neglect them in the future.

it has. And I sobbed over this for weeks before Liv was born because I was afraid Brutus (our dog) would feel abandoned and neglected. Its hard. The baby comes and requires SO much attention, that at the end of the day, there isnt a ton left for the dog. I just make extra effort to snuggle with him and give him lovins, but its definitely different. Not bad, not worse, just different. Hes not our "child" anymore

I have a 9 yo mini dachshund and he has been my world for 9 years...with me during thick and thin! But the relationship has definitely changed with the addition of the babe. I cried about this a lot during my pregnancy because I knew this would happen. He doesn't really shed much but every time i'm not looking he licks LO in the mouth and just gets in the way in general. I don't at all want to get rid of him...I still love him. It's just makes me sad that our relationship has changed. When I am curled up on the couch, it is LO in my arms...not the pup anymore.

Wow good timing. My mom is visiting right now and I just came home with her from food shopping. We were gone 30 minutes and came home to find he had gotten into her bags. He tore up her pill case and ate her make up and it was all ground into the carpet and comforter in the guest room. I had a total break down crying hysterically. Luckily my mom calmed me down and cleaned it up. We just brought his crate in from the garage and set it up. I don't know what to do with him any more. He has become so destructive since I got pregnant. I told my husband that if he continues this crap once the baby comes then we are going to have to find him a new home.

I am not as attentive lag on his walks! I still love him a lot!

We have 2 dogs, a shepherd and a yorkie. The yorkie isn't much of a problem (mostly cuz she's pretty small and not terribly sheddy), but the shepherd . . . she's so squirrelly (always has been) and sheds SO much and is clumsy and has almost stepped on the baby on a few occasions, and has almost knocked over her stroller with her in it, high chair, etc . . . she's become an outside dog during the day. I don't know that I have it in me to find her a new home. I feel like my family would totally judge, and that I assumed responsibility for her, so I should continue to be responsible for her.

Sigh.

I'm glad I'm not alone.