Thank you so much!! Congrats to the other winners!

Congratulations to the Winners! 👏

Thank you so much, congrats to the other winners ??

I’m sure all will work out for the best ?

You are doing fantastic~ Just keep going with your heart and your gut and everything will work itself out~! :D ❤

thank you for the gift ! <3 congrats to all the other winners too! <3

thank you so much!! I really hope things work out for you with this, and I hope my advice helped C:

baby got bigggggg

Congrats to the winners! <3

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Happy Friday ... errr Saturday!!!

My mom came in for a surprise visit yesterday and I totally missed posting the challenge. She lives 6 hours away so seeing her was a great surprise!

This week, baby is the size of an ear of corn. She has fully developed ears and can hear sounds outside!! Hubs has started talking to her cause he wants her to know his voice ❤️ Her nursery is coming along nicely and the first (of 2) baby showers is in less than 2 weeks! I’m so excited to start organizing!!! And finally, I can feel so many kicks!!! There’s your update :) I know it’s been a minute!

I’m putting on weight a little quicker now - which I know will make doc happy when I see her next. I freaked at first ... but then realized I’m gaining right where I should so I need to calm down. (I’ve always had a bit of a weight gain phobia... but I obviously know I need it right now!!)

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CHALLENGE:

The challenge this week will be to give some pointers on pets and newborns. As you may recall, I have a cat who has been my only baby for 4 years. She’s very territorial of me especially - sometimes hubs.

Once, i was crying and my friend held and consoles me, moxie thought she was hurting me and bit her. That being said, I’m a little concerned on how to handle introducing a new little one that’s here to stay!! I know she will be okay and grow to love the new baby too, but any tips are greatly appreciated!!

@ Evalynn give pointers meaning opinions on love and care to them?

Can't say I have any personal experience with this subject, but I imagine it's a stressful thought. You'll be fine though!

As I understand it, definitely introduce over time, when you're holding the baby in your arms. Do it in a place where the cat is less likely to be territorial (aka, not bedroom, nor where they eat). And give lots of rewards for good behavior.

i think the best advice i've heard is to make sure kitty knows you're still going to give her attention and love after bubs arrives, so playing and snuggling with her, and also giving her plenty of 'safe' places to retreat to/know are hers are important factors. hopefully she will adapt well!

I am sorry I do not know about cats. I only know about dogs. When my sister started having babies my dogs both began to really really love them, almost more than me. :P They treat me different than they treat the kids though. So the dogs treat me with respect and love, like a mom-figure. They treat the kids more like friends and play mates (they always want to play with them and usually lick their entire bodies). I usually just keep an eye on their behavior when meeting new people, or when kids come around. Animals, no matter how nice and well trained, will still be animals. So I try to keep them away from kids who are mean, violent, or in any way not aware of dog behavior cues (ie when the dog gets up and leaves it is because it finds you annoying). LOL

just any sort of tip or opinions on how you may handle the situation. I've been doing research online and i've found a lot, but i love hearing others thoughts as well

I haven't had any experiences where our cat didn't love the baby as soon as it arrived. Just had to keep baby safe where the cat couldn't get in bed with it.

Did have a problem with a cat when a puppy was introduced. The cat was jealous because our daughter mistakenly took the puppy to bed with her instead of the cat. It peed right in the middle of the bed. Luckily the pup and daughter weren't in it at the time. We had to give the cat to a friend who did NOT have a dog as the cat was determined to kill that interloper puppy. 🐱

as others say, give the same love and care and let it know that you got a bby coming :)

I think the most important thing to remember is to make sure not to leave the two with access to each other without your supervision, and just monitor the situation. You can also make a point of giving the kitty treats every time she interacts with the baby in a safe and gentle way. As the baby grows, make sure to keep an eye out for the kid hurting the cat: kids want to touch the fluffy animals but don't always know how to be safe with them, you don't want your cat to have to defend itself against the kid.

Perhaps, and I've never had a newborn nor had to introduce a cat to a newborn, reintroduce kitty to the household slowly once baby has arrived? From bathroom to the rest of the house save baby's nursery, letting kitty smell around...? then a full introduction.

I honestly don't know so take me with a mountain of salt.

Most cats will be a bit timid of a baby so at first she will probably just stay out of the way especially when baby is making noises. My cat who I had for three years prior did fine. He really did not even seem to notice,lol. The real challenge will be when baby gets mobile to make sure she does not hurt the kitty because she is going to want that kitty :) Honestly I am sure there will be no problems but try to keep things as normal as possible for the cat.