I also have a cat that just plain will lie across my head and go to sleep. All of the studies in the world would not convince me to let that cat sleep in a crib with a neonate.
It is possible a cat might lie across the face of a sleeping child and thus upon extremely rare instances accidentally cause a death, but that is not the old wives' tale at hand wherein the cat does so with malice aforethought.
Exactly which part of 'cat might sit on an infant's face' is improbable and baseless fearmongering? Some of them certainly do it to adults. Don't bring up autism, that's a scientific impossibility while this has reasons for being possible. They're two entirely different things.
harmful myths
Would you care to explain how this might be 'harmful'?
We found success in keeping the cat out by putting a layer of aluminum foil on the crib mattress one day, about a month before the due date. The cat jumped in once, hated it, and couldn't get out quickly enough. She never tried jumping in again.
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Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
Hey, I’m sorry to be “that poster” about it, but please consider the dangers of encouraging or even allowing the cat crib access.
Your infant can’t protect itself from a cuddly cat that could cause suffocation.
PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y
Cheers, and thanks. The baby is still 2 months out, and the cat will not have access to the room once they're here.
Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
Better restrict cat's access to the room right now. Once it has been allowed there several times it's much more complicated to untrain that habit.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I said consider it.
I also have a cat that just plain will lie across my head and go to sleep. All of the studies in the world would not convince me to let that cat sleep in a crib with a neonate.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Does it have to be a 'significant' number of cases to mention the possibility?
Edit: Unrelated snopes links aside, turns out it does happen.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/16388009_Can_a_cat_smother_and_kill_a_baby
From their own freaking snopes link:
spankmonkey@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1y
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Exactly which part of 'cat might sit on an infant's face' is improbable and baseless fearmongering? Some of them certainly do it to adults. Don't bring up autism, that's a scientific impossibility while this has reasons for being possible. They're two entirely different things.
Would you care to explain how this might be 'harmful'?
spankmonkey@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1y
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Here's the result of a quick Google. Huh, turns out it is possible...
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/16388009_Can_a_cat_smother_and_kill_a_baby
spankmonkey@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
noctivius@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 1y
"Look at me. I am the child now"
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
Congrats on the upcoming new arrival!
We found success in keeping the cat out by putting a layer of aluminum foil on the crib mattress one day, about a month before the due date. The cat jumped in once, hated it, and couldn't get out quickly enough. She never tried jumping in again.
valkyre09@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Cats jumping on tinfoil are proof we’re in the simulation and the AI can still get physics wrong from time to time
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Thay ceiling is beautiful. I wish more people decorated theirs instead of sticking with plain white
PancakeTrebuchet@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Thanks! I hope the little dude appreciates it. It was a royal PITA to put up 😆
reef@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
Wow that room is beautiful, do you have more photos?
Wahots@pawb.social · 4 pts · 1y
That's a beautiful room, I love the starry theme! I also like the cat poking up from the crib :)
finitebanjo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
He fits.
yesmeisyes@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Nice space theme you have going here. Hopefully the newcomer appreciates it too =)
bluegreenwookie@bookwormstory.social · 2 pts · 1y
What is a crib but a large box?
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
I do not see the problem. Crib is for baby. Cat is baby.
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 1 pts · 1y
It was the child's crib. It now belongs to the cat.