Kittens

not_nadine said:

Sorry for breaking in with all the invisible (s), just trying to lighten the mood.

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Patricia A said:

So far as I know that's been disproven. Cats tend to be affectionate to human babies, and protective of them. The fact that babies are soft, warm and smell like milk may have a lot to do with that.
They often got blamed for SIDS before people knew what SIDS was. Cats don't actually suffocate or suck the breath out of babies. That being said, I wouldn't let a cat or anything else in an unattended crib with a newborn. It's not a good idea to even let newborns have pillows in the crib.

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FlakeNoir said:

Suffocation may have been the wrong word, my apologies... I was talking about deaths, in cribs (etc) so probably SIDS. And it has been documented that they (cats) can contribute to a raise in body temperature in the infant which is something best avoided.
Most healthcare workers working with parents and babies, teach them not to put anything at all in babies bed... co-sleeping is another kettle of fish that I won't get into here.

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Spideyman said:

I can remember when I had my children it was the thing to use a crib bumper all around the inside (1960's). Now, as Flake stated nothing is to be placed in the crib with a baby. Many even suggest no blanket.

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Arkay Lynchpin said:

I have noted many a cat, both at home and at friends, that seek young children to sleep on or by. My daughter is such a one. Though none suffocated (perhaps the cat knew where the line lay), we did find the occasional cat or two resting on an infants face. They were quickly relegated to the whims of the Southern Ocean storms in Warrnambool (the backyard of a five acre block).

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