Greyhound and new baby

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Congratulations
I had 4 greyhounds when I had my daughter & they were fine, I think the most important thing is your attitude. We just carried on after Eva arrived as usual so no matter how awkward it was the dogs always kept to their routine.
Beforehand I didn't do anything to prepare them as such, I just made sure that each new bit of baby kit that arrived was in situ well before the due date so they got used to it & they were free to come & check it out if they wanted, most of the time they weren't bovvered.
We did a lot of walking when Eva was born as tired hounds are quiet hounds & I enjoyed the fresh air & it was good for Eva too.
I would recommend getting a good sling I had a Baby Bjorn Synergy & I used it around the house as well as out walking.

I'm sure Cal will be fine, I know that my hounds were my rock in the early days when everything was so new & scary, they were a part of my more familiar life & they gave me such support & comfort when I thought everything was out of control with the total chaos of having a new baby to look after
Ellie used to sit up with me through the night & always used to keep a protective eye on me & Eva

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Dec 19, 2011 16:07:34 GMT -5 wanda said:

I know that my hounds were my rock in the early days when everything was so new & scary, they were a part of my more familiar life & they gave me such support & comfort when I thought everything was out of control with the total chaos of having a new baby to look after

Aaw Wanda, that's lovely

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Congratulations!
You've had loads of good advice!
We had 2 lurchers when first daughter arrived- did a lot of what advised here: practised walking with buggy, had smelly muslin to bring home from hosp etc
Also found useful:
borrowed crying doll from dog training club
put dogs toys away - only allowed play with them when we got them out so dogs didn't feel could play with anything lying about (and they were very distinct from baby's toys)
Use the support of your midwife/health visitor/family/friends!
Remember that natural dog packs would have an alpha pair (you and you other half) who would have the babies, and the others would help take care of them (not breeding themselves). So if you have a good trusting relationship with your dog now, you should have no problems!
My 2 adored my first born, and my remaining dog knows how to wangle the cuddles out my kids (now 3 and 5)!
PS my kids were taught from the moment they started crawling not to touch the dogs when they were in their bed/chair so the dogs always had a safe plece to retreat to when fed up.
Happy parenthood (it's much more fun than you think!) ;D