Ack. This is so frustrating for me. It is a TOTAL myth-Urban legend- wives tale- about cats and babies. We are in the 2005 now, people. There has to be some progress.

I have SEVEN cats, and one almost 1 year old son. There has not been a SINGLE episode of anybody trying to suffacate anyone! Not once! Not even close! Though, Jonah has fallen down flat onto a cat once or twice.

I do have a crib tent, and he has slept inside that tent since day one (well, that isn't true, he slept- GASP- in my bed, on me for 2 months). The crib tent keeps cats from landing on top of him, something I was concerned about, intitially. Now the crib tent serves the purpose of keeping Jonah inside the crib. Jonah is a climber. I haven't ever had to lower the crib setting as I have the tent on there. That is nice when I am trying very carefully to put him in the crib when he is asleep.

I would be a bit surprised if someone's cat could tear through the crib tent....they are quite remarkable.