In this day and age!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I never heard such a stupid thing.... What an ignorant woman
We have PLENTY of proof here on PT that cats LOVE babies!! Remember Boomer with his human buddy Tyler .
The only thing you have to learn the cats is NOT to sleep in the baby bed or so . That is IT!!

[moosmom]

"They steal baby's breath ya know!"

Is she living in the stone age or what??? Stupid people, I swear!!!

[Glacier]

The only thing you have to learn the cats is NOT to sleep in the baby bed or so . That is IT!!

Not even that sometimes. My sister was a sickly infant, prone to seizures. (Not epilepsy & she's a perfectly healthy adult now). We had a cat, Jynx, who slept in her crib with her from the day she came home from the hospital until the day he died. He was far more effective than a baby monitor. He knew when she was about to have a seizure and would go wake up my parents. My Mom has a small scar above her left eyebrow from one night when she didn't wake up quite fast enough for Jynx's liking and he got the claws out!

My sis had her last seizure shortly after her 8th birthday. Jynx passed on not long after that at about 16 years old. It was like he felt his job was done; the humans could handle the kid now and he could he move on in peace.

[DJFyrewolf36]

I think that having a cat around teaches a child from jump at least a small bit of respect for other living creatures. My parents had cats when I was a baby and I think I'm better off for the experence. My kitties love kids, and are rather polite about letting a kid know when they get too rough. If they don't like something, they just go someplace else. Cats are pretty self managing that way lol.

Sigh, Im suprised that the old wives tale about cats is still around. Some people...

[rg_girlca]

Not even that sometimes. My sister was a sickly infant, prone to seizures. (Not epilepsy & she's a perfectly healthy adult now). We had a cat, Jynx, who slept in her crib with her from the day she came home from the hospital until the day he died. He was far more effective than a baby monitor. He knew when she was about to have a seizure and would go wake up my parents. My Mom has a small scar above her left eyebrow from one night when she didn't wake up quite fast enough for Jynx's liking and he got the claws out!

My sis had her last seizure shortly after her 8th birthday. Jynx passed on not long after that at about 16 years old. It was like he felt his job was done; the humans could handle the kid now and he could he move on in peace.

Oh my gosh Glacier, what a heartwarming story. Talk about LES.
I've read many stories about animals that can sense when someone was going to have a seizure. It amazes me everytime I read one.

I had cats when I had my babies and had NO problems with them at all.
Some people are just too ignorant.

[MomToThree]

My parents always had cats when we were babies. We had one cat that would sit in the door way and make sure no one came in the room besides my mom or day. If they did the cat would chase them down and get the calws out. That cat would also jump in our crib every 30 minutes or so. When we would wake up, just before we would cry he would let out a loud meow. My mom always knew when we woke up by this cat.

I figure I am still here so that cat must not have done his job of sucking my breath right out of me.

[gemini9961]

I have never heard such a silly thing. People really believe that stuff?