jmcquown wrote:
>
> wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> wrote:
> >>> Margaret Suran wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>>>> In article >, Blair P.
> >>>>> Houghton > wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I had a mouse.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> (hilarious story snipped)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>> My daughter just had a baby. The cat took a liking for the crib when
> >>> the baby was not there. After having to wash the crib linens once
> >>> too many times we did just what I described. No more cat problems.
> >>>
> >>> Bert
> >>
> >> Why not simply close the door? No need to scare the poor cat to
> >> death. The child will outgrow the crib eventually. You're going to
> >> make the cat terrified to even go into the room with the kid.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > The cat is very fast and will outrun anyone to get to a barely open
> > door. My daughter has to keep the door open to hear the baby (he is
> > less than two months old) who is in an on-demand breast feeding
> > schedule. It is best to train the cat.
> >
> > The cat, by the way, is an outside cat. She goes in and out whenever
> > the outside doors get open. She does not get terrified easily at
> > almost anything.
> >
> > Bert
>
> Uh huh. You or your daughter ever heard of a baby monitor? I won't even
> speak to the "on demand" thing.
>
> It is downright cruel to use mouse traps to scare the living daylights out
> of the cat, not to mention the fact that it might, in its curiosity, get one
> of its paws snapped shut in it. Geezlepeets. It's not like... oh wait...
> are you one of those people who believe cats suck the breath out of babies?!
>
> Jill

Hey, Jill, chill out, will you?

The newspapers over the _UPSIDE DOWN_ traps are there to ensure the cat does
not get caught in a trap. The described method is recommended by vets.

As to whatever you meant by the baby monitor comment, she does have one that
lets her know when the baby has started crying.

On demand breast feeding is the method recommended by La Leche. Take a look at

http://www.breastfeeding.com/all_abo...ter_birth.html
http://www.babycenter.com/expert/bab...feed/5624.html
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8...uefeeding.html

After reading it do speak about "the 'on demand' thing", it is nothing to be
scared of. Neither is breast feeding.

And no, we are not one of those people who believe in that particular
fairytale.

Bert