i understand that your living arrangements are not optimum but personally i would not want to sleep in a room with a kitty litter box. cats and their feces can carry a lot of bacteria to your new baby. because they are very curious they will be walking and contaminating surfaces used by the baby and even jumping in the crib. i know you love your cats but you have a bigger commitment to your newborn. perhaps you can find a temporary home for your cats until your apartment is ready or ask you dad to bend his litter box rule a bit until you move. cats and babies can co-exist but both will require very careful supervision and babies do come first. thank you for your advice but you didn't really answer my question as to if it poses a health risk to have them together?
is it safe for a newborn to sleep in the same room as a litterbox? . i have two cats and am due to have my baby in 12 days and am currently staying with my dad while we wait for our apartment to be ready whom will only allow the litter box to be in my room. i am wondering if it is safe for my newborn to sleep in my room with us with the litterbox or if i need to find a new home for my cats.?