SIL moved in with barky dog. Baby due in 4 weeks. Reasonable boundaries check pls!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Either move out or have a conversation that leads to boundaries that everyone can live with. The only thing I disagree with that anyone has said so far is this. Babies can sleep through anything, including barking dogs. If you make the choice to let your kid live within their environment rather than try to make the environment quiet you won’t regret it. Even if you get rid of the dog, you’ll still have tons of interruptions during your day.

This is true. A moot point bc the barking is not even the issue here, but if you want a good sleeper then you want there to be some background noises, daylight, etc

[Anonymous]

Very young babies sleep thru anything but older babies do not. Our neighbor rode his loud motorcycle late at nigjt and it was awful. Also this dog is t a random Pitt kid is it? That would be a hard no for me with a baby. I agree you should just have an adult conversation about how this is all not going to work with a new baby so maybe SIL can step in and help MiL now. Having someone live in the living room when you have a newborn itself is really rough. You may be up at random hours and want to sit and watch TV while you nurse while husband sleeps in the bedroom. Both of you being stuck in the bedroom with baby all night is awful.

[Anonymous]

How are we not discussing the fact that OP said SIL moved into the living room?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are we not discussing the fact that OP said SIL moved into the living room?

I'm still stuck on the wildly inappropriate idea of suggesting that someone else's dog wear a shock collar so the entire household can tiptoe around a baby. Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are we not discussing the fact that OP said SIL moved into the living room?

I'm still stuck on the wildly inappropriate idea of suggesting that someone else's dog wear a shock collar so the entire household can tiptoe around a baby. Nope.

Oh stop. We got bark collars for our dogs after we had a baby because the barking woke her up. It’s really not a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are we not discussing the fact that OP said SIL moved into the living room?

+1. Op, where will you hang out? Are you supposed to stay in your bedroom all day?

I would move immediately.

[Anonymous]

Move out. Don’t expect her to help with the baby. Babies pee, poop and hurl. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are we not discussing the fact that OP said SIL moved into the living room?

I'm still stuck on the wildly inappropriate idea of suggesting that someone else's dog wear a shock collar so the entire household can tiptoe around a baby. Nope.

Oh stop. We got bark collars for our dogs after we had a baby because the barking woke her up. It’s really not a big deal.

Abusive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are we not discussing the fact that OP said SIL moved into the living room?

I'm still stuck on the wildly inappropriate idea of suggesting that someone else's dog wear a shock collar so the entire household can tiptoe around a baby. Nope.

The SIL is a guest staying there for free. She has the responsibility to keep her dog quiet so it doesn’t disturb other housemates. That’s what good guests do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are we not discussing the fact that OP said SIL moved into the living room?

I'm still stuck on the wildly inappropriate idea of suggesting that someone else's dog wear a shock collar so the entire household can tiptoe around a baby. Nope.

Oh stop. We got bark collars for our dogs after we had a baby because the barking woke her up. It’s really not a big deal.

Abusive

What’s abusive is expecting people, including an infant, to be sleep deprived. Long term sleep deprivation is far more inhumane than a couple zaps.

[Anonymous]

Is there a fenced area that dog can be left outside while SIL is gone?