[txshopper73]

Originally Posted by yorkiegold

You need to prepare an area for her to whelp where she can have peace and quiet. This is not a time to invite friends and family over. Your biggest asset will be a mum who's comfortable with her whelping area. She needs to feel safe. Hopefully you have a kitchen or bathroom nearby. Please prepare her whelping box and heating pad in plenty of time so that you can lay a thermometer in it over a period of several hours and get it adjusted. Once you know what setting to use, you can unplug it. Just do a test run. Keeping the pups warm enough is so important for the first three days that I buy a spare heating pad and test it as well.

There are quite a few breeders on this list who have a lot of puppies and are quite experienced. You're in good care. Having the vet alerted and ready is also vitally important.

Stay calm. If you can get your hands on a stethoscope, it's really fun to listen to the heartbeats. You should be able to hear at least some now.

I'm excited for you. We'll be anxious to hear how it goes.

CJ

Great advice also!