First night home expectations

[brezofleur]

Originally Posted by CaliMomma

That's so cool. I'm getting my girl at the San Jose airport around 4:45 in the afternoon.

Awesome!! That's 10 minutes away from me - do you live close by?? We are leaving for SoCal in the early am tomorrow...

[Beth Boofa]

My baby cried for the first two nights a lot. They say to just ignore them & not give in.. Which is good advice. I just got Bella a few weeks ago & now she loves her crate. I set up her stuffed animals on her bed for her but she'll go & rearrange them to her liking. They need stuffies to feel like they're not alone.. She also has everything she needs for the night. Pee pad, food, & toys. The articles I've read also suggest setting the crate up on the other end of your house which is a must. The first couple nights she'll cry pretty loud but each night after that will get less and less. I also keep a nightlight on for her & we figured out that a sound machine calms her greatly.
After a couple nights, she will be ok. Good luck & I hope I've helped some

[vnauman]

Our Lambeau came to us @ 10 weeks old, and we were prepared for alot of crying/whinning @ nite time, since that is what we experienced when our daughter brought home her little guy. We were so surprised when he slept thru from 10pm potty til I get up @ my normal 4:15am. We have a crate inside an ex-pen in the dining room and when its bed time, into the crate he goes and we don't hear another thing til 4:15 or so. He is now 5 months old and still has the great bedtime habits. Now, if for some reason we forget and just have him in the ex-pen and not closed in the crate, he does cry & bark in the wee hours. Routine, Routine, Routine! Just like kids, each one is different. Here's good luck to you with your new fur-butt kid!

[Marhcarter]

Originally Posted by CaliMomma

Is it also bad i dont know what to name her yet? I feel like a bad mommy!!! I have names like Daisy, SamiJo, Penny or Pennie (short for Penelope, cause i love Garcia on Criminal minds), i've even imagined myself scolding the dog or calling it no name is sticking!! I'm bad right?

We brought Huey home at 7.5 weeks (like above, too young, but we didnt know better at the time) and if I I remember correctly, he slept in the bed from day 1. We put him between two pillows between us so he wouldn't get squashed, and although we still have issues with in the house pottying, he has never, ever pottied in the bed or in his crate. (He uses his crate to vomit in, though...better than the floor, I guess). As for naming, we met him the day after he was born and watched him and his littermates grow, and after we picked him out of the litter, he finally named himself a couple of weeks before we brought him home. (He got to be the chubby one in the litter and my dh said "what a baby Huey", and he was named.) Congrats on the new baby. Looking forward to pics. Hope the ride home from the airport is uneventful. You said she was carsick on the trip (in the other thread). I have found that if Huey can see out of the window from an elevated car seat, sickness is greatly reduced. I know, not helpful now, but maybe after she gets bigger. Good luck & congrats!

[CaliMomma]

I'm stopping at a pet store on my way up to San Jose right now. Hope it has the nutrical

[brezofleur]

Originally Posted by CaliMomma

I'm stopping at a pet store on my way up to San Jose right now. Hope it has the nutrical

Did you get your little one? Did you find some Nutrical?

[CaliMomma]

Yes and yes now im trying to get her to sleep and she wont

[brezofleur]

Originally Posted by CaliMomma

Yes and yes now im trying to get her to sleep and she wont

After that ordeal, I can't imagine she'd ever sleep! HA HA Wants to run and stretch those legs