How to stop dogs sleeping in bed

I'd revert back to the crate and after a few months ease back into a dog bed 😁

We have put a baby gate on our bedroom door and their beds outside the room on the landing. The first few nights were hard as they cried to get in our room but now they are used to it and just know they aren't allowed in there. We have a few gates around the house now to be able to control where they go when baby is around, for example one in the hallway downstairs to prevent them from being able to jump up or approach when we come through the door.

This is really helpful! I have 3 dogs who vary their sleep routine between their beds and ours and I had been thinking about stair gates and new beds , trying things without making them feel jealous or resenting the baby x

I’ve moved my dog downstairs a few months before baby arrives so they don’t associate the change with the baby- maybe slightly easier as my dog used to sleep downstairs so she’s not bothered
I’d decide if you’re happy with the dog in the room or prefer out of the room- if in the room, then the easiest thing would be to go back to a crate- your dog is already used to it. If out of the room, I’d start by having a crate in your room for a while, then move to the landing with your door open, then wherever you want the crate to go. Once ok in the crate in the room you want, change to a dog bed
I use a baby gate on our utility room so she has a bed and the whole room to move around in

When I was about 8/10 weeks pregnant me and my partner moved our dogs into our lounge/kitchen. They were originally sleeping in our bedroom on their beds (bean bags which they absolutely love and I highly recommend) in the morning they would come into bed with us for cuddles but as they won’t be allowed to do that or sleep in the room once baby is here, we moved them.
One of them have adjusted fine and one of them occasionally pee’s throughout the night (we think that’s separation anxiety because she’s such a Velcro dog)
It’s been 3/5 months since they’ve not slept in our room.. it does take time for them to get used it but start as soon as you can 😊

@Naomi it works really well if you adjust things slowly. Like we did the outside of our room thing first, and so they learnt that a gate meant a no go area. We created the area on the landing with new beds and a bear each so they knew that it wasn't a punishment it was like a new exciting thing. They know as soon as we wake-up they get cuddles and strokes as they are just outside the gate. Then they are allowed downstairs when we go down. And they have to be let into the hallway and then the living room. They have learnt that they need to wait to be allowed to enter a room which is really important for me because when I'm on my own with the baby when my husband is out I don't want them running freely around the baby. I'd like to be able to manage when they can be around her. The entrance gate is a god send because before they would come to the door when we got home and jump...and would hate them doing that with a baby in my arms or car seat. Now they have to wait behind the gate. Baby can be put down first.

We found when we came home with the baby he just instinctively knew to stay off the bed, he didn’t come up at all and never did until we started inviting him up again but even now he prefers to sleep downstairs. If you want to be sure though I would probably put a baby gate on the door. When I was pregnant he used to curl up next to my bump all night bless them they’re so sweet xx

Our dog was sleeping on his own bed in our bedroom but for the last few weeks we’ve got him sleeping downstairs now, our dog trainer said it’s super important to make sure if there’s any big changes that may impact the dog, because of the baby try and implement it now to reduce more stress on the dog and also so they don’t think all these changes are happening because of the baby which may cause jealousy and resentment to the baby! X