Would you get a puppy with a 6 month old baby?

If you’ve never had a dog before; especially never a puppy before; I would advise against it. - from a dog trainer who specializes in puppy raising & new home adjustments

It’s not impossible, but if you’re already feeling lost before you even start it’s probably better to give yourself more time getting accustomed to motherhood before taking on puppyhood

thank you for your comment!! We do have a good home setup & large garden, we have enough space and we already have 1 child who is 6. Motherhood is fine for me, it’s challenging of course, but it’s not something I need help settling into ☺️ I’ve never been around dogs so I really am a little lost in what to expect, I think I could adapt to it, I just wanted to know if I’m crazy for even considering it 🙃 my partner thinks now is the perfect time, because I’m on maternity leave so the puppy wouldn’t be left alone in the house for long periods of time as I’m always here

Of course! And I don’t think you’re crazy for considering it!
It’s just that adding a puppy into the mix can end up rather stressful in ways we don’t even typically expect,

but if you’ve got a solid yard/garden set up where it would be easy to allow the dog safe access to getting outside (For potty training specifically) it’s much less daunting than being in a position where you’d have to gear up for walks with the dog & baby!

Girl that sounds EXHAUSTING

I can say that while I have considered a dog for our family since my child loves puppies, and will probably get one in the future, my brother happened to get a puppy around the same time my daughter was born (they are a week apart, in fact), and having seen him and his girlfriend chase after this puppy, I feel absolutely certain I could not do it while also chasing a toddler around. 🤣🤣 She was more work than my newborn was. Definitely not until our girl is older.

If you do end up doing it lol I do have a group on here where I try to help out for free for others moms when I’ve got the time & hands to (:

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I personally would, but that's because our dog was easy as a puppy and I think it would have been better if she grew up with our son. She's two years older and kinda annoyed by him 😬 she only ever had 8 accidents in the house and we got her at 5 weeks old because her mom rejected her puppies. I just had to make sure to take her out as soon as she woke up and she would wine if she needed to go out other than that, she was VERY smart. The accidents she had were from where she would wake up and I didn't have time to get her out because she needed to go so bad.

Absolutely not. I’ve had two puppies in my life time. That puppy is going to wake you up along with your baby. Especially during that much needed rest. I’d wait a little longer. 😅

We got a puppy when I was 30 weeks pregnant and the two have grown up together beautifully. The first 4/5 months were extremely hard and I spent many moments in tears. Through both of them. But, looking back, I wouldn’t change it for a second. We got a golden retriever and he is an absolute dream around children. But we paid for training him and stuck to it, otherwise it may not have gone so well x

Nope, my in laws got a puppy, they were both retired with no other responsibilities and they still found the puppy stage really really hard.

omg i just hit join so fast lol

Absolutely not

I would say no! They are a lot of work… I honestly think my baby is easier to care for than my dogs. My puppy almost died at 10 weeks because of struvite stones. On top of that, she had Giardia (a very common parasite in puppies that makes them want to eat their own poop). I had the hardest time helping her get rid of it cause we would put her in a daycare that couldn’t watch her when another dog or she pooped. She would then vomit and have diarrhea everywhere! I was constantly bleaching everything and there’s risk of transferring it to humans. Then training the dogs was a whole other thing. You have to constantly be on them to get them highly trained. I would say wait until your baby is potty trained to get a dog

My dogs are now 3 and my baby is 1, much easier now that they’re trained… but I would not be able to imagine having both puppies and a baby at the same time. It took a year to train my dogs alone and they needed a lot of attention

I personally wouldn’t… be prepared for having another newborn if you get a puppy. Yes it helps to have a yard but unless it’s an outside dog full time (which I personally wouldn’t do unless they are working dogs protecting livestock or something) be prepared for chewing on everything!! Be prepared for accidents happening typically at the most inconvenient times.. honestly if you wanted a dog im a big supporter of adopting senior dogs!! They are typically already house trained and aren’t high energy like a puppy! That was the last dog I had. He was great!! But I currently have cats now cuz I personally can’t take a dog for a walk once a day let alone more than once depending on the breed.

truly it’s more like a toddler that doesn’t have the potential to speak English than a newborn, which is arguably worse LOL

valid! And you are right i should have said toddler lol a while back I was stupid I had an ex talk me into getting a husky puppy of all dogs and he was like I’ll take care of it but I was home all day with it… and the puppy nipping and the potty training and the barking and my kids being toddlers at the time… and I had a good size yard… but yeah I made him rehome it and the relationship was done shortly after cuz fuck all that shit lol (there was more but one of many signs lol)… I was able to go from 4 kids back to 2 kids again after he left 🤣🤣🤣

No, dogs are a lot of work. You are better off with a cat.

I would say no if you don't already have any pets. We have two doggies who are good/trained, etc. but the extra stress of taking care of their needs or the overstimulation alongside LO can be too much sometimes. I can't imagine a puppy...but that's just me. Everyone is different!