Introducing dog to baby?

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Hello! I am not due until June but I would like some ideas on how to introduce the baby to my dog. I don't care if anyone wants to judge me but he was my first baby and I don't want him to feel left out or replaced! How did you do it?

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My husband brought home the hospital beanie my son was wearing right after he was born  and we let the dog have it. Our dog carried it around and wouldn't let anyone take it away from him. He was a good protector when I was prego too.

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With our first when I brought my daughter home I out her in the crib and let the dog see her and smell through the bars.He was great and protective of her after that.The pic is when she was a few months old but she loves animals and hope our new dog is as good with the new baby as Tigger was with my daughter.

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I've heard the best way is to introduce out of the house. A park perhaps. The dog apparently thinks they found the baby and brought it home and are super loving and protective moving forward!

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I am wondering how to do this too! I want our dog to be happy and protective of the baby, not jealous.

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Bring home the first blanket that the baby is wrapped in before you bring he baby home that way they can start getting use to the smell. Also start playing YouTube videos of newborns crying

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I'd also like to know! we have a very gentle lab but he will only be 2.5 when the baby arrives ...

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I read that if a family member brings home the blanket your baby was wrapped in when born and let the dog smell it  so the dog already knows the babys scent is a good way, I think that's what were going to try.

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We had our dogs at the kennel so I had my husband take the hat from the hospital to the kennel so that way they could get her scent. My mom watched my daughter so we could pick them up. I let them smell her blanket the whole way home. Then when we brought her home finally they weren't all over her trying to get her scent cause they were used to her scent already.

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These all sound like great ideas! Thanks ladies :)

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I know someone that literally put their baby down in the middle of the room and let the dogs do their own thing. 
She said the dogs never left the baby's side after that and were very protective of the baby. 
Obviously you should know if your dog is going to be gentle or vicious towards the baby based on what they do to strangers. 
I'm due in 9 weeks and I know my 1 year old dog is going to be overly excited because the baby will be something new to play with ?

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