So first off I had 3 cats I’ve lived with all of their lives (9yrs,6yrs,4yrs) and a pug (my boyfriend of two years’ dog)(9yrs) and when the baby was about 6-7months gestation I started having freakishly intense anxiety about the pets.. the cats were pretty badly behaved digging in garbages, scratching up everything like a scratching post even though they had one... and the dog followed suit getting into everything, being obnoxious and really tough to deal with. Well, we moved to a new apartment building to give the baby more space because our space was too small!!!! and one of my best friends adopted the kitties so I still get to see them often and they don’t make my life a living hell but they are LOVED and even added a 4th member to the cat squad (my friend already had a cat) 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️and my boyfriends mom watched the dog since I gave birth. Yesterday the dog came back home... finally.... and I expected my life to be incredibly frustrating and I had so much anxiety about it. I really didn’t even want her back. It’s been 18 hours and she’s been a dream. Ofcourse there was the initial excitedness of her new home and what not BUT after only one pee accident and a bit of barking for joy she is right at home. I just wanted to post this Incase anyone else was nervous about pets and babies. Especially dogs like I was. If you do it right... it’ll be fine 🥰