Hi everyone! I am the proud momma of a Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo named Crocky, and a CAG named Henry.
My husband and I are trying to start a family, and I wanted to know if anyone has any advice about how to make this a smooth transition for the birds. I'm not really worried about Henry because he sticks to his perch most of the time, but I'm very very worried about Crocky.
Crocky is my BABY. She is seriously my favorite person in the whole world. That being said, she is very possessive of me if I try to have a dog or a cat on my lap. She will lunge at them and attack. She is very friendly with other (full grown) humans, but she's never been around kids or babies. I'm scared that if we have a new baby in the house, she might fly onto me and attack them (the way she does with the dogs and cats).
Here's the thing. I will never consider re-homing this bird. She is as much a part of my family as any human baby can be. That being said, we do want kids. And before we get pregnant, I want to have a game plan to make sure this is all going to be ok. I am worried that she will feel like she has been replaced (not just her, but all of my animals... but she's the most sensitive out of all of them, so she's the one who really worries me). I need to know how to go about making sure that doesn't happen.
I realize I'm a fretter. I was actually laying in bed awake last night worrying about who will watch the birds when I go into labor if it's a long delivery, then I started to think about how she might attack the baby while I'm holding it, and how would I stop that from happening? I have PCOS and might not even be able to get pregnant, so I realize I'm jumping the gun here, but I can't help it.
We want to adopt some children as well, and I have seriously wondered if it might be easier for the birds if we just started with kids that are a little bit older.
Does anyone have any good advice for us? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
My husband and I are trying to start a family, and I wanted to know if anyone has any advice about how to make this a smooth transition for the birds. I'm not really worried about Henry because he sticks to his perch most of the time, but I'm very very worried about Crocky.
Crocky is my BABY. She is seriously my favorite person in the whole world. That being said, she is very possessive of me if I try to have a dog or a cat on my lap. She will lunge at them and attack. She is very friendly with other (full grown) humans, but she's never been around kids or babies. I'm scared that if we have a new baby in the house, she might fly onto me and attack them (the way she does with the dogs and cats).
Here's the thing. I will never consider re-homing this bird. She is as much a part of my family as any human baby can be. That being said, we do want kids. And before we get pregnant, I want to have a game plan to make sure this is all going to be ok. I am worried that she will feel like she has been replaced (not just her, but all of my animals... but she's the most sensitive out of all of them, so she's the one who really worries me). I need to know how to go about making sure that doesn't happen.
I realize I'm a fretter. I was actually laying in bed awake last night worrying about who will watch the birds when I go into labor if it's a long delivery, then I started to think about how she might attack the baby while I'm holding it, and how would I stop that from happening? I have PCOS and might not even be able to get pregnant, so I realize I'm jumping the gun here, but I can't help it.
We want to adopt some children as well, and I have seriously wondered if it might be easier for the birds if we just started with kids that are a little bit older.
Does anyone have any good advice for us? Any thoughts would be appreciated.