.  A colleague of mine came home from her honeymoon to find that her new mother-in-law had been in while they were away and the family Christening gown was laid ceremoniously front-and-centre on the marital bed!  A colleague of mine came home from her honeymoon to find that her new mother-in-law had been in while they were away and the family Christening gown was laid ceremoniously front-and-centre on the marital bed!  A colleague of mine came home from her honeymoon to find that her new mother-in-law had been in while they were away and the family Christening gown was laid ceremoniously front-and-centre on the marital bed!  oh that is too rich  not so subtle clue is it?  At which point I would be changing the locks and making sure MIL did not have a copy!  A colleague of mine came home from her honeymoon to find that her new mother-in-law had been in while they were away and the family Christening gown was laid ceremoniously front-and-centre on the marital bed!  oh that is too rich  not so subtle clue is it?  At which point I would be changing the locks and making sure MIL did not have a copy!  Not to mention a conversation or two about boundaries. How did her husband react?  It's a very old wive's tale - cats are supposed to "steal the baby's breath". Possible arose because cats liked to snuggle in warm cradles.  I suppose if a cat did decide to sleep on a baby's face, it could smother the baby who couldn't push it aside like an adult, but I don't think it's a likely thing to happen.  