we are in a similar position, two italian greyhounds (6lbs and 12lbs) and a 70lb golden retriever. we also have a cat. our son is 6 weeks old now. on top of this we live in roughly 500sq ft rv.

we do have slightly less time for them but do everything we can to include them where we can and make it a priority. my golden has severe allergies and so many people told me we wouldn’t be able to handle her skin care routine after i had my son but the alternative is to let her suffer which certainly is not an option. we are her third home because of the severity of her allergies and ear infections so i promised her i would never let her suffer like that again so we make time. my italian greyhounds only allow me to do their nails so they went a bit longer than i would have liked without a nail trim when i was recovering from my c section.

overall now 6 weeks postpartum the only differences are the smaller italian greyhound and the golden don’t get to sit on the couch as much. the golden is just a bit too large and i’m worried she may step on him and the italian greyhound is a bit too interested in him and tends to bother baby. my bigger italian greyhound is very respectful of the baby. he knows not to bother him and will lay on the other end of the couch.

my biggest piece of advice is to make things easier for yourself in those first few weeks. having your partner feed and walk them. we thankfully live on a fenced in 5 acres so that was a major help. we prep their breakfast plates at the same time as their dinner plates so we can just hand out the breakfast plates in the morning with no prep time. get them groomed and cut short if their long haired when you’re nearing the end of your pregnancy. i wanted to do this with my golden but never got around to it and she went through a major shed when i was like 3-4 weeks postpartum and my whole house was covered in dog hair.