Baby Stair Gates
Bringing a new baby into your home is a heck of a responsibility with baby safety being of utmost consideration. But what is the best way to ‘baby proof’ your home? How will you know what baby safety measures to put in place? Will you need a baby gate in your bungalow because surely baby gates are only put in place on the stairways?
Baby Gate
A brilliant top tip to decide what you will need to purchase to keep your baby safe is to crawl around on all fours. What can you reach? What cupboards can you gain access to? Will you fall if your access remains unhindered?
In order to make your house baby safe, some forward planning is vital! Before your baby is ready to motor around the house, you will need to get down on your hands and knees and crawl around your home. The neighbours will think that you’ve gone potty, but hey, it takes allsorts and your baby’s safety is infinitely more important than your street cred!
Do the corners of your furniture present potential hazards to your baby? They should all have rounded corners so if you are not a handyman, you may need to purchase furniture that fits the bill.
Check there are covers on electrical sockets and locks on windows. Ensure there are fire grills in place and that electrical leads are not accessible.
Put in place a stair gate at the top and bottom of the stairs in addition to placing similar gates at the entrance of any rooms that are deemed inaccessible for your baby.
Ensure the cleaning products that everybody keeps under the sink are removed and placed up high as well as locking any cupboards that contain medicines.
The garden contains many potential hazards too. Ensure garden equipment is locked away and that ponds as well as anything with sharp points and edges are properly baby-proofed. Watch out for stones and loose things that can be swallowed and consider filling your pond until your baby is much older and able to enjoy it.
As a parent, your newly mobile baby is a constant drain on your observation skills. Teach them to recognise what will hurt them with simple words like ‘hot’ and ‘burn’ and be on your guard. You may not have eyes in the back of your head but at least with some basic dangers removed from your home, you won’t always have to be in a state of frenzied panic following your toddler round the house! Happy baby-proofing!
