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If you have hardwood floors/tile etc...

RobynandJason050706RobynandJason050706
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When baby is sitting up  and playing do you place blankets  kinda around them in case they fall over?? 

I am always afraid hes gonna bang the heck out of his head if he falls backwards and usually keep a comforter kinda around him.  Just curious.

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  • Temp200154562509288Temp200154562509288
    No, I used to when she was just learning how to sit but she's been sitting up for months now and she never tips over, I worry a little more now since she's pulling up on things but truthfully she doesn't have a long way to fall, I know I won't be able to prevent everything, and since half of our house is tile its going to happen
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  • E CE C member
    Only when she was learning.
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  • MsTammyMsTammy

    I used to put the boppy around him. It helped him sit up plus prevented any bumps when he would throw himself back.

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  • Temp174496125006552Temp174496125006552 member

    We have hardwood throughout the house, but he really only spends time on the area rug in the living room and the one in his room.  But if he's on the (tile) floor in the kitchen, I'm just right there with him, so I don't really worry about him falling.

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  • RobynandJason050706RobynandJason050706
    Yeah hes been sitting up for months as well i just was afraid of him really hurting his head. Hes pulling up on everything now and trying to walk along everything.
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  • Katie78Katie78
    we don't.  we have resigned ourselves that some falls are bound to happen.  With that being said - we stay as close to her as we can when she is pulling up.  (she sits really steady - so we don't worry about that anymore) and we try to keep her barefoot - she slides around so much more in socks!!  Good Luck!
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  • Taylor44Taylor44
    No, we don't use blankets, but we also have area rugs.  Also, try to find non-skid socks.  The hardwood is slippy when they are learning to walk.
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  • JRM060504JRM060504
    We bought a rug for our living room and we kept her on that while she was learning to sit. Even when she was learning we set our boppy up behind her so if she tipped back or to her side it would cushion her. That saved her more than a few times!! :) Now that she's somewhat mobile when she gets on the hardwood I just watch her more carefully. She has tipped over and bonked her head, and I felt horrible, but I think it scared her more than anything. I'm not going to put her in harm's way but it's a fine line between her learning to monitor herself and me doing everything in my power to keep her from getting hurt. Does that make sense?
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  • DANR2012DANR2012 member
    Nope. I invested in area rugs for a few frequently used rooms, but I did manage to get one free on a Freecycle page on Facebook.

    I found that Little Miss slipped and fell more often WITH a blanket or a comforter on the hardwood floor.
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  • aibreanaibrean member
    We have area rugs. You might try those foam playmats for the floor.
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  • tiffany_22tiffany_22 member
    When mine was first starting to stand (around 7.5 months) we kept him on the area rugs (covering wood floors) for 2-3 weeks while he was still wobbly and fell a lot. By 8ish months he was sturdy and rarely fell, so we stopped watching and hovering and let him do his thing. A few bumps wont hurt him.
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  • Murphie82Murphie82 member
    The OP posted back in November 2008. Still avalid question, but I'm sure her LO is fully mobile by now.
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  • HarleyKinsHarleyKins member
    We have laminate on our entire first floor. In our living room area we have letter block flooring out down that acts as a bit of padding if she falls. She was such a spitter that we had to get rid if the area rug.

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