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Baby proofing - what are you doing?

Ljohn43Ljohn43 member
in January 2016 Moms
I know it's a little early for most of us, but soon our little ones will start to become mobile. I haven't really done any baby proofing and tbh it's a little overwhelming to me. I have a few obvious hazards like stairs and a pool that need to be addressed, but there are so many other things that need to be considered.

I'm thinking of just hiring a professional company to do it so I don't miss anything. What steps are y'all taking to make sure your homes are ready for a baby, and when are you starting? 
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  • BabyHope2013BabyHope2013 member
    I don't think you are odd at all. We had a similar philosophy with DS1. I moved serious breakables up higher, we put a child lock on the bathroom cabinet with chemicals in it (later we just moved the chemicals for his bathroom stool there), we child locked the drawer with the garbage can in the kitchen till he could be taught not to play with the garbage and we put two child gates at the top of both sets of stairs. Once he could learn to go up and down the stairs we mainly used the gates to confine him to one floor so we could get things done or take a quick shower without worrying about him falling down the stairs. Once he was 2 the locks were gone and he was figuring out how to unlock the stair gates. The only thing that remains in place are the electrical plugs. With ds2 we will probably just start using the stair gates again and teaching ds1 to close them when he goes in and out if they are locked. 
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  • Becky012016Becky012016 member
    We're taking a minimalist approach as well. We'll only do outlet covers, locking the chemical cabinet, and locking the door to the basement. If something becomes an issue down the road then we will address it at that time. 
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  • BarrettJ89BarrettJ89 member
    My son (17 months)  is into everything. We have gated the stairs and both sides of our playroom (somewhere he can go while I cook or whatever). We have all of our kitchen cabinets locked because he would steal things and hide them, leaving me to do ten times more dishes. He also liked anything glass. I hate a latch on my dishwasher and my stove. He's huge and incredibly strong and could open both. He loved climbing inside of the dish washer. Soon I have will to put the door knob things on the door to our basement stairs and to the bathroom. 
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  • Ljohn43Ljohn43 member
    edited June 2016
    What ab anchoring furniture and tvs to the wall? I've read a few internet horror stories ab toddlers pulling dressers down on top of them. :( 

    Also, is anyone planning to put locks on toilet seat lids? I know they sell those too. 
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  • nackienackie member
    So far, we've anchored about half the heavy furniture and done outlet covers.  I also have gates for the stairs and cabinet locks that we'll start using once he starts moving around.  Other than that, we'll be baby proofing when things become an issue.
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  • Becky012016Becky012016 member
     @Ljohn43 we just plan to keep the door to the bathroom closed at all times. It should be a while until the LOs learn how to use a door knob and then if it becomes an issue at that time then address it. Personally I don't want to deal with a latch for a MOTN pee when a closed door should be just as safe. 
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  • teachmegs817teachmegs817 member
    I plan on buying one of those larger gates that can fold into different sizes and also be used as a play pen area.  It will be in front of the TV and entertainment center as he gets old enough to crawl and pull up onto things.  Doors will be shut/locked and we will keep the stairs gated. I'm not going to go too crazy. We have all of the light socket plugs and the door knob covers, but we will see what he ends up getting into, before I go sticking those all over the house. 
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  • BarrettJ89BarrettJ89 member
    As for the bathroom, we keep the bathroom door closed and will have one of the stupid, "impossible to use" parent proof door knob things. He's never in the bathroom unless one us is with him. Plus, by the time he's potty training, we won't be able to have locks on the seats. 
    As for furniture, we don't really have any downstairs (outside of the bedrooms, upstairs). We mounted the TV, but he is obsessed with the cords. A few times of telling him no and redirecting him and he's been fine. In his room, since (God help me) he's going to need to be in a toddler bed, we will anchor his dresser/bookshelf to the wall and probably put child locks on his drawers. I honestly dread him going into a toddler bed...
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  • kimber308kimber308 member
    We lowered her crib this weekend... 

    Eventually we will get to the stairs. Otherwise, it's live and learn.

    At the same time, I don't really see myself leaving LO alone in a room. 
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