Are you expecting a baby? Are you wondering about their safety at home?
Truth be told, when your little one arrives in your life and home, you quickly realize that many things can pose a potential danger: stairs, table corners, electrical outlets, doors, drawers, etc.
From the kitchen to the bedroom or bathroom, there are quite a few details you need to pay attention to to ensure you avoid accidents.
So, let's look together at everything you need to be careful about to prevent children from getting hurt at home.
Start childproofing the house before the baby arrives
Even before your child is born, we recommend you quickly review all the rooms in the house to get a quick assessment.
The best way is to go room by room.
The baby's room
Even if they can't yet wander around, your little one will try to grab everything within their reach, possibly putting it in their mouth.
In addition, we will make sure they are perfectly safe during their sleep. So, we will pay attention to all of the following:
Bed rail: essential for baby to sleep safely.
Remove textiles from the bed: apart from the fitted sheet on the mattress, remove stuffed animals and blankets to prevent the baby from grabbing them during the night (blankets can wrap around them).
Door stopper: this prevents your child from accidentally locking themselves in the room. It also prevents pinched fingers.
Baby monitor: this accessory allows you to keep an ear on your child remotely and to intervene in case of a problem.
You can also add protection to prevent them from pinching their fingers in the dresser (drawer lock) as well as corner protectors. While they are an infant, they won't be moving around yet, but you'll see, they'll quickly want to explore the house on all fours.
The bathroom
Never leave the baby alone in the bathroom, but even so, we will make sure that nothing can compromise their safety.
Faucet protectors: during a bath, faucets can get very hot. To prevent burns, we will protect them.
Keep all product bottles (shower gel, cream, shampoo, etc.) out of reach.
Install a non-slip mat: in case of splashes, you won't risk anything even while holding the baby.
Also protect corners and electrical outlets.
Be careful with bathroom furniture and their small doors. If you can install a door locking system, you will avoid unnecessary bumps and scrapes.
Other rooms in the house
Depending on the layout of your home, there are many points to secure:
Stairs: install safety gates in front of each. This will prevent your child from accessing this dangerous area.
Furniture corners: install corner protectors. Since babies are small, their heads are at the level of tables and other furniture. Watch out for bumps!
Protect all electrical outlets within their reach: outlet covers must be installed. Also avoid leaving power cords from various plugged-in accessories lying around.
Drawer locks: on all furniture with drawers within baby's reach, install these protective accessories. They will prevent your child from pulling a drawer down on themselves, trying to climb in it, or pinching their fingers.
Avoid leaving objects within their reach: babies are at the height of all low furniture where we easily put the contents of our pockets. Avoid this!
To ensure your child's safety and make sure you don't forget anything, get down to ground level, just like them. From there, at their height, you will easily spot all the tempting objects for them, as well as all the areas that pose a risk (doors, door handles, furniture corners, etc.).
No need to be overprotective
Careful, in this search for danger, don't see evil everywhere.
Yes, baby can bump themselves, but try to remember your childhood: not everything was protected and wrapped in bubble wrap!
More seriously, take care to secure all the places where your child can actually go; there's no need to try and seal every last nook and cranny. And if they get a little bump, don't panic, reassure them.
Just remember that by being aware of the danger for your child, you will be attentive enough to help them avoid small accidents and minor scrapes. For the rest, anything that represents a real risk, simply be careful by protecting all sensitive points.
