Help me baby proof! =]?
So my daughter is 10 months old whos starting to learn how to walk and she is getting bored of her jumper and also we have this big baby gate thing that looks like an octagon lol. and she hates it now when we put her in it. she seems to love being free and able to wonder as she likes. that wouldn’t be such a problem if i knew how and what i needed to do to baby proof EVERYTHING in my apartment. i just dont want her choking or shocking herself. i just really want her to be able to roam free without me having to be watching her every step.. I know keeping clean and vacuuming everyday and putting safety things in the outlets helps but i just want to know more about baby proofing.. so please if you have any tips or ideas for me i would appreciate it.
follow her around for a day or two and see what she gets into. you will quickly learn what you need to move/secure. 
January 29th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
All you have to do is put outlet covers in if she is inticed by them, but you must put those cabinet stoppers on the chemical cabinets, but as far as everything else, you just learn. I mean you have to keep your eye on her, and eventually you will know what EVERYTHING sounds like, so I can leave my son alone (19months) in the living room while I am in my bedroom, and I can hear when he is playing with the trashcan, or trying to get into drawers. Nothing in my house is baby proofed.
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January 29th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
go 2 babys r us htye have a whole seciton for child proof things
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Just cover up all your plugs and make sure there aren’t any stairs to fall down. Other than that I just put a baby gate up when I have the oven or stove on so my son can’t get in the kitchen and I have door knob covers on the bathroom since he is opening doors now. Move anything heavy that she could pull down on top of her and that is basically all you can do. Just watch her close when you first let her explore she will find the things that need to be moved and show them to you, haha. Good luck with your little one.
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
follow her around for a day or two and see what she gets into. you will quickly learn what you need to move/secure.
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January 29th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
My daughter is 10 months this week and she’s standing and crawling and into EVERYTHING. Our house is old and the doorways are weird, so gates don’t work. We just have to make sure that nothing on her level is dangerous. Target sells plug covers and cabinet locks that are cheap and work well. We even had to buy wall mounts for my husband’s guitars because she was pulling them down on herself. We hid all the electric cords, cat food, water, and litter, and got a toilet seat lock. Good luck!
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Mama of a little terror!
January 29th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
I needed cabinet locks for some of my kitchen cabinets. I used corner protectors on my coffee table initially. But it was too in the way, so I moved it to the side. I locked a couple of doors with my DVDs. I didn’t care so much about the DVDs, but those drawers cam go flying when she uses the handles to pull up. My blinds have child safe cords.
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January 29th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Here are some things I found out that helped me worry less….
*Make sure the cords of your blinds are shortened so they can not accidentally hang themselves
*I had to eventually move objects off the coffee table
*Make sure rugs have the non slip backing on them
*Liam has his kitchen cabinet he is allowed to play in, the others we put safety locks on (like the ones with glass)
*We put safety locks on bathroom cabinets also
*Use ties to tie cords of lamps so they do not dangle
*Put tape on back of remote controls or things with batteries that are always out or put away . We found Liam playing with a battery one day and freaked me out
*Keep toilet lids down or buy a lock
*We took the drain out the tub when Liam learned to turn on the water in the tub during bath times. I was afraid he would climb in and turn the water on with the drain in.
*Do you have door stoppers on the wall by doors? Liam would pull off the plastic tip and chew on it. Finally we super glued them on.
Otherwise, make sure you teach her what she is allowed to play with and what not to touch. Like you I do vacuum quite often, use the outlet covers.
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Liam is 14 months
January 29th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
get a pen and paper and then get down on the floor on your hands and knee’s. Everything that you can reach from this position needs to be assessed for safety.
Use the pen and paper to note down all the things that need to be purchased (e.g how many outlets plugs you’ll need for the apartment).
Everything smaller than a matchbox is a choking hazard. So put it all up high or in a locked cupboard/drawer.
Cords on the floor can trip her or she may like to chew on them, so put them along the wall or under a rug.
Check she can’t pull any furniture down ontop of herself (bookshelves are often unstable).
Check that she can’t hurt herself on any furniture corners (glass coffee tables have sharp corners, you can buy plastic corner covers to prevent her cutting her self)
It’s a good idea to give her one or two cupboards that are for her to use. this will keep her out of "mummy’s cupboards". I let my son in one cupboard in the kitchen (filled with plastic ware) and the linen cupboard in the lounge room (filled with linen of course). He can play in there as much as he likes, but all other cupboards are out of bounds.
Have an area of the house that is hers. Fill it with books, toys and pillows. That way you can keep her interested in her area by rotating toys etc. this will keep her out of the entertainment system hopefully! if not, use your gates to protect the tv/dvd/etc from her.
If you have low door handles, you can buy door handle covers so she can’t access rooms that you have closed off.
it’s a good idea to baby proof one area at a time. She can gradually learn what she is allowed to touch, and not touch, so it won’t be overwhelming and confusing. Try letting her in the lounge/kitchen areas one week. and the next open up a bedroom or something.
it’s a good idea to block off the doors to outside using baby gates.
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