Baby Proofing Safety Tips

Now that you have brought home your bundle of joy, your life is going to change in an exciting way. As a parent, you need to be more aware of what is in and around your home. If you are not prepared, your child’s curiosity could be dangerous or fatal. Baby Proofing your home and implementing these safety tips is an important step to help keep your baby and infant safe from preventable household accidents.Now that you have brought home your bundle of joy, your life is going to change in an exciting way. As a parent, you need to be more aware of what is in and around your home. If you are not prepared, your child’s curiosity could be dangerous or fatal. Baby Proofing your home and implementing these safety tips is an important step to help keep your baby and infant safe from preventable household accidents.

Did you know?

  • Each year in the United States, approximately 6,000 children die and another 120,000 are seriously injured or permanently disabled due to PREVENTABLE household accidents.
  • Every day, 39,000 children sustain injuries serious enough to require medical attention, totaling more than 14 million children each year.
  • Children are 7 times more likely to die from a PREVENTABLE household accident than from all childhood illnesses combined.
  • Each year, more than 2.5 million children are treated in emergency rooms for fall-related injuries.
  • The No. 1 cause of death among infants and toddlers are PREVENTABLE household accidents.
  • Help keep your child from becoming a statistic and PREVENT accidents before they happen!

Baby Proofing is not a one-time procedure but an adopted way of life. Your infant or baby is constantly evolving so it is important that spotting the next potential hazard becomes second nature. The best way to PREVENT accidents from occurring is direct adult supervision and childproofing your home.

Quick Child Safety Tips to get you started.

  • It is a good idea to get down on your hands and knees and look around from your baby’s perspective. This really helps spot potentially dangerous objects. For example, an ordinary plant can be poisonous if a curious baby decides to taste it. Even toddler toys left lying around by an older sibling should not be within baby’s reach. The most important place to have a safe environment is in your home.
  • When checking your home, it is also a good time to be sure baby does not have access to swimming pools, toilets, diaper pails, cleaning buckets, bathtubs, showers or hot tubs. It is possible for a baby to drown in as little as two inches of water. Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional injury related death among one to four year olds.
  • Medicines, bleaches, oven and drain cleaners, paint solvents, polishes, waxes, matches, cigarettes and lighters are also dangerous to your baby. These should always be kept out of your baby’s reach.
  • Make sure all alcohol is out of reach of children. It is extremely toxic!
  • Childproof safety locks for cabinets and drawers can be helpful to deter access to your baby.
  • Use child-resistant packaging as it can help save baby’s life. Keep the number of the poison control center near your phone so you can call for emergency first-aid advice.
  • NEVER line trash cans with plastic trash bags due to the choking and suffocation hazard it poses.
  • Water temperature should be adjusted to 125-130 degrees or less to help prevent scalding.
  • NEVER place children to sleep on pillows, cushions, waterbeds, beanbags or any other surface not designed for infant sleep.
  • Blind Cleats should be installed to keep blind cords out of reach of children
  • A secondary window lock or window guard should be placed on each window
  • Look for a changing table with straps that help prevent baby from falling. ALWAYS use these straps to restrain baby when the changing table is in use. Be sure any baby products you need, such as powder or wipes, are easily accessible. NEVER turn your back on baby when reaching for baby products.
  • Infants should always sleep in a crib that meets current federal and ASTM standards
  • Mobiles need to be kept out of reach of children and removed as soon as they can pull themselves up

Our Testimonials

Many people put-off baby proofing because they do not have the time- there is absolutely no excuse for that. I have taken care of patients who have their babies fall down stairs, choke on door stoppers, and pull down furniture onto themselves. This can be prevented. And the service is very affordable- the only additional cost versus doing it yopurself is the labor cost.Thank you to Baby Safe Homes for providing an excellent service to me and my patients.

Shakha G. MD, Coast Pediatrics

Hi all. I just wanted to let you know that we recently used Baby Safe Homes to childproof our house. More than a few friends referred us to this company and I can’t speak highly enough it. They came to our house for a consultation, made recommendations, and did immediate installation. He was very honest and didn’t pressure us to buy or install anything we didn’t feel we needed to. If you have an infant ready to crawl (as we do) I’d highly recommend Baby Safe Homes.

Keely B

Thank you very much for making my house a safer place for my twin girls. You did a wonderful job! Everything works great, and I’m starting to appreciate all the devices even more as the girls get better at getting into things. I will certainly recommend Baby Safe Homes to all of my friends with kids and my patients.

Elena F., M.D., Scripps Clinic Pediatrics
Baby Safe Homes was an absolute pleasure to work with. I felt so overwhelmed by the process of babyproofing I procrastinated until my 8 month old was on the go. Within a few short days of my initial call Baby Safe Homes came out, gave me the guidance I needed, and proofed my entire house with top of the line products all within a 2 1/2 hour period. I can actually get more done now without constantly stopping to chase my son!
Stacie S
Thank you for helping us babyproof our new home. I loved that you gave us all the options and didn’t push anything on us and allowed us to pick what we felt was necessary. Also, I couldn’t believe how quick everything was finished. Within a few days of speaking with you, you came out and installed everything in just 2 hours! Our stair gates look and work great! I wish I had heard of you before and I will definitely recommend you to all of my family and friends. Thanks again.
Raquel, Zach and Noah

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