Baby Cribs

All parents are committed to protect their baby from injuries. Accidents might happen any minute even if parents don’t take a break watching their baby. It is safer if parents do some preventive measures for baby’s safety.
An advice to new parents, do not under-estimate the baby’s movements as this could put them in danger.

Here are the some guides to baby-proofing the house:

1. Do not put any pillows, crib cushions and blankets in and around the crib in case the infant rolls over or leans next to them as they might hinder or interfere with the infants breathing. Adults or children bigger than the infant should not sleep next to infants as they might accidentally roll over them and suffocate the baby.

2. Make sure the baby’s sleeping area is free from any falling objects. If the crib has any attached objects on them make sure they are secured or fastened properly. Make sure the crib is far enough away from the curtains and the curtain lines as they may get tangled or worse strangled.

3. When the baby starts to crawl they become very curious and start picking up things. Make sure there are no objects that are small enough for them to pick up as they might put them in their mouth and might choke them. Put sharp objects such as knives, scissors, pens, and pencils, plastic, wooden or metal eating utensils (e.g. fork, spoons, and chopsticks) away where they cannot be reached.

4. Cover unused electrical outlets to prevent baby from inserting objects into them as it might cause an electrical shock. Shorten electrical cords from any electrical equipment. Audio and video cables should also be shortened. Long cords can cause the baby to get entangled and worse strangled. Audio and video equipment should be secured properly as baby will be curious to touch them.

5. Install gates to prevent the baby from going to places where they might get hurt. Stairs, whether going up or down should have a gate on them.

6. Cover all furniture that has sharp corners or edges with cushions to prevent baby from bumping them.
Any breakable objects such as glasses or mirrors should be out of reach for any baby.

7. Install safety latches on all cabinets and drawers because babies curiosity will surely make them try to open them.

8. All medicines should be placed and locked where it could not be reached or opened by a baby.

9. Try not to rely too much on audio/video monitors as they are not as reliable as parents who actually keep an eye and ear on their baby.

Emily is a blogger and a contributing writer for policy expert home insurance