As a new parent, one of the most important things you can do before your newborn arrives is to baby proof your home. This includes making sure that your nursery is a safe and secure environment for your little one. Today, we'll go over 5 essential baby proofing tips that will help you create a safe and secure nursery for your newborn.
Secure Furniture and Heavy Objects
It's important to make sure that any furniture or heavy objects in the nursery are secured to the wall. This includes things like bookshelves, dressers, and televisions. Unsecured furniture or heavy objects can tip over and cause serious harm to your baby. To secure furniture and heavy objects, use furniture straps or wall anchors. You can buy these at most home improvement stores.
Protect Electrical Outlets and Cords
Protecting electrical outlets and cords in the nursery is an important step in baby proofing. Newborns are curious and they can stick their fingers or objects into electrical outlets, causing serious injury. To safeguard against this, you can use outlet covers or safety plugs to cover any exposed outlets. Additionally, you can use cord covers or conceal cords behind furniture to prevent your baby from reaching them.
Install Locks and Latches
It's important to make sure that you lock or latch any cabinets or drawers in the nursery. This prevents your newborn from accessing something dangerous. It is also important that items like cleaning supplies or medications are out of reach. There are many different locks and latches on the market. Three main varieties are magnetic locks, sliding locks, and pressure-mounted latches. In my home, we use these magnetic locks, but pick the style which you find easiest for you.
Create a Safe Sleep Environment
Creating a safe sleep environment for your newborn is essential. This includes placing your baby on their back to sleep, using a firm sleep surface, and keeping soft objects, loose bedding, and pillows out of the crib. It's also important to use a baby monitor to keep an eye on your newborn while they sleep. We used this one with a live video feed when we transitioned our first born into his nursery
Create Safe Space with Baby Gates
You might not think about installing baby gates until your child starts crawling or walking, but we recommend getting ahead of it. Placing baby gates around your home not only creates a safe environment for your child, but also keeps animals out. Our own experience with a 90+ pound German Shepherd, who is a big "baby" himself and likes to run around, has taught us that by having the baby gates up, we are able to keep our child contained and also control when the dog is in the same area.
Baby proofing your home and nursery is essential before your newborn arrives. By following these 5 essential baby proofing tips, you can ensure that your nursery is a safe and secure environment for your little one. Remember to secure furniture and heavy objects, protect electrical outlets and cords, install locks and latches, create a safe sleep environment, and put up those baby gates. With a little bit of preparation, you can rest easy knowing that your newborn is safe and sound.
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