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Safety Gates
Asked by H.K. from Los Angeles
on February 29, 2008
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Hi! Does anyone have recommendations for top of the stair gates??
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- Hi get one that has to be mounted or your kid can push on it and fall down the stairs. I got one at babies r us that is mounted to the wall and the banister. It has a ...
- Aloha H., I have found the company 'One Step Ahead' to be reliable. They carry a variety of unusual door/stair gate solutions*. P. P www.onestepahead.com*
- DO NOT PURCHASE THE WOODEN KIND they break very easiy. I have the Safety 1st Lift & Lock Security Gate it's the greatest. U can buy it at kmart for $20.
Gates
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on January 7, 2008
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I am wondering what baby gates you have used and would recommend. My son is almost 4 months old so we don't need one quite yet, but I want to have a gate right when we...
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- I would recommend a gate at both the top and bottom of the stairs. As soon as they can stand upright, they seem to want to crawl upstairs! I don't know the brand nam...
- We use the Evenflo Top of Stairs gate in our multi-level home: http://www.target.com/Evenflo-Top-of-Stair-Gate/dp/B00004YMZE/qid=1199981008/ref=br_1_6/602-###-###-####...
- Get one and use it! My son rolled down the stairs at 6 months old, and I had left him about a yard away from the stairs and only turned my back for a moment! Those l...
Pets and Safety Gates
Asked by B.A. from Pittsburgh
on August 2, 2008
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My daughter will most likely start crawling in the next month or two and my husband and I have started thinking about safety gates. The problem we are encountering is...
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- I have three kids, two cats and a dog. I still use safety gates. I use the "top of the stair" gates that get mounted to the wall. They are raised a little from the ...
- I too had the same problem. I was able to find a pet door for the cats that was intended to be installed into the door accessing the basement. I found this at Pet Co. ...
- Hi B., My cousin has safety gates up in her house and her cats just jump over them. I think your cats will be fine. You may want to lift them over it the first ti...
Safety Gates Advice
Asked by A.W. from Atlanta
on February 6, 2008
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My 10 month old has become very mobile and I have just begun babyproofing our house. We have a very steep wood staircase - any suggestions on which safety gate to buy....
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- Hi, A. - I am a mom of three children who are each 18 months apart. I also have a steep staircase in my home with no midway landing. I was in the same delimna as you...
- There are adapters you can buy at www.onestepahead.com that keep you from having to drill into the banister. They have great reviews and are suppose to work with most...
- I have two little ones and faced the same dilema... I can tell you we have both the hardware mount and the tension type for two different areas in our home we defintel...
Finding Unusual Stairway-ready Baby Gates
Asked by S.B. from New York
on January 11, 2009
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Hello,
I live in a 1951 Cape Cod-style home with a rounded banister at the top and bottom of the main stairwell. We're getting ready to purchase and install the top ...
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- yes, kidco is the brand you want. i think i bought mine through CSNbaby.com. check out their website, they had a lot of different gates. teh hardware is what mounts to...
- we have a gate in the hallway upstairs. It is easier to mount to the walls than it is to the bannister, and I find it easier to step over because it is on a flat surf...
- http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1&parentCategoryId=85183&categoryId=85217 Don't know if that will work -- you can also call them or Evenfl...
Baby Gates
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on September 2, 2006
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Hi,
I am looking for advice on a baby gate. We need one for the bottom of our stair. The problem is the railing is iron and the wall doesn't start until the 3rd stai...
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- Both of my sisters have done the wood strip attached to the post with zip ties and it worked great. We will be doing the same when its time. Paint the wood strip black...
- I suggest that you contact a firm that does babyproofing. They usually come for a free consultation and with your stairs they can probably give you good ideas and adv...
- I'm not sure if this idea will help you but we had a similar problem. Luckily we has one wall to work with but you may be able to do this on both sides of your stairc...
Gates to Contain My 16 Month Old..
Asked by S.Y. from Pittsburgh
on January 21, 2009
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..okay, I know that sounds bad, but my little monkey likes to run around our stair case (think "dog track") and since I am pregnant with #3, I need to be able to sit d...
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- Are you talking about the "Kiddy Guard" gate? We have one at the top of our stairs and I love it. It's perfect - they can't climb it since it's thin, but it's safe for...
- We bought this gate to put on our son's bedroom doorway, though I think we bought it through the babies r us website. http://www.securebaby.com/sbl782w.html We'v...
- We love our retract-a-gate (had to get it for a 7' wide opening). We also like that you can pivot it around for different openings.
Gate for the Top of My Stairs
Asked by S.H. from Los Angeles
on July 6, 2008
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I have been using 2 parts of the superyard gate upstairs to block the baby's path... but with him getting around more and standing up, it's not going to cut it much lo...
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- The best way to figure out what works for you is just to buy one and try it. If you save the packaging you should be able to return it. You should be able to try out w...
- I don't have stairs, but I have seen recommendations for teaching the child to go up and down the stairs safely, instead of getting a gate. I have a gate on our bathr...
- We have the ones that bolt to the wall (I'm not sure of the brand.) I love it, because I know it isn't going anywhere. It's very stable, easy enough to open, but not...
Suggestions for Top of Stairs Gate
Asked by J.S. from Scranton
on January 26, 2007
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hi everybody!!!! my daughter, who is about 18 months old, just started climbingout of her crib last night. her daddy and i think we should put her into a toddler bed w...
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- If it works for your arrangement, putting a gate outside the door is a good idea. I do also have one at the top of the stairs. Not all gates are approved for stair use...
- Hi J.! My son is also 18 mos. old and I know that the day is coming soon when we're faced with the same problem. A gate the we used and have had great success with i...
- Hi J....Our daughter is almost 3yo but when she started to need a baby gate at the top of the stairs we looked at ALL the brands. The one that we chose was by Safety ...
Walkers
Asked by A.F. from Burlington
on April 27, 2008
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I have a 6 month old daughter who has a walker that was a hand me down from another family memeber. We put her in it often and she LOVES it. She can go forward and b...
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- Hi A., My son who is now 15 months had a walker (although he never really walked in it). He crawled right on schedule (even a ltiile early) and he walked 3 weeks befo...
- Walkers are mainly dangerous because if the child gets near an open staircase, they can have a fatal fall. Otherwise, I don't think they are any different than the 'ex...
- All three of my sons used walkers and they all crawled, walked and now run all over the place. I think that there are warnings so that people do not over use them. If ...
