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Childproofing Suggestions Needed
Asked by J.R. from Minneapolis
on February 2, 2009
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My 9 month old is very mobile, cruising on furniture and crawling everywhere. My husband and I have decided that we can't get by with the minimal babyproofing we've d...
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- Yes, you probably need to take the lamp away for a couple months. (You could always get a floor lamp.....) We didn't want to do much actual baby proofing by spendi...
- Shut the doors you dont want accessed by the baby, we only have 3 child locks in place right now (under kitchen sink, and bathroom sink because of chemicals, and on th...
- Our 15 month old is into EVERYTHING, too! Although a fun age, it sure does give you a work out trying to figure out what they have their eyes set on and trying to bea...
Son Is Rolling Around - What to Do?
Asked by C.F. from Sacramento
on May 21, 2008
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My 5 month old son has started rolling around in his crib at night.
We sleep trained him at 3 months and he goes to sleep effortlessly and usually stays asleep. This...
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- C., I had the same issue- try putting the stroller in the kitchen/bedroom and keep it in semi-upright position. Strap him in and let him sleep there! It worked w...
- Hi C., Do you respond right away when he cries or do you wait to see if he rolls back over or stops crying? I am a HUGE fan of Dr. Marc Weissbluth and he says that if...
- What we did is play with our daughter during the day to get her to roll to her tummy and then to her back. This is very common for babies to do. They start off on th...
Time for a Big Boy Bed...
Asked by K.B. from Grand Rapids
on February 1, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old is in need of a big boy bed since he figured out how to climb out of his crib. A little background information for you: he shares a room with his li...
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- We're in a similar situation, just with a little bit older girls (4 and 1 1/2 years old. Our 4 year old is getting too big for her toddler bed and they share a room, ...
- For your space limitations, a toddler bed is the way to go. You can use your crib mattress and all the same bedding. If you go with new bedding, i.e. character bedding...
- It is a challenge when they start finding their own independence isn't it - I sympathize with you! I have a 4 1/2 yr old boy and 11 month old girl. I just ran into a ...
The Masked Cabinet Crawler!
Asked by M.P. from Raleigh
on May 30, 2008
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I live in an apartment and I'm pretty sure that I'm not allowed to install those childproof cabinet latches which require some drilling of the cabinets. (They were the...
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- Are there handles on the doors? Only thing I can think of is the thing that slides over the handles and holds them closed but that only works on the double doors.
- I know you can get the adhesive kind of cabinet locks. I was recently searching for one for my lazy susan, and it is adhesive, but I saw regular cabinet locks that ar...
- Depending on what type of doors and handles you have, I think they make some type of "slide" lock thing to childproof cabinets. It slides around the cabinet door handl...
Childproofing a Fireplace
Asked by A.C. from Salt Lake City
on June 27, 2009
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Hi Moms out there! I need help! My 6 month old is getting everywhere and we have a dangerous fireplace. It's a gas fireplace, but has sharp vents sticking out that ...
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- Hi A., We have the type of gate that Lindsey was talking about. It's called a hearth gate. I don't remember where we got ours, but I did find them on www.onestepahe...
- We used a few sections of a play yard structure to block off our fireplace (and conveniently the TV/stereo nearby). A friend of mine had a permanent gate structure in...
- http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/search.jsp?N=0&Nty=1&Ntk=Def&Ntx=mode%20matchpartialmax&Ntt=fireplace I love this site, so you have lots of options there. And f...
Moving to a Bigger House
Asked by A.C. from Cincinnati
on April 21, 2009
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Well ladies, I am so excited because we are moving into a new house this weekend! YEAH! I have a couple of major concerns that I wanted to ask you about. My three (alm...
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- You shouldn't have to worry about this...as long as he knows how to climb stairs he'll be fine. My 3 year-old has been using the stairs in our house since he was unde...
- Congrats on the house! I think that if you bought a baby monitor so you could hear what was going on in your son's room would be sufficient. He is going to be 4 and ...
- I agree with Kari N. My 2 year old goes up and down the stairs fine, but I especially like the gate at night because I don't need to worry about her going downstairs i...
Proofing a New House
Asked by C.W. from Topeka
on December 1, 2008
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Hey Ladies! I have a 7 month old who is just begging to walk! She rolls allover the place right now and will soon be on her way! We just bought a new house and this is...
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- Browse around the baby proofing aisles at Babies R Us or Toys R Us. I've found that you can baby proof at 7 months, but it's really a never-ending process. After she...
- Well I guess it all depends on how much expendable money you have and how much you pay attention to your kiddo. If you are on top of them all the time you don't need ...
- If you have a fireplace you need to block that or cover it with a foam cover, if you have doors on the fireplace get a lock to lock them. Put all plastic covers on al...
2 1/2 Year Won't Stay in Bed
Asked by K.B. from Houston
on January 30, 2008
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Hi moms! Hopefully you guys can give me some advice on my little boy. He's almost 2 1/2 and he's been out of his crib since Thanksgiving with no problems. But in th...
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- My son freaked when we locked the door...that was just too scary for him. Instead we pulled out the baby gate and put it in the door so he could see out but couldn't ...
- We have been going through this with our 2 1/2 year old and did a reward method. If he stays in his bed all night he gets a special treat in the morning. This can be w...
- It's not as easy as the childproof doorknobs, but worked better for me in the long run. I've "bed trained" three kids this way so far. For the first few days after m...
Childproofing
Asked by C.T. from Detroit
on April 17, 2008
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Can anyone recommend some good childproofing locks for the drawers. I bought some from Babies R Us but they do not stay on the furniture. My kids are constantly pull...
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- I would take this in a different direction, just because I'm efficient and object to mindless busywork. If you were to take everything out of the drawers and instea...
- I know this is not what you requested but you could start teaching them "no touch". I have a son that will be 4 in June and a 19 month old son and they both started l...
- Lowes Hardware has a good selection but I have found that Babies R Us had the most variety. Ours are an off brand and are the kind that you have to pinch to open from ...
Childproofing Egg Shaped Door Handles
Asked by K.L. from Dallas
on June 15, 2009
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Does anyone know of a way to childproof doors with egg shaped handles? My 2yo soon keeps getting into our pantry. I have tried numerous safety covers, but none will wo...
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- They make door locks that go on the top side of the door that the kids cannot reach. It would attach to the frame and lift up at hinge to slide up to lay flat. Sorry ...
- Our door knobs are actually handles so we bought a very inexpensive round door knob set at Home Depot and switched it out. That way we could use the round knob cover ...
- We put latches at the top of the pantry that work great. They are at Home Depot for $1 or so.
