AD| Babyproofing Your Home: The Basics to Protecting Baby
Bringing your new baby home for the first time is an exciting and emotional event in every parent’s life. However, it can also be a worrying time when it comes to making your home safe for your baby.
Protecting your Home
In order to make your home safer for your baby, you need to protect your home first. Many people are turning to CCTV cameras to deter thieves and reduce the risk of anyone breaking in.
The company ACCL understand this and offer first rate CCTV installation London. Their equipment will allow you to monitor what is going on outside of your house when you are safely inside. Plus you will have some security footage if anything did happen.
Sleeping Safe and Sound
A quality cot is the first place to start when making sure your baby is safe. Mokee is a great company to start with. Their Mini Cot Bed can be used from birth and can be adapted as your child grows, right up to the age of three years.
Mokee cots are made from FSC-certified beechwood so are completely safe, and you can customise them by adding features you like, such as drawers and bumpers, amongst other things. There are also many colours to choose from and the prices are great too.
Think Ahead
Even though it will be a while before your baby is moving around by themselves and eventually crawling and walking, it’s wise to start early in reducing the ways they can hurt themselves around your home.
Put anything you don’t want your baby to touch in a safe place somewhere high up (things like medication and washing tablets). Also get some child safety locks for the cupboards and drawers they will be able to reach – that goes for the toilet too! Cover any sharp corners on furniture with a bumper or some padding.
Check that all of your plug sockets have got safety plugs in them and also check that you have working fire and carbon monoxide alarms.
It’s All About You Too
Finally, remember that you will be carrying your baby around the house a lot when they are very young, so don’t forget to make sure you don’t have an accident too.
Ensure your floors aren’t too slippery and if you have any rugs, make sure they don’t move around or be sure to put a liner underneath that grips the floor. Also remove any trip hazards and fix any wobbly furniture so that your baby will be safe and sound in your arms.
