BABY PROOFING CHECKLIST – EVERYTHING YOU DON’T THINK ABOUT!

I took a pretty relaxed approach to baby proofing the house. I’m in the camp that it’s better to teach a kid not to touch – and to show them their boundaries – than it is to bubble wrap everything, BUT a baby is…well, a baby.

So you can’t just trust that they’re going to obey your every command. Some baby proofing is necessary, in my opinion. How you baby proof your house, how much you baby proof, and when is ultimately up to you.

I think that it really depends on the baby! I personally think that as soon as your baby is mobile, you should take the necessary precautions to keep baby safe – EVEN if it’s just rolling.

WHEN TO BABY PROOF THE HOUSE?

As a side note, the single best thing we have in our home for baby proofing, in general, is a compression gate – because it’s not installed into any one door and we can move it from room to room and even take it out to grandparents house or hotels when we need to! Everyone with a baby and a home should have at least one of these.

ALSO, for “general baby proofing” if you have a TODDLER and baby, or a PET and a baby, you will want a pack and play. I didn’t have a playpen with my first, but before he was mobile there was no real danger to him when he was laying on the floor.

This may be a lot of work, but it might make sense to go ahead and switch out your outlets completely if your outlets are outdated and in need of replacement anyway. Outlets like these are baby-proofed already—no plastic plug required.

Switch out your outlets.

If your outlets are not in need of replacement, or you don’t have the time or inclination to replace them all (and I don’t blame you!) simply grab some inexpensive plastic outlet plugs.

Use outlet covers.

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