Baby-proofing your home is essential to keeping your baby safe. Maybe you think there is a plenty of time to do this task, but you may be surprised when you read all there is to do in order to prepare for bringing your baby home. Tackling the entire house is daunting, so here are some tips on baby-proofing the house to get you started now.

General Baby-Proofing

• The first thing you need to do is baby-proof the doors in your home. When you’re choosing a product that prevents your baby from opening a door, make sure your child won’t figure out how it works. Also choose a product that allows you to easily open and close the door when needed. Prevent little fingers from getting jammed in hinged doors by installing pinch guards.
• Cabinets and cabinet doors also present a real danger since they may hide dangerous objects or shut on your baby’s fingers. Magnetic cabinet locks are by far the most favorite way to baby-proof cabinets. They do require hardware mounting, but they’re easy to install. Another great option is adhesive mount cabinet locks. Don’t forget to baby-proof every drawer inside your house since a child is curious by nature.
• The most common place where falls occur is the staircase, so you’ll need to restrict your child from getting near by installing a baby gate.
• We don’t know what it is about electrical outlets, but babies just love them. The most basic solution is the electrical outlet caps, which are easy to install.
• Place your child’s crib and other furniture away from windows and install window guards.

Bathroom

• You don’t want your child in the bathroom without supervision, but if your little one finds a way in, problems can happen. So buy non-slip mats, install locks on all drawers and cabinets, and secure the toilet lid as well.
• Lower the setting on your hot water heater to 120°F since your baby’s skin is not developed enough for higher temperatures.

Kitchen

• Don’t leave anything hanging over the edges of cabinets. Also, don’t leave a towel over an oven door.
• Baby-proof your stove and remove stove knobs as soon as you’re finished with cooking. There are also stove knob covers available, so you can try them as well.
• A multi-purpose strap lock is an excellent solution to prevent your baby from opening and shutting a dishwasher or a refrigerator door.
• Don’t forget to hide away your trash can inside a cabinet where it’s out of reach or put a strap lock on the lid to keep it shut.

Living Room

• Living rooms are full of sharp edges and corners, so you’ll need to soften up those pointy dangers with padding.
• Unstable furniture is a true danger for your child. That’s why you need to buy the furniture anchors, which can be installed on furniture that has the potential of falling over and crushing your child.
• If you really want to baby-proof your entire house, get down on your hands and knees and explore everything around you from a baby’s perspective in order to discover all potential threats.