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demonica

Posts:845

04/22/2008 11:53 AM	Alert
ok, mommies and daddies, i have reached my first parenthood paranoia plateau. nick is crawling around like a madman and i am TERRIFIED he is going to hurt himself. i have baby gates screwed into the wall at the top and bottom of the stairs. i have cabinet and drawer locks on everything that has anything remotely dangerous in it...this includes shampoo, etc., and i have plugged all unused wall sockets with little plastic thingys. so i should feel pretty secure, right? NOPE! i go to target and they have door knob covers so babies can't open doors and i wonder if i need those. they have toilet locks so baby can't cet the lid open, i wonder if i need those, they have straps to attach the furniture to the walls so baby can't pull it over on himself. i don't know how many of these things are necessary and how many are a waste of money. would people let me know how far they went in childproofing their house and how it worked out for you? thanks.

Mommybrittany User is Offline

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04/22/2008 12:01 PM	Alert
Welcome to the stage of constant concern! I did the socket plugs, cabinet locks and... that's about it. I have the furniture straps on my book case(s) and would reccommend them because my son tried crawling up the shelves at one point. But those came with my book cases because they are top heavy. Otherwise, he was free to roam. Good luck and I hope you start feeling more secure in time. It took me until my son was a little over one to release that paranoid mom stage, although there is ALWAYS something that will worry you!

noahandannalise User is Offline

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04/22/2008 12:50 PM	Alert
You probably won't need the doorknob covers until he's big enough to actually reach the doorknobs, and even then, not all kids try to get into every door. You can always lock the bathroom doors from the inside, too. The same with the toilet seat locks, they're great if your little one likes to play in the toilet, but if the doors are closed, you don't really need them. The only thing I would definitely reccomend are the outlet covers, and little cushions for cofee tables and if you have low window sills. My little guy fell and cut right under his eyebrow on the edge of a window sill when he was almost a year. Good luck and get used to the paranoia, it doesn't go away.

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Stinkerbell User is Offline

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04/22/2008 9:43 PM	Alert
LOL I put those lil locks on the kitchen cabinets...and by the time I got to the last one...she figured it out and had the first cabinet open!!! I would go for the furniture straps (as he tries to pull him up on them and they could topple over on him) I would wait on the door knobs until he can reach them and even then they sometimes cant work them all that great. I agree with the others...the outlet covers are a must! Just think...in 15 years he will be driving!!! I am trying to figure out how to "child proof" the car and highways...anyone got a suggestion for THAT?! LOL

twostep23

Posts:1592

04/23/2008 8:15 AM	Alert
The crazy thing is that when my kids were growing up all this safety, child protection stuff wasn't available. I just think it's all on what kids are taught. I didn't remove any thing from my shelves or tables. Just thought them that they didn't play with the stuff. They didn't break anything.

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demonica

Posts:845

04/23/2008 2:03 PM	Alert
i agree that it's all about what kids are taught. the 3 year old knows what she can and can't play with. i'm worried more about him getting into a cleaning solution, or drowning in the toilet. i know it doesn't happen often, but this thread is about PARANOIA! lol

AmyB1

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04/23/2008 2:27 PM	Alert
I am a single parent....... and I found that once my daughter became "mobile" I couldn't possibly be everywhere all the time....and I worried ALOT.... I used the electrical outlet covers, I rememberred to always pushe the dining room chairs right up to the table(to prevent climbing) I was certain that the cords to all electrical objects(lamps and computers) were out of sight(to prevent chewing). I kept the toilet seets down, and the bathroom doors closed(to prevent drowning and getting in to things) I child proofed my house to be sure there were no choking hazzards laying around. At one point I removed my coffee table to prevent my daughter from smacking her head on it. In spite of all of this my daughter still thought of things to do (that gave me gray hair) that I never thought a kid could manage........ The good news is... she is 6 and healthy and happy.....and in spite of extra gray hair... I am healthy and happy too..... The bad news is..... ahead of us are her first date, teaching her to drive, etc...... bigger things to worry about that can't be child proofed! I have been told a mother never stops worrying about her "baby" even when they are grown up. ... On a side note.... I am an "older Mommy"... and have calculated my daughter will begin puberty roughly the week my menopause kicks in... yeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaw.... that shuold be fun!

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demonica

Posts:845

04/24/2008 7:40 AM	Alert
LOL amy, i'm hoping menopause and terrible 2s don't hit at the same time. i'm already resigned to filling outmy social security application and his driver's license application together. oh, and i meant mobile, just have fat fingers!

Stinkerbell User is Offline

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04/25/2008 12:22 AM	Alert
I got you both beat I have a Toddler, a teenager AND hot flashes!!!! NOW!! I actually feel a little sorry for my hubby...NAW!!!

donalajoie User is Offline

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04/29/2008 9:03 AM	Alert
The one other thing that I would recommend is putting some of those straps for furniture around your TV if you have any that are on a stand or in an entertainment center. Even if you think it is too large for baby to move, believe me. We definitely thought our 34" TV was too big to move. When my oldest daughter had just started trying to move from crawling to getting up to her feet, she would use whatever was closest to hold on to for support. One day I was folding clothes on the couch with her right in front of me on the floor. I had couch cushions all over the floor in case she fell on her little bottom, and she was really in a fairly enclosed area (me being a little paranoid at that stage also, lol). The next thing I knew, I looked up just in time to see her grab onto the TV to pull herself up, and it slid right in the entertainment center, and came crashing down to the floor. Luckily, she was using it basically to push off from, and had pulled it sideways-like, so it fell behind her, and not on her. I mean, I leaped over those cushions and got there in a flash, but if it had fallen directly on her, there is no way I could have gotten there in time to stop it. Needless to say, we immediately put straps on everything that she could even possibly move, and especially those things that could slide more easily than others.

pandak1

Posts:163

05/06/2008 2:16 AM	Alert
Get the furniture straps. Don't even hesitate. They can be a pain to instal but well worth it. My friend's son pulled himself up using an open drawer on his dresser and the whole thing fell over on him (broke his leg). It sounds like you got the immediate basics done so...just see where he goes and what he is fascinated with. My kids never gave two hoots about outlets. My first born though, thought the toilet was designed for his entertainment (gross!) so we kept the door closed and ended up putting on of the door knob covers on the door as soon as he could walk. You are sharing a house with someolder kids though, right? Make sure they know what's up when it comes to protecting that little guy as well.

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