Hi lovelies,

Bringing a baby home is a momentous occasion, one that you’re not soon likely to forget. It’s also a time of great organization and planning, as you and your partner try to divide the duties or simply try to make do with much reduced sleep each night.

Of course, it’s also worth making sure that your home is baby-proof from the offset, even if they’re not liable to start crawling around or (shock-horror) walking at the speed of light around your house - which happens sooner than we may expect.

For this reason, going through a simple home checklist to make sure our house is perfectly arranged and all threats have been locked away or protected against is important. Of course, certain advice is obvious, and you’re likely to hear it everywhere. For instance, storing your cleaning products higher than a bottom-floor cupboard is essential, as well as thinking about everything they may have access to near the floor. Remember, babies like to explore the world with their mouths, and they’re very good at making trouble out of nothing.

With the rest of our advice, your baby will be as safe as possible:

Socket Care & Electrical Repairs
Making sure that your sockets are protected against (and blocked using false plugs if not in use), is important. A crawling child can, unfortunately, find access to power sockets and it’s important to make sure that despite their best efforts, they simply cannot access them. Furthermore, making sure that you use electric repairs services to ensure that somewhat lose sockets are tightened, and that your circuit is inspected and safe in each room. This helps you avoid any unnecessary risk and ensure electrical repairs are assured.

Safety Gates
If you have more than one storey in your home, then your crawling child can find themselves trying to access the staircase, no matter if crawling up or down, that’s bad news. You can also safety gates to block them from entering certain rooms, such as your utility room where access to the washing machine, cleaning products, and where your pets may eat, drink or use the litter tray is commonplace. Safety gates can also prevent unwanted access not only for your baby, but to your baby, too. For instance:

Pet Protections
It’s important to consider the fact that sometimes, pets aren’t suitable to be around babies. This is especially true of large dogs, who, despite having a nice temperament, may not know how to control their weight or handle themselves when getting excited. It’s also important to make sure that your cats don’t have access to the room where your baby is sleeping, as they have been known to jump up and lay on top of a child while sleeping in their cot thanks to their warmth - this is terrible to think about for obvious reasons and must be protected against. In that respect, you’ll be making sure your child is as protected as they can possibly be.

With this advice, we hope you can make sure of a routine home safety checklist for the better.