When should I babyproof"
It was my last trimester, and sh*t was starting to get real. I wanted to feel ready, but new parenthood is something you can?t totally prepare for. Then it hit me: I?ll babyproof the place! I had a baby shower gift certificate burning a hole in my pocket. Before I beelined to the baby stores on one of my last Saturdays of freedom, I did some research, starting with the Canadian Paediatric Society?s Basic Home Safety checklist.
Install carbon monoxide and smoke detectors?done! ?Use non-slip placemats instead of a tablecloth??OK, wouldn?t have thought of that. ?Keep baby behind a safety gate or secure in a high chair when you are cleaning, cooking or making hot drinks??what" How is that practical" After reading the 57 recommendations, I was in a cold sweat. It?s no wonder professional babyproofing is a big business. ?People come to me because they don?t know what to do or how to do it,? says David Drutz, president of Toronto-based Kiddie Proofers. For $75, a safety specialist spends two hours in your home and produces a room-by-room list of suggestions, many of which require the purchase and installation of gear, running up to $5,000. That?s a lot of money, but Drutz says baby proofing provides peace of mind. You don?t want to end up thinking, ?Oh my God, I can?t believe I let that happen.?
Before you get overwhelmed, Pamela Fuselli, a safety expert with Parachute, a national charity organization for child injury prevention, suggests focusing on some of the lea...
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