Baby Safety Guards

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   Any idea where i can buy cheap baby safety fire guard ?
   Now with a crawling curious 9 month old, my fire place is a huge problem, any idea where sells cheap fireguards without having to go to mothercare ?

   • ANSWER:
     If you are in the U.K, you may have heard of SureStart. If you join, their is a programme they run and you can get a stair gate a smoke alarm and a carbon monoxide detector all for £1 each. Good luck

2. QUESTION:
   Can i put my 6 month baby in a jr bed with an extra safety guard?
   please help

   • ANSWER:
     Im sure that you could but from having a 7 month old I wouldn’t because it doesn’t seem as safe as the crib and what if the baby rolled and somehow got stuck and suffocated?

3. QUESTION:
   Does anyone know where to find a nice looking, aesthetically pleasing, child safety fire guard?
   We have a really nice open cast iron fireplace but our little one is just starting to crawl and will soon be walking too, so we need to stop her crawling into the fire… there are loads of baby/child fire guards on sale in the UK but MAN are they all ugly! They are just cages – it makes your house look like a prison. The best one we’ve seen is from Mothercare that has a curve to it, but the actual bars are still cage-like.

   Whereas with the normal (non child safety) fire guards / spark cages, there are hundreds of really attractive looking ones, with nice meshes, wiggly-bars, stained glass screens etc. But these don’t attach to the wall – the baby would just pull them over on top of her…

   Are there any baby safe fire guards out there that look like normal ‘pretty’ fire guards?

   Thanks

   Ross

   • ANSWER:
     It is really difficult to find something different from the ‘cage-like’ ones. I found one which is a plain mesh, it’s in the sources. Hope it helps.

4. QUESTION:
   I still don’t have a solution for baby proofing my windows?
   So, I have been off and on thinking of a baby proof solution for my windows. I have a bit of time, maybe a few months before I really have to get serious about it. We live on the second story of a duplex.

   They have screens but screens are not sufficient in safety. And we MUST have them open in the summer because we have no AC and it gets hot here.

   We do not want to use the burglar bars on them. We feel they are a fire hazard because we only have one door going in and out of the house, if we are to block the windows with bars we could become trapped in an emergency.

   I have not been able to find anything that will work.

   We have several large and tall windows that are only about 1 1/2 to 2 feet off the floor. The largest ones span about 5-6 feet wide. The largest ones are in the living room. The smaller ones we are going to use the baby window guards. But they will not work on the ones that are about 6 feet wide. The windows are also very tall, we have vaulted ceilings and they go up to the top of the ceiling.

   The windows have no ledges or ridge of any kind that I can use a baby gate in them and the baby proofing window guard is not long enough… They are close enough to the ground that when he is walking (which will be soon) he could reach them with no problem.

   I thought about using mesh but will that hold well? How will I keep it on there? My son is a bruiser and very strong… If I were to try to put some mesh over the window I am certain he could rip them out.

   I have heard about kids being killed falling out of windows and I just worry that they could be a hazzard.

   Does anyone have any suggestions other than burglar bars? And I would use gates if I had a place to put them in to over the wondow but there is no ledge…

   Any ideas? Thanks!

   • ANSWER:
     Http://onestepahead.com has a plexiglass type guard that is meant for stair railings so kids cannot fall through. What if you put some of that across the bottom 2 feet or so of the big windows? You could put it up a few inches so you could crack the window. Look for the “no climb deck guard”.

5. QUESTION:
   MIL is buying my baby toys and clothes?
   from garage sales and second hand stores. It’s our first baby, and I know she’s just trying to help us since we don’t have heaps of money, but how do I tell her to stop buying crap? She never asked what type of toys i’ll be allowing for my children, or how I plan to dress them.

   I’d like to dress and raise my own child. She had her chance and it makes me sick when she’d rather give her grandchild used crap from someone else’s baby than spend a couple extra bucks to give the baby something new to wear or play with. She even bought used burp cloths?!

   I told her that all I needed from a garage sale would be a gate for the stairs and other safety equipment, like corner guards and cabinet locks. She didn’t listen. She just went out and bought “clothes that looked unused”

   Help?
   I’m not spoiled, thank you, I just don’t like it when people are cheap with family members. I’d never give someone USED clothes for a baby shower gift. Who the hell does that? To me, that’s like giving someone your old clothes for their birthday!

   • ANSWER:
     Ok let me just say my grandmother does the exact same thing and I know how you feel. Except fot the safety things. I’d rather have those bought new. I want my new baby to have new things.

     My mother in law does try to give me my husbands old toys though. They also tried to give me his crib, and he is 25 years old.

     As for your mother in law just tell her to give you the money instead or tell her exactly what you need from where. Or just go shopping with her and whenever she ask you if you like something at a garage sell tell her no. To everything.

6. QUESTION:
   Baby proofing the home?
   What lenghts have you moms gone to when baby proofing the home?
   I have the main things like a fire guard and covers for plug sockets, baby is not old enough to need safety gates yet but the little fingers are getting everywhere! She is getting super fast in her walker. My kitchen is a no go area!

   • ANSWER:
     Watch out for any sharp corners or edges, like the corners of furniture or tables. Make sure all drawers and cupboards have safety catches so that they can only be opened by an adult. My house is pretty minimalistic right now, no ornemants or breakables anywhere. If you don`t want it touched, chewed, slobbered on or put down the toilet, then put it away for a couple of years! I keep any medicines and sharp knives in top cupboards just to be sure. Put stair gates up well before you think you will need them, or one day you will find out your little one can do much more than you think! It also helps get you in to the habit of closing them every time you go through, even when the kids are in bed. Its just a good habit to have because then you will do it automatically and never forget. Watch out for choking dangers, never leave anything small within reach. I had to get rid of a lot of my older sons smaller toys when my daughter came along. I put them in the bin because I thought if they are not in the house then there is no chance something will be given to her by accident by her brother. Never let them play with remotes (even though they love them) as the batteries may fall out and be chewed / swallowed. Be aware of places they could get their fingers stuck in, for example don`t let them poke their little fingers down the plug hole in the bath, my daughter loves to try that one – but they may not come out. Get a bath seat from 6 months to stop them jumping about and slipping in the bath. My daughter likes to put her fingers in the hole where the washing machine door latches to, so I have to make sure it is always closed. Obviously don´t leave hot drinks in little arms reach, and have a stairgate on the kitchen door so that when you are cooking anything the children are kept out of the kitchen. If you have pets never leave the pet & child together unattended, even though they may be lovely, they may not appreciate having their eyes poked out and ears pulled! As they get older watch out for places they can climb up onto and possibly fall down. My 12 months old climbs on the coffee table and walks across it, but does not realise she can not just walk straight off it! I think it will end up in the garage for a few months now! Sorry if this one sounds a bit obvious, but I have to say it due to something that happened to me. Never assume that a 5 point harness can keep a child into a high chair, even if it is done up as tight as possible. I put my daughter in the high chair to keep her away from the oven while I checked the dinner, assuming that there was no way she could get out. I was in the next room for no more than 60 seconds, and when I came back in she was sitting happily on the TRAY of the high chair. We have a hard tiled floor, and had she fallen I dread to think what would have happened. She was only 10 months old then. Luckily I managed to get to her in time. One more thing, also from experience – put wedges in doors to keep them open or closed when your child is crawling. It stops them from trapping their fingers, but also, my son took his thumb nail completely off by pushing a door over one of his hands, using his other hand. Also, keep the toilet seat down at all times – unless you want them splashing about in the water! Remove any toilet brushes, they are attracted to them too. Apart from that you`re fine lol
     Don`t worry they grow up quickly!

7. QUESTION:
   Buying child home safety equipment..?
   I need to now start buying safety equipment for my home, like stair gates, plug socket protectors, fire guards etc.. which are all quite expensive. I was wondering if there is any help towards getting these as im a single parent on a very low income.

   i was made redundant whilst on maternity leave and my husband died before baby was born. i have had the sure start maternity grant but the £500 was spent on a cot, clothes, nappies, pram etc..

   if anyone knows of any schemes out there to help provide these will be great… else its walking around those charity shops in hope to find something..
   *reply to proud* do you have children? if so you should understand that all these things add up.. a stair gate may only be £30 but you need 2 for top and bottom of the stairs.. fire guard..another £30+.. then u need plug, door and corner protectors, cabinet locks for under sinks etc.. all adds up. you may be fortunate enough to say it doesnt cost alot.. but having to save up for all these things means that only my baby eats that week

   • ANSWER:
     In my area there is a project that’s council run and founded (I live in quite a deprived area), they actually contacted me and came to fit cupboard catches and stair gate etc. So if I were you I’d phone your local council and ask them as they provide these services in deprived areas because of the high infant mortality and accident rates.

     Oh or failing that you could join Freecycle on yahoo groups and ask for free safety equipment or look out for it.

     Good luck.

8. QUESTION:
   this is for all women to read if you have a baby or not!?
   Body: I guess it is the season………….for safety reminders.
   Here’s the first for the season. Let’s all be careful out there!

   NEW FORM OF KIDNAPPING

   Please take a minute to read this. This is very scary and
   could happen to any of us.. Seems like every nice thing people do for one another can be perverted. A new twist on kidnapping from a very smart survivor:

   About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall
   entrance passing out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the flyer herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women. The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car and discovered that she had a flat. She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat. A nice man dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and said, “I noticed you’re changing a flat tire. Would you like me to take care of it for you?” The woman was Grateful for his offer and accepted his help.

   They chatted amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his
   hands off.

   The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car, the man told her that he left his car around on the
   other side of the mall, and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car. She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on other side. He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn’t seen for some time and they had a bite to eat, visited for a while, and he got turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he was running late.. The woman hated to tell him “no” because he had just rescued her from having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy. (Trust that gut feeling!)
   Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car.

   She told him that she’d be happy to drive him around to his car, But she just remembered one last thing she needed to buy.
   (Smart woman!!)

   She said she would only be a few minutes; he could sit down in her car and wait for her; she would be as quick as she could be. She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard what had
   happened, the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had left. They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down to the police station.
   The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could
   return it to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives. When the police checked her “flat” tire, there was
   nothing wrong with it; the air had simply been let out. It was obvious what the man’s intention was, and obvious that he had carefully thought it out in advance. The woman was blessed to have escaped harm. (Amen? Thank you, God!)

   How much worse it would have been if she had children with her and had them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby strapped into a car seat? Or if she’d gone against her judgment and given him a lift?

   I’d like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life.

   A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was
   going to send this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love your
   mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it on to them, as well.
   Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that The world we live in has a lot of crazies in it. Better to be safe than sorry.

   PLEASE BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY!!
   JUST A WARNING TO ALWAYS BE ALERT AND USE YOUR HEAD!!!

   • ANSWER:
     Urban legend but good moral to the story