Would you pay a company to come into your home to install baby proofing products? At a rate of 45 dollars an hour?
2006-10-09 08:47:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Honestly, not a chance, but I am a do-it-yourself kind of person.
If you are apprehensive about doing it yourself, fear you will miss something, or that you will mess up more than you fix, then go for it.
If paying and having a professional do this for you allays some of your fear, then it is worth it.
Do you have a friend who is competently handy? Maybe he/she would work for less. I am sure there are some great books and articles out there on the subject to help.
2006-10-09 08:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by coppersmith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! It's not as hard as you think. First, get down to the level of the child, and walk (or crawl) around each room. Remove all breakable items, and hide electrical outlets (be sure to cover unused outlets with the special plastic plug covers - they cost a couple dollars for a whole package). Anything the child could pull down on top of themselves must go or be secured. Buy cabinet latches - especially made to keep babies out of cabinets and drawers. Use baby gates at the top AND bottom of stairs, and in any doorways you'd rather the child not go too. Shorten all drawstring cords on blinds. Another good thing to get is table bumpers. And anything with sharp corners should also be padded in some fashion (again, you can buy items especially made for this). Go to Babies R Us - they have a whole section of security/baby proofing items. Don't skimp - it's way too important.
2006-10-09 08:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kristen G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is a ripoff. For one, there is plenty of information on what to do to baby proof your home. The baby magazines that your OBGYN has at their office are loaded with information and products. Those companies do a lot of unnecessary things because they have to worry about liability so they will cover any possible thing that MIGHT happen which means even the ones that don't pertain to your situation. Good luck if decide not to do it yourself. I put childproof locks on my lower cabinets and neither of my little ones had any interest in opening them. However, it did keep the cats out of them.
2006-10-09 09:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Especially if you keep close tabs on your little one. You can start by doing no brainer stuff. Install baby gates at the top and bottom of staircases, remove all breakable and small objects that can fit inside a toilet paper roll. Use plastic plug stoppers for unused outlets. Hide all cords, computer, lamps, tv's etc. As your little one gets bigger and starts moving around watch him/her and put away what the baby gets into that you find unsafe. When you'll be going to take a shower or ironing, etc then put the baby in the crib or playpen and do what needs to be done. Read books on safety and articles on the internet, ask your baby's doctor for tips and printed material.
2006-10-09 08:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by momoftwo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I wouldn't. It's not worth your money. When I was in Childbirthing classes, there was one that visited & offered their services. Most of the parents to be were rolling their eyes & making faces behind their backs, knowing we can do the same job cheaper.
In addition to what's been suggested, buy a toilet seat lock & an oven door lock. The fridge door can be bungy corded but be careful...little fingers can unhook the cords & whip them. An oven lock will work on the fridge too, if it's long enough.
I still have the child latches on my cupboard under the sink, even though my son's 10. I left them not to prevent him from opening the cupboard, but the cat we got 2 years ago. They were left behind by the former owners & my son was barely 4 when we moved in so I left them on. They work well to keep cats from opening the cupboards.
I didn't need a toilet lock thankfully. Simply closing the lid & placing a heavy book on top kept him out of the bowl. I used an old encyclopedia to lay on top. Also, closing the door kept him out of the bathroom when no one was in there. He could get in with those knob covers just fine BUT couldn't open the door with them off. So I took them off & he couldn't open the door.
Baby gates are wonderful, until they learn to climb over or push them down. You can also put them around end tables to keep them from getting the lamp cords. Outlet covers are cheap & so are the latches that go across the cupboard doors, locking 2 together. Put your knicknacks up high or say goodbye to them. Buying a curio with a lock is good. My mom did that to keep my son away from her knicknacks.
Replace corded blinds with cordless instead of spending the $45/hr on the baby proofing company. Or buy verticals & use cup hooks to keep the cords out of reach.
2006-10-09 09:10:13 · answer #5 · answered by Belle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife and I babyproofed our house ourselves. There are many ways to get the place in order. One recent documentary showed that getting on your hands and knees will help you gain a baby perspective. The web has some good ideas. Here is link that I found that might interest you. http://www.43things.com/things/view/222347
The bottom line is, no matter how much you do to keep the little rug rats from harming themselves, watching them dligently is still the best answer. There isn't enough money in the world to pay for that substitute.
Good luck,
ChesterMorgan
2006-10-09 09:16:29 · answer #6 · answered by ChesterMorgan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I rearranged so as that issues i don't want him to get to are out of attain. as an occasion, my computing device and and electric cords and glass gadgets are stored up out of his attain using fact i understand that i wouldn't have my eye on him one hundred% of the time and in some unspecified time sooner or later he would get to them. on the different hand, i don't guard sharp corners like my fire or the glass table. And he's barely run into the table as quickly as and we've in no way had any subjects with the fire place. As for different products which could not be moved (or I do only not prefer to circulate) I say "no" or regardless of and redirect him. case in point, the stairs (this wasn't intentional, we only have not gotten around to getting a gate yet). I tell him no any time he thinks approximately mountaineering the stairs. And he nevertheless climbs some each and every now and then yet often he remains off the stairs. this type he learns particular barriers yet i'm not spending my finished day telling him no.
2016-10-19 02:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by casaliggi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is too easy to do yourself. just crawl around on your hands and knees at their level. You will see everything that needs to be done. I never really baby proofed my house and my kids lived through it. A company will scare you and over charge you. They will do things that aren't really needed. Just have child locks and such and you are good to go.
2006-10-09 08:50:10 · answer #8 · answered by Adriana27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I would use my resources to proof my own home. There are info sites that help out in this instance.
2006-10-09 08:51:34 · answer #9 · answered by Twila D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you do that when you can do it yourself. They say to get down on on the floor and look around and you will see all the hazards that need to be fixed! Save yourself some money.
2006-10-09 08:50:16 · answer #10 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋