Bringing a baby home can be a scary thought. Whether you are a first-time parent, experienced parents, grandparents, or other relatives, baby proofing your home can make a huge difference in the safety of the little one roaming about your home. Local Austin moving company wants to help you create a safe and welcoming environment to get ready for a baby you may have visiting or are planning for.

Step 1: Get down to their size and find any tempting items.

The best way to find any potentially hazardous items in a baby’s reach is to get down on your hands and knees and see what you find. From coins, batteries, old food, and any other little things that may go unnoticed from high above are perfect for small children to stick in their mouths and create a potential problem.

Step 2: Baby Safe Devices

If you have stairs in your home, adding safety gates throughout your home is very important. Austin moving companies suggest adding baby gates not only to the tops and bottoms of stair cases but also to the doorways of any rooms you do not want your child to enter. If you are cooking in the kitchen and want to keep them close but don’t want them to have the danger of kitchen things fall on them, adding a baby gate can keep them at a safe distance and allow you to keep an eye on them.

Step 3: Secure Furniture to walls

We have all heard of the recent incidents involving dressers falling on children due to a lack of certain baby proofing techniques. Local Austin moving company, All My Sons Moving & Storage wants you to keep your child from being the next victim by securing all large furniture pieces to walls. If you are moving to Austin, our movers will gladly help you do this after we finish moving your heavy furniture in. Children like to climb and open all the drawers which can cause unstable furniture to tumble. Be safe!

Baby proofing is not a onetime thing. Make sure to periodically check for potential dangers and choking hazards in your home as we tend to accumulate items throughout time. And if you are ever in doubt, remember better safe than sorry! If you are concerned about an item in your home either remove it from your home entirely or put it away, far from a child’s reach.