Post by beersandweirs on Apr 20, 2016 10:08:10 GMT -5
This might be silly, but would it take up too much space in the room if you just pulled the crib out from the wall enough that he could no longer reach the blinds?
This might be silly, but would it take up too much space in the room if you just pulled the crib out from the wall enough that he could no longer reach the blinds?
This is what we're doing now. It's a tiny room though so having it a foot off either wall (he's VERY determined) is not ideal. But definitely better than blinds getting pulled down.
Another thing to think about with blinds is that babies/toddlers can get tangled in the strings and strangle or try eating the ends of them and choke. Is it possible to do like a roller shade maybe?
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Post by Widget123 on Apr 20, 2016 13:24:25 GMT -5
I have a new dilemma if you don't mind. Is there anything I can do to improve the current situation of a baby wanting to hang out in the bathroom with me in the morning while I am getting ready for work? It is a really small bathroom. He usually wants to hang out by the trash can or stand up while holding onto the toilet, neither of which are immaculately clean.
I have a new dilemma if you don't mind. Is there anything I can do to improve the current situation of a baby wanting to hang out in the bathroom with me in the morning while I am getting ready for work? It is a really small bathroom. He usually wants to hang out by the trash can or stand up while holding onto the toilet, neither of which are immaculately clean.
I'd be interested in this, too. We have a bit more room, but I've been leaving her in her crib in the other room while getting ready and she's not a huge fan of that...
Widget123 can you put him in a jumperoo right outside the door so he can see you?
I've been making W stay in his crib while I get ready too which he does not appreciate. Or H and I trade him back and forth. Mornings at our house feel so hectic but I can't handle waking up any earlier. I miss the days when he slept until I was done getting ready!
The bed is right outside the bathroom door, so there isnt enough room
Post by carolyngrace on Apr 20, 2016 15:56:56 GMT -5
So thankful Oscar isn't interested in trash cans yet. He's so hilariously slow to discover his surroundings. He'll still play with two toys for like a half hour before looking around and deciding to crawl over to a bookshelf or whatever.
We do have one of those tall Ikea cube bookshelves. It's not wall-mounted, but it's full of games and books and super heavy. I just can't imagine O being able to tip it over, or wanting to pull on it that hard... But should I be more paranoid about that?
I have a new dilemma if you don't mind. Is there anything I can do to improve the current situation of a baby wanting to hang out in the bathroom with me in the morning while I am getting ready for work? It is a really small bathroom. He usually wants to hang out by the trash can or stand up while holding onto the toilet, neither of which are immaculately clean.
MOTY over here... T likes to pat the toilet. I let him. I mean, he's crawling all over the floor of a house with 2 other children in it. He gets ALL the germs.
So thankful Oscar isn't interested in trash cans yet. He's so hilariously slow to discover his surroundings. He'll still play with two toys for like a half hour before looking around and deciding to crawl over to a bookshelf or whatever.
We do have one of those tall Ikea cube bookshelves. It's not wall-mounted, but it's full of games and books and super heavy. I just can't imagine O being able to tip it over, or wanting to pull on it that hard... But should I be more paranoid about that?
So thankful Oscar isn't interested in trash cans yet. He's so hilariously slow to discover his surroundings. He'll still play with two toys for like a half hour before looking around and deciding to crawl over to a bookshelf or whatever.
We do have one of those tall Ikea cube bookshelves. It's not wall-mounted, but it's full of games and books and super heavy. I just can't imagine O being able to tip it over, or wanting to pull on it that hard... But should I be more paranoid about that?
I have a new dilemma if you don't mind. Is there anything I can do to improve the current situation of a baby wanting to hang out in the bathroom with me in the morning while I am getting ready for work? It is a really small bathroom. He usually wants to hang out by the trash can or stand up while holding onto the toilet, neither of which are immaculately clean.
When baby is crawling I usually use a distraction technique where I keep a small basket of toys in the bathroom and then I put it out when baby is in there and I'm getting ready. She stays pretty distracted.
I got rid of our bathroom trash can temporarily since there isn't much you can do about that.
For the toilet there isn't anything you can do either. I wouldn't teach your baby to stay away from the toilet too much. I mean, you can tell them 'no get down etc' but you want to keep them somewhat curious that way when you do potty training they will like the toilet and feel comfortable hanging out in the bathroom.
According to the IKEA man (DH) if the home delivery/assembly team is told that the owner won't be wall mounting that thing, they won't assemble it for them... He says absolutely secure it.
So thankful Oscar isn't interested in trash cans yet. He's so hilariously slow to discover his surroundings. He'll still play with two toys for like a half hour before looking around and deciding to crawl over to a bookshelf or whatever.
We do have one of those tall Ikea cube bookshelves. It's not wall-mounted, but it's full of games and books and super heavy. I just can't imagine O being able to tip it over, or wanting to pull on it that hard... But should I be more paranoid about that?
Agree 100% wall mount. It's pretty easy to do and will ease your mind.
According to the IKEA man (DH) if the home delivery/assembly team is told that the owner won't be wall mounting that thing, they won't assemble it for them... He says absolutely secure it.
Damnit I'm pretty sure I got rid of the wall mount packets it came with... But I'm sure it can be done with some generic brackets.
Post by musicfrk2002 on Apr 20, 2016 21:46:46 GMT -5
We need to start securing things. carolyngrace we also have a giant ikea cube thing. I feel like you could go to ikea for replacement brackets, but regular ones should work fine.
We are in an apartment, so I have to look to see what our lease says about holes in the walls. I'm going to ask BIL to come help since the last time we tried to attach furniture to the wall, it left a big gaping hole.
Oh my gosh, we haven't wall mounted anything... were in a rental. I don't even know how to go about wall mounting without damaging the walls? Eta I see this has been mentioned. I am just so far behind. We're thinking we need to move again anyway and keep putting off the serious baby proofing that needs to take place. So far, we've put a gate around the TV electronics. Thats about it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 23:10:20 GMT -5
carolyngrace yea I can't even click on that link it is just too sad.
We are in a rental but the landlord ok'd us doing anything we need to make it safe. The only tip hazard we have is the flat screen TV which we strapped to the wall. I put plugs in most of the electric outlets. The only thing we have left to do is put baby locks on some of the cabinets.
Oh my gosh, we haven't wall mounted anything... were in a rental. I don't even know how to go about wall mounting without damaging the walls? Eta I see this has been mentioned. I am just so far behind. We're thinking we need to move again anyway and keep putting off the serious baby proofing that needs to take place. So far, we've put a gate around the TV electronics. Thats about it.
If you have a little hand held drill it's pretty easy to wall mount and it shouldn't damage the wall too bad. When you move you just spackle it up and paint over it. If you tell your landlord in advance what you need done maybe they will do it for you so it's done correctly?
Oh my gosh, we haven't wall mounted anything... were in a rental. I don't even know how to go about wall mounting without damaging the walls? Eta I see this has been mentioned. I am just so far behind. We're thinking we need to move again anyway and keep putting off the serious baby proofing that needs to take place. So far, we've put a gate around the TV electronics. Thats about it.
If you have a little hand held drill it's pretty easy to wall mount and it shouldn't damage the wall too bad. When you move you just spackle it up and paint over it. If you tell your landlord in advance what you need done maybe they will do it for you so it's done correctly?
Yup this is definitely something I need to research. I don't even know what things I would be mounting. Does everyone with kids just have their... everything attached to their walls? We don't have any big furniture or bookshelves. Bedroom dressers?
If you have a little hand held drill it's pretty easy to wall mount and it shouldn't damage the wall too bad. When you move you just spackle it up and paint over it. If you tell your landlord in advance what you need done maybe they will do it for you so it's done correctly?
Yup this is definitely something I need to research. I don't even know what things I would be mounting. Does everyone with kids just have their... everything attached to their walls???
If you have a flat screen within reach then it needs to be mounted or strapped to the wall. Any book shelves or dressers. They get to an age where they can start to hang on or pull up/climb up and that's when there is a risk it will fall over. Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head so no it's not like every piece of furniture is a fall hazard.
Yup this is definitely something I need to research. I don't even know what things I would be mounting. Does everyone with kids just have their... everything attached to their walls???
If you have a flat screen within reach then it needs to be mounted or strapped to the wall. Any book shelves or dressers. They get to an age where they can start to hang on or pull up/climb up and that's when there is a risk it will fall over. Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head so no it's not like every piece of furniture is a fall hazard.
This brings back a memory of when we were little one of my brothers climbing his dresser and it tipped over.. he was caught between it and the bed, but in a space and he was fine. This is the same brother who broke his foot building a zip line down our stairs after watching Home Alone..
If you have a little hand held drill it's pretty easy to wall mount and it shouldn't damage the wall too bad. When you move you just spackle it up and paint over it. If you tell your landlord in advance what you need done maybe they will do it for you so it's done correctly?
Yup this is definitely something I need to research. I don't even know what things I would be mounting. Does everyone with kids just have their... everything attached to their walls? We don't have any big furniture or bookshelves. Bedroom dressers?
We retired most of our tip-able furniture over the years.. and I can't drill into my walls because they're giant, beautiful wood panels. sigh.
Re: getting ready in the morning I got a little booster seat at a consignment sale this weekend that I started strapping Z in while I get ready. I just give him his breakfast while I shower and it keeps him pretty happy. My co-worker suggested it because mornings were so crazy and he was fussing non-stop. We also keep the trash up high now and I need to put up his very favorite thing - the toilet scrubber.
Post by littlemissgrump on Apr 21, 2016 9:24:13 GMT -5
Ugh. Our house is on lock down. LO had a routine down to make sure he can get into places we forgot to close like the laundry/dog food/recycling bin room and the bathrooms. Yesterday he was fishing in the potty after our housemate forgot to close the bathroom door for the 1793790 time.
We have our living room baby gated but he gets mad if he's trapped in too long. He is a dangerous guy!
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