Clever baby-proofing ideas?

[mum3girls]

We have brilliant childlocks on our kitchen cupboards - they're magnetic and you have a magnetic 'key' that you line up with the lock (which is inside the cupboard) and it clicks open!! They're really cool - just have to make sure that you have a spare key for when one of your children (or even DH) locks the key inside the cupboard The best thing I've found about them is that you can flick the lock open if you want the cupboards to stay unlocked and flick it back when you want it locked again - great for when you're putting dishes away, and great for grandparents' houses that don't need to be childproof all the time.

[Mother Goose]

Mum3girls - what are those magnet locks called and where do I get them?! I am so frustrated with our Ikea locks!!!

I put power point plugs in every single power point in the house - regardless of how high it is. DD is a climber and I sometimes let her sit on the bench in the kitchen whilst I'm next to her... so I consider those ones just as important as the ones on the ground.

[mum3girls]

They're made by DreamBaby and we picked ours up at Bunnings

[Mother Goose]

Thank you! I'll be sure to stop in on my way home from work tomorrow!

[AngelPunks]

curved corners on things - even if you have to pad them with foam (yes it looks daggy but it is better than a bump).

rosehanna had the right idea, get down at baby level and look around, you'll find some amazing things at that height

in an emergency - zip ties are great for keeping doors closed

[Emma1979]

i must say, we haven't done one single thing to baby proof our house.... oh actually i lie, i bought a fire guard from bunnings, but its not secured, so could still fall on her if she touched it....

i dunno why we haven't had to baby proof?? she is 13 months... if she goes for something she isn't allowed to touch i just tell her no and the reason why (don't touch or you'll trap your fingers, don't touch or you'll go bump) and she stops. i thought babies were notorious for 'getting into everything'?

am i incredibly lucky, or will she turn into a nightmare when she's 2???

(oh we have also put a hair tie around the knobs of the tv cabinet so she can't open and get into the dvds/cds)

[{sarah}]

Emma we didn't babyproof either, Zander just learnt from a very early age what he wa allowed to touch & not.