In the first year of life with a baby, it feels as though you get an entirely new child about every 3 months, at least in terms of all the things that they are able to do! There have been several “game changers” in the last 11 months for Darah, but none of them have been more radical than when she started crawling. We thought that she had us on our toes before, but we had no idea how life was about to change! We had to figure out how to baby proof, and fast.
Once Darah finally got the hang of crawling, she started zooming all over the house. I imagine that she’s checking out all the places that she’s had her eyes on for months. It must be so amazing to FINALLY be able to get to whatever it is you want to see/touch/taste/slobber on.
We had done some baby proofing here and there over the past few months, but only once Darah started crawling did we realize the full extent of our baby-proofing needs. Suddenly, the house has become one huge danger zone, with sharp corners, wobbly objects and off-limits substances EVERYWHERE. It is unbelievable.
We inherited some baby-proofing products from relatives, but we also needed to get some ourselves. First, let me just say that getting “the good stuff” in the world of baby-proofing isn’t cheap. But you don’t want to go too cheap on the very items that are supposed to keep your baby safe, right? Second, everything related to baby-proofing is U-G-L-Y. It’s all white and plastic. This works for our white buffet table in the dining room, but that’s it. All the other baby-proofing items look awful.
Fortunately, a company called Rhoost is working on this problem! I had the opportunity to try out the edge, which is a screw and adhesive free way to round out those sharp corner (and believe me, you have no idea how many sharp corners are in your house until you have a little one toddling around!). We find this product to be effective without looking terrible. In fact, we don’t really notice it too much, at all, which is ideal. I really like the fact that it is easy (for adults) to take on and off…this makes it easy to take with you when you are traveling to places that might not be baby-proofed!
Rhoost also makes a really cool product called the sling, which keeps those cabinet doors shut tight. It comes in black or brown, which will compliment most cabinet colors. Great idea, Rhoost! I definitely want to get a set for our kitchen cabinets.
Buy It!: The Edge retails for $14.99 for a set of 4, and the Sling retails for $9.99 for a set of 4. The prices are fair and the way they look is oh-so-nice. They can be purchased on Amazon.
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the door knob to the basement. My son loves going down there but the stairs are steep. He is just now getting tall enough to open it!
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The medicine cabinet needs to be babyproofed!
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I need to baby-proof our kitchen cabinets.
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Well I have most of my house babyproofed but I do need 2 things badly. The refrigerator and the toilets! I know the latches exist but I have been having a hard time finding them. Any suggestions from anyone would be greatly appreciated! Thanks 🙂
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We have a glass, three shelved entertainment system that needs to have its corners covered. I am so worried that our daughter is going to trip and hit her head on one of the glass shelves, but can't afford to buy another one. I keep our coffee table pushed up against the front of it to keep her from getting access to the shelves.
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I need to get cabinet locks for the bathroom and kitchen cabinets. Babies get into everything!!
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The bathroom cabinets beneath the sink need to be child-proffed in my house.-JD
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I still have to baby proof the door knobs, my son can almost reach , lol.
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The entertainment center doors!
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I need to secure the cabinets under my kitchen sink and under my bathroom sink…both have stockpiles of cleaning supplies!
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We need to baby proof the stairs in our house and our cupboards with cleaners in them!!!
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We pretty much need to baby proof everything (almost) – Kitchen cabinets & drawers to start with!
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Everything! We are so not ready for this baby to be here yet but especially my stairs need baby-proofing.
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How great! I'm glad someone finally decided to do something like this. Thanks for the post!
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We need to babyproof everything! Especially the kitchen cabinets…
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I need to plug all my electrical sockets.
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We need to baby proof all our kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
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Our drawers and corners. Cabinet doors are already done.
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My island cabinets and countertop!!