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Serious babyproofing
At this stage, babyproofing stops being a nice idea and starts being a basic home safety task. The baby is now old enough to reach, mouth, climb, and investigate 13.
Fix the high-risk hazards first
Secure furniture that can tip, move medicines and toxic products into locked storage, and check cords, sharp edges, stair access, window risks, and accessible water. Medication safety is especially important because even small amounts of some medicines can be dangerous 24.
Think like a crawler
Get on the floor and look around. If something is interesting at baby height, assume it will eventually be touched, mouthed, or pulled. That includes cords, remotes, pet bowls, trash cans, and anything with a button, battery, bead, or cap 13.
Choking and poisoning deserve separate attention
Choking risks are about size, shape, and texture. Poisoning risks are about access and storage. Both matter, and both require boring, repetitive discipline rather than one heroic afternoon of reorganizing 12.
What to do about visitors and relatives
If other homes are in the baby’s world, remind caregivers that medications, purses, cleaning products, and small objects need to be out of reach there too. “It’s fine for a minute” is not a safety plan 3.
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