Having a new baby in your home can bring joy to the whole family. I’m sure that you already have prepared your baby’s new nursery. But aside from the decorations and the things that your baby needs in the nursery, are you sure that you have the right safety measures to keep your baby safe? To be a good parent, you need to protect your child from any possible harm. There are so many accidents that can happen anywhere and it can help if you know that your home is safe especially from fire. This is one of the most common form of accident and this is usually can be cause by people who did not take the right fire precautions in making sure their home is safe. Now that you have a new baby in your home, it is more important that you take notice about this and protect your child. Here are some tips on keeping your nursery accident free.

It is important that you choose the right furniture for your nursery. This means that the crib, high chair and even cabinets should pass the right standard for it for babies. Remember that pieces of furniture that are made of wood can easily catch fire and can be harmful for your baby. Choose the right furniture and make sure that they are not near to items that can cause items.

Appliances and electric outlets can cause fire in your nursery. This means that you have to choose carefully what type of furniture that you need to put in your nursery. Did you know that lampshades that have a very high voltage for the bulb can create fire when it is too hot? This is why it is appropriate to choose low voltage bulbs for your lampshades. Having too many electronics in one plug can also create fire so avoid doing this in your nursery. As much as possible keep the pieces of furniture away from the outlets. Also avoid having too much electronics that are not related to your nursery inside that room. You also have to avoid candles and incense because not only that it is not good for the baby, it can create fire inside the nursery.

Baby’s clothes like funky baby clothes are very vulnerable to fire. This means that it can easily caught fire so it is important that you store them in dry places. This also holds true for punk baby gifts and other things that are made of 100% cotton. So make sure you store them in the right place and it is away from things that can easily caught fire.

You can install a fire alarm inside your nursery. This way, you know that it can go off if there is any sign of fire and smoke. Sometimes we don’t notice the accidents until it is big enough that we can’t handle it.

These are the some tips on how you can make your nursery safe from fire.

Author Bio: Brenna A. Welker enjoys writing for Crazy Baby Clothing Company which sells cool baby clothes and rockstar baby gifts as well as a host of additional products.

Category: Parenting
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