5 things to do before your baby starts crawling

1. Get down to their height

Crawl through your own home — literally. At floor level you’ll spot what your baby will: dangling cables, sharp table legs, the gap behind the sofa, coins under the bed. Ten minutes on your knees teaches you more than any checklist.

💡Secure Cuddle tip: Do this in every room your baby will spend time in, including the grandparents’ room.

2. Cover the sockets first

Electrical sockets sit exactly at crawling height in most Indian homes, and they are endlessly fascinating to small fingers. Socket covers are the cheapest, fastest fix on this list — start here.

💡Secure Cuddle tip: Plug Protectors take under a minute per socket and need an adult key to remove.

3. Soften the corners

Coffee tables, TV units and bed frames all have corners at exactly head height for a new crawler. Corner guards and edge protectors absorb the impact of those inevitable first collisions.

4. Lock the low cabinets

The cabinet under the kitchen sink usually holds the most dangerous things in the house — cleaners, acids, plastic bags. Latch every cabinet below waist height, in the kitchen and bathrooms.

💡Secure Cuddle tip: Hidden cabinet latches keep the outside of your kitchen looking exactly as it does now.

5. Decide your no-go zones

Some rooms are easier to close off than to baby-proof — the kitchen while cooking, the stairs, the balcony. A pressure-fit gate creates a safe boundary without drilling into your walls.

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