6 Surprising Baby Safety Mistakes You Might (Still) Be Making

For every parent baby’s safety is the priority. In the process of thinking about your baby’s safety and doing measures regarding it, sometimes we make mistakes which we assume to be a safety major.

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You must be doing all the important things to safe your baby but there are so many safety majors which is actually putting your baby at risk. So, it’s time to know them and avoid performing them. To make it easy for you, we have come up with 7 baby safety mistakes which every parent does and you will be surprised after reading them all. Time to discuss them and safe your baby :

You go down the slide with your baby

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It’s fun to participate in your toddler’s or baby’s every activity. Parents do that just to keep their baby safe. Like you slide with your kid to make sure that he doesn’t get hurt but actually you may hurt your baby as your weight comes down behind the child which twist or break the legs of the child. In case, your baby is afraid to go without you than you must choose some other option to have fin with him.

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Your baby sleeps in the car seat

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Going on a drive with baby, do remember to safely buckle you baby in a car seat. Little leniency can cause damage to his neck or when he falls asleep in car, his head can fall forward and can cause breathing problem. Car seats are meant for securing baby in a car when you are driving but just to be more safe, you should secure the car seat properly in the car and buckle you baby correctly.

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No use of a stroller brake

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Everyone should apply the brakes of stroller when we take our hands off of it. It is quite possible that somebody bumps the stroller when you just turned your head for a second. Brakes are very important, don’t take risk when it comes to the safety of your little baby.

Your baby drinks and eats on the go

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we know that let baby eating and drinking stops his crying and diverts his attention. But what if your baby chokes? You won’t be able to even see him in a rear-facing car seat and as choking doesn’t have nay sound, you won’t be able to hear him. Therefore, it’s better to pull over to a safe spot and feed your baby safely.

Cover the stroller to protect your baby from sun

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You think you are protecting you baby from sun by covering the stroller with a blanket. But even the thinnest blanket can cause suffocation and can increase the temperature of the stroller which can result into heat stroke. Therefore, to safe your baby from sun, stay at home when it’s too hot or you can use a stroller that has canopy.

Your toddler loves to greet dogs

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Not only dogs but every animal is unpredictable, you don’t know how they are going to react and as we all know babies, toddlers loves animals and first thing they like to do is hug them. That is dangerous, therefore, teach your baby how to interact with any animal and they should be with some one adult when approaching to any animal. This way you can protect your child from animal bite or hit.

Hope now you are aware of the mistakes you were committing while protecting your baby. Now be smart enough to let go of these habits and safeguard your child from any mishaps.

6 Surprising Baby Safety Mistakes You Might (Still) Be Making was last modified: October 3rd, 2016 by Baby Couture India