How To Put A Baby Gate Up

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How to put a baby gate up. Put up gates before your baby starts crawling. How to use a baby gate. Some pressure mounted gates can be frustrating to use and seem flimsy. Baby gates are not a substitute for adult supervision so keep an eye on your child regardless of a gate being in place or not.

Watch more baby gear videos. All product details here. Most babies begin crawling when they are between 7 to 10 months so experts recommend installing baby gates when your child is about 6 months old. How to install the safety 1st easy close baby gates.

Baby gates keep your children and pets confined in rooms or out of unsafe rooms. Put the gates up by the time your child is 5 or 6 months old and before he is crawling and walking. Pressure mounted gates are ideal for between rooms or at the bottom of the stairs but they are not strong or safe enough for the top of the stairs. In this case you will have to choose a hardware mounted baby gate.

Consider getting a configurable baby gate with extensions if your stairs have a wide landing. The pressure gates from kidco are easy due to the handle design which uses outward pressure to release the gate while increasing the stability of the gate. Sometimes it is needed to install a baby gate on an angle. You should only use hardware mounted gates at the top of your stairs.

Keep items that your toddler could use to climb over the gate away from the gate.