Baby Safety Tips from Parenting Expert Rosie Pope

This month has been dubbed National Baby Safety Month and parenting expert Rosie Pope has shared some great baby safety tips with us:

No outerwear in car seats as fall approaches (specs not made for this so compression in accident can cause car seat ejection)
No accessories on a car seat (injury and again car seats not designed to be safe with accessories – testing done with out) – many gadgets to entertain or for comfort are on the market for sale
No snacking while cars are in motion (choking) and difficult to pull over to perform CPR
No bumpers on cribs (suffocation)
No laying on a changing table with out using security strap (falling injury)
Rubber bands and balloons are some of the worst things to choke on as almost impossible to get up – be sure never to leave lying around of let little ones try and blow up balloons for parties – plus remove from all mail in your mailbox as often rubber banded together
No walking/running with a toothbrush – get your kids to sit down to brush eg kitchen table or lie on the bed
Do get a nozzle cover for your bath as kids usually at head height and can fall back or hit when playing
Never put your baby in he bath without checking temperature on sensitive part of your body eg underside if wrist – your toe or finger is too tough
Don’t bathe or shower your kids in a lightening storm
Inspect and replace bike helmets after crash or when foam is crushed. Regular inspection needed as kids may have not realized they hit it – same goes for throwing helmets