“Mama, I’m Coming Home!” – How To Get Your House In Order For A New Baby
Coming back from the hospital with a newborn means having a whole new set of responsibilities at home. Even though newborns spend most of their time in their crib, rather than crawling around the house, they may still be exposed to many potential risks.
According to SafeHome.org’s 2022 Annual Childproofing Report, four out of 10 parents believed a child’s injury could have been avoided had they taken proper child proofing precautions in and around the home.
SafeHome.org shares the following tips on how to keep your newborn’s environment comfortable and safe from hazards . . .
Have a Safe Crib Area: Keep the area around your baby’s crib clear of heavy objects, artwork, or mobile objects that could potentially fall on your child and cause an injury.
Keep Diapers Out of Reach: If you use disposable diapers, make sure to properly cover them with your baby’s clothing. If your child can reach and pick at the diaper, they could suffocate if they tear off pieces of the plastic liner and swallow them.
Install Smoke Detectors: Install smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in or near your baby’s room so you can be aware of any hazards in the nursery.
Beware of Unintentional Suffocation: While every parent wants their baby to feel warm and cozy in their sleep — large blankets, pillows and stuffed animals may present suffocation and strangulation hazards. Use smaller blankets instead or add one layer of clothing to your baby for bedtime.
You can read the full report and also at the end of this story see more tips on baby proofing your home.
While all of this may seem overwhelming to new parents, we have your back!
Teresinha Medeiros, Communications Coordinator for Windsor Regional Hospital, informs Biz X that from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, the hospital assisted in the delivery of 3,463 babies.
With thousands of babies being born each year our April home theme edition is the ideal time to introduce expectant parents to local business owners who can help take care of all the must have items their newborn baby needs.
Outfit Your Sweet Little Lambs At Three Lambs Registry & Baby Boutique
Opened in 2015, Three Lambs Registry & Baby Boutique Inc. offers a wide selection of high-quality baby gear, including the best in nursery and décor, strollers, car seats, feeding, teething supplies, bathing products, baby clothes, toys, books, keepsakes and more!
Jeanine Jodoin, President/CEO and Owner of Three Lambs Registry & Baby Boutique Inc., has plenty of experience shopping for and using pre-natal and post-natal products for herself and her five kids.
“I know what works and what doesn’t, and which quality products stand the test of time,” Jodoin expresses. “With this knowledge I’m able to provide the ultimate baby-registry experience.”
Located at 13444 Tecumseh Road East in the St. Clair Beach Plaza (Manning Road and Tecumseh Road East), Three Lambs Registry & Baby Boutique offers a unique concierge-type registry service that helps parents, and their families, find the perfect products and brands to suit their lifestyle.
Their friendly and knowledgeable staff of 12 will guide you in selecting trusted brands, while helping you discover new and innovative products.
“I am strongly committed to creating an environment where parents feel supported and empowered with tools and knowledge,” Jodoin says. “My business has succeeded and grown because I listen to customers and work to fill their needs with amazing baby products in a fabulous setting. I’m proud to say we have everything parents and their caregivers need to prepare for their new bundles of joy.”
For example, their furniture selection, for nurseries and big kids’ room needs includes: armoires, chifforobes, wardrobes, cribs, mini-cribs, bassinets, cradles, toddler beds, bunk beds and more. They also have dressers, change tables, vanities, desks, bookshelves, nightstands, gliders, recliners, rockers, and bouncer chairs.
Say Hello To Rock-A-Bye Baby Boutique
After the birth of her first of two daughters, Kaitlyn Nussio, Owner of Rock-A-Bye Baby Boutique, quickly realized there weren’t many options in the county for baby products.
“I opened my business in March 2019, after being off for a year on maternity leave with my first born,” Nussio says. “After having my daughter, I quickly found that there were no options, in my neck of the woods, for baby products. This gave me an idea and I quickly had a plan in place that I knew would benefit so many people in my hometown and surrounding area.”
Before opening Rock-A-Bye Baby Boutique, Nussio graduated college with a Personal Support Worker certificate (PSW) and was employed in the health care industry for several years. She then switched careers and started working in human resources, before getting pregnant and going on maternity leave.
What does she feel is her key to success?
“I have been fortunate enough to have children of my own, so I have the opportunity to use all the products I sell, first hand,” says Nussio. “This gives me the ability to give customers my personal feedback and honest opinions about all my products.”
Located at 48 Talbot Street North in Essex, Rock-A-Bye Baby Boutique offers a variety of baby goods and clothes along with strollers, car seats, nursery essentials, bathing/grooming products, feeding/teething products, diaper bags/travel products, safety gates, activity gyms and more.
“We offer a registry service that is available in-store and on our website,” explains Nussio. “This gives customers the ability to easily access registries online and be able to purchase gift items from home; also, the ability for customers to come visit the store and shop in person.”
Their registry program offers a one-on-one consultation in-store, where the registrant and staff of two meet and walk around together to create a registry that best suits the registrants’ wants and needs.
