Babyproofing?!

So apparently now my little girl likes to pull herself up on everything - bed frame, couch, clotheshorse and just about anything she can clamber herself on. Also, she loves to go straight for plugs as soon as she’s on the floor so any suggestions on how best to keep these safe would be much appreciated!! I’ve seen online babyproofing kits however have read on some reviews some of the items in them aren’t that great. Just looking for some recommendations on items to purchase please as reading online all the stuff to do is overwhelming and has me nervous about my little one injuring herself😟
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Honestly the only baby proofing I've ever done is stair gates top and bottom and plug covers (little white box that covers the plugs, not the ones that go inside the plug holes) which I struggle to get off myself so theres no way a baby could haha. I've always left everything else where it is and taught my eldest no, physically moving him away from things when he was younger etc and that's worked for us, I know not all children are the same x

Stair gates and make sure any furniture such as chests of drawers that could topple are attached to the walls. We have plug covers but I’ve read that actually they shouldn’t be used! X

Im ngl i just let mine do it to an extent unless hes seriously gonna hurt himself i think them falling helps them learn. He used to just fall back onto his back and hit his head now hes learnt to fall onto his bottom or bend down to get down x

Put any decorative items up, like vases etc. Have them on high surfaces Any fridge magnets that are lower move them up same with lithium battery's, bin them. Magnets and lithium battery's are fatal if they swallow them. BINS! Put your bins on units or in cupboards babies love them for some unknown reason Other than that I got cupboard locks, put padding on any table corners (that was more for my 4 year old 🤦🏾‍♀️ as he diesnt look when hes running) but that's it. I didn't even have a stair gate because my stairs are designed in a way they don't fit 🙄 You shouldn't use the plugs, the little prong in the top hole opens the bottoms slots, so it's actually safer to leave as is just ensure the switches are off.

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