Jul
8
2010

The staircase is not the place for…

sleeping! If you are a smart parent, you will NEVER let your kid sleep on the stairway! Being a first time mother I was ‘a little bit’ stupid then, I did not get any child safety gates at all for our home. Back then, Ethan was afraid of plush toys. I placed dinosaur and lion plush toys at the sides of the stairway thinking that they will scare him away. True enough, whenever he crawled towards the staircase and saw those animals, he will back away.

But on one particular day he overcame his fear and unknowingly to me, he had ventured half way up the staircase and fell asleep there. My heart skipped a beat when I saw him sleeping there like that! After placing him in his baby cot I immediately browsed for stairway gates.

It is always better to be safe than sorry. If you are about to welcome a baby into your home, make sure you baby proof your house. Check for sharp corners, tangling hazard wires and don’t ever forget your baby gate!

About the Author: Merryn Tan

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mNhL July 8, 2010 at 7:15 pm

Wah…Ethan so tired. Anywhere also can sleep. hahaActually, the stairgate is useless at my home. It can be quite dangerous too when the kid shake and pull. The whole thing might toppled down and crush them. I have them but did not use them.

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reanaclaire July 8, 2010 at 7:34 pm

last time i had a wooden stairgate..

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suituapui July 8, 2010 at 8:59 pm

Dunno why kids love doing that. Never mind, they usually will be ok. Chinese say – fall down, then only will grow bigger! Hahahahaha!!!!

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Bananazஇ July 8, 2010 at 9:12 pm

Wow so young and tender age trying to learn to be the 'fall guy stunt man'? Seems like Ethan can sleep in whichever, whatever, however position haha.

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Caroline Ng May Ling July 8, 2010 at 9:18 pm

whoa very dangerous one! my lil bro last time really tergolek u noe. lucky he's fine. :(

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Kelvin July 8, 2010 at 9:25 pm

Sorry to say but he looks kinda cute like tat XD

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prince n princess mu July 8, 2010 at 9:53 pm

wah.. really can sleep everywhere…I don't hv stairgate and put dinasour pic which he scared on the staircase.. it works.. :)

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Annie Q July 8, 2010 at 10:33 pm

hahahhahah…he is cute, but of course it is dangerous! I think kids just love to sleep on the stairs? I remember i read before, one mummy's kid love to sleep on the stairs and drink his milk.

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Alice Law July 8, 2010 at 10:35 pm

Wah…. very adventurous kid, cool boy! Mommy's heart must have fell off to the ground at that very moment when you found him dangling on the staircase. LOL!^-^Have a wonderful weekend!

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bluedreamer27 July 9, 2010 at 1:33 am

haha… that is so cute… so he is now immune with those scary toys…how about real one LOL just kidding…just thinking how ethan will react after seeing a live snake in the stairway hahaoh yeah stair gate is a good idea.have a great day Merrynby the way.. im still wondering i cannot comment in your crafty crafted blog…when i tried to click the submit button twice, it will just give me an error stating "duplicate comment detected"

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keeyit July 9, 2010 at 3:06 am

aisehh.. why sleep at there le.. http://www.keeyit.com

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Vicky 刘宁 July 9, 2010 at 3:18 am

lol, crawl until half very tired jor XD but good he didn't get hurt

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saucer July 9, 2010 at 3:39 am

naughty ethan, beat pet pet …

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CH Voon July 9, 2010 at 4:58 am

look like Ethan is quite tired this few days.. PLEASE dont tell me that he wake up straight 230am in the morning to watch football. i will "pengsan" immediately infront of my laptop.

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Kristie July 9, 2010 at 5:24 am

omg??? crawl halfway, tired then sleep ah? haha poor boy!yes… safety gates…. very important!!!!!!!!!!!I have one top and bottom.

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[SK] July 9, 2010 at 6:45 am

did he purposely climb up there to sleep?? or too tired climbing and fell asleep??yeah, agree, household safety is very important especially if you have toddlers at home..

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wenn July 9, 2010 at 7:02 am

with kids around, we should be very alert.

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foongpc July 9, 2010 at 9:09 am

Deja vu!! How come I got the feeling I read this post before? Is this a new post? I have read this and saw this photo before!! What's happening?!!!

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Merryn July 9, 2010 at 7:02 pm

Foong – I said "Back then…. " means this happened last time. My fault oso lah.. forgot to put the clause there "recycled pic" :( Just trying to send the message of using baby gates which I have not been using until today :P

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Rose July 9, 2010 at 8:57 pm

Yes, now my baby is very active and started to crawl around I need to install the gate at the staircases.

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Mummy to QiQi July 10, 2010 at 12:00 am

Ethan, has Mummy been making u do too much craft whole day long until you are that tired????? Tell Aunty Chin nee, ok!

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Ayie July 11, 2010 at 6:36 pm

having safety gates can really prevent any harm to your kid…good post merryn!

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lvynana July 14, 2010 at 12:04 am

so cute, luckily he didn't fall.

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foongpc July 16, 2010 at 8:54 am

OH, OK lucky u explained it. If not, I would be puzzled for my whole life! LOL!

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I am a mother to two boys; Ethan and Ayden and a wife to Darling William. I'm a stay at home mum who blogs to break the monotony of life and to avoid feeling jaded. Would love to get to know all the Super Mommies and Daddies and Babies or Singles out there with the hope that we can learn more from each other. Most of all, I am a happy person, and I hope YOU are too.