https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 17:35:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2398093 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 10:11:05 +0000 SweetiePie 2398093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had professional baby proofers come to our apartment (DH just isn't handy and I didn't want to think about it). They anchored the following:<br /> - tv strap to the stand (living room)<br /> - toy bins in LR (the land of nod ones in case he climbs)<br /> - his dresser<br /> - his book shelf</p> <p>They did not babyproof our bedroom, the guest room or the bathrooms at all. They said its best to just keep him out of those rooms unless we are right there with him and fully attentive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2398011 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:48:05 +0000 avivoca 2398011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our tall bookshelves are anchored to the wall, but nothing else. I need to fix that. I have the hardware to do it but I haven't yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397993 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:39:02 +0000 snowjewelz 2397993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None yet but when we do it will be her dresser for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397806 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 05:35:46 +0000 erinpye 2397806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything that could fall on my kids, or that they could pull on thmseves. Dressers and bookshelves especially. I read a terrible, excruciating story of a mother who lost her daughter, around age 3 I believe, when the dresser fell on her, when she opened some drawers, as dressers sometimes do when you open many drawers at once. I have anchored mostly everything that could pose a threat.</p> <p>ETA, this is the story: <a href="http://www.meghanshope.org/meghans-story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.meghanshope.org/meghans-story.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397756 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 01:08:44 +0000 HLK208 2397756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD's doll house</p> <p>I'd like to also anchor the changing table and an IKEA bookshelf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397735 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 00:34:25 +0000 lamariniere 2397735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just LO1's dresser. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397389 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:12:09 +0000 PawPrints 2397389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now nothing. She isn't crawling yet. But we bought the anchors and need to get this done. I plan to anchor our bookshelves in our office, even though she never goes in there, because of course she'll get into that room someday. I don't know what else we'll do, since we don't have any dressers in the house. Maybe our nightstands and possibly an end table. Our TV is already wall-mounted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397370 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:02:52 +0000 rattles 2397370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only the fridge is anchored. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397332 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:43:20 +0000 MrsB2012 2397332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We mounted our TV a long time ago. Recently we anchored her change table after she climbed the drawers and got on top of it. We don't have much else that needs to be anchored. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397313 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:34:35 +0000 travelgirl1 2397313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In our apartment we anchored the TV, change table, chests of drawers and sideboard. The only set of drawers that wasn't anchored, she nearly pulled onto herself!!! Nothing is anchored down at the ILs but we are working on changing that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397244 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:54:34 +0000 jape14 2397244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We anchored the dresser and bookshelf in his room; the Expedit bookshelf in our playroom; and the TV stand/TV in our living room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397232 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:47:39 +0000 fussygal 2397232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our tall bookshelf in the living room and that's it - eek! I'd like to do some other pieces, but at this point I think we'll wait until we move. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397224 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:44:51 +0000 wheres_c 2397224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: The ones we bought a spot on the back edge to nail the hardware to secure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397213 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:30:54 +0000 LuLu Mom 2397213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: I guess how did you anchor the cubbies, ours are backless? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2397191 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:16:05 +0000 Canoli 2397191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have all of our dressers anchored after a major scare. If my husband wasn't standing next to my son to catch the dresser it would have fallen on top of him and I don't even want to think of what would have happened. After that scared us to death my husband went out immediately and bought anchors. We don't have any other large pieces of furniture,however, we did remove 2 smaller accent tables and put in our basement until our children are older just to be safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396921 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:42:35 +0000 littlebug 2396921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um...nothing. There are a few bookshelves that we probably should anchor, but we plan to paint and move furniture eventually so we haven't wanted to make stuff so permanent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396915 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:39:36 +0000 AB810 2396915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just her dresser, and we only did it when she started pulling drawers out and climbing up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396908 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:37:49 +0000 wheres_c 2396908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We anchored every piece of funiture in the house - our dressers, his dresser, TV, any "cubbies". To me, it's not that difficult and not worth taking chances! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396905 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:36:59 +0000 wheres_c 2396905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: we anchored any "cubbies" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396809 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:44:11 +0000 Bao 2396809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: We have the cubby shelves and have not anchored them... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396752 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:19:51 +0000 LovelyPlum 2396752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have anything anchored. Maybe I should? It seems counterproductive to me, though, because our furniture is pretty light and we move our furniture around a lot. I do want to anchor our two tall bookshelves, though, because they make me nervous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396744 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:18:21 +0000 nana87 2396744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh dear, only a very few things! our tv/media unit, which is 4 separate pieces of furniture attached together and then anchored to the wall, and a book shelf in lo's room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396727 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:14:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 2396727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>TV and a buffet in the living room. Her dresser is not, but it is a huge old sturdy dresser (took 2 men to move it up the stairs.) </p> <p>She has a 9 cubby shelf in her room, does anyone have that anchored? I didn't think about it until now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396653 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:38:37 +0000 Corduroy 2396653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only LOs dresser. Our dressers aren't anchored and we don't have anything else in the house except her play kitchen (not anchored). TV is mounted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396649 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:35:05 +0000 mediagirl 2396649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only anchored her dresser to the wall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-furniture-do-you-have-anchored#post-2396648 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:34:07 +0000 Bao 2396648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Furniture in all rooms or just areas your LO frequents? I know it's bad but we don't have all anchored that we should, but it's my next project. We don't have too much that needs to be, but there are a couple of things that should be. I was thinking of this last night, DH was building their pretend washer and dryer for Christmas and it came with an anchor, I thought that was great! </p>