I am terribly frustrated with the whole baby-proofing thing.
Here's how everything goes:
1. I am convinced that I have a critical need for a specific product for baby's safety.
2. I hunt high and low to find said product at any store (and I'm in metro LA - not in the sticks!)
3. I find the product. I purchase it.
4. I attempt to install it, only to discover that it is not compatible with my house.
Sometimes I get to skip one or two of these steps, but sometimes I go through all of them.
Examples:
- outlet covers. The fancy spring kinds can only be used with are only made for a dual outlet that is made of two separate round plug outlines, with a screw in the center. There do not seem to be any for rectangular outlets that have both plugs in one plate and no visible screw, as are found in my house and my office.
- cabinet latches. The cabinet doors in my bathroom are too narrow to work with either kind of latch I purchased - the angle is too steep.
- power strip protectors. This is what I really need, but I don't have the standard cheap power strips that match the protector outline.
Also, if anyone has figured out a gate system that will restrain tbe baby but allow a medium sized dog to pass through freely, I'd be grateful.