Blind Cord safety advice
Hi,
I have recently heard of another tragic case of a very young baby being strangled by the cords on a set of blind.
I moved into my new house 10 months ago and all the blinds in the conservatory and living room have cords on them. We can't afford to replace them at the moment so how do I make them safe? What is the best device? I have tried to use the ones that tie the up out of reach but the cords are very long and this isnt practical.
My lo isnt left in a room on his own for any length of time but it only takes such a short time for this to happen and Im so worried about it. Im just finished redecorating the conservatory so thought that now it is going to be a functional room I need to get the sorted out asap.
Is it best to have the cords as tensioned as possible and attahced to the wall? Is this enough to prevent such a horrific accident?
Thanks Em x
I have recently heard of another tragic case of a very young baby being strangled by the cords on a set of blind.
I moved into my new house 10 months ago and all the blinds in the conservatory and living room have cords on them. We can't afford to replace them at the moment so how do I make them safe? What is the best device? I have tried to use the ones that tie the up out of reach but the cords are very long and this isnt practical.
My lo isnt left in a room on his own for any length of time but it only takes such a short time for this to happen and Im so worried about it. Im just finished redecorating the conservatory so thought that now it is going to be a functional room I need to get the sorted out asap.
Is it best to have the cords as tensioned as possible and attahced to the wall? Is this enough to prevent such a horrific accident?
Thanks Em x
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I haven't used these but a friend of mine has them. looking on amazon there is some for a lot cheaper as well, basically the cord is stored in the plastic thing
hth x x
Or could you put a couple of cup-hooks high on your wall and use them to keep the cord out of the way?