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LJR 84
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Do you have a "play pen" or fenced in area?
LJR 84
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This may apply more towards SAHM's, but I imagine it would come in handy during a maternity leave, too. I'm just curious if any of the 2u2 moms have play pens, or some type of fenced in area. Now that DD is mobile and very active, it's become clear that we'll need to do something for when I'm home alone with 2u2. I plan to BF and can't imagine how I'll be able to contain DD without something!
If you do, what do you use and/or recommend? I've seen a couple longer fences on amazon that we're thinking about ordering.
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Re: Do you have a &quot;play pen&quot; or fenced in area?
We have our living room baby proofed with gates to the kitchen and stairs so she can't go out of the living room.
We tried the playpen area thing and DD absolutely HATED it. She'd play for maybe 10 minutes MAX and then cry.
We have a SuperYard: https://www.amazon.com/North-States-Superyard-Classic-Gate/dp/product-description/B00020L78M
There is more room in there than in a PnP, and if they have the right toys in there, they will be happy. They are even happier if I sit in there too. They sell an extension kit to make it even bigger, but we didn't buy that.
Good luck!
We had 2 of the white metal superyard gates which created a huge rectangle in our living room for when my DD was 9-12 months.. crawling, mobile, it helped her learn to pull up on the bars.. we jokingly called it her "baby prison" bc they are vertical bars like jail bars.. I had a playdate with one of our friends today and her 3 yr old said "where is Bernadette's toy cage?" Hee hee.
Was thinking of putting it back up to be able to put this new LO down on the rug on his activity mat nice and safe and not have DD climbing on him... not sure what I'm going to do.lock her out or keep her in...
Can you babyproof extensively so she cant get into anything in those areas that she can get hurt with?
I have a similar layout and can't keep my eyes on DS 24/7. However, my kitchen is well babyproofed. Theres a few drawers where he can get tupperware/pots and pans out of, but he cant get into anything that could cause harm. Cabinet locks work well as does a lock on the toliet seat.
Yeah...we do have it babyproofed pretty well right now. We have all the cabinets in the kitchen locked- except the pots and pans because we let her go there.
We also have foam going around the brick fireplace, etc. I guess I'd just like to be able to confine her a bit so that I can always see her if I'm feeding the baby, etc. I just know she'd HATE a small play pen, so that won't work... The toilet seat lock is definitely something we need...her hands have already tried that one.
We've even had to take all toilet paper off the rolls...she tries to eat it. Crazy the things you don't even think of until they're mobile!
There is no way my son would stay in a play pen, or gated area. We tried so hard to block him using everything we could think of. He's tall and he can climb and blocking him just made him want it more.
We baby-proofed- extensively. We moved the trash can to a closet and we keep the closet doors, bathroom door, garage door, and back door closed so he cannot get into those areas. He can get anywhere in the living room, dining room, and kitchen. We have one cabinet in the kitchen that isn't locked so he can play with all the plastic containers. We also have one cabinet in the living room that isn't locked so he can play with old video game controllers and other random "adult" items that can't hurt him. We rotate his toys, so he only sees things for one week every three weeks. He has three toy bins and three ride on / push toys. Keeping things new keeps him occupied.
I sit and BF when I can, but honestly there's lots of BFing while standing or BFing while sitting on the floor. You miraculously get much better at that stuff when you have 2u2.
LOL @ the last sentence. We actually have a toliet paper holder built into the wall that closes down. The previous owners of our house also had kids.
If you feel uncomfortable at the thought of not being able to see your older LO at all times, why not get a chair that swivels all the way around like you would have at an office and keep it centrally located in an area of the room that you'd be able to see her wherever she is?
We have the Evenflow Crosstown gate and we also have a PNP. The PNP comes in handy for a safe place to put DD where DS can't run over and tumble on top of her (it happened once at a friend's house... it was terrible). And we really only use the gate at night to keep DS from wandering into the dining room/kitchen/living room side of the house if he wakes up and leaves his room.
But if I had been at home with both of them on maternity leave, I would definitely have put up the gate to keep DS from leaving the living room. BF is so wonderful and I love it but it definitely does make juggling the two of them more difficult so a gate to keep #1 in your sight will be a must.
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