Baby Gates - how many?

Re: Baby Gates - how many?

• MrsJetSet member

  November 2012

  It depends on how you live in your home. We are not doing any on the stairs because it is easier to block access elsewhere so dd can't even get near the stairs. I am also putting one up in our bathroom that will keep dd by the shower while I get ready in the morning. Our bathroom is long and narrow and I want to be able to see what she is doing while I get ready.

  
  
  
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• chulita425 member

  November 2012

  Like PP said, it does depend. We have 3 and they are all downstairs, one blocks the kitchen, one at the bottom of the stairs and one blocks the entryway (which also blocks the downstairs bathroom). With these 3 it creates an open area where he has plenty of room to play alone and I can see him where ever he's at. We don't hang out upstairs very often so we haven't used a gate up there yet. If we are in one of the bedrooms getting dressed or whatever we'll just close the door.

  

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• kelle017 member

  November 2012

  I don't have kids yet, but we live in a ranch style with a finished basement and we will only have one at the top of the stairs.  

  
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• jobiann member

  November 2012

  kelle017:

  I don't have kids yet, but we live in a ranch style with a finished basement and we will only have one at the top of the stairs.  

  This is us too, one in front of the basement stairs. 

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• ali26

  November 2012

  I have top of the stairs only,  we have two non stationary ones that we used to block the bottom of the stairs and kitchen when she was in her 'exploring everything' stage from about 12-18 months.  Now those are no longer necessary.  Dd can go down the stairs fine on her own but I still don't want hr trying it without one of us right there should she trip. 

  

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• mom2b22013 member

  November 2012

  We also only have one at the top of the stairs to our second floor. (There is a door to the basement) but there were times when one to the top of the stairs would have come in handy.....
  

  

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• ellewoodsSC member

  November 2012

  That depends on your situation.

  You would need a dedicated hardware mounted gate at the top of the stairs if you had a multi-level house and it's a good idea to block access to the staircase from the bottom, whether in the hallway or at the base of the stairs.  Everywhere else, it's usually ok to use pressure mounted gates.  Typically the kitchen is the other place you would need one.  

  If you can spend the money into getting a step through gate (except for the stairs), it will make your life easier.  

   

  

  
  

  

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• MouseInLux member

  November 2012

  We have one in front of the stairs up and down from our living floor, one at her bedroom door she's on a floor bed and we open her door when we go to bed and one for the laundry room which doesn't get used much any more.

  

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