We got a playpen for DS (now 10 months) after he started crawling.
DS can now get into all sorts of potentially dangerous mischief if left alone, so it's useful to have somewhere safe to put him if I have to be in another room - i.e. popping to the loo, or in the kitchen preparing dinnner and so on.
Health visitor rang today and says they'll be round in a few days to do DS's 7 - 8 month development check-up.
I'm slightly concerned that she'll see the playpen in the living room, and think that we're cruel parents who leave DS in it for hours on end. And therefore wondering if I should hide the playpen while the health visitor's round.
But I'm not sure if I'm being a bit silly and overthinking things. Am I?