Too much time in playpen for toddler?

[lexiss]

This morning DS 17 months woke up at 6am. I got up bf him and put him in the playpen. It is one of those extra large, hexagonal playpens.

Around 6.15 I gave him some water and changed his nappy. Then I went back to bed after making sure the playpen had only safe toys and the baby monitor was plugged in.

I fell asleep and woke up at 8.30. I went out to see DS and he was happily playing with this toys. He is very into small manipulative puzzles, shape boxes, stacking cups etc at the moment and he was busy playing with these.

He had been in the playpen for nearly 2.5 hours! Is this too long? Is there a problem that he plays happliy for this length of time by himself?

Most days I have a nap during the day for an hour or so and DS spends this time in the playpen but I have never left him for 2.5 hours before.

What do you think about this?

So this thread isn't actually about what it was about before now right? I can't find the bit where it changed. :(

Hope the OP is alright though. x

Only put DD in for short periods while made tea etc. By 18 months she could climb out of it!

Choola, you omitted a lot of the paragraph preceding that sentence. As you can see you were using the 'i' in comparison with myself who you are suggesting went Batshit crazy. The full quote is below:

'the reason I'm not in the middle of your massive drama despite using the word neglectful isn't because I didn't come back - it's because I didn't go batshit crazy when someone disagreed with me.'

Thanks for the offer but I don't like camping and I'm on a diet.....no seriously- it's the principle!

Sorry should be an exclamation after that - I'm not shouting.

Should not be. Rather than 'should be'.

TSC I like the diplomatic approach.

I shall back away from the thread. I won't say another word about hypocrisy or anything like that golden

Welcome back TSC.

TSC is that you?

MNHQ where has TSC been for six months and what have you done to her? She's gone a bit lentil-weavy...

Anyway, welcome back dude :o

And Op, a 17 month old who will play happily for 2.5 hours?? - half your luck!

TSC - Clearly!! feel free to PM me so I can further froth at the injustice

Of course you are :)

Sorry, but my sides hurt now