To consider a playpen for a 10 month old baby?

[jollybobs89]

Does anyone have a playpen for their little crawlers?

I have a 2 year old and a 10 month old and the 10 month old is just everywhere haha.

In the dog bowl licking slippers banging his head literally all I do is follow him round hahaha I can't even have a wee without him trying to put his hand in the toilet! I'm considering a play pen just so I know he's safe! He doesn't like being in his high chair so even trying to get out the house and get toddler in the pram dog ready it's just madness hahaha

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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I used to put mine in the cot for toilet trips, showers etc. I had stair gates on room so they were confined to one room. Keep dog bowls somewhere else. Everything harmful or damage able out of reach. TV secured to unit so it can’t be pulled over. When getting ready to go out, oub 19 month old in pram first then entertain whilst you’re getting ready.

I haven't got one, but when my little one is born in august I'll have a newborn and 22 month old so I will be investing! My house is open plan and all access - even with cupboard locks and everything High up my 1 year old amazes me with the trouble he can get himself into

I had one for my last baby, bloody marvellous.

God yes. What would be wrong with having somewhere safe they can play? And I'm certainly not carting two fat 1 year old upstairs every time I need a pee. Not trusting them to behave

Yep so useful for 5 minutes to just get something done.

I used a travel cot for my little boy in the front room from about 8mths to just over 1. He was an early walker and was everywhere.

He loved it though - he used to practice walking in there with no fear of hurting himself if he fell. Allowed me to use toilet/make breakfast etc

not got a child but when DBro and DSIL had their child (who's now 2.5) they got a playpen (present) as in their flat which was part open plan with living/dining room leading off from kitchen it was very hard to see their child when cooking.

It was helpful but hard to put together. SIL didn't like the idea at first as thought he was in a 'cage'. I think as they get more active and bigger it's hard to stop them climbing or trying to climb out of it.

I'd definitely have one if I had kids.

I had a travel cot for this: helped so much especially when the older one has an explosive poo and you can clean up safely!

I love mine. Had it nearly 2 years:
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Depends on the baby. I never had one for dd1, didn’t need it as you can follow your first around all day long. Also dd1 was just better behaved and didn’t get up to so much no good. Dd2 was a monkey and into everything. I tried a play pen for her at around you LOs age. She just stood in there and screamed the place down until I let her out. No matter how many times I tried it, she would just scream until released! She would probably have been better if I’d have introduced it younger, but by that point there was no way she was having any of it!

Tbh she was the same about napping in her cot, so maybe it was just that she was a monster and your LO will be fine!

Cannot see a reason why it's considered 'wrong'. Can't wait to get one for my son.

But then, I will be using reigns too and I know people hate them. Oh well, I'd rather be safe than fashionable.

I had one to put each DS in for safety if I was cooking or ironing.

They had toys they could only play with in the play pen and each often asked to go in.

Yes do it. We got one like this www.argos.co.uk/product/6253088

It was great because we also used it as a guard in the living room to protect the TV and fireplace.

I think at 10 months I'd go for those barriers you can set up to create a section of living room or whatever that you know is safe to toddle round in, rather than a playpen that'll only get used for 5 minutes. this sort of thing:

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We have this, it might not be stylish but it's solid, washable, suitable for the garden and no one has yet climbed out of it

Absolutely. Playpen or travel cot. I used to pop mine in with a few toys while I cooked dinner or nipped to the loo. I think it's fine.

We had one for our twins from about 10 months. Life saver. Our ground floor is basically all open plan (kitchen has a door) so it kept them safe while I cooked food, went to the loo etc. Not possible to totally baby proof the room. Ours was huge though and they had lots of toys in there. I actually cried when they learnt to climb out 😬

Ds1 was fine in the play pen. Would just chuck in some toys or cartoons on while I needed to do something and he was happy. Ds2 was having none of it and would scream bloody murder any time I tried to put him in it. He's the one I really could have done with containing too!

They are so useful, and when the baby outgrows it you can flip the usage and it becomes a space you can keep the toddler out of. Mine currently has laundry hanging in it.

I've got one like @XaviersMum1, but it's a bit bigger.

It takes up most of our living room, and it's a bit of a hindrance. But it kept my son safe.

He didn't spend that much time in it though because he's just cry when he was bored or when he wanted picking up and he'd spend more time on my knee than anything else.

I just started putting him in the empty bath tub when I needed the toilet or something.

I got this one because we have a big dog and this allows my little one and me to play without him, and ensures he's safe when I nip the toilet. It's quite large but can be made smaller.

You can get really big ones like the one pictured; I’ve managed to make my lounge as safe as possible so I can leave DS to go to the loo but in the kitchen I ended up getting a baby Walker which he loves. We didn’t have the space for a play pen and we have tiled floor and when I looked at price of a play pen and floor squares it was too expensive to justify for a short period of time

I used a travel cot and a big old fashioned play pen. They were great for keeping a crawling or just walking baby safe.

I also used the play pen for my older DC - nearly 3 years difference - so that he could play with lego and do drawing etc without the baby trying to eat everything.
The one across the kitchen door I kept until for several years.
I also had stair gates everywhere to keep them contained
The one across the kitchen door I kept until for several years!

Mine was in a playpen from 9 months until 17 months when she could climb out.

At 12 months she would pile her toys up to try and climb out.

Funny thing is she couldn't walk at that time but decided she wanted to try to climb out, so would just be calling instead.

Oh and the stargates I was going to use instead all got recalled.