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Playpen advice please

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WinkyGirl · 17/08/2006 21:26

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but I need advice please!
I would like to buy a playpen but I dont know whether to go for a standard one or a babyden one which doubles up as a room divider.
My two issues are:-
I would like to be able to use it in the Sitting Room and the Kitchen so it needs to be easily collapsed/moved.
I suffer from a bad back so it needs to be lightweight!

Hope you can help, thanks!

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saphi · 17/08/2006 21:48

I have the babyden and I think its marv.
Although its quite heavy if your going to be lifting it around, some of the travel cot types may be slightly lighter although i dont think much

TheLadyVanishes · 18/08/2006 14:23

babyden depends on the size of your sitting room tho as they are quite big (hope i'm thinking of the right one) we used a travel cot which was fine for when dd was just starting to move about then after she was crawling/walking it was used to store toys. We folded it away a week ago as we wanted more space and we bought a storage box.

gigwig · 18/08/2006 14:23

Whave the baby dan one too, it is heavy and can be tricky to put it together.

DS didnt use it much though when a baby so we bought the tent cover and it's now a playhouse in the garden, which has meant we've got a lot more use out of it.

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TheBlonde · 18/08/2006 14:24

We have a wooden one from John Lewis - you can collapse it and move it but we don't bother
It's not very light

LO is 18 mths now and it still gets used at least twice a day

WinkyGirl · 20/08/2006 20:29

Thanks very much for the advice! I think I will go round the shops and see some playpens "in the flesh" to see how big/heavy they are...(Hadnt even considered size!)

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