Babydan Baby Den

Advantages: Makes any space safe and has endless uses
Disadvantages: Only for the rich…needs plenty of space

...wall in my lounge, and BabyDan instruct that the gate must never be used in a completely straight configuration to maintain stability, I have found myself in need of a further panel. Now I purchased my BabyDen on the internet via Mothercare (more on suppliers later). When I placed my order I had a vague recollection of them supplying the extension pieces at a reasonable price. However, they now do not supply the extensions and I am unsure that they ...
...the supplier is! @@@ BABYDAN @@@ BabyDan are a family run Danish company and as such only give details of their office in Denmark in the user guide. However, they do have offices in the UK: BabyDan 5 Duke Street Southport PR8 1SE Tel. 01704 537843 They have an online catalogue but I can only say that at the moment it is not working. When I rang BabyDan in the UK, I explained what and why I needed the extension piece and they told me exactly ... Read review

Advantages: three-in-one playpen, fireguard and room divider
Disadvantages: takes a while to convert from one thing to the other

...but I went with the Babydan anyway - on the grounds that it is multi-purpose. It converts from a hexagonal playpen to a room divider, fireguard, or a stairgate. What I didn't realise was that you can't actually have all of them at the same time. You could have the stairgate (but let's face it, who only needs one? Most stairs I've seen have a top AND a bottom!) and then five sections left for a fireguard or room divider, but you can't make the playpen ...
...of having to unfold the babydan and put it up again as something else all the time, despite it being relatively easy to do, is not something I relished. It's "easy" in that you don't have to get your toolbox out. It's not "easy" as in you just pick it up and carry it. There's a fair amount of grunting and clicking and carrying and heaving involved, so it's not exactly a picnic. If for some reason you wanted a playpen until your baby was mobile, and ... Read review

Advantages: Baby is safe from big sister's toys!
Disadvantages: Expensive - worth the money though

The Babydan Babyden is a big playpen/fireguard/room divider. It comprises of six panels with fix together in various ways to suit the situation. I use it at home as a playpen, I am taking it on holiday for a fire guard and I got one for our toddler group as a room divider to keep babies away from their siblings in cars! The panels fix together at any angle you choose, they just get held in place with a pole. It is very easy to put together, no ...
...under five minutes (with babies and toddlers crawling around my ankles!!). It has wall mountings as well. The playpen is free standing, its obvious use is as a hexagon but I used mine as a rectangle to fit it in a narrower space. I got the babyden for my first baby to play in before our house was protected from little fingers! But in the end I used to sit in it to read or do any paperwork that I didn't want her to get. I recently got it out for ... Read review

Advantages: Safe, comfortable, roomy, easily accessible, well designed.
Disadvantages: Choose colour wisely - black looks like a prison! Quite a lot larger than traditional playpens.

...dimesions before purchase. The Babydan babyden is available in white, silver or black. I chose black as it went best with the lounge where it would be situated, however I did find it looked a bit like a miniature prison! It is well made in a kind of powder coated finish so it is not as cold as a metal frame. We found it difficult to assemble at first but subsequently realised it is quite easy once you know how - don't forget to look at the little ...
...or a heavy baby! Babydan Babyden can also be used in other configurations such as fire gate, stairgare, room divider etc... Additional parts can be purchased although extra fixings are included in the box. I creates a hexaganal shape when configured and is over 120cm wide at the widest points of the hexagon. This gives a larger than average play area. ... Read review

Advantages: multipupose, practical, useful, strong
Disadvantages: expensive, complicated to put together

I purchased the babydan Playpen before my twins were born. I think it was a man thing! My husband insisted that we have one. i thought it was a waste of money but he pursueded me. However, I now feel that it was a fantastic purchase. When the babies were tiny I used it for storing things in to keep the room tidy as they were still in their moses basket in the day. Once they were old enough to move around a bit, I started putting them in the playpen. ...
...middle floor of the house and we didn't intend to get stairgates (we got one eventually!) I needed to get the babies used to being enclosed. They loved being in there and when they started trying to stand up they used the bars to pull themselves up. As I have twins they did outgrow it fairly quickly. So I have now split my sitting room in half and use it as a room divider. It is great for our lounge diner as i sit and work in the sitting room and ... Read review