Advantages: Great for more than one baby Disadvantages: A bit expensive
...After finding out I was having twins and starting to buy things the reality of how expensive my 2 bundles of joy would be sank in. Double pram, 2 car seats, 2 of everything not to mention the fact I was having a boy and a girl so I had to buy pink and blue clothes too!
When they started to become active I looked everywhere for a twin playpen but to no avail. Then I spotted the Babydan Babyden in a catalogue and going by the sizes when it was in playpen form I knew it would be big enough.
The twins had great fun rolling around in it and also learned to pull themselves up on the bars. Now they are 14 months old and walking everywhere I have attached it to the walls and have got it as a room divide. They have their own little room now within our living room away from the temptation of plugs, tv's, fires etc.
I thought they would cry...
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Advantages: Makes any space safe and has endless uses Disadvantages: Only for the rich…needs plenty of space
...Imagine if you will a small front room (13’ 7” x 13’ 5”) where one wall of the room is taken up by a fabulous stone fireplace with stove, hearth and green marble effect plinths either side. Now imagine small baby learning to walk…and fall near this beautifully but dangerously appointed hearth! Well now you are in my living room watching my son take is first steps (well in the next month or so).
I looked around at fireguards, which are all very nice and functional, but only protect the actual hearth area. I need to literally cordon off the entire wall. How was I going to do it? Well I spotted the BabyDen, made confusingly by BabyDan!
The BabyDen is essentially a hexagonal playpen which comes with a gate, so you can just walk in, as opposed to having to stretch and reach into conventional playpens. However, the BabyDen can also...
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Advantages: Large play area. Easy access. sturdy. easy to assemble Disadvantages: quite expensive at £69 - £89, but worth it
...in various places Toys "R" us or from catalogues like Kays or littlewoods(you will pay a little bit more) or as I found out afterwards on Ebay!! Harry is 9 mths now and is using the bars to hold onto while practising his walking...
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After watching Brendon Foster and Steve Cramb getting all excited and Geordie about our athletes' fine performances, particularly on Tuesday night during the Commonwealth Games, I thought I'd take a little trip up to the cheerful and hospitable north... more