Hellobee Boards

We're getting one to keep E away from the elliptical

we had one - live in a small loft-style townhouse, w/weird metal railings that overlook the floors, on stairs, etc.
It was impossible to babyproof so this was PERFECT for us. J was an early walker (10 months), so this gave him enough room to safely play.

We have one and if my kid didn't have such horrible separation anxiety, it would work like a charm. Unfortunately, he will not stay in it alone so it doesn't work that well for us right now.

We use ours around the tv since its a big heavy one that we didn't want him to knock over.

We use ours a lot. It is in our living room, so it keeps most of her toys contained -- when we don't need to pen her in, we leave the gate open and she goes in and out. You can affix it to the wall instead of using it as a circle, they come with mounting hardware. Just make sure you measure and get the extra panels if necessary (also good for using it in a circle, it's pretty tiny without the extra panels).

@Mae: We have the exact one you linked to. It was super helpful when she was crawling and just learning to stand, so for like 3 months. Now that she can walk, we got rid of it because she would just stand in there and whine "mama mama mama" until I set her free. And she's pretty trustworthy so I pretty much just let her roam the first floor if I'm down there. We tried to use it flat as a way to prevent her from going to our bookshelves, and it just fell over if she leaned on it. I think if it's not attached in a circle, it's not all that sturdy.

Over all, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it, just because we used it for such a short period of time.

We have one that we use outside, either to contain lo in the carport or to block the stairs on our deck. I have never used it in a circle but the length of it is great for blocking large spaces.

This seems to be super common among twin parents! If we had one, I might try to do without. But with two kids who can suddenly like MOVE I am all about this. We are trying to figure out what exactly we're going to do. We want to try to maximize the space they can access, but also keep them contained and safe. I want an enclosed pen thing and Alex wants a ton of baby gates. I think I might have convinced him on the pen thing when I sent him a photo earlier today. I was in the kitchen getting their solids ready and I turned around to grab them and they had both army crawled INTO THE KITCHEN. It gave me a heart attack! So whatever we decide, we've got to do it ASAP!

I loved ours! We used it from 6-18 months. We created a play area for Sadie by tucking both ends behind furniture in our living room. It was a big enough area that she never felt like she was caged, and I felt like she was safe. I could leave the room to pee or quickly run upstairs without worrying. Thanks to that gate, we completely avoided baby-proofing. At 18 months she was a good enough listener that she wouldn't touch things that weren't allowed, so we tucked it away for future LO's.

We have that exact one. It worked when the boys were younger, but once they got mobile, they would scream bloody murder if we put them in it. And, they learned that they could work together to push it to where they wanted to go. One day, I turned around and found they had pushed themselves in the play yard into the kitchen, when they were supposed to be in the living room.

It currently sits on the loveseat in our living room to keep the dog from getting up there. We'll probably use it around the Christmas tree this year.