Baby Keeps Falling Against Metal Rails of Playyard!

I would just make sure you watch him closely now. He will outgrow the complete clumsiness stage, and become less clumsy. My son used to always run/fall into everything, but then he got better at walking. Just keep an eye on him, maybe warn him if he gets too crazy in there, and he will outgrow the falling stage. A couple of other things, when they are tired, they fall and get hurt more often, maybe keep him out of there when that is the case. Also, make sure he gets a lot of running time outside of there, maybe have a no running rule in it (he will get it, it might just take a while), but give him a lot of other running opportunities.

Keep in mind I have no experience with a gate like this but can you put pillows around it? Or at least the sides so he doesn't get so close to the metal.

Well, you could pad it with something......but to do that you would probably have to duct tape it on, unless you can figure out a better way. And then eventually, he would take it off......piece by piece...........Is he hitting his head on the top or bottom? If it's the bottom you could buy bumpers like for a crib, if that might help, or put pillows in there............
I don't think you are going to keep him from doing this and anything you try he will either move it or take it off..........He will probably be fine.......he is going to have more falls later and much harder........he'll get better at walking too.......so he'll be ok.
Hang in there and good luck.

My daughter was like that, she was all over the place. We didn't use a play yard, thought at times the idea was tempting. My point of view on that is just let them move. I know that means being constantly behind them, but also letting them explore and learn their limits. I work at home, that meant working a lot at night, or whenever she slept. But it was worth it. I always joke, she didn't learn to walk, she learn to RUN, she's a very active, very independent little girl. I have a site for you: www.babycrawlers.com. Good luck!

He really will get more coordinated. By the time you have figured out a solution to the problem, he will be walking like a pro. My second daughter walked at 9 months (WAY to early) and she was constantly pulling the bar stools over on her head. By the time I was going to replace the barstools with something safer, she had already learned how to climb up on top of them and sit for breakfast. He will get head bonks, but very few head bonks are serious, especially if they are just from baby-height. It is all part of learning.

We used metal gates too and that was a concern for us. We got lightweight bumpers and tied them on the inside of the gates while our daughter was playing in the "yard". When we were all done we would untie the bumpers and put them out of reach. It was a bit of a hassle but worth it to know that there was something soft between her head and the metal. Also look at the foam strips that you can get for table edges. It soft and you can cut it to fit the balls of the gates.