Safety & Baby Gates: Regalo
5 articles
Baby Gate for Stairs
Asked by K.K. from St. Louis
on July 20, 2009
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Hi, I'm looking for a baby gate that will work well with stairs that have a banister on both sides. I've found tension-mounted gates for doorways, as well as some that...
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- Hi K., We chose the following gate because our bannisters were not symmetrical. http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=6552&cmSource=Search W...
- We have a great one made especially for stairs. It's white metal and has a stop so it doesn't open over the stairs. I think it is a safety first brand around $50 at ...
- We have the Kidco gates also (purchased from Babies R Us). They have been great! And you can easily take them down, when needed, and put them back up for the next gr...
Best Baby-Gate for Top of Stairs
Asked by R.D. from Pittsburgh
on November 16, 2006
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Hi, I am in the midst of baby-proofing, and I am hoping for some advice about the gate for the top of the stairs. We would like one that would be easy to open and shut...
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- We use a baby gate that can open and close(like a yard gate would) for our living room. It is pretty sturdy...try as he might, our son hasn't been able to get it to b...
- I cant remember the name brand it was, but I got one for 40$ at toyrus. It is a swing both ways, and slider one..It screws into the wall, and it is just plasic.It str...
- http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2629950 we liked this one alot. we never used it for stairs though, it was in a doorway. not sure if that makes...
Baby Play-yard Advice/suggestion
Asked by C.L. from San Francisco
on February 17, 2008
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Hi there,
I'm starting to research about baby play yards (aka pack-n-play) and would like to know what factors you considered in choosing the one you had? Are ther...
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- Hi C., I think the Graco Pack n Play's are awesome. Very popular. The other ones are similar, but it's not that big a difference to stress over. They have the ones...
- Our family loves our huge and roomy 10 year old Regalo play yard. It is easy to set up and take down, travel with, clean and our 37 lb, 2 year old grandson demands to ...
- I would say skip it for now. I found that I never used my playpen until my baby was starting to crawl and then she didn't like staying in there for long. The less unne...
Babies/Gates And Stairs
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on June 3, 2010
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My son is 9.5 months old and we have a basement in our house so naturally I worry about him falling down those stairs! We do have a door to the basement that we keep c...
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- How about a slide lock at the top of the door where the kids can't reach? I also used a gate with the door, but we had a third level of security with the slide lock a...
- I agree with the other posts that a pressure mounted gate IS NOT SAFE at the top of stairs. I recommend a kid-proof cover on the door knob so that hopefully your 3 ye...
- We live in a bi-level, so gating the top of the stairs was a must. We installed "The First Years All Clear Swing Gate" because we didn't like the look of the tradition...
Seeking Alternative Sleeping Arrangements for 16-Month Old When Traveling
Asked by J.H. from Atlanta
on January 31, 2008
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Hi! I was wondering if any of you helpful moms had any advice on sleeping arrangments for toddlers when not at home. My 16-month-old and I travel to my mothers house...
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- If the room he is sleeping in is baby proof enough, you could put a baby gate up in the doorway and make him up a bed on the floor. My four year old prefers the floor...
- When we traveled with my 23-month-old over the holidays, we took the mattress from his crib and the gates we used to make a hexagon/play pen. We put the mattress on t...
- We had that same problem but my daughters are a bit older. We got a child's size tent and put a foam mattress pad in the bottom. She loved it! She had plenty of roo...
