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This is what I use. a 4X4 xpen divided into 3 compartments. The small area in the left back is the sleeping area, left front is the potty area and the right side is the eating and play area.
When they are newborn up to 3 weeks, they are kept in a round bed with sides high enough so they cannot crawl out. this bed is kept in the play area. Mom can go to the sleep area if she wants to get away from them for a while.
After 3 weeks I remove the bed and put then in the sleep area. I can close off the area between the potty and the play area so Mom can jump over to get away from them.
They quickly learn to leave the sleep area to go to the potty area. I can let them into the play area for playtime when Mom is out, and close it back up at night.
After they are weaned, they get full run of the pen.
It works great and establishes right from the start to go to another area to potty.
And it is right next to my computer desk where i spend a good share of my time.