Hey Jen,
I finally broke down, and purchased a mesh cover for her playpen. In fact, it just came today in the mail! We went with the mesh so it's not so dark in there, and there is positively no way she'll get out of it now. However, we will have to be very careful in taking her collar off anytime she is put in there!!
The plastic idea was good, I though, but she just constantly jumped and jumped and tried to get out, I think because she probably knew if she tried hard enough that she could. Hopefully with the mesh top, she will figure out that it's just not going to happen. We'll see.
The only thing I already don't like about it is that we don't have a built in door in our playpen, so to get her in and out we have to take off three of the snap clips and fold the top back. Although, fortunately it's hinged in the middle, so you just remove the clips and fold it back on top of itself. I'm thinking about trying to fashion or buy just the panel with a gate in it, but I'm not sure if they make 30" tall panels with a gate. If nothing else, I could buy a taller one and cut it down...
I'll post an update when we see how it works. |