This was our set up with xpens from when our two were tiny babies. We had the metal type but we picked up a roll of vinyl flooring from Home Depot and just put that under the pen for easy potty clean up. It worked great until they went through a heavy chewing phase and decided that the corners of the vinyl would be great to chew on. We have the other type of playpen too, and used that for a while, after the vinyl chewing started, when we had leave then at home alone. That didn't work as well for us because we didn't trust them to be in the pen together. Our boy could get a little rough with his little sister. They've worked it out now that they are older. We've also used the playpen style when traveling too because it folds up easily and is much lighter. I really liked both types of xpens. It just depends on your situation. I highly recommend having one of some sort though. |