[blparent] Baby gates

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

When my sister-in-law's kids were crawling and toddling, she bought a
sturdy gate that actually bolted into the wall, and it had a gate-like
door that adults could unlatch to walk through instead of climbing over.
Since we don't have stairs, I haven't had to deal much with gates,
though we do keep one up in the kitchen to keep Pen out when one of us
is not present in the kitchen and to keep the dog out when not present
to watch her, smile. Don't remember the brand, but it was really cool.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 12:27:16 -0500
From: "Miranda B." <knownoflove at gmail.com>
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Hi,
With our stairs, I don't think we could do this. I surely wish we could!
Our stairs are just a bit too steep to put a gate on one of them and
have an adult be able to practicly get through the gate let alone open
it. Gosh, I wish it'd work though! Our agency originally asked us to put
a gate at the bottom of our stairs (our stairs are carpeted), but there
is also a small shelf connected to the wall at the bottom of our stairs
and this shelf can not be removed without remodeling the entire house.
They have since said having a gate at the bottom of the stairs would be
an undo hardship and it is therefore not necessary. I sure love your
idea though! Maybe I'll experiment with the gate we currently have in
the kitchen doorway just to see if it'd work? *grin*

In Christ, Miranda