Comfy Cubs Baby Playpen & Gate - 144 x 144 x 63 cm, Extends Up to 579 cm - Pine Wooden Play Pen with Child-Proof Lock - Safe & Portable Easy Assembly Playpen for Baby & Toddlers - Light Wood White

A nice looking sturdy piece of equipment.We found that it’s big enough to help little one practice the initial stages of crawling where he doesn’t need a huge amount of open space, whilst we can keep an eye on him in the kitchen, but small enough it gives him room to play and focus on other fine motor skills and could create little zones of interest. Big enough for two adults to also sit in with baby. Can easily fit a round play mat of 138cm with some gaps you can fill with blankets, that’s just when it’s in square mode. Even more room when opened up more.Two weeks from arrival baby has already learnt to stand pulling self up using the bars. Baby is long and strong for age so that fact it’s not toppled over I’m pleased about. However don’t take the risk by leaving baby alone. Just keep in mind it could encourage further development in terms of mobility and your need to keep an eye on baby even more. Next we will put this in the lounge to fence off certain areas once the room is available.It’s good that it’s adaptable to be a large long or smaller gate too, otherwise if it could only be in playpen mode, you might feel it’s a waste of money if your baby is learning to stand so close to purchase and needs more space.I’m sure if you wanted to, you could paint it to a colour of your choice but the wood is nice enough, it’s already aesthetically pleasant to match any decor. No weird smells or textures either. Quick to layout. Whilst it’s not cheap, it’s at least good quality and wood isn’t cheap anyway. More durable and safer than plastic. I looked at many others and whilst I would prefer it to be more like £100, in today’s world , I’m not surprised it’s almost £200. Think of cost per use over many months/years as your child grows and it could feel like value for money. Just need to get over the initial sting of its price. At least it has some versatility to it, will last a long time if you have more than one child, and I’m sure will make a great play den one day too!