Does anyone use this thing? I have a 14mos old and a 3 yr old and no fenced in yard. I heard that supergates can be connected to each other to make it bigger if needed. I'm already having a prob. with being outside and chasing after the 3 year old and needed to harness the baby...

suggestions before i drop some cash?

I have one. I tried using it one year outside while doing the garden and since it doesn't have a bottom my then baby, kept eating the grass and dirt. So I ended up just using the regular playpen. But the supergate is now used around the christmas tree which is GREAT!!! Your 3 yr old would be able to push it. I have a 4 yr old and a 16month old. They both will dig in the dirt which keep them together in my 2 acre not fenced in yard. So we will probably get a sand box. I will bring the play pen out for the baby when I work in the garden.

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We use ours around the Christmas tree and it has been a lifesaver. We have also used it quite successfully indoors in other capacities as well (hooked together as it's intended and as sort of a baby gate to block off the area by the stairs). Mommyandwifeisme made some good points about potential difficulties outdoors though and I would tend to agree that a three year old may not be well contained as it is possible for a child that size to push it. My older son is 3 1/2 and I have no doubt that he could get out of it.

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oh, i dont want it for my 3 yr old, i want it for my 14mos old for when im dragging back the 3 yr old!

My 19 month old can climb right out of that thing, so depending on how adventurous your little one is, it might not last you very long. But I know you plan on having more kids so you can use it with the itty bitties later on. I wanted to use it around the Christmas tree but dh wouldn't let me because he said it is too ugly.