I didn't need any sort of special gate so I just got the cheap wood gate with the plastic lattice. It has the notched bar so that you can adjust the length of the gate. I found the right notch for our doorway, and it worked well, except for one corner that didn't quite catch. With one corner loose, the whole thing could be pushed right out of the doorway in a toddler tantrum.
{pre-fix, the gate pushed out of the doorway since one corner didn't fit snugly} |
My quick fix? Super glue and large rubber bumpers (those little adhesive rubber feet that are for protecting furniture from scratches). Just glue one of the flat rubber bumpers onto the rubber foot of the baby gate to get the little bit of extra length you need to make the gate stick. One of the large, flat round bumpers was the perfect size for the rubber foot of the baby gate. Without super glue, the bumper only lasted a few nights. With super glue, one bumper has lasted about five months.
{rubber bumper glued to round rubber gate foot} |
{the bumper adds just the little bit of length needed to make the gate fit snugly and securely}
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