Opinions on "play pens" ? My story..

Question

So I am currently 13 weeks almost.. My boyfriend and I can't seem to agree on much. Specially because he already has kids and this is my first! Don't take me wrong, most things he suggests I take in consideration. But I'm having a hard time considering to buy our child a play pen. His youngest kid is like 16 months or so. And he literally lives in there.  🙄🔫 my man and his last baby momma rather put him in there then have him running up and down. He sleeps in there as well.. I don't say anything on that I mean it's not my child if that's the way they choose to do things fine🖐🏻🖐🏻 but not my baby. I want my baby crawling and what not. At that age my baby will either be sleeping in his crib or with me. I'm sure chasing a baby is exhausting I just don't want my boyfriend to think he can sit around while the baby is in his little prison! I just feel like I'm in my right and he needs to be okay with MY decision just like he was okay with his baby mommas decision. 
Any opinions🤔

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I have a pack n play that is also a bassinet, changer and napper. When the baby is old enough to come out of the bassinet, we will get a crib and use the play pin WHEN NEEDED. My son will not be put in the damn playpen all day lol

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I don't do play pins either!! If I need to contain my babies I put them in their highchair with a snack or a walker or something! I feel like a play pin could stunt their growth because a lot of times if you own one you put your child in them way too often! I have had them with a couple of my babies but hardly ever used them unless I was staying with someone and couldn't have their crib!! Stand your ground momma!! Your opinion matters!! :)

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Good for travel or if you need to take a poop or brush your teeth. But they're not meant to be in there for hours. Babies need contact with their caregivers and need to crawl and explore. I have one and I mostly used it for travel and for the beach/picnics. They also make great ball pits! I mostly used a baby carrier when I had to get stuff done.

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I plan on getting one for my son to nap in during the day. We have a two story town house and our stairs are steep so I don't want to walk up and down with my little a lot. Other then naps, I'll probably put him in there to play while I clean. Definitely going to use it for traveling.

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I've always looked at them more as portable cribs for traveling and overnights at grandma's house.  Maybe to play in outside when really you nd with a fitted sheet stretched over the top.

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Play pens are fine in moderation. You will probably want to buy one in case you ever travel. We are going down to visit family 6 hours away and if we didn't have a play pen that is able to travel he would have no where to sleep. Babies sleep a ton so we have a play pen in the living room so he is near by while taking naps. I don't want to have to go up and down 2 flights of stairs to check on him when he could be in the same room. Once our son is able to crawl he won't be in there as much but he will still be contained by baby gates. Either way you section them off so they can't get into everything.

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I think they're fine in moderation. Sometimes when you need to get something done around the house or whatever you can just plop baby in their to safely entertain himself. But definitely not all the time! I know a girl that also does that with her son. She will prop him with a bottle and just stick him in there for a good while every day.

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