Hi mummies! Is it a must to have a play yard if I don't have a playpen? My house is already filled up with my baby girl's things. I've a parklon M size bubble mat in the living room. I'm in a dilemma, thinking whether to get a play yard for her. Would appreciate if the mummies here can advise on this! :)

Hi, I know, it is so comforting to see the child having his/her own space to play and be secure at the same time, but I think it is fine if you don't have a playpen. As for playpen you got to have an ample space and it is not possible in all circumstances to have a huge space for that. If you have a parklon done in your living room, that is quite fun to have for the kid and that gives the kid his/her own personal space to be. Otherwise if there is no issue of space, you can have a play yard for her, provided the fact that you do not expect her to always be in her play yard for play. Kids have their mood and it depends when they want to be in the play yard and when not.