Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 22:41     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
the munchkin aluminium one is the one you want. a pain to install if you have funky banisters (DH had to build something to mount it to) but they are AWESOME once up.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 21:54     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
Btw, kidco makes the largest variety of special gates for all sorts of situations that can occur with stairs (eg, angle mount, banister mount, etc)
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 21:51     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
No, they make ones for the stairs without the bar for precisely that reason. I think the issue is you need to get a hardware mounted gate (no bottom bar) whereas what you have is a regular tension mount.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 21:17     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
We have ours in the hallway 4 feet before the stairs. Obviously this won't work for everyone's home.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 11:51     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
We have a Munchkin top of stairs gate that works fine. We love our Retract-a-Gate. We placed it at the bottom of our steps, but after using it for years, I'd be very comfortable with having it at the top as well.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 10:06     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
It is very dangerous to have a gate that is a tripping hazard at the top of the stairs.

The kidco angle mount gate is good if you have a place for it to rest when it is open. The babydan guardme is great if you don't have space for the gate to swing - you press the button and it collapses against the wall by itself.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 09:42     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
http://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Aluminum-Infant-Safety-Silver/dp/B004CLBWY6/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1443620521&sr=8-9&keywords=munchkin+gate
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 08:02     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
Thank you for the tip! It's difficult see in the photos if I had a bar on the bottom and many are not well described. I'll change my search mode!
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 07:59     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
OP, we have the same thing. I didn't realize until after we'd bought it that they make gates that are called "top of stair" gates that don't have a bar to step over. So don't just search for "baby gate" but look for "top of stair baby gate". That should turn up lots of options.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 06:41     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
No, you have a gate for an opening not stairs. That's very dangerous. Get the Kidco angle mount gate. I think the model is called safeway. Amazon has them.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 06:04     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
Whatever is cheapest at the Babys-R-Us-Center-Depot-Mart.
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2015 05:51     Subject: Baby gate recommendation
We have one baby gate at the top our stairs and every time I step through it im scared I'm going to trip and fly down the stairs. It's by summer infant and has a bar going across the floor so I have to step over it and onto the first step. Are all gates designed like this? Carrying a baby and stepping through this does not seem safe. Any recommendations? Thanks!