I do not have a baby at my house 24/7; I am a grandmother of 1 and a mother of 3 (2 of whom are 11 and 13). I have bought 4 of these gates in the past 6 months. The first two broke within a week of having them. I had assumed it was due to my daughter being careless and purchased another one. The last two that I purchased, however, taught me otherwise. I was putting the first one in place and it broke at the hinge on the main part of the gate! These things are VERY poorly made and most definitely NOT worth wasting your money on. I would post a picture of the broken piece, but the website won't even upload it (it's been spinning for several minutes now!)