Just looking for ideas on how to protect a newborn from an excitable toddler.

For now, our bedroom is safe but it won't be long before toddler can open the door (a higher lock is on the to do list), but it would be nice to not have to put DS in the bedroom in order to keep him safe.

At the moment, i can't even leave him in a rocker in he same room as mobile toddler cos she will poke him if he is asleep, squeeze him to make him squirm, ..... you get the idea. We are working on 'gentle' touches, but realistically i have to protect the newborn over teaching the toddler.

A carrier works, but i'm still recovering from the birth and it will be a few weeks before i am at full strength so i can't wear him full time. i have heard of people getting a playpen and putting the baby in the middle so the toddler can't reach.

i have thought about slinging him up from the ceiling so DD can't reach

What other creative ways have you used to protect baby from toddler?