M.S. asks from Troutdale, OR on September 15, 2011
Need Recommendation for a High Chair Please
Hi Moms and Dads! So my little guy is getting bigger and he is going to need a high chair soon. I thought he could use his sister's but she is just still too attached to it, so I guess I'll have to buy him his own. I am thinking about a booster that would go on the dining chair but I am not really sure how well those work. I really like the idea of being able to push it up to the table for meals, but its not a deal breaker. I don't want to spend a ton of money, so the $200+ ones are really not feasible right now. Thanks in Advance for your advice and help.
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K.S. answers from Portland on September 16, 2011
We have two we LOVE! The fisher price space saver that straps to the chair and converts to a booster (other posters have rhapsodized about it below, so I'm just adding in mine too!). We also have the cheapo Ikea plastic one with the snap on tray. It is perfect! Light and easy to move from kitchen to table, easy to clean up, straight back (why do they make them with a recline? that's a choking hazard!), just great and so cheap! We had a full sized one with fabric seat (impossible to clean), recline (uggg) that was always there, too big to pull up to the table really, and huge and impossible to store. Good luck!
A.V. answers from Seattle on September 16, 2011
The Fisher-Price Healthy Care Deluxe Booster Seat worked really well for us. As he got older we removed the tray and he could eat at the table with us.
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K.N. answers from Cleveland on September 15, 2011
Mine was a freebie so I'm not even sure they still make it, but something to look for, the height on mine adjusts and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that feature. at the max height it can be pulled up to my counter height table for a meal, or I can lower the entire seat and sit on my couch and comfortably feed my little guy.
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K.W. answers from Seattle on September 15, 2011
Love our Fisher Price Space Saver.
We also recently purchased an Infantino seat that clasps to the table. If your babe is sitting very well on their own, this might be a great (and inexpensive) option. Bonus is you can take the seat virtually anywhere (restaurants, trips) and it fits in suitcases. No tray, though. Would need to eat off the table.
Y.B. answers from Seattle on September 16, 2011
T.N. answers from Portland on September 15, 2011
I don't recall the name, but I THINK it is CHICCO and I THINK I got it for our grandson at Babies R Us and it is a portable highchair that attaches to the kitchen/diningroom table. You can bring it with you and I have not seen a table yet that it does not attach to.
Good luck!
T. Nelson
T.S. answers from Philadelphia on September 15, 2011
I also love my Chicco high chair. Maybe you can find one on craigslist??
E.L. answers from Seattle on September 16, 2011
My husband and I have been really happy with the white plastic highchair from Ikea. It has an easy snap-on tray and everything is easy to wipe down. Also with the tray off it scoots right under the lip of our dining room table. They're pretty cheap new, but you can find them on Craigslist too. We've had ours for 5 years now and it's just great. No strange nooks for food to get stuck in or moving parts to break.
S.S. answers from Seattle on September 16, 2011
I have to say I love, love, love our Cosco high chairs. You can get them in Babies R Us or Target for $40. That's right, $40! And they're foldable!! We wanted something space saving, so we bought these for our twins and they are some of the sturdiest pieces of baby furniture I've ever bought. I can't believe it, but I've caught the boys climbing into them and they are completely solid (our boys are 30 lbs each at two years old!)! They will not tip over! And when I have guests over, I can fold them up and tuck them away in a closet! Or if we are going away, they fold up and fit in the back of the car if need be. Love, love, love that feature. Plus for $40, they are super affordable.
T.W. answers from Syracuse on September 15, 2011
I used the polly chico highchair with both of my kids. It's on wheels and I used to always wheel them around the house or over to the table for meals. It reclines so you can actually lay an infant in it. I think it's around 110 on amazon but babies r us sells it as well.
As for a booster, I love the Cooshee booster, also available at Babies R Us/ Toys R Us.
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