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me -antilop too!!

We have a big chicco polly thing, but it folds small. We have a tiny house too! It suits us as we needed something solid. Also good when ds falls asleep while having lunch as it can tilt back!

I went to Ikea and went to their cafe to look at the Antilop, picked one up and tonnes of water gushed out of it which completely put me off. They are also quite small and ds is HUGE. (At 5 months he got stuck in a highchair in Mothercare when we were testing them, took 2 people to get him out. Ooops!)

I would go to a few shops and try them, then order online!

We got the Baby Dan one, its similar to the Stokke one but way cheaper, it fits neatly under the table if you've got that kind of space. It was on amazon for about 70quid and will fit them for years.

The fold away ones tend not to clean easily, so you need to choose one or the other feature IMO.

Easiest to clean and quite good looking too (as it will be on show all the time) are the Stokke one, or for a much lesser price tag the Ikea one with four legs. If you can afford the Stokke model it's great in a small space as, once the baby set is off (about 18 months old) it can double as a stool for an adult to sit on.

We have an antilop and love it, but if it is a bit large and taking the legs off every time is too much hassle ikea also does a fold up one which a bit pricier but still a good buy.

PinkPolkaDots, no fancy gadgets on the Ikea one. It's plain and simple and that's why it is so fab. No leg rest for them to bounce around on, no soft seat for them to keep hurling themselves back into, easy to clean and V V V cheap! Truly an amazing high chair. Con is it doesn't fold away. We live in a tiny house so it does take up room but the advantages far out way that

Another vote for antilop here too. We got the cushion insert too as DD2 sat at the table with us at meal times even before she was eating & this was a much better solution than a bouncy chair on the floor. (but those who have said being able to sit unaided in the chair before weaning are correct)

Antilop doesn't fold away but it did push under our table so was quite out the way iyswim.

We just used a bumbo. DD stopped using it about 16 months and from then sat in a big persons chair. We have a small house so weren't bothered with a high chair.

Ikea Antilop, no question.

I don't know why highchairs that go on the floor are so popular when there are ones which will sit on your normal chairs and therefore take up loads less space? For a small home of course.

Stoke Tripp trapp gets my vote too! Although v interesting that almost all votes on here are for ikea antilop. Is it just because it's such good value or does it have any good features? I feel like I've missed a trick here!

Ikea antilop. Ace. No faffing about with straps either.

Ikea anti lop is fab, really as everyone says, so easy to clean too!

UsingaPseudonym we have an ikea one at GP's and stokke at home - DS no longer uses highchair he's 4 but still uses the stokke at home and it's easily convertible when we've had friends with babies round - although some bribery is needed to get DS to give up his chair
Tbh it's great and functions as a spare adult chair if needed - yes it is expensive but it's proper furniture and has lasted us years, we bought it after a friend recommended it they have had theirs for nearly 10yrs

Antilop all the way for us, it gets a wipe down after every meal and then is like new again

Sorry didn't explain well! I meant I can't currently imagine 2 months ahead to her sitting in it! Made sense in my head . . .

usingapseudonym If you're using the highchair to feed solids in (which I assume is the reason you'd want one!) then a child should be able to sit unaided before you wean (which is about 6mo) - so you shouldn't need cushion inserts or props or anything.

I love mine

ace versatile seat

It fits on a normal chair so not taking up tons of floor space as many do. The tray is removable and height adjustable so child can eat at table or not as you prefer.

And you can take it on visits/trips out.

Why do you want your 4 month old to sit in

One of the key indicators is a babies ability to sit up in a chair?

The seat is quite small tbh which helps.

I'd suggest an antilop to start with when they are messy as I love having a tray to carry all the debris into the kitchen then get a tripp trapp once they've outgrown the antilop/past that stage.

Some silly questions . . . (I'm on child 2 but have forgotten everything!) We are wondering about Ikea or stokke which does feel like one extreme to the other! I can't quite imagine my 4 month old sat in it. Is it just that they can sit by 6 months and all is well or do they need cushion inserts?

Oh, realised you want it to fold. The ikea one doesn't but it's legs come off.

Chicco Quickseat. Hooks onto a table, comes apart and you can put the seat in the washing machine.

We don't have much space and went for a stokke Tripp trapp because it's a proper piece of furniture so we don't have to put it away (I've got nowhere to put it, even if it did fold away)
Yes it's expensive but it grows with your kid and my DS (nearly 4 ) is still using , but now as a a chair. One of the things I really don't regret spending money on.

Another one one with a huge expensive highchair and replaced by the Ikea one!! I think its about £11 and the tray is a couple of pounds more.

Ikea Antilop!! I love it's wipe clean ability!!