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Recommend a chair!

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DetentionGrrrl · 23/10/2006 07:26

17wk old sick of bouncer- he's too long for it and keeps wanting to sit up. He can sit supported, and i'd like a high chair type thingy so he can come in the kitchen and watch me cook etc. Any ideas?

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curlew · 23/10/2006 07:34

We got those wooden Tripp Trapp chairs for ours. They were expensive, but they are still using them at 5 and 10. 10 year old has just decided she deosn't want to use hers at the dining table any more, so she's moved it into her bedroom as a desk chair. The only downside, apart from the price (and I think there are cheaper versions of the same thing now) is that they are quite heavy and a bit awkward to more around. And you have to buy the extra bits of a very little person like yours. But I think they are wonderful - brilliant for posture and they look fab, not like a plasitic-y high chair. And they pull right up to the table so the baby can join in with mealtime properly.

twickersmum · 23/10/2006 08:25

There are new highchair laws coming in from 1st January and most of these "adjustable" chairs don't meet the guidelines and are either going to be adapted or discontinued. So if you do want to get one like this (or the Svan one) you need to buy it sooner rather than later!

Have you tried a bumbo chair? My dd's sat on the counter in one for months and months! Great for feeding first solids too. We then moved straight to a HandySitt chair seat (fits over the back of any dining chair and can be taken to restaurants etc with you) so didn't actually need to pay out for a big highchair at all. Great if your kitchen/dining room doesn't really have the space. Both these are available at www.mamatoto.co.uk (free delivery if you use this code KF1ZZ140!!)

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DetentionGrrrl · 23/10/2006 09:04

What age/weight does the Bumbo one go upto? It looks like i could use it straight away for him (maybe not on the counter though!)

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twickersmum · 23/10/2006 09:10

i gave mine away when my dd was about 10 months as she started to climb out of it and my friend has twins and needed one... but my older dd (2.8 was still sitting in it sometimes - skinny thing)

also great if your ds gets nappy rash as you can take their nappy off and sit them in it!

LunarSea · 23/10/2006 11:34

Tchibo have a version of the Tripp Trapp which appears on their offers a couple of times a year or about £30. A bit shocked that they're not going to be allowed any more, although admittedly we never really used ours as a high chair, just as a chair with a higher than usual seat (i.e. no restraints or anything) to allow ds to be at the right height to sit at the table. So perhaps they'll still be available as adjustable height toddler chairs rather than high chairs per se?

Cashncarry · 23/10/2006 12:22

Apologies in advance for hijacking - this is the first I've heard about laws for highchairs. Would someone post a link to the appropriate information? Thanks

ps I've got an East Coast Junior Highchair from John Lewis which I think is fab. It's wooden so it looks nice but fairly basic in that you have to use a screwdriver to adjust it. We got it when DD was five months (got a cushiony insert thingy) and it'll last until 10 years (or so it says). Hopefully good value for money...

twickersmum · 23/10/2006 12:56

i will try and find the info - i heard about these laws from East Coast. Apparently if the highchair has a gap which a baby's head can fit through then it isn't going to be allowed from 1st Jan. So all the adjustable ones have this - by their nature the seat can be moved up and down, leaving a gap. blocking this gap isn't possible while still allowing the chair to be adjustable.
Crazy in my opinion... but there you go.

MrsBadger · 23/10/2006 13:02

I think what's going to happen is that BS 5799 (the current British standard for safety requirements for children's high chairs) is going to be superseded by the EU standard EN 14988.

The few bits of information I can glean seem to indicate that the new regs will be more similar to the US ones and require smaller leg holes than the current standard, also a smaller distance between the crotch strap / bar and backrest. This is on the grounds that the most dangerous thing that can happen is that the child tries to stand up in the chair and topples forward to the floor, so the emphasis is on preventing the child from trying to stand.

It sounds like Tripp-Trapp type chairs will have to be used with the bar and harness kit for longer but I can't see them being discontinued altogether.

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