Highchairs

[LittleNettle]

I am looking for some advice re. highchairs.
I am absolutely lost picking one - there is so much choice.
I need it to fold away easily and have a price range of about £50 at the most.
I was looking after the Mamma and Papas 'Pesto' highchair.
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks

[LittleNettle]

Thank you for all of your replies!
I think I will look into the Ikea one now (especially if you can get an insert for it) and another couple that were mentioned that are more foldable and decide!
Thankyou all very much!

[DustOffYourHighestHopes]

Have a look at the Baby Bjorn one. Folds very thin, removable tray is so easy to clean. ££ but worth it. Really supportive if your baby is small. Good for sitting up the baby when they have strength but no balance.

If not that, Antilop.

[switswoo81]

We have the tripp trapp. She has climbed out of every other highchair. (and buggy and carseat) but the positioning of the straps means she can't get out. Turned my back in a cafe to get milk for 2 seconds and she was standing up in the ikea one...

[Clarabumps]

Ikea one. My sister got one that was ridiculously expensive. Crazily expensive and she now has an Ikea one. No matter how comfy they are they get covered in food. COVERED. You'll never get that food out of the nooks.

[ToffeeForEveryone]

Antilop for an easy life. Chucks in the dishwasher no problem and it's so cheap.

It does have quite a big footprint though if you are tight for space.

[EsmesBees]

Another recommendation for a booster seat rather than a high chair. Takes up much less space and they can sit at the table with you from the start.

[SpartaCarcass]

I used the Antilop one and didn't put it away but stored it over a normal chair if you know what I mean.
It was brilliant for weaning - so easy to clean.

Then I bought a (second-hand bargain) Trip-trap and that was brilliant too. My little toddler sat in it and and she grew we could adjust the chair with her. I'm sure we used it until the DC were 3 or 4 as it stopped being a high chair and became a chair high enough to reach the table. With a really good step up for a small one.

[Gillian1980]

We've got a joie mimzy snacker and really like it. I can fold it one handed while holding 14 month old daughter with my other arm.

[Artandco]

My 6 year old still uses the stokke Tripp trap as main dining table seat. He still can't reach the table properly on the normal chairs. They last as adult seats also weight wise

[kiki22]

I have this one like this for ds2 but it was £49.99 I had the same one for ds1 he used it until he was 3 because it can go low down too he even liked to sit in it to watch TV and draw. I love the fact it can be sofa height table height or standing height and it reclines so the can just chill sitting in it watching you or the TV.

www.mamasandpapas.com/en-gb/snax-highchair-jamboree/p/1152j0101/?gclid=CjwKEAjwhILABRDwo8mlqt6ug38SJACNSq_kIE0MP8LsfSxXctkBFIV-REzzYmN89tqTA29_g7WgKBoCS8vw_wcB

[kiki22]

Oh and the seat cover comes off and can go in the wash I used to wash it every few weeks when he was little. Easily wiped down in a few mins too.

[newmumwithquestions]

Ikea antilop with the inflatable cushion. It's the best I've used - we've used others at friends/holidays etc and no others were as good.
We were given a mamas and papas wooden one. Looks lovely, to clean

[newmumwithquestions]

That's.....
Looks lovely, horrible to clean !

[ThePug]

The Baby Bjorn has all the good points of the Antilop but also folds, has an adjustable tray and doesn't have any faffy straps. You can pick them up second hand on ebay/local selling sites for around £60ish usually.

[dailymaillazyjournos]

I started a thread on this a while back and the Ikea Antilop was recommended. DD is so pleased with it. Really easy to clean. Their first one was an absolute gunge collector and had a fabric seat which didn't remove for cleaning. The Ikea one is, neat (although it doesn't fold away) and DGD seems very comfortable in it. They brought it when they came to stay with me and although my flat is tiny it still fit in my teeny kitchen.

[AGenie]

I really like the IKEA one too. We used it in a hospital once and it was great and much less faff than the one we had. We had a huge complex fisher price one.

My dm said "get one that's stable enough to reliably contain the enthusiasm of a juvenile Gorilla", which I thought was good advice.

[CocoaBeanPlease]

Loved the Antilop for the usual reasons, but when that was outgrown we moved on to a Tripp-Trap-like one, which I also heartily recommend. For those who like me find the Stoke Tripp-Trap too pricey, there is a Babydan version which is very similar but half the price (or less: currently £60 at Tesco). I actually preferred the more rounded design of the Babydan to the Tripp-Trap sharp angles anyway, so for me it was a no brainer.

Our DDs are now 6 and 3 and our two Babydan chairs are still used daily. Even if they could reach the table at this age, it makes them much more comfortable to be at the right height and not have their feet dangling. Because the chairs tuck away under the table like a normal seat there is no need to fold them. Although the legs do stick out, so it's best if you can position them somewhere where there is likely to be less walking around, e.g. the seat closest to the wall.

[FabFiveFreddie]

Another trip trap owner here. Started using them with the plastic balustrade, then kept lowering the foot piece as child grew. Will eventually get rid of the foot plinth when child can reach table herself. When she's got a desk for homework in her room she will use this as her chair and we'll go back to using our proper chairs for everyone at the table. Will be making her take the chair to university. I have a stokke from 1994, still absolutely solid and in perfect condition, I hope to have it for many more years to come.

Have bought second DC a trip trap too.

[badg3r]

We have one that clips on to the table so doesn't have any legs or tray. It's good because it really does fold flat and slip into a tiny gap for storage, and goes in the washing machine. It also fits in the suitcase when we go away. It is ten years old now but I'm sure you can find similar online.

[Want2bSupermum]

We have had a few highchairs as I had four due to family visiting with multiple young children. My fav was one by Peg Perego which was so easy to clean, folded nicely and no one tripped over the legs. I don't mind having the fabric liner. I never use it and clean it by hosing it down in the bathtub/shower.

The ikea one is awful. PIL got one for us visiting and everyone has tripped over it. I became slightly deranged after a week of staying with them as someone would trip over the highchair with the baby in it and I would hurl myself across the room to catch the baby. After a week of this I went out and spent about GBP150 on a bloody highchair (Tripp Trap thing with all the accessories) as my PIL denied all knowledge of there being a 2nd hand shop for baby things in the whole of Denmark. I didn't care what the cost was. I wanted my child to be safe. That chair is now being used by baby number 3 and will be used for years to come.

[OhThatThingAgain]

Ikea all the way, just drag it outside and hose it down.

My four year old still likes to use it at the kitchen island (without the tray) as it's the right height and she can sit with the adults and chat when we have friends over for informal food and drinks. Better than her climbing on a barstool type chair. My three year old is a bit chubby so we have to be careful with her legs getting stuck but she still uses hers too.

£20 for 7 years combined use, total bargain.

[maamalady]

Another vote for Baby Bjorn. Folds really well, no fiddly straps, easy to clean, I love it. They are crazy expensive though, but you might find one second hand.

The ikea antilop is pretty good otherwise though, and much cheaper.

[TheHubblesWindscreenWipers]

Tripp trapp - get a second hand one. Bloody brilliant.

The IKEA one is ok but the tray is a pain to get off and I second the trip hazard thing - it's like it's sticking it's leg out to catch you.

[TheDeskIsMyHome]

Stokke - this chair lasts ages as a chair

[2ndbabymama]

Just put our fancy second hand highchair out in the garage to dig out our old and trusted Ikea Antilop one. So much easier to clean and son seems to prefer the angle to sit at. So cheap and easy to clean, no nooks and crannies for food to get stuck!