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Best highchair for cleaning?

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 15:40

Hi, I’m looking for a highchair that is easy to clean but also safe and comfortable for baby. Please recommend any you have found good? I currently have a Mothercare teddy toybox highchair and find it a nightmare to clean and ds gets too hot in it and the cushioning doesn’t give him enough room to move.

Please recommend some ideas,
I’m currently considering the 3 in 1 ingenuity but not sure if it looks very sturdy.
Thanks...Smile

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Floweroct2 · 18/02/2018 15:41

IKEA a tulip is fab, cheap and cheerful and easy to clean

RatOnnaStick · 18/02/2018 15:41

Ooh. Am I first to say IKEA Antilop? Cheap, no nooks and crannies, goes in the dishwasher.

doodlejump1980 · 18/02/2018 15:41

Ikea antilop. The trays can get chucked in the dishwasher!

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Floweroct2 · 18/02/2018 15:42

Antilop! Not tulip!

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 15:46

My only concern with the antilop was the 3 point harness? Is this safe? My ds is a wiggle worm. Also is it comfortable enough for baby?

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IheartCaptainHolt · 18/02/2018 15:46

IKEA antilop. A wipe down after each meal and in the dishwasher once a week for a proper clean

sleepyhead · 18/02/2018 15:56

Antilop every time.

Neither wriggler got out of the harness and there were no complaints about comfort.

cookielove · 18/02/2018 15:58

We used the Antilop with Ds till he was over 2 when he was dinky we used the blow up cushion to keep him in. We never even put the straps in 🙈 and it was fine! Not that I suggest you do that!

cookielove · 18/02/2018 16:01

my friend used one like this and raved about it

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 16:02

I’m leaning towards Ikea due to the comments; it’s also appealing that it’s so cheap considering I’m replacing the one I already have that we don’t like. Has anybody tried the 3 in 1 ingenuity smart clean?

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 16:03

Cookie I love eBay it’s similar the the 4mom but well out my price range. The closest I can find is the ingenuity.

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RatOnnaStick · 18/02/2018 16:03

Perfectly comfortable. There's an insert you can get for little babies which makes it a snug fit. The harness is fine. Babies tend to shrug off shoulder straps as soon as they work out how anyway, it's restricting and they all like to lean forward.

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 16:03

I love that sorry predicative typing fail

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BikeRunSki · 18/02/2018 16:06

999th vote for the Ikea Antilop. If you want to try before you buy, most cafes seem to have them!

Rodent01 · 18/02/2018 16:08

I've got a mothercare one that is almost exactly the same as the antilop, but has a 3 point harness. But a quick look on the mothercare site and I can't find it. eBay might find one!

RatOnnaStick · 18/02/2018 16:08

Go have lunch in the IKEA cafe. If you hate it you've still had meatballs. What's not to like?

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 16:11

Rat I like your thinking! I’m off to ikea tomorrow and it’ll be a good travel highchair if nothing else. I have a feeling I’ll be using it as ds’s permanent highchair and sticking the cushioned £60 nightmare Mothercare highchair on eBay!

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Happened · 18/02/2018 16:16

IKEA one all day long. It's the best one I've found.

OuchBollocks · 18/02/2018 16:18

Voice of dissent - I hate the antilop. We love our second hand baby bjorn high chair.

Treaclespongeandcustard · 18/02/2018 16:19

Ikea Antilop for us too. It was great, easy to clean, light to move around and easily packable to shove in the boot when on the move

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 16:24

Ouch I have heard the Bjorn is better but similar and not better enough to justify the price difference.

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OuchBollocks · 18/02/2018 16:28

That's why we went second hand, got it for £50 from a facebook selling page and fully expect to sell it on for the same :)

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 16:31

Thanks it’s just alittle to similar to the Ikea one which is only £14 from new. If I was going to pay the same or more than my current one i’d go ingenuity or something.

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PasstheStarmix · 18/02/2018 16:33

I’m sick of wasting money on baby products I don’t use or we don’t like. Ikea it is. Thanks everyone. Going tomorrow to get the almighty Antelop. Can’t wait to ditch my Mothercare monstrosity; £60 down the drain.

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