is the tripp trapp chair worth the money?

[megandmogwai]

I'm assuming you can buy cushions for it?

Does it fold up at all?

Hmmmm it does look nice though....

I'm another one who had the Mamas and Papas one and hated it! I sold it on ebay after 4 months and bought the tripp trapp which I love. Easy to clean, looks like a piece of furniture and keeps DS sat upright whilst eating - wish I'd bought it to begin with!

If you don't mind the look then I use the first years 3 in 1 booster seat strapped onto a chair. Ds uses it (2.75) and still straps himself in!

At around 30 quid it's significantly cheaper than the tripp trapp. I would love to have one, but can never justify the expense.

I love our tripp trapp - dd1 is nearly 4 and uses it as an ordinary chair for all her meals and we will just adjust the footrest as she continues to grow. It is great and I like the fast that it looks like a half decent piece of furniture as opposed to a bright neon colour plastic high chair!
definitely worth the money IMO.

thanks for the responses. It's a Kuster or a tripp trapp then!

I also hate the big plastic shite in Mamas and Papas. In fact I hate most shite in Mamas and Papas

There is a tray for the Tripp Trapp. Dh's cousins, in Sweden, had one for theirs. Not seen in Uk though. Might be available from somewhere though.

I found the fact that there was no tray very annoying when they are tiny but my boys still use theirs (3y9m and 2y2m) - not sure I would buy another one for any potential number 3 though as DS1 thinks of it as a "high chair" and therefore for babies and not big boys like him. I hope he change his mind

I bought one recently (!) for ds, who is four. It is great. I got it for £50 second hand. They really hold their value and last and last and last.

if I can get the tray, it's the tripp trapp

Yes worth the money, no doesn't fold up. Our fits round the table with the wooden chairs in the kitchen. You can't really trell it's a high chair, look like one of the other chairs. HAd it from day 1 fro lottie who still sits in it but without front bar and she's 4. Just bought another one from john lewis for the new baby.

Hey mogwai,bet you never thought there was so much mileage in enfant paraphernalia before yours arrived?!
(I know I didn't but hell,I rather enjoy it!)

I'm with you on horrid M&P plastic crap.
Most of my paltry supply of baby stuff is secondhand or homemande. I even had my baby carseat recovered in a material I liked-Cath Kidston style chintz which I bought for about £1 50 in a carbot sale.

You can get a tray for it here - a bit pricey unfortunately. The trays aren't actually mde by Tripp Trapp who always intended the chair to be just pushed straight up to a table. I've got Tripps Trapps for both my little darlings and really rate them. Have also got a tray which was handy at the beginning, esp. if you're feeding the baby somewhere other than at the dining table. The cushions are also handy as the seat can be a bit slippery until it's caked in gunk (okay , so useful for about the first 24 hours )

I have a tray for my trip trapp

Was purchased on my behalf from Germany.

I think Stokke don't do one cause they are supposed to be sat up at the table. Which mine mostly is, but when we have stacks of people around the table, it is useful to have her sitting directly at the corner with her little tray.

how bizarre, I just saw that tray on e-bay!

And I thought "wouldn't the food fall off the tray cos there's no lip on it?"

Yeah moondog, soooo much paraphenalia...I also love it, never thought I'd be drooling over a sleeping bag

mog..there will be some spillage whatever you get.
That's kids for ya!!(You're doing the easy bit now...)

whaaaaat?

Ooooh noooo!

MY baby will have perfect lip seal and tip top chewing skills. Otherwise no Santa Claus

you in Wales at the mo, Moondog?

(I had a feeling you were someone I used to work with but I think I changed my mind!!)

lol...no she won't!
I'm in Turkey now...and it snowed last night.
Brrrrrrr!!!

(oh you should SEEEE me going through the whole phonetic inventory like a sad cow - she prefers bi: and bu: by the way!)

Tricky to get dds into the seat when they were about 1yr & still needed the safety bar.

SAFETY ISSUE: I have had a Tripp Trapp for about 12 months. I am pleased with it's sleek design, quality and durability. It is very easy to clean and keep clean. However, I think the Tripp Trapp is not as safe as the manufacturers claim. I liked the concept of my ds sitting at the main table, but noticed that he used to push himself away from the dining table using his feet against the edge of the table. Whilst initially I noticed the tripp trapp chair just sliding backwards, it wasn't long before my ds managed to make the chair fall backwards with him in it!!! Somehow the backrest of the chair protected his head from hitting the wooden floor. I now keep the highchair against the wall so that there's no space for the chair to fall.
Another issue is the settings of the babyset. The highest setting for the baby seat, which is the one you would want to use for when baby is really young, is so tight that getting baby inside is tricky, and getting baby out painful for baby and dangerous as it is too tight and can hurt their legs.
All and all I'm still quite pleased I bought it although I can't see how the price is justified. In this website you can get the chair with babyset and cushion for £118, which is the cheapest I've seen. www.lullabys.co.uk/

Re: Kuster versus Tripp Trapp. I got the Kuster because of the tray or would have got the Tripp Trapp. Beware the Kuster's wide legs as they are a serious tripping hazard...

Lopez - ds did that, too. he never actually tipped over, but if they can get their legs against a strut of the table at the right height, they can tip it.

its esepceially if theres a bridge so someon can ask who is trip trapping over it