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How long did you actually use your highchair for?
Yorkiegirl · 12/12/2004 16:44
I've got a M&P Prima pappa highchair. I know some people love ti and some people hate it, I've had a lot of use out of it. But now I'm just finding it takes up too much room. Would I be best off buying a booster seat that straps to a chair, or splashing out on a tripp trapp?
Recommendations if you please. DD2 is 8mo now, DD1 still uses her booster seat at 3.
fairydust · 12/12/2004 16:45
if i had my time again with dd i would def get her a tripp trap - we had the same mamas and papas one as you andit was a nightmare to clean -so ended up buying her a booste - seat and althoug she's nearly 3 i would prefer her to be in sometihng a little mopre secure.
Yorkiegirl · 12/12/2004 16:46
best place to buy a Tripp Trapp? Is the tchibo one any good?
fairydust · 12/12/2004 16:48
have you seen this one \link{http://www.kiddicare.com/invt/hcsestmultt42\kiddicare} were seriously considering this at the mo
LIZS · 12/12/2004 16:52
dd didn't start to use the TrippTrapp until around that age anyway. Like you we had elder child's but developed a dislike for it ! We and she liked her sitting up at the table. She is still happily using it at 3. ds also had a booster seat (Tomy Sit me Up) which he used until 4 ish. I wouldn't have wanted to use it as young as 8 months though (not much support and only lap harness) but it was pretty secure and had different heght options.
fairydust · 12/12/2004 16:52
yeh but not a lot of difference form trip trap \link{http://www.twoleftfeet.co.uk/acatalog/Two_Left_Feet_Tripp_Trapp_597.html\here}
Yorkiegirl · 12/12/2004 18:44
I looked for the tchibo one but its not there any more. That one was only about £30 too!
moondog · 12/12/2004 18:56
Yorkiegirl,I have a Tripp Trapp that I used from the age of 6 mths.I found it to be secure and comfortable and easy to clean .It fits under the dining table when not in use, doesn't clutter the place up and looks nice.
Dd is now 4, and she has it in her room at her desk. Well worth the money.
Hulababy · 12/12/2004 18:59
DD has a Tripp Trapp. She's used it since being 5 months, with a baby kit. I took the baby kit off last winter when she was about 20 months. She's now 2y 8m and uses it at the table every meal, and for arts and crafts, and at the computer for playing her games too.
Yorkiegirl · 12/12/2004 19:04
Is the baby kit the bar that goes round the front?
Hulababy · 12/12/2004 19:58
Yes - baby kit includes the bar that goes round front, with a leather strap attached that goes between legs. And it also includes a higher back - this is just swapped for the top back bar - which can be replaced later if you want.
kalex · 12/12/2004 20:15
Boought a really cheap Ikea one that sits under the table, DS still sits in it every meal, and he's 3.1.
None of his peers use a highchair, but I'm not telling 
I can wipe his hands before he gets down
OldieMum · 12/12/2004 20:44
Is it worth buying the Tripp Trap cushions? Is the seat comfortable without them?
codswallop · 12/12/2004 20:46
get an Ikea antilop for the princley sum of .. i s it £ 14 quid] so small and portable adn great
ds3 still in it and he is 20 months ish Ithink
codswallop · 12/12/2004 20:49
\link{http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=7&productId=32129&langId=-20&parentCats=10106*10196\theres a tray you can get too}
Hulababy · 12/12/2004 20:51
I got fed up of the TT cushions TBH. And after a very brief period I stopped using them. I figured DD was only in the seat for a short time whilst eating whnen little, it really didn't matter. And she was fine. Much easier to just wipe down the wood.
You could always just put a litle cushion for your DS/DD to lean against if you wanted anyway.
Frizbethereindeer · 12/12/2004 21:11
We got a 1st years one that attaches to the chair from mothercare, its great, you could adjust the angle of the seat, when dd couldn't sit up very well, and now its just like a booster! and you can take it anywhere with you! (by car that is!) was about 35 quid.
hana · 12/12/2004 23:05
we bought a tripptrapp when dd was about 6 months old, she still uses it at 3 and I think we'll have to get another tt for the baby when it's ready!
xmashampermunker · 12/12/2004 23:10
We're getting DS a Tripp Trapp for Christmas. Then the spotty monstrosity can go to Granny and Grandad's (the current highchair, not DH 
)
I can't wait to have a highchair that just goes at the dining table and doesn't look out of place!
Gem13 · 13/12/2004 00:20
Second Coddy on the Ikea one. We have a very nice £70 wooden one but 2 Ikea ones and they are great. Easy to transport to grandparents too.
Both in use by big 29 month old and 9 month old. Wooden one is used by visiting friends.
Christmassbee · 13/12/2004 00:30
I bought a folding one with an inner cushion so it could be used from 4/5 months which I did. It was about £70/80 but used it til my ds was about 2ish then again a similar time for my dd. It still gets used when she visits her grandparents(my inlaws) but tbh I should sell it now!! She was 3 in aug. Fancy my one?? £20?? 
heavenlyghost · 13/12/2004 09:18
We bought one of those cube high chairs from Mothercare when DS was a baby (5 years ago) ... I don't know if they still do them but it was the best thing we ever bought. He used it with the tray as a high chair until he was 18 months and then we took off the tray and he used it with the bar at the front (for safety) until he was 2.5. We then took that off and he used it sitting up at the table. We also took it apart to form a table and chair set for crafty stuff and play dough until he was just over 4.5 when DD was old enough to use it as a high chair.
So now we will go through the same thing with her until she is too big for it.
So all in all it will have had 10 years use when she is 5. Not bad for 50 quid.
polkadot · 13/12/2004 09:23
I've got a Tripp Trapp that I've just started using for DD who is 6 months. I find it a tight fit to get her in and out. Does it need adjusting and, if so, how?
Carameli · 13/12/2004 13:11
polkadot, I've got a tripp trapp as well and I know what you mean about it being a tight fit getting them in and out. I put the seat down one step and it made all the difference. I struggled for about a month before trying this. But certainly worked.
bluemoon · 13/12/2004 13:11
Does that cheapy one that Coddy's linked to fit under a standard table? Looks quite tall ... I like the tripp trapps and have been wanting to hurl dd's high chair into the Thames for months now but the t t's are too expensive.
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