Go to IKEA!!!!! Get the Anitlop High Chair. Ours cost $39!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had the Steelcraft Messina before that, bought it for $200 and sold it within a month on ebay. Although it has plenty of padding and looks mighty comfy, is adjustable etc, it was a bugger to clean.
The IKEA ANTILOP is brilliant, wipes clean so easily and our DD loves it. Tray comes off if you want and legs come off (we have taken ours travelling before).
Im not sure on brands or anything but one thing i think is definately a MUST is to get one that can recline a little. We were given ours for DS originally and it doesnt recline. I started feeding him at 5 months and he didnt sit unaided until 5 1/2.. so was feeding him in his bouncer as sitting in the high chair he would wobble and fall sideways. So yeh do try and get one you can recline just that little bit so it makes it easier when you are feeding them at the beginning. Also one that goes up and down too is also good.
we have the prima pappa blah blah(sorry)
and i cant wait to get rid of it!!! it is soo hard to keep clean food goes in the creves's(sp?) it has fabric trim which after so much washis and wiping has gone a funny colour.
i would definatly say to get one of the ikea ones...
you dont need one with a tray if you can put it up to the table
Another Ikea Antilop Fan here.
I picked up an Antilop on Freecycle a couple of months ago and dearly wish that I had one from much earlier - the cleanability of the thing is fantastic!
We initially bought Polly Chicco. Don't get me wrong, there is alot to like with a more expensive chair the tilt is a good thing in the early days as is the extra cushioning and the foldability of the chair. Also the 2 layers of tray have been handy. And I also like the 5 point harness.
Getting the food out of the crevices in the chair cushioning and the straps in the Polly drove me insane!!!! I did not realise it until I did not have to do it anymore!
Good luck.
I have to agree that the Peg Perego Prima Papa (peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers! LOL) Is extremely hard to keep clean... however it has served my 2 younger kids well. It's been very safe, comfortable and versatile. I like that you can recline it backwards, shorten it so that you can spoonfeed while sitting on a picnic rug, and it has a double layered tray so that when the top one gets dirty you lift it off and there's a fresh one underneath that your child can use to play with a toy etc while you clean the top one at the sink. However the vinyl padded upholstery detriorated (after 5 years of use though) to the point that it's been thrown out. If you could buy a new one (padding) it would be great. The Papa was $120 on sale. As far as high chairs go (I've used quite a few different ones at child-care centres etc) it was pretty good bar the clean-a-bility factor. It has a 5 point harness system too which i think is very important.
I also have an old fashioned turned wood one that I have painted white. Picked up from hard rubbish. It's been great for my older child.
I have Steelcraft hi-lo chair, we got it as a gift. I tend to use it more as a rocker/chair for bubs rather than a high chair for eating. I found the recline option fantastic for when they are little. I would use the chair so bubs could be with me in the kitchen and I would also use it to get bubs to sleep by pushing it back and forth.
For eating off, it is not that great, especially when they are little as the tray is too high. I do like the way the tray stows away at the back of the chair and the removable part is handy to.
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