We just got the steelcraft messina II and we love it. I love the way it goes up and down, reclines and can be wheeled around. We got it pretty cheap for $160. DS is still not sitting up and tends to lean to one side when he's in it, but I like it cos the tray is not too high. We've put him is some others and the trays were too high. I just need to look for the removable cover now......
A friend who is a speech pathologist starting to specialise in infant feding said that it's really important to get one with foot support and a high back - higher than baby's head. Apparently it's easier to stop yourself choking if your body is fully supported.
I second something easy to clean. I think there's one by ZuZu available at BigW (and on special this week) that fits the bill? Can't be sure though.
DS has the stokke tripp trapp. It's been fantastic. Cleaning is fine, wipe over the timber parts and the straps and cushions go in the wash in a delicates bag. The placemat that goes on the table is good too. I like that it pushes into the table so DS sits with us to eat. There are a few these days that push up to the table, my parents bought him the less expensive but very similar jolly kidz high chair.
We have a blue spotty love n care revolution one, it looks a bit spacey but suits us fine. (Bought it 1/2 price too so even bigger bonus!) We don't use the recline with BLS, but the appeal to me was that the height of it can be precisely adjusted. i.e. instead of say 3 height settings it can be set just where you want it. Our meals table has a weird lip on it and most chairs wouldn't let me put her right up to the table at the correct height for her legs to fit under, but with this one I can. I will be getting an antilop one when she's a bit older, we use them if we're out in a cafe etc that has them, but she's a wee bit too small for every meal in it at the moment. They are great though and I can't wait to get one.
I do find my bumbo with tray is really practical to chuck in the car and have on hand too.
I wish we had the Ikea one or the Zuzu one. Ours (no idea about brand, I bought it 4 years ago) has padded seat which catches all the food and is awful to clean, reclines (you should never feed your baby with the seat reclined as its a choking hazard), has a five point harness (I had to detach the shoulder straps so he could reach his food) and is height adjustable (never adjusted the height) and I've had to stick a book under the seat so he can reach the tray to feed himself. I suggested to DH we get the Zuzu one, but he doesn't think we can justify buying another highchair for the short time DS2 will use it, and I think he's right.
We have a First Years booster seat which is easy to clean and portable and we may move him to that soon - it only cost about $30
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we have the aldi winnie the pooh one and its great Its a portable one but padded, adjustable as well as having a high back and you can strap it on a dining chair to save space!
We used a Fisher price one. I think it was basically the same as the healthy care booster seat. It was FANTASTIC. so easy to clean, and portable so i could take it with me to my parents or sisters homes if we were going to their house for the day. they attach to almost any normal chair with no worries.
I had a fancy padded one first time round and absolutely hated it. wasted so much space, was incredibly hard to clean, and was a real pain when they finished with it to find somewhere to store it!
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