Highchair recommendations?

[Calluna]

UPDATE (JIC anyones interested ): We ended up with the steelcraft messina. Which we got for about $150 I think.

Overall I like it, it has a couple of little things that annoy me- the tray can sometimes be hard to get on, it's not upright enough for DS to reach the tray properly (have fixed this by putting a cushion behind him) and sometimes the wheels dont turn properly. Aside from that I'm very happy with it. LOVE the basket underneath and the hooks on the back for the tray when it's not in use. It's easy enough to clean and looks well and truely big enough to last to a reasonable size.

[deletedit]

Late to the party, but ...

We have an Ikea one - $15ish. Everyone else we vist went off and bought either a new or second hand one for $100 or more, and the Ikea one blows all the other ones out of the water for ease of use and ease of cleaning. There's just so many weird folds and fiddly bits in every other seat that are absolute hell to clean, or your kid gets stuck on them, or you can't get them together, or ... or ... argh!!

[natwantsababy]

Hi, I have a fisher price one that you just strap onto a normal chair and its great! We can take it out to dinner etc and its so easy to store and move around. From memory it was only about $60.00 or so. I was at the baby markets yesterday and someone was selling one in really good condition for $25.00 so thats another option if you wanted to pick one up cheap. Good luck! xx

[Loula]

Not ready to get one here just yet but on my must list is one with a basket to keep all the bibs in!

[angelaartsstudent]

I had Palmer in an Ikea one from 6 months...$35 with tray. Love it and would never trade it.

[ss_storm]

We ended up with the steelcraft messina.

That's the one we have too, I really like it! Now that I've gotten used to the tray I can get it on easily..however DF (who never uses it) couldn't get it on the other night. Of course I had a good giggle at him trying to get it on It's not that hard though.

Loula- the messina has a basket underneath. I've never used it but it's a pretty decent size/depth

[skybie]

we have the messina aswell. it was 175 at baby bunting, all DD's bibs and chuck rags are in the handy basket and i love that its on wheels! when lowered it fits perfectly under our table, and the double tray is perfected for lazy mummas, when the top one is dirty just take it off and wallah! nice clean tray, hheehehehe

[ss_storm]

and the double tray is perfected for lazy mummas, when the top one is dirty just take it off and wallah! nice clean tray, hheehehehe

Lol I do that all the time

The whole seat insert can go in the wash too, not that I have ever taken it off and washed it that way. But if it got really dirty then it would be quite handy.

[Loula]

Loula- the messina has a basket underneath. I've never used it but it's a pretty decent size/depth

Yep its the one im looking at!