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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Dec 2008
    Brisbane, QLD
    5,171

    Smile Highchair recommendations?

    I'm looking to spend $250 or less,
    I want to be able to remove the tray with one hand,
    I want one that's easy to clean - ie not too many gaps/ folds for food to get stuck in and
    something DS will be comfortable in.

    I'm thinking about getting the Babylove Bella Hi-Lo Chair but haven't been able to find any reviews online. So if you have/ had one...

    What do you think?
    Any pro's or cons?
    Is it easy to clean?
    Is it big/ strong enough to last him to a reasonable age (it says max weight is 15kgs)?


    Thanks

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Apr 2008
    4,427

    I am not sure but I wish I just bought a $50 ikea one. I hate mine. Its all lovely and padded but its so hard to clean and so big and the straps have all discoloured from white to orangey when DD has had things like bolognaise and i cant get all the colouration out.

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Member

    Jun 2005
    Sydney
    2,121

    Havent tried the love n care...
    HAve got the ikea one....i love it....but not for little ones. Whilst its easy to clean etc it just didnt look comfy for my 9month old. So i got a peg pegereo....ive had one before. Love them. He will sit in it for 30 mins while i potter around the kitchen. He would never have done that in the ikea one. ONly down side of any 'luxuirous' style high chair....the food bits. No matter how hard you clean, food bits will always get stuck in the crooks and crannies of the high chair.....

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Sep 2005
    In the middle of nowhere
    9,362

    I've got 2. Got both for under $150.
    I have the basic Ikea one which is fantastic for sitting them up at the table with everyone else. Easy to clean (I throw mine in the shower) and cheap. But, like mbear said, not great for tiny tots.

    I also have the Fisherprice portable highchair. it has all the features of a big fancy HC without the legs and price tag. It is padded but easy to clean, has three recline posititions, the tray comes of and on with one hand and the back comes off so it can be a booster seat when they re too big.
    I used it with both of mine and it's still fantastic. Was great to be able to carry them around the house when they are really little.
    It's very stable. We usually use ours on the ground but it has 2 straps to secure to a chair.

    I initally bought it because we lived in a townhouse but now we have a huge house and I still wouldn't get a regular chair even if I needed a new one. It stores so much easier as well.

  5. #5
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    Mar 2010
    Melbourne
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    I have a love n care one, can't remember the model name, sorry about that. I love it, padded but very easy to clean (I have taken it outside on occasion to hose down). It reclines, height adjustable, and can remove the tray one handed. Plus the tray has an extra cover on it as well. Wouldn't swap it. Don't think it was very expensive.

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Dec 2008
    Brisbane, QLD
    5,171

    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.

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Dec 2006
    Melbourne
    3,737

    Highchair recommendations?

    I have two fisher price portable ones too. We use them full time and also pack up and take them anywhere. The girls feel like they are at the table and it saves us room in our little eating area. We have a highchair but it's packed away. Dd2 has been in it from 6 months.