Wednesday, November 26, 2014

much ado about nothing important

Warning: This probably isn't going to be the most exciting post ever. It might actually be the least exciting. If you aren't interested in my deep inner turmoil regarding baby gear, you probably wanna move on. If you choose to stick around...I will reward you at the end with a picture of Camilla. Win-win!

So as you've probably gathered, I didn't do a whole lot of research, pro-con lists, and comparison shopping for 90% of Camilla's stuff. A whole bunch of her stuff is hand-me-downs. The great thing about hand-me-downs is that a) they are free, b) sometimes they are on LOAN- which means you can give them back and don't have to figure out how and where to store them when you're done with them, and c) they eliminate the need to make a decision about that particular product. Could I have researched car seats to death and driven myself insane wondering whether I was picking the absolutely most perfect one on earth? Sure. But when my friend offered to give me hers (in great condition, not expired, blah blah blah) for free...well, that was a much easier decision. Yes, thank you. And thank you for saving me from hours of frantic debate and inner turmoil.

(As a side note, I think that I'm a much different mother now than I would have been if we'd gotten pregnant when we first started trying. I used to be WAY more controlling and Type A about everything. Probably because I thought I was the Master and Commander of my own destiny! The Boss of (my) Life!! I COULD CONTROL EVERYTHING!! And so I used to be a serious over-researcher. I would have spent at least two months debating car seats, guarantee it. And equally long on every single other little thing, too, down to the pacifiers. How exhausting.)

(Instead, I spent a few years researching, debating, and trying various methods of family building. I guess that wasn't really any less exhausting. I suppose I've just maxed out my personal ability to care Google extensively anymore. Ha.)

So my laissez-faire approach to baby gear meant that if I could find it as a hand-me-down, I'd take it. If I had to purchase (or register) for it, I'd pretty much just ask a trusted friend or two what they recommended, search my heart to see if it had any strong opinions about color or style, and make a decision. It took me about five minutes, on average. If I ever needed a tie-breaking vote, I'd consult the Amazon reviews and pick the item that got better ratings. Such an easy-breezy democracy I had going on!! (Then again, most people are picking out baby gear while they're sitting around marinating a fetus. I had a precious baby already in my arms, and I'd much rather spend my time squeezing her cheeks than scouring message boards for the inside scoop on crib sheets.)

This was all well and good and worked fabulously. I've nearly broken my arm giving myself pats on the back for my relaxed attitude about the whole thing. Way to not work yourself up into a tizzy over bottles, Erika! You go, girl! The only time I regret my gear-choosing-method is when other new moms or moms-to-be ask "so why did you pick the _____?" and I have to be like...ummmm....because it was blue?/because I found it at a yard sale?/because my friend said it was good and so I believed her? Then I feel lame. But otherwise it's great.

ANYWAY. All that is to say that now it's time to decide what high chair to get. My mom is going to get it for Millie for Christmas, but we need to pick out what we want. And all of a sudden, my don't-care attitude has LEFT THE PREMISES. The one I picked out a few months ago and registered for? Ehhhhh...I just don't know if that's really the right one now. So I've been researching. Comparing. Debating. And it's kind of annoying me how much I suddenly care. I mean, it's a high chair. She'll sit in it, get food all over it, and hopefully not plummet to the floor. In other words, it's nothing so important that I need to be devoting hours of my free time to researching the situation (well, besides the not-plummeting-to-the-floor-ness of it. That part is important.). AND YET I AM.

So now I'm bringing you into this incredibly important and fascinating debate. Please tell me you have a strong opinion about high chairs and you know exactly which one I should get. Bonus points if your high chair recommendation can also prevent food allergies, pickiness, and self-clean.

Here we go.

For the longest time, I thought I wanted a high chair like this:


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I like this kind because it looks like furniture and not plastic baby junk. I'm sorry. I'm superficial like that. It's going to sit in my dining room, and incidentally, my dining room is not decorated in neon pink plastic, sooo...I felt that something like this would look better. And like...it's a high chair. There are straps and a tray and so surely it would get the high chair job done...and not offend my eyes too badly. So this is what I always thought I wanted.

But now I'm not so sure. I started reading reviews, and it seems like maybe this isn't the easiest kind to clean. And it's not as adjustable as (hideous) plastic ones. And a lot of people complained about it. Oh, and it doesn't have straps to go over the shoulder, so smaller/younger kids weren't nearly as secure in it. And so despite its good looks, now I'm just not sure it's the right thing. Easy on the eyes? Yes. But is it as practical as other kinds?

So then I decided on this one*:


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It's definitely more in the plastic-kid-crap genre, but at least it's not bright colors. It's kinda simple and streamlined, and I thought that maybe the ease of cleaning and five-point harness would make up for the diminished visual appeal. But then I read some of the one- and two-star reviews (I know, I know...probably a mistake, but I always have to check and see what people are complaining about!) and (shockingly) now I'm just not sure about this one. The tray may not be as easily cleanable as other brands, and it has a huge footprint. Oh, and someone said it looked like an elevated toilet seat, and now that's all I can see. I can't put my baby on an elevated toilet seat!!!!

Ugh. Moving on. Then I debated whether I even need a standalone high chair. Could I just use something like this one*?



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Ha, it looks really funny and squatty now that I've been staring at the other two long-legged ones. This is the kind that sits on top of one of your regular dining room chairs. I can see the huge advantages there- mainly, NO HUGE CONTRAPTION HOGGING YOUR FLOOR SPACE. We have 6 chairs at our table, and since it's just Matt and me sitting there, we could certainly spare one for Millie. You can also remove the tray and just pull the child up to the table- I like that idea. What I don't like is the thought of having gross food stuck all over my nice chairs. They aren't hard to clean (fake leather seats, no fabric or anything), but still. Ew. And our seats don't roll, unlike most high chairs, so I couldn't easily move her around once she was sitting there. And obviously, if ever the situation arose where we DID have lots of guests over and needed that chair...then we'd be out of luck. Either Millie or a guest would have to sit on the counter to eat, and that's just not classy. OH- and also, this option is like 50 times cheaper than the standalone high chairs. So that's a bonus.

Okay and now I'm really running the risk of putting everyone to sleep, including myself. So I won't go on and on, but know that these are merely three of about a ZILLION high chairs I have debated and considered over the last few days. So please- if you have any experience or opinions about these, help a sister out. I feel lame asking for help, but then again...at least we're already set on her car seat, crib, swing, stroller, baby carriers, glider, and...practically everything else. So rest easy knowing there aren't that many things left that I can beg for help choosing. (Except convertible car seat. That's next and it'll probably be a doozy. Sorry!) 

And remember who you're helping here:



Only the world's cutest baby in Santa jammies!!!! Don't worry, I've had no problem choosing festive holiday jammies for her. My sister and I went to a consignment store on Saturday and pretty much wiped them out. But seriously- these red ones have a button-up BUTT FLAP on the back and it is the most adorable thing ever. Also, totally useless. BUT ADORABLE.

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47 comments:

  1. Have you thought about one like this? It doesn't get the chair dirty because no chair is required. It's easy to clean. It doesn't have a big footprint. And the baby is really part of the dinner table with you. http://www.amazon.com/Chicco-Hook-High-Chair-Midori/dp/B00851W5JA

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    1. Ahh you're so right! My mom also suggested this kind!! It does seem like a great option. I guess then you DON'T have the option of taking the high chair into another room, but...also no giant high chair taking up space...gah! Too many choices!! But glad to know that this is a good one- thank you!

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  2. I promise I don't get paid by Chicco but I have this seat for the little ones in my life and it's great. It's a safe seat and it's very easy to know you have it in correctly and is easy to get the kid in and out strap-wise. You can wait for a sale or coupons at Target and buy online with Red Card for free shipping and even more savings. http://carseatblog.com/21704/chicco-nextfit-review-convertible-carseat-nirvana/

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  3. We got this one. Typical plastic baby stuff, but neutral colors. It's got pretty good reviews...some people complain about the tray and that it's too big. I don't really see the issue, but everyone's different. My favorite part is that it converts to one you can sit in the kitchen chair if you want to. Maybe they all do that, I have no idea. But I saw it as a win! Anyway, maybe not what you're looking for, but another one to look at. :) http://m.target.com/p/graco-simpleswitch-highchair/-/A-15294028

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  4. I was going to recommend something like the chicco above, especially if you have a bar (I have the Inglesina - http://www.amazon.com/Inglesina-Fast-Table-Chair-Black/dp/B00IOGIM9S/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1417007905&sr=1-1&keywords=inglesina) We have a high chair (more on that below), but also keep this one permanently in our kitchen attached to the bar. He eats half the time there - it's SO GREAT. It's also great for restaurants. We take ours everywhere!

    Now, for high chairs, this is a hard one. I don't love ours, so I am not even going to recommend it. The reason why? It's SUPER heavy to move and SUPER hard to get the tray off. (Safety features, child proof, blah blah blah). So, whatever you go with, I recommend you go to the store and see it if you can. Move it around, pick it up, etc. Ours is constantly being moved between kitchen and dining room, and I constantly curse it. (Now, it looks nice and European and blends with the decor - the reason I bought it. PRIORITIES.)

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  5. Oh I so hear you on wasting all your Google energy on infertility / adoption related research and now there's no energy left to obsess over baby research. I am totally a different (and I think better) Mom now than I would have been if I had a baby 5 years ago.

    So I bought the exact same high chair as your first picture, but the wood is a light colour. I found it second hand and I went for it. I like that it's a classic look, sturdy and won't look bad in my kitchen. I don't like how much room it's going to take up, but everything is a trade off. I don't see how it's going to be hard to clean though, it's wood and a plastic table...

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  6. We had a traditional high chair for our boys. I hated cleaning it, and having to wash fabric cover. When we had our third, we switched to this guy: http://babyadvantage.com/fisher-price-rainforest-healthy-care-booster-seat/ (our daughter is now 3 1/2). She now sits in the booster without the tray. I remove the booster from the chair once a month and give both the booster and the (wooden) dining room chair a deep clean; otherwise I get the booster wiped down after each meal, since I wipe down the table anyway.
    I love the booster more than the actual high chair. It was nice to be able to transport it if we were going to a place that didn't have one (friends, family, etc.).

    There's my two cents. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  7. I have no help to off you here, but that picture of her is WAY too cute!

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  8. I have no words of wisdom for you on the high chair dilemma. Sorry! I got the shortie chair you pictured (that forces us to give up a chair) for the same reason you like it - it was cheap. We also are getting a (non neon pink, but still ugly plastic) highchair donated to us from someone. So it fits my ever-important criteria - if it's free, it's for me!

    This whole post was worth reading for that photo alone. Does she just get cuter by the day?!!!

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  9. This is mine and I love it: http://www.amazon.com/Peg-Perego-Siesta-Highchair-Mela/dp/B006TF6TJQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417010438&sr=8-1&keywords=peg+perego+siesta&pebp=1417010438652

    A more budget friendly option with good reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Graco-Blossom-Seating-System-Vance/dp/B005XJ2VGE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417010395&sr=8-1&keywords=graco+blossom

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  10. I have no opinion as it's been many years since my boys have needed a high chair. I'm selfishly looking an additional reward for making it through the entire post. A picture of Millie's butt with the button flap will do!

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  11. Haha. I love this. I had noticed that you were super chill over baby things. I mean in comparison to say makeup, the baby stuff hasn't seen nearly as much spotlight. And no spreadsheets?!?!

    I get it though. If baby had shown up in my belly as expected four years ago, I would have been a MONSTER. I mean I would have gone in debt by 10K on ALL THE STUFF. And now I'm like, ugghhh, please don't make me buy that. I don't know if I can even decide that we need a high chair. It's not like there's a high chair tall enough that Sterling can't eat straight off the tray, so it's not like I'd be able to leave for half a millisecond or anything. And they're all HUGE and UGLY and wahhhhhh! I hope you can find one that prevents Millie from plummeting to the floor, looks awesome with your decor, AND self cleans.

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  12. I got the Chicco 360 Hook on High Chair too. Haven't used it yet, but since I live in an Apartment I was looking for something that could be stashed in the closet. I liked that the baby will be right there with us at the table. I am nervous about the reviews saying it is hard to clean however!

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  13. The plastic ikea high chair is actually a great (and cheap!) choice! A ton of my friends have gotten rid of the expensive high chairs they registered for, and switched to this one! The main thing you need with a high chair is something easy to clean. This one has no creases and you could hose it off in the backyard, if needed (ie spagetti night). I'd also get one of the portable booster seats like you listed. I keep that in my car for eating out or at friends houses :)

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  14. We were given a high chair like your second one, and it was really hard to clean and got grubby very quickly, plus every time we would walk by it, we'd kick and/or trip over it. My sister very kindly got one of those little ones that sit in a chair for us to use when we visited last Christmas, and it worked well for a toddler, but it would be too low for a baby that you have to feed, I think. I always wished we had just gone with the Ikea high chair, which takes up very little space and doesn't have a million nooks and crannies for food to get stuck in....

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  15. So, here is my little tidbit of knowledge. My parents live far away from us. And they have the tiny fold up one you have pictured. It works great, but it is small. My almost two year old fits in it fine. It just looks small.

    We have the Fisher Price Space saver and love it. The best part about it is we just throw it in the car if we are going to a friend's or family's house nearby. My daughter can sit at a table, but sometimes its nice to have her contained while eating at someone else's house. And don't worry about the design of the cover..... we tooks ours off pretty quick. Its just brown (and ugly plastic) underneath. Its easier to wipe off the plastic then to keep washing that cover. Also, it was great when she was tiny. I would strap her in with the 5 point harness at 4 months old, recline her back and she could just watch me run around the kitchen. Good luck with your decision.

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  16. I obvi have no kids but every single one of my friends have kids and I have a nephew so I feel like I am smart by proxy? Anywho, i vote for #3, the one that fits on a chair. much easier to store and use. My SIL puts something over the pad of the chair to keep it nice and then puts the seat on top of it.

    Take into consideration that you'll be sitting at the table with Mills and might need to move her close to you or have one hand on your fork and one hand on her utensil, you want something that can slide in and fit close to you. We learned this the hard way :)

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  17. I had a booster seat style one.. loved that my daughters say up to table with us. To protect chair and ease of washing - I put a towel under it & voila! Take it out to wash!

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  18. We got two hand me down highchairs. One was a big monster one and the other was a half-high chair. We had to sacrifice one of our dining room chairs but It. Was. Awesome! Dave never stubbed his toe on the overly large footprint. We didn't lose any space in our kitchen, where our only table was. We didn't have to buy a booster seat as we just took the tray off the chair. If you put a towel down you don't have to worry about wrecking the chair it is sitting on. It's just a total win-win situation. And when we took the tray off, and stored it upright between the back of the high chair and the seat, we could push the chair in with the high chair still on it, just like you would with a regular chair.

    We ended up giving the big high chair away because we just never ever used it.

    Since ours was a hand-me-down I can't link to it but you can obviously tell which option I would go for!

    And even though it didn't fold up, we could still stick it in the back of our car if we needed to transport it somewhere -- like to our friends' house.

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    1. I didn't realize I was so passionate about high chairs. Yikes.

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  19. Well I don't know anything at all about any of it but I appreciate all of your research so that if I ever do have a baby I can just pick what you picked. And honestly I really only read this to see the incredibly cute picture of Millie!!

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  20. The Fisher Price one all the way! Do not worry about food on your chairs...wipes off so quick and easy! (Way easier than the crevices of other high chairs.) I love that I don't have another big plastic thing in my house..possibly the best part. Equally as nice is when we go to family/friends house at meal time..I can just throw this in the car and not worry about where my kid will eat. Cheapest option too! Highly recommend!

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  21. This is the kind I had.. and I LOVED IT! (and I read the comments from other moms who all share pretty much my same points of wonderfulness!) http://www.target.com/p/fisher-price-space-saver-high-chair/-/A-14775284#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=Fisher-Price+Space+Saver+High+Chair

    Reasons why: the incline means if she needs to take a bottle at dinner, I can lay her back and she can hold it herself or I can do with one hand. It was easy to clean, and it was easy to MOVE. Going to grandma's and she doesn't have a high chair? Stick that thing in the back of the car, it was so light and easy to move around. We even took it to the park for 1st birthday party cake eating spot! Obviously, it doesn't take up additional floor space, and can easily be stuck in a closet when the chair is needed for an adult! And as our girls got into older toddler age, we stopped using the tray and they ate from the tabletop as a booster. Its a win. :)

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  22. I don't have anything to add but would love to hear which one you end up choosing.

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  23. We have the third kind - one of those ones that you strap to an existing chair and we LOVE it. First of all it's easy to pull off and give it a really good cleaning. Second, it's easy to throw it in the car when we go down to my parents for the weekend. Also, it's not a huge hunking high-chair. It matches our chairs because it's on one. And we have a high table, so to get LittleM up to the same height as us, we had to do one of these. I highly recommend it for retaining the cute status of your kitchen/dining room and having one that works well for a baby. Don't get the big one!

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  24. We bought our high chair from a friend of the family at a yard sale. It was meh, but it did the job, so I agree with everyone else that the 3rd option seems to be the most versatile. Mostly I just wanted to say that the picture of Millie was the best kind of reward for mulling over these options with you. And that I laughed out loud at my desk at the "high chair as toilet" observation.

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  25. Definitely get the space saver one…Less to clean…cheaper…portable…smaller…they have neutral ones that aren't heinous colors…less to sweep and mop around…adjustable to whatever chair you put it in…the straps are washable…and you can take it apart easily to clean. Oh (I just read your comment above)…and we have the chicco one. It is VERY easy to install. You could easily move it from room to room or table to table. The only downside is that it doesn't fit on every table. If the table has a long lip on it, it will not fit on that table. Also, sometimes if the table is wobbly or a dinky pedestal type table you have to make sure the weight of the baby doesn't flip the table. We use it in restaurants or if we go to friends houses to eat. Hope that helps!

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  26. We got one like the middle one and I'm so glad we did. The adjustable heights, easy to clean plastic and ability to move around is super nice. Like, if we're watching a game in the other room, we can roll that highchair right over. With the space saver one you can't do that. Just keep that in mind! We actually even used the highchair out back one time when we were painting. :)

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  27. This is the highchair we have for our children. http://www.albeebaby.com/carters-safari-friends-high-chair-by-summer-infant.html

    It's wood, which looks nice, and the seat pad removes easily for cleaning. Also, there is a tray within the tray that can be removed and cleaned, which I like because I can clean the inner tray while my child is secured by the bigger tray (and the straps).

    Also, we have this seat, which you can either hook to your table or take it to restaurants with you and hook it to those tables so you don't have to use their grubby highchairs. http://www.chiccousa.com/gear/highchairs-hookons/caddy-hook-on-highchair/caddy-hook-on-vapor.aspx

    While you may be thinking "I don't trust my precious baby to not fall in that" (because that's what I thought too), Millie will be perfectly safe in it because it is super secure once clipped to a table. I have had 2 year olds in it and it's still perfectly sturdy.

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  28. We got the kind that fits in a regular chair and it's been awesome. There has maybe been a handful of times where we've needed the extra chair that Isaac occupies and we just make-do. Another plus: It travels really easily.

    And as far as convertible seats go, just get a Britax. They're easy to install and use, have great ratings, and are maybe mid-range in price, if not leaning more to the cheaper end of convertible seats. We love ours!

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  29. The baby bjorn high chair is the best.

    http://www.amazon.com/BabyBjörn-067021US-BABYBJORN-Chair-White/dp/B005APW7CO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417034141&sr=8-1&keywords=baby+bjorn+high+chair

    Pros:
    super easy to clean
    tray is removable to help with clean up as well
    doesn't take up too much space
    light weight
    folds up if you need to put it away or take on a trip
    sturdy for even the most active of babies (like mine)
    neutral white color

    Cons:
    ridiculously expensive (but still worth it as you use it 3x a day every day)

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    1. Oooooh that chair is beautiful and also simultaneously reminds me of R2D2 and a spaceship. In the best possible way! :)

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  30. Option three is the best! We have TWO Fisher-Price Booster Seats and love them.

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  31. It has been a long time since I had boys small enough to fit in high chairs - but one piece of advice I got from a mom I started babysitting for when I was 13- get a cheap, clear plastic shower curtain and put it on the floor underneath the high chair... spills and messes are then easy to clean up - just take outside and shake, hose off, and hang up on outdoor clothesline....so much easier than sweeping and mopping floor after every meal, or dealing with cleaning stuff off of a dining room carpet. Worked wonderfully for me and three messy baby boys..

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  32. We have the Fisher Price space saver ones that go in existing chairs and I'm a big fan! They're practical, take up less space, and can be used a lot longer than the stand-alone chairs. We just recently took the trays off and now they are functioning as boosters. And in the event that we need the chairs for adults (like when I hosted a shower recently), it is super easy to take them off.

    So there are my two cents!

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  33. We love our fisher price seat. We did use a high chair when our guy was little but then switched him to this. He is 3 and still uses it and for more babies we might just use this all along. It is easy to clean and can easily be taken with you places.

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  34. Get something easy to clean! We got a fancy one with cloth and there is food embedded in the straps and it's stained. My sister bought a cheap plastic one from IKEA and it's pristine. Our now 1 year old has always liked to eat with her fingers and has always refused to be fed by us. So strip down to diaper and bath after. Wish we had looked into cleaning the high chair before we bought one.

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  35. I too had strong opinions on a high chair until I had to spend the money on it. We went with a cheap-o Fisher Price one that straps to one of our table chairs. I hated the shoulder straps because they restricted him to the point where he couldn't lean forward to pick his food up off the tray, so I just took them off. Whatever you get make sure that it has a washable cover because these little people are gross! We have to wash ours all the time! Someone also bought us one of the Chicco clip on chairs, but once he figured out how to climb out of it (The straps wouldn't cinch down enough to keep him secure. I think it would be fine for a bigger baby.) it became useless, so it's in the closet now. Good luck making a decision!

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  36. Many comments and no time to read through them all so sorry if someone already said this, but I like the type you strap to your dining chairs because they are great to travel with. My kiddos have been little food addicts and pleasant when eating because it is their favorite thing ever. So, when we visit family, we bring this chair, hook it up and kiddos are happily eating and hanging out with us. No floor space required, nor much trunk space, and I have always been able to find an extra chair around to strap it to. Ours also reclines for when they are little and just beginning to sit up, to straight back for when they begin solids. Happy shopping!!! :)

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  37. OK huge piece of advice here. . . You DONT need a stand alone highchair!!! Promise!!! We got one and also got the Fisher Price little one that you show here (that straps to a regular chair) and that is ALL we use!!! The end. :)

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    1. And another bonus of the one that straps to the regular chair is that its all plastic and NO FABRIC TO CLEAN. :)

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  38. i'm a first time mom and my baby is due in jan, so my advice may not be helpful. but i registered for this high chair after reading this post on blog i used to read. i ended up buying it for myself because there was a heavily discounted floor model at our local buy buy baby. i'm probably overly excited to use it, considering it's just a high chair, lol. good luck with your purchase!

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  39. Ok, apparently this was a VERY popular topic, and I didn't read all the above so this may have been said before, but I do have a strong opinion about this one. Get THIS ONE - http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79046142/ - from Ikea. It is $15.00 and the detachable tray (which I obviously recommend also) is an extra $5.00. It is SO easy to clean up, super light, easy to transport (because the legs come off) AND for only $20.00 you can spend your money on cute clothes and other fun things instead. Seriously, we got a slightly "nicer" version from Ikea, but my MIL got this one and I WISH we had. I will be making a purchase for baby #2. Done and done. :)

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  40. Weighing in with all the other moms ... I have a "The First Years" Reclining Feeding Seat (http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Years-Newborn-Reclining/dp/B002WN2C0E/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1417318983&sr=8-12&keywords=safety+first+high+chair).

    It is another space saving option because it attaches to your current chair, and, heck ... Who wouldn't want to recline and eat?? It's survived two kids and is currently seating the third who is a little older than Millie (he'll be 5 months on Dec. 3rd), and it will grow with him and become a booster seat once he is older. In finding that link, it looks like their is a newer, more modern-looking version with a prettier seat fabric. :)

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    1. Not sure what brought me back to my comment but I see I made a tragic error ... It should be "there" and most definitely NOT "their" in my last sentence! I swear I know the difference!!! :(

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  41. Go with the Fisher Price for now and then start stalking craigslist for a Stokke Tripp Trapp - seriously the best for older kids.

    We had a Britax for years for my oldest, but I'm not a fan of their newest models. The straps are much too bulky IMO. We tried one at the store but my baby was miserable. I bought a Radian that I love.

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  42. Graco Blossom winslet for Avani. It's big and plastic and ugly but safe, adjustable and easy to clean. I got it because it converts into 3 more booster seat type contraptions.

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