Comments on: Baby Gear: High Chairs and Booster Seats

By: sophie_mom

sophie_mom — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:22:20 +0000

Debra,

I’d buy the Fisher Price booster seat. Our daughter is 3 years old and 26 pounds and she still sits in it for meals.

Congratulations on your Zuzu!!!

Erica

By: waiting for megan

waiting for megan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:15:33 +0000

ok – you sold me on the FP space saver. I had been eyeing it and wasn’t looking forward to the space a high chair would take up in my kitchen. I hated having a big HC the first time around. This will be on my list if it is ever our turn! Thanks!

By: Abracadebra

Abracadebra — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:09:58 +0000

I am adopting a 4 1/2 year old but she is quite tiny — 34 inches, 28 lbs, about as big as a 2 year old. My biokid is 9 and I honestly can’t recall how long she needed a booster. She is an average size kid, and I’m thinking she used one at the table until she was 4 or so. Does that sound right? I’m trying to figure out WHAT I’m going to need for my teeny tiny 4 1/2 year old!

Debra
Going to China around July 22 for Zuzu!

By: soxfan

soxfan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:52:28 +0000

We had the Baby Trend full size high chair. The thing I really liked was that the height was adjustable so we could even sit her at the piano in it (without the tray of course). It had wheels and several positions for the seat. Later on we removed the tray and pushed it up to the table–until DD figured out how to push herself away (even with locked wheels).
We also had the Fisher Price travel booster–it is soft sided and straps to a chair and has straps to hold child in. This was great especially if we were out and about or had a friend over. I think that one would be good for the lady who asked what she should get for her 24 month old…it is soft and provides support and restraint. Eventually DD wanted to climb in and out so we got one of those Cooshie boosters…basically just a foam seat that does not hook onto the chair or have restraints. I love that thing!!! DD is 2.5 and has been using it for a little over 6 months…it is just the thing for a child who can sit and does not need to be strapped in. The seat stays put even without anything to strap it to the chair…easy to clean and lite so you can throw it into the car for travel if needed. I think we will be using this one until she is big enough to reach the table without anything on the seat.

By: thesister

thesister — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:26:56 +0000

We had pretty much the same experience as mom23boys. We started with a big old traditional high chair. We had a large dining room and it did fold up, but it was still always in the way. We chucked it after a month and bought an adjustable booster seat (I think it was F.Price). It worked fantastic! We also got the kind that attaches to a table and that is great for traveling.
We definitely have the motto of “less-is-more” with our baby gear this time around.

By: beenheredonethat

beenheredonethat — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:19:54 +0000

One of my requirements is a high chair with wheels. All of the safety and easy care stuff you guys are talking about too, but wheels is a must IMHO. I love zipping my kids acrss the floor to the sink for face clean up and getting the tray into the sink. It is also great for getting it from room to room if you need to.

By: DCmom

DCmom — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:58:55 +0000

My parents still have the Stokke high chair from when my brother, sister and I were babies. I will not mention how old that chair is but it is old and still functions after all these years. So we bought one for our house and we use the one we used as kids for Mimi’s and Papa’s.

By: DoubleK

DoubleK — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:25:36 +0000

We had a Graco high chair on rollers, but the problem was getting it close to the table. We did buy one of those hook-on-the-table models and used it when we ate outside on our patio, which we do as soon as the weather allows. It was a great way to keep our daughters close to the table. Plus it traveled easily whenever we visited family.
Our littlest one though, couldn’t wait to sit in a “big girl chair” and not in the high chair even if we had to put her on pillows to do so. (Yes, the chair had arms so she wouldn’t tip off!)

By: mom23boys

mom23boys — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:57:28 +0000

With my first I had gotten a big, beautiful, confy, cushy high chair that i registered for. I hated that thing! It was so big and bulky and always looked dirty- no matter how much I cleaned it! I forget the brand- but I think it was the Peg Perego Prima Pappa at the time.

With my second I got smart- I bought a Fisher Price seat that rested on a regular old kitchen chair and buckl;ed underneath it. It reclined and was a 5 point harness. It worked for them when they were 1 week orld until they were about 2. It stayed on the chair and slid under the table with the rest of the chairs. It took up no space and it was so easy to clean. Loved it!

We also had the restaurant one that slid onto the table and anchored. I loved that because it was mine and I knew that ds was the only baby on it- so not so germy. We kept this one in the car for relative visits and restaurants.

Hope that helps!

By: ldw4mlo

ldw4mlo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:32:05 +0000

We had the Graco Harmony or its equivalent when we bought it. It had different height adjustments, a vinyl cover for quick clean up. Dishwasher safe tray. It had wheels and folded up for east transport and out of the way.

If I had it to do over again, I would not have gotten a high chair at all. She came home at almost a year. Only used it for 6 months.

I would of went right to the Fisher Price Healthy Care Deluxe Booster. Comes with a tray. Very portable. Fits any chair I have ever encountered. 3 height adjustments. Cleans up great. 3 point harness (only down side if they are young enough to need a 5 point). All for under $30. The 3 point a concern because for us a high chair is for meals we never used it to keep her occupied.

For her being close to me, mobile (and she was used to a walker and needed/wanted to be mobile) and occupied, her Elmo Walker from Target, was my life saver those first few months home. I find she just wasn’t used to a large amount of square footage and she freaked out when we got upgraded to suite in Beijing (didn’t feel close enough to us). We got home went to sleep. Husband went immediately to Target for the walker when he got up. She had one freak out before he got home and that was it. Happy as a clam in the walker.