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They are also, of course, the most expensive – and be aware that, in this group in particular, you’ll need to pay extra for everything except the chair frame itself (including newborn accessories, baby seats, trays and even safety harnesses), so make sure this is included in your budget. We have a Stokke steps and LOVE it! It looks stylish, It’s easy to clean and has a foot rest. Highly recommend!” Loved by Mumsnetter AfternoonTea12 Our verdict Can be reclined, used with a small tray for a just-weaned child, a larger tray for a child feeding themselves, or without the tray for a toddler sitting at the table
Baby highchairs are suitable from 6 months, around the same time you can start to introduce your baby to solids. It can be a good idea to feed baby their first ever solids in the morning or right after a nap. Once baby has gotten used to eating, introduce new foods rapidly—it can take up to 15 tries before a child will accept a new food, so don’t give up!As baby becomes toddler and moves out of the highchair the seat becomes the shorter legged play chair and the play centre turns into a matching table, your child’s very own casual furniture set. Extra play chairs for siblings or those important executive bistro-style toddler meetings (aka play dates) are available separately. One more quirk is that the tray is two pieces, the main tray and a darker, pop-out tray cover that is meant to make clean-up easy. However, this pop-out tray only covers the center well of the main tray, so it doesn’t really save time on cleanup. Both pieces will need to be cleaned after every meal unless you’ve got a really neat foodie who will keep all their food in the center well. We will, however, communicate with your pushchair manufacturer on your behalf to help ensure a smooth and efficient repair service.
At the inexpensive end of the spectrum are the budget chairs. These tend to be standalone highchairs (intended to be used by themselves using a plastic tray, instead of being pulled up to a table), short on adjustability features and elaborate design – favouring instead a functional simplicity that often, incidentally, means they’re much easier to clean. Type: Aluminium high chair which clips onto tables| Materials: Aluminium; rubber; fabric | Suitable from: 6 months+ | Harness: Yes | Wheels?: No What we loveA beautiful, intelligently designed chair with lots of thoughtful details, the Oribel Cocoon missed out on our transitional award as it’s still only suitable up to age three. But it’s a stylish and flexible model, available in four attractive colours, that will complement your kitchen and make mealtimes a breeze. Can’t be used without an adult dining chair to hold it – not convenient for everyone’s dining situation Highchairs are a safe and supportive place for your baby to eat before they’re old and tall enough to sit on an adult-sized dining chair. Most come with a plastic tray so your baby can see and reach their food easily – especially useful when first weaning. Eating up high and playing down low; life is full of ups and downs for your baby and our brand-new Oyster 4-in-1 Highchair is designed to offer your child some familiarity through the early years of learning the complex art of simply sitting down! Perhaps it doesn’t fit your requirements as expected, you’ve had a change of plans or you’ve simply changed your mind.
As child nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed says, sitting your child at your eye level and at (or close to) the rest of the family at mealtimes aids their development.Type: Freestanding highchair which converts into a toddler chair | Materials: Not stated | Suitable from: 6 months+ | Harness: Yes | Wheels?: No What we love Most travel highchairs either attach to an adult dining chair as a chair-mounted booster or clip onto the table edge (sometimes called a hook-on or clip-on highchair) like a vice. In both cases, you need suitable furniture to make it work – though, anecdotally, the chair-attaching kind fit more universally than the table-attaching kind. This product has been tested and certified to comply with European Safety Standard BS EN 14988:2017+A1:2020.