When preparing for the babes to arrive, we almost decided to skip the highchair completely. Most of them are ugly. Most of them are huge. And most of them are disgusting germ and filth factories. Then we happened upon Phil and Teds Lobster.
We ended up receiving this as a shower gift, but it sells for around $80 at Target and Amazon. We absolutely LOVE this high chair. It clamps (hence the name) on to the table with just a few twists of the handles, but they're out of reach for baby so there's no chance of him loosening them on his own. It takes up so little room in the kitchen, that we don't even notice it. It seats Finley right at the table with us, which he loves and which makes feeding time simple while we are eating also. And as you can see below, the back of the chair comes up so high that he is supported very well.
It comes with a plastic tray that slides right in between the clamps and can just be thrown in the dishwasher after meals. (And the tray had the cutest lobster coloring sheet in the box.)
But you don't have to use the tray; baby can belly up to the table just like you.
The chair fabric is great quality and can be easily wiped down (like after Finn turns to put his mouth on the side of the chair before swallowing all of his pears and carrots.) And you can even remove the fabric completely and handwash. (I'm betting you could even toss it in the washing machine if you wanted, but we haven't tried that yet.)
But our very favorite thing of all, is how portable it is. The fabric and handles collapse in upon themselves when removed from the table and the whole thing folds up flat and has a little carrying bag. So, we take it with us everywhere--the grandparents' houses, the office, the patio, and best of all, to restaurants. No more using those germ-ridden, dirt-laden chairs at eateries. We just bring in the lobster, clamp it on, and we're good to go. Then we can wipe it down or wash it once we're home.
I believe it comes in black and red. And it does have a safety harness....oh, yeah, which we always use... Of course, you're not supposed to use it on a single center pedestal table, and the book that came with it had a bunch of other precautions about types of tables (like card tables and glass top tables). It is supposed to accommodate a child up to 3 years or 37 pounds. We'll see...it does seem like it would be quite a tight fit for a 37 pound three year old, but as of now, our 20 pound six month old has plenty of wiggle room.
If you have questions, leave them in the comments below, but overall we have yet to find a complaint about this chair.
We give it five clean diapers!
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