High chairs

Comment:

Love it. Nothing else to say. Great all around.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:

This review is for the Fisher-Price EZ Clean High Chair in the Luv U Zoo print.<br /><br />I bought this high chair right about the time my son was going to start eating solids. I had actually registered for a different one, and when I went to buy it, it was no longer available. I am so glad it wasn't! When I saw this one in-store at Babies 'R Us, I had to buy it. Not only was it reasonably priced (Amazon's price on it is pretty good, too, especially for the Luv U Zoo print), but there were so many great features that it was a no-brainer.<br /><br />First off, to address some of the complaints I've seen in other online product reviews (not here) about size, my son is on the bigger side - he is 100th percentile in length and 85th in weight and pretty much has been all along (he's 19 months old, about 36 long and about 28 pounds) - and we have no problem with his fitting in the high chair. He used to have very chunky thighs that had no problem fitting inbetween the little t-bar thing. The tray can still go all the way in without a problem and without squishing him. So for those with babies on the bigger side, do not fear, and if you're worried about it, go check it out in-store at Babies 'R Us. When I bought mine, there was a pre-assembled one on display. The upside to the chair's smaller size, though, is that my son doesn't have a lot of room to wiggle around and slip down, which helps (1) keep things clean and (2) focus on the task at hand (eating).<br /><br />Second, I'd like to address the complaints I've read that this high chair does not have wheels on the back, just the front, which some say makes it hard to push across the floor/carpeting. All I do is lean the chair forward so it's on the front wheels and push it backwards or pull it behind me. I am able to easily do this while carrying a 28-lb baby, and I move it from the dining room into the kitchen and back (about 20 feet) every day. I even roll it over an area rug in the dining room to get it to the kitchen, and I can do this without a problem. Maybe if I was rolling it with my son *in* the chair, it might be hard to do, but you're not supposed to do that. This chair is plenty light enough to remove him from the chair first and carry him while moving the chair where it needs to go, so there's really no need to move the chair with a baby strapped into it.<br /><br />Otherwise I can't think of any cons, but here are the pros:<br /><br />1. See above about the size of the chair with regard to non-wigglyness.<br /><br />2. Cover is washable but also wipeable. Honestly I've only washed it once (and even that was due to a diaper leak) because it wipes off so nicely. It feels cotton-y, too, so you don't have that plastic/vinyl feeling. My only issue is that lint gets stuck to it from my son's clothes, but a quick swipe of a lint remover takes care of that.<br /><br />3. The straps wipe off easily and, best of all, DON'T STAIN! It's admittedly gross when you see someone's high chair with the stained straps. You know they've cleaned them, but it still looks nasty. This is probably reason #1 why I bought a brand new chair instead of buying a used one! Arguably the closure mechanism for the strap can be hard to clean if food gets spilled on it due to its nooks and crannies, but if you have a few minutes and a few Q-tips, especially if you can get to it before anything dries, it's not that hard to get clean.<br /><br />4. The tray is dishwasher safe but also goes inward towards your child rather than leaves a gap. This is great for falling food - it's more likely to hit the tray than end up in your child's lap. I find it helpful for teaching your baby to pick up finger foods and self-feed. I have learned that this is a great feature when your child is old enough to think that dropping food in the seat is a fun game.<br /><br />5. The chair is height adjustable and recline-able. Both are VERY easy to do. The straps are also super easy to adjust as your child grows.<br /><br />6. Assembly was very easy! I was able to do it by myself in about a half an hour, and I'm not the handiest of women.<br /><br />7. The print is adorable and unisex. We have a little boy, but who knows if any subsequent children will also be. Nothing like having a house full of frilly girly stuff or tough-boy stuff and then having a second child and feeling like you need new stuff.<br /><br />8. SAFETY FEATURE - What a LOT of people don't realize, and no one publicizes, is that most high chairs have a hidden danger... When kids are big enough to use their feet to kick off the table and push themselves backwards, they also have the ability to tip the chair over backwards. Sure, it's not likely, and some high chairs are probably more prone to it than others, but because of the leg configuration on this high chair, it is pretty much impossible for your child to accomplish this dangerous feat. I hadn't even thought of this until someone mentioned that their child had done this (as a warning not to keep my son too close to the table), so when I saw this high chair in the store, I realized it was built to prevent that, perhaps inadvertently.<br /><br />I can't speak to the foldability of this chair because, well, I haven't traveled with it. However, because this chair is much more affordable than so many other high chairs, you can really afford to get a separate portable chair (the kind that straps to a regular chair) for travel.<br /><br />I really can't say enough good things about this high chair. Everyone I know who has a baby (or is going to have a baby) and is in the market for a high chair probably hears way too much about it from me. I think a lot of folks think more money = better quality, which is often the case, in my opinion, but in this case they would be way off. The chair I registered for was about $150, and I am so grateful that I found this one instead!

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.