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Natalie
From hopeful TTC, through infertility, IVF and the resulting pregnancy, this became a journal through grief and trying again after the loss of our first son, Devin, at 36 weeks. After multiple more IVF cycles we got pregnant with our second child, a little girl born healthy and alive in May of 2010. Our third child, a most unexpected surprise baby girl, was just born in June 2012!

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Highchair

January 23, 2011 — 11:09 am

Dear Nature’s Purest:

What the fuck were you thinking with this highchair? (And what the fuck was I thinking, purchasing it?)

I love a lot of things about it. It was easy to assemble, it’s easy to adjust. The tray comes on and off no problems and is easy to wipe down. The straps work just fine. (But it doesn’t fold up, which could be a problem for some families…. though not an issue to us.)

But the seat cover. Holy shit dude, seriously? Cotton? Yeah, it’s a wipeable surface for the bottom part. But did you really think that babies couldn’t possibly reach above their shoulders? That’s the first place my daughter’s hand flings the spoon, straight over her shoulder. The cover now has applesauce, squash and sweet potato smeared across the top half, and I’m going to have to put it through the wash – and I’m not even sure that will get it out at this point. And besides, I can’t do that every time! I have enough to clean up without worrying about taking the flipping highchair apart to wash it, too. I curse at it every time I pull her out of it.

I rant to all of my friends to never, ever buy this highchair. You suck.

Without love,
Natalie

Comments (3)

3 responses to “Highchair”

Amanda says:

January 23, 2011 at 4:54 pm

I’ve got a fisher price healthy care deluxe high chair/booster seat. They are 100% wipeable, they fit on any chair and are extremely portable (no more nasty restaurant boosters), and they only cost ~$28. I’ve never understood fabric covered high chairs.
- Nat says:
  
  January 23, 2011 at 5:41 pm
  
  We don’t have solid chairs (ours are cheap and tippable), so that won’t work… or else I would have gotten those.
  
  Actually I wouldn’t have bought this one had I known it had fabric on the top half. It didn’t look like it in the picture, and I got it 3 years ago… so by the time we opened the box we couldn’t return it.
Dora says:

January 24, 2011 at 11:04 am

It’s expensive, but this highchair is so easy to clean. I bought it from someone on a neighborhood family email list for just $40 (+ $13 for new straps). Other than the missing straps, the highchair was in perfect condition. Maybe you could find one on Craig’s List. Although, honestly, I think it’s worth the price. Attractive, super easy to clean, and LOVE the 5 point harness. My daughter is easy climbing out of the straps in restaurant highchairs.