Space Saver High Chair?

SpinFreak13 · May 2010

Well, I registered this weekend and put a nice Chico high chair on my registery. When I told my mother, she said "Oh, you'll hate having a regular high chair! It's just going to take up space and piss you off!"

And then she insisted on buying me a high chair that sits on a regular seat at the dining room table. I guess it straps onto the chair? And you can use it later as a booster seat?

Please share your pros/cons about the regular high chair v. the table high chair.

Sweets2005 · May 2010

I hated having TWO highchairs but if I had to get just one, I wouldn't mind too much. I heard bad things about that particular chair you mentioned though. We now have the Fisher Price Healthy Care Deluxe booster seats and I LOVE them! Soooo much less space!

margeincharge2 · May 2010

I love our space saver high chair. I can't think of any cons to it. I love that it doesn't take up extra space and we don't need the 4th dining chair anyway.

VioletsMama22 · May 2010

We love our space saver high chair! It straps onto the chair really securely. Plus, I think most convert into booster seats, which will be nice later on. Ours is the Fisher Price one, and the tray is dishwasher safe, which I love. Honestly, I think that's the best feature. Overall, I love it, especially since we have a small dining room/kitchen area. Definitely saves space, and I think we have all the features that a regular high chair has.

deeanneharris · May 2010

We have that one and love it. I think some people with pub height tables have a hard time getting it to fit under and slide in. Mine works great though.

egsquared · May 2010

We have the Fisher Price Space Saver and like it. We live in a small condo, and we have a high table that we eat at (like a pub table). The Space Saver allows us to put DD up at our height.

rebeccaontherocks · May 2010

I love our Fisher Price Space saver high chair.

Pro: fits smaller children better, and takes up less space and it cleans up really easily. It is also less conspicuous in a house that has baby stuff taking over.

Con: you can't move it around very easily (because the chair is heavy). we do have a full size one that has wheels and I can push it around easier but it is so big that my DS just ends up slouching and eating the seat belt rather than paying attention to the task at hand and I rarely have to move it around much so we just put it away and don't use it.

BitterOldHag · May 2010

We have 2 FP Space Savers. I love them but find that cleaning the straps sucks.

rebeccaontherocks · May 2010

BitterOldHag:
We have 2 FP Space Savers. I love them but find that cleaning the straps sucks.

I just took them off and threw them in the washing machine and they came out great

bobbydsgirl · May 2010

I like the space saver but the seat seems kind of small already (and my boy's only 20 pounds.) I don't know how much longer it will be comfortable for him to sit in it because he's already filled out the seat part (where the bottom goes). Anyone else notice this?

ivs112 · May 2010

I haven't come across any cons for the Space Saver chair yet and I've been using it for 4 months now.

bim38106 · May 2010

I personally have to agree w/ your mom

We have the FP Space saver and I love it! It does everything a regular high chair does but I think it looks much nicer since it's not this big huge plastic thing in the corner of your kitchen But seriously, it reclines (huge need!) has a tray you can fit in most dishwashers... really it's everything a regular high chair is but on your regular kitchen chairs.

I would say the only downfall is that it's not on wheels.. but rarely do I find I need the wheels. The fact that it looks so much nicer is worth it. FWIW, we don't need a "space saver", we just really liked it.

As far as a booster seat, it depends on your table. Our table is a little low w/ a bar across the underneath ledge of the table and so we couldn't pull the Space Saver up close enough to the table for it to be used as a booster seat. But really by that point, DD1 was ready for a normal booster seat and DD2 was on her way anyway

And you really can't beat the price!

jamie.renee · May 2010

I have a FP Space Saver seat my friend gave to me. I loved it for a while. When we moved we bought a regular high chair since we needed something asap since our stuff took a few weeks to get here. In the Space Saver one my daughter would get very sweaty if in it for a while. I don't care for the vinyl cover. It also seems a little small. If your LO is on the bigger side I could see it seeming uncomfortable for them. Since we got our stuff I have yet to use the Space Saver seat except in the garage so she could play with her little toys and not be in the pack n play.

SpinFreak13 · May 2010

Thanks for the feedback ladies. I just added the FP space saver to the registry and called mom to tell her that most of the ladies on this baby board gave it a thumbs up. She was happy about it. And it's the no. 1 seller on the BRU high chair product list. I guess if it ends up not working out, I can always pick up a high chair later.

btw..why do our moms have to be so overbearing and insistent about this baby stuff?!

rebeccaontherocks · May 2010

SpinFreak13:
Thanks for the feedback ladies. I just added the FP space saver to the registry and called mom to tell her that most of the ladies on this baby board gave it a thumbs up. She was happy about it. And it's the no. 1 seller on the BRU high chair product list. I guess if it ends up not working out, I can always pick up a high chair later.
btw..why do our moms have to be so overbearing and insistent about this baby stuff?!

Because they want to be helpful and offer their experience. In the case of my mom, she doesnt get a chance to offer insight very often because I am very independent. When it comes to babies she feels like she knows her stuff. I just take it in stride, and take bits and pieces she offers. But I try really hard to never make her feel like I don't appreciate it.

MrsLeslie030405 · May 2010

Sweets2005:
I hated having TWO highchairs but if I had to get just one, I wouldn't mind too much. I heard bad things about that particular chair you mentioned though. We now have the Fisher Price Healthy Care Deluxe booster seats and I LOVE them! Soooo much less space!

we have the same booster/highchair and it awesome... when she's big enough, we can pull her right to the table to eat with us, light and easy to take when traveling, EASY to clean after a messy meal [spray it down in the shower!]

ryry1977 · May 2010

We have the space saver high chair and love it. Our place is kind of small though and I didn't want the high chair sitting around. It has 3 settings and 'grows' with the child ends up a booster chair. It stays on the chair real well and I can put Cedric up to the table or use the tray. I love ours.

Lucky428 · May 2010

I love my space saver!!! I never bought a full sized one so I can't compare. He gets to sit right at the table with us though, so it's really nice!!

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