When to wean your baby onto solid food? And how to do it? Read (purée-splattered) tips from other MumsnettersFind out more Hi, I live in a small house and im looking for a highchair that will fold away small and is easy to clean??? Also not too expensive. Any help greatly appreciated xxxVery cheap and easy to clean. It doesn't fold away though, but you can remove the legs very easily. Ikea Antilop seconded, get one of the removable trays too. I second the Antilop. Once the legs are off its not too hard to store, though ours is just in the middle of our tiny kitchen, always being tripped over! It's the only highchair that DS has always looked comfy in. And it's dirt cheap Ikea Antilop for us, too. We were set on a Bloom but tried it and hated it. Tripp Trapp are good but IMO not worth the extra ££. Another vote for the Antilop! We have just become proud owners of a second one for dc2 (dc1 still very happy in his) and I was very happy to chuck the huge, difficult to clean and store one we were using in the shed it's also very cheap
Is it official, the Antilop is the MN highchair?! Another vote for the ikea one! i agree too - ikea antilop. much much better than any of the other more expensive highchairs i had previously I had quite an expensive one, all fancy features, reclines, changes height level etc, crap! Nightmare to keep clean! Got the ikea antilope, fab! I've got the ikea antilop this time round which is brilliant to clean but it doesn't fold. With my ds though I had a Cosatto Slim Jim one which would fold up small enough to store behind my sofa. It wasn't too bad to clean. A quick wipe down was enough usually but the seat pad and harness can be removed for a really good scrub! I've just realised that the cosatto one is much more expensive than I remember, I sold mine on eBay though so maybe look on there? Stokke tripp trapp is fab too but costs ££££££££££££££££££££££££The other thing I used and loved is one that clips onto the table or breafast bar.
Not one by mamas and sodding papas bitter TWO split cushions ffs Phil&Teds metoo - clips onto table, no legs to trip you up / wipe down! Can be washed in sink, comes out great! Definitely the Ikea Antilop. I got a stupidly expensive one to begin.. But it was a nightmare to clean!! I used the Ikea one at my SIL's and it was a miracle! DS couldn't keep sloping back like he did in his old one and also it is SO easy to clean. Using own a dishwasher but I've heard others say they take the tray off and put it in their dishwasher. Can't recommend it highly enough and very cheap untrue!! Sorry, that should say *I do not own a dishwasher I am also in a teeny tiny house and have recently bought the Graco Contempo which folds down to a width of approx 17cm. I am really happy with it as it is very secure for my 6 month old. It does have quite a few crevices for food to get stuck in though.I love it's wipe clean ability!! Another one one with a huge expensive highchair and replaced by the Ikea one!!
I think its about £11 and the tray is a couple of pounds more. We don't have much space and went for a stokke Tripp trapp because it's a proper piece of furniture so we don't have to put it away (I've got nowhere to put it, even if it did fold away) Yes it's expensive but it grows with your kid and my DS (nearly 4 ) is still using , but now as a a chair. One of the things I really don't regret spending money on.Hooks onto a table, comes apart and you can put the seat in the washing machine. Oh, realised you want it to fold. The ikea one doesn't but it's legs come off. Some silly questions . . . (I'm on child 2 but have forgotten everything!) We are wondering about Ikea or stokke which does feel like one extreme to the other! I can't quite imagine my 4 month old sat in it. Is it just that they can sit by 6 months and all is well or do they need cushion inserts? Why do you want your 4 month old to sit in One of the key indicators is a babies ability to sit up in a chair?
The seat is quite small tbh which helps.I'd suggest an antilop to start with when they are messy as I love having a tray to carry all the debris into the kitchen then get a tripp trapp once they've outgrown the antilop/past that stage.Do you always have a stock of avocados in the fruit bowl, shop at Waitrose and possess a National Trust membership?If so, then congratulations, you are definitely middle class according to Mumsnet users who have been listing the boxes you need to tick in order to define your social standing. The debate was started by a user called Kpo58 who explained that a few years ago her husband told her he felt middle class because they had a garage. Mumsnet users who have been listing the boxes you need to tick in order to define your social standing, including always having at least one avocado in the fridge'I'm wondering, what makes you feel middle class?' she asked. The subject clearly caught people's imaginations as they rushed to share their lists of the essential features of middle class life.
Papayasareyum was the first to reply with the confident declaration that one thing sums up being middle class: avocados.'Every single time I see an article about being middle class or a quiz about what it means to be middle class the avocado rears her creamy green head. 'If you have an avocado in your fridge or have eaten one in the past fortnight, you're middle class.'RobinaRedbreast chimed in saying: 'Knowing more than one recipe that involves Pomegranate and always having one in your fridge. Eating avocados, owning three types of cooking oils, knowing recipes involving Pomegranate and having a vegetable match were all mentioned as markers of being middle class by Mumsnet users'I also love Avocado and as such always have at least one in the fridge also.'BrandNewAndImproved also felt the that the proof lies in the kitchen, saying: 'Three different types of cooking oils.'Skala123 was eager to know if having started her first vegetable patch counted.'Partridges have eaten my cauliflower plants.
Surely that makes me middle class?' she asked. For MrsLeighHalfpenny the main characteristic was 'not eating in the street', while for Trickydecision it was a matter of having 'no family members or close friends with tattoos.' Lack of tattoos and a strong regional accent were also mentioned as signs that you're middle class, as well as saying loo instead of toilet and ketchup instead of tomato sauce BrandNewAndImproved claimed not to be middle class, but is doing a good impression. 'My National Trust membership, avocados, breton top and lentils make me seem it to my friends. I'm actually a reformed Vicky Pollard and I still like big hoop earrings and lust after a Golf,' she said. The pronunciation of quinoa was key to another user who admitted her two children love black olives and chorizo, and fight over who gets the last persimmon. She added: 'My mother shops in Waitrose. My aunt has a Volvo. My father went to Eton.' Children with sophisticated tastes in food and owning a slow cooker and a tagine could indicate you're middle class JeffreyNeedsAHobby also has children with middle class taste in food who as for 'mussels, calamari, smoked salmon and olives' in the supermarket.
LittleMissChangeMyName's, who eats two avocados a week, revealed that her children also have certain refined tastes in food. 'I buy brioche as snacks for my children,' she explained. 'We often eat hummus.'One Mumsnetter was so middle class she had the Middle Eastern dip in her username - EssentialHummus. Not eating on the street and shopping at Waitrose are essential if you want to be considered middle class 'I alternate Waitrose with Aldi, see a psychotherapist and work in a profession,' she said. 'Also live in a naice part of London with knock-off Eames furniture, but obviously won't mention that it's an ex-council flat.'Shopping at Waitrose featured several times, and was high on PugMummy's checklist.She also added that someone who is middle class shops at Joules and Boden for clothes, but is happy to buy clothes from a charity shop or eBay. Sparechange has found herself discussing buying a holiday home in France with her husband NotQuiteSoOnEdge had a long list, which included her children wearing second hand clothes from Boden, while she wears 30-year-old clothingThey may also purchase food that they're not too sure what to do with, including quinoa, coconut oil and malt extract.
She added: 'Has job title that no-one understand what that is, including them.' Waitrose, Joules and John Lewis were also on the list for Dizzybintness who added that being a guide leader and owning a pasta making machine were sure signs of a middle class household. BonnieF had a different set of criteria, which included listening to Radio 4 and reading The Guardian. For TheRealBarenziah it's all down to education while EssentialHummus thought seeing a psychotherapist was a middle class indicator BonieF listens to Radio 4, likes the taste of red wine and owns a Magimix BrandNewAndImproved doesn't consider herself middle class but is doing a good impression She continued: 'Drinking red wine because I actually like the taste of the stuff. Posting stuff like this on an Internet forum.'However, Eyebrowse felt the clincher was 'not having either a strong regional accent - unless one is Scottish - or an extremely posh accent.' Eating avocados regularly Eating hummusKnowing pomegranate recipes Not eating in the street National Trust Membership Being in a wine clubChildren who like olives, chorizo and seafood Shopping at WaitroseBuying clothes from John Lewis, Boden and JoulesBeing happy to buy second hand clothing from charity shops and eBay Having 'a place in France'Saying loo not toiletSaying ketchup not tomato sauce No tattoosWooden bunk beds for children Owning a tagine
, pasta maker, slow cooker or MagimixDriving a large estate car Wearing Birkenstocks A shabby sofa from Laura Ashley or Duresta For TheRealBarenziah it's all down to education. 'When I refer to "college", I have to hastily clarify whether I mean my old Oxford college, or my medical royal college,' she explained. 'Not bad for a comprehensive kid from Liverpool.'Sparechange's middle class benchmark was 'having friends with a place in France'.She admitted she'd been having genuine conversations with her husband about 'how it would be wise to also get a place in France so we can go every summer and children will grow up fluent in French, eating everything and knowledgeable about wine.'LuluJakey1 had a specific list of criteria including saying loo not toilet, ketchup instead of tomato sauce and sitting roomShe also added that a car should be a subtle colour. AuntDotsie explained that her husband had declared them middle class once they owned both a tagine and a slow cooker.'We've now bought a bean to cup coffee maker that does frothy milk too, so presumably he now reckons we can invite the Queen round,' she said.
NotQuiteSoOnEdge had a long list, which included her children wearing second hand clothes from Boden, while she wears 30-year-old clothing. She was also educated at boarding school, has a post graduate and has a posh voice according to her friends. The family live in their country style kitchen with a big table in the Victorian terraced house and have old, battered Laura Ashley sofas and a piano. WakeUpFast had a long tick list including cycling everywhere despite owning a car and wearing BirkenstocksThe children sleep in oak bunk bedsThey had a big seven seater that's constantly filthy, for camping, hiking or surfing trips and accommodating everyone's bikes.There's one TV in the house, which is rarely watched but they have 1000 books and a National Trust membership.The entire family has 'long swishy hair', including her son.BeverlyGoldberg defined her middle class markers as being in a wine club and driving a Mercedes. Shopping at Waitrose is essential for anyone who wants to be considered middle class 'I currently don't have a handbag in circulation that cost me less than triple figures,' she said.