East Coast Folding Highchair

It seemed like Mr Lools and I had just mastered the art of bottle feeding the boys, when another challenge came along, Weaning. Not only did we have to carefully feed the boys puree we also needed to find somewhere for them to sit whilst doing so. Because the boys were weaned early at 17 weeks (under medical advice) we cheated slightly and fed them in their bouncing chairs as they were so small (probably just over 8lbs and the size of many newborns). However a scary moment occurred around 6 months when we needed to find highchairs for them. Not only did we need to find highchairs for two ... more

I first found this high chair when my son was 18 months and I was pregnant with my second. I never really like either of the high chairs that I had for my son as they weren't very safe yet they took up so much room when they were out. I saw this first at a pub and was so impressed that I made a not of the make and looked it up online when I got home. It's a wooden high chair made of lacquered rubber wood. It can be found in John Lewis and probably Mothercare for about £70. It is very sturdy when out yet has a smaller overall footprint than many of the traditional high chairs. On the bottom of ... more