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Xaviers_mum 
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 12:17pm |
hi all,
I'm new to this but have a 4month old babe and am looking to purchase a highchair. I've seen the MOcka designer highchair which looks super easy and simple but then I don't know if I should go with this option or a more traditional type like a Babyfirst recliner highchair???
Does anyone have a Mocka -any opinions? Is it better to have a highchair that reclines?
Any ideas gratefully received! 
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kebakat
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 12:26pm |
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I wish I had a mocka one. I hate my one that reclines, it was a bitch to clean. Simpler the better I think
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fire_engine
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 1:02pm |
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I'm with Stacey. I bought one that looked all soft and cumfy - stupid mistake. The only time DH swears is when he has to clean it. Everyone I know who has a mocka designer (or a simple wooden one) swears by them.
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emz
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 1:06pm |
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We got a simple collapsable one from Baby factory for about $80 - no seams on the padding so really easy to clean.
The mocka ones are great if you want to spend that much - only thing I've noticed with them is that when they get to climbing everything, they learn pretty quickly to use it as a ladder as the foot part is a perfect height and is rigid. Seriously, my friend's boy pushes his around the house and uses it to try and climb on the dining table, washing machine etc!
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 1:12pm |
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lol emz. Daniel does that with his high chair too.. so that isn't just a mocka thing
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fire_engine
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 1:16pm |
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Am prettty sure the Mocka designer ones don't have that - they're pretty basic with no foot rests/climbing platforms! It's the mocka wooden ones they can climb.
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 1:48pm |
My 17 month DD has never tried to climb our Mocka wooden chair
And I've never personally figured out why highchairs recline - it's not as if you want bubs to eat their dinner lying on their back!
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 3:42pm |
I had a highchair that reclined with our first and a simpler one with our 2nd - both were HORRIBLE to clean, bits of food and crumbs got caught everywhere!
I have bought a Mocka designer for this baby - love that it is simple looking and that is will be a breeze to clean!!
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Bizzy
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 10:13pm |
i have a mocka designer (and it doesnt have a foot rest, that is the wooden ones) and my only gripe would be the lip around the tray.... it doesnt have a full harness, just a waist strap, but it has never been a problem for us... also they need some support when they first go in it and a towel is probaly just as good as the foam piece they sell. i think it looks styley and yeah no fiddly bits to clean.
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shadowfeet
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Posted: 01 July 2009 at 10:36pm |
After all I've read on here, which is a fair amount about the mocka designer chair, I'm not even considering looking at the highchairs in local shops. This is the best and cheapest out there i'm convinced
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Posted: 02 July 2009 at 8:43pm |
Flissty - yep you're right it's the wooden ones that have the footrests not the designer ones.
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Xaviers_mum
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Posted: 03 July 2009 at 3:05pm |
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Hi Bizzy
What is wrong with the lip around the tray?? Also is it a pain that it doesnt have a footrest??
THanks!!
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Posted: 03 July 2009 at 8:02pm |
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We have a Kingston Dinette highchair from Baby Factory and I really like it. I used to recline it slightly when Jack was first on solids and not 100% brilliant at sitting up. I also like the removable top tray. It was a pain cleaning food out of the creases until I saw a friend placing a teatowel over her son's lap when he ate. I now do this will Jack and it keeps his clothes clean and catches almost all food that he drops, I only tend to clean out the highchair once a week and that is really habit as opposed to necessity
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