Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I am seriously disappointed with this high chair, particularly since Babybjorn came so close to making an exceptional product.Upon unpacking, I was delighted to see that it is very easy to assemble. There are 4 legs, made of heavy, powder-coated metal, that snap into the one-piece seat of the chair. That's it! Assembly complete!
The tray mechanism is clever. It is attached to the front of the seat, and swings up to lock in place between the baby's legs. The locking mechanism for the tray is a large knob that you turn to lock or to unlock. The tray features a second, snap-off tray that goes right into the dishwasher.
The seat is a molded, one-piece design that includes a foot rest also. It is made of thick, smooth white plastic and has no corners or crevices that can catch food, spills or crumbs. Clean up would be very, very easy. There is also a seat belt to keep baby safely in the chair.
You will notice right away that this chair is shorter than most. The height of the chair is 33". It is designed so that the tray height is dining table height. It allows you to pull baby right up to the table next to you. I like this, too, because it lets parents include baby in family meals more easily.
The entire chair folds up for storage by swinging the tray down and pressing a button underneath the chair that folds the legs together. I think this is quite convenient.
The idea behind this unique chair, I think, it to make a compact chair that will easily fit into even the smallest home. The base is 22" x 22" and the tray is 11" x 17". The design is minimalist and extremely functional, while still being beautiful.
The problem is that Babybjorn went too far in scaling this chair down. The manufacturer says this is for children 5 months to 3 years, but unless your child is an extremely small sized child, a 3 year old will never fit in this. My granddaughter is 15 months old and this chair is already too small for her. She is tall, but that is not the problem. The problem is that the tray, which is adjustable to a couple of positions, squishes uncomfortably against my granddaughter even when in the furthest position, and my granddaughter is not fat or even chunky. She is tall and thin! I can also see that within a couple of months, the footrest would be too short for her, also, because her knees would hit the tray. (Think 20 people stuffed in a Volkswagen.)
This is so disappointing because the design is exceptional and the quality of materials are superb. I have always been happy with Babybjorn products. However, I think a high chair should fit most children for longer than a year, especially a premium brand at a premium price. Not recommended.
Here are the dimensions of the Baby Bjorn high chair. Base: 22"L x 22"W. Seat height: 22". Tray height: 28". Chair back height: 33".
It took me a little while to get used to folding this chair, but it gets much easier with practice. And I love the removable tray, which my toddler has not been able to take off herself (yay!). I love that this chair is compact and lightweight, because I can easily move it around to wherever we happen to be eating. In fact, when I am making dinner, my toddler occasionally scoots it over to me so that she can sit in it and watch me. Gotta love that!
One last thought: my toddler really likes that the tray is lower on this chair, because she can see down into her bowl, and therefore scoop out her cereal more easily. If she were sitting in a booster seat at our table, she would be sitting so much lower than her bowl, that she would be looking at the side of it. How could she find her cereal like that?
In short, the Baby Bjorn high chair is high-quality, safe, compact, lightweight, SUPER easy to clean (no crevices for food to get stuck in!), and suitable for both babies and toddlers...who could ask for more?
***UPDATE*** My daughter is now two years old, 36 inches tall, and weighs 30 pounds (90th percentile for height, 85th percentile for weight, so, quite large for her age!). This chair still fits her perfectly (I have added another photo to the "View and Share Related Images" area), and we are still using the tray on the middle setting. I love this thing so much that I even take it with us when we travel!
***2ND UPDATE*** My daughter is now 2.5 years old, 37 inches tall, and weighs 32 pounds (75th percentile for height, 80th percentile for weight). This chair is now getting a little tight for her, simply because her legs are so long. Her knees are almost touching the bottom of the tray. (I have added two more photos to the "View and Share Related Images area.) The tray is still on the middle setting, so she has more room to grow outward, just not upward. We are now retiring this chair, and it makes me so sad, because I have loved it so much!We have been following baby-led weaning with our daughter (basically, baby learns to feed herself real food instead of being spoon-fed purees; see the reviews of this book for more information: Baby-Led Weaning: The Essential Guide to Introducing Solid Foods and Helping Your Baby to Grow Up a Happy and Confident Eater) and we found that the high chair we already owned was not working for us. With BLW, you start solid food at 6 months of age and the baby needs to sit up straight to eat. And since baby is feeding herself, things can get very messy, very quickly.
Well, the BabyBjorn high chair solved pretty much all my problems.
My young baby is held very securely in this seat; she cannot twist and turn sideways like in some other chairs.
Because the tray sits so close to her body, the food that she drops and spills doesn't fall into her lap -it stays on the tray. This has reduced my laundry problems significantly!
The chair is a BREEZE to clean, and the removable white tray is easy to rinse in the sink or to pop into the dishwasher (it fits nicely on either rack since it isn't super huge).
It's great for small spaces. Not too big. And because it folds so easily, we sometimes put it in the car and take it with us (on road trips, or to family members' houses), because it makes mealtimes so much easier. I even once took the legs off, packed it into a large suitcase, and checked it on an airplane because I didn't want to be without it for a week at a rental house.
A few small minuses that you will want to know about:
Because the seat is so minimalist (it doesn't come up high in back or wrap around the sides), there is a moment when I set my daughter in the chair, while I am securing the harness, that feels precarious to me -like if she suddenly launched herself sideways, she would fall. I hold her carefully at this point and once the harness is fastened, she can't go anywhere.
The seat is not large at all, and the back is low. I like this, but if you are expecting your baby to have head support, you will be disappointed.
The knobs that control the tray and the folding are easy to use once you know how to do it, but they are NOT obvious to someone who is trying it for the first time. So if you have a babysitter or someone who needs to use the high chair, you will need to show them how it works before you leave.
We had this seat folded and leaning against the wall, and my husband accidentally knocked it over and two small pieces of plastic broke off the harness latch. Everything else on this chair is super-sturdy (heavy metal legs, strong plastic body) but that latch is apparently kind of brittle? It still works fine even with the missing pieces, but I need to contact Baby Bjorn to get a replacement just in case.
The price is steep (though comparable to other high-end high chairs that aren't as functional as this one). I do wish it was a little less expensive, but I still think it was worth it.
It might not fit an obese child. The tray has three settings to adjust how close it is to the body. My 18 lb., 28" baby uses the middle setting. As she gets bigger, I think she will probably stay on that setting or go down to the smaller one because the tray will hit her lower in the waist and not right on the belly. And I think this chair would be fine even for a tall kid, though they might want to let their feet dangle instead of using the foot rest. But a child with a really large belly might not fit using the widest tray setting. (UPDATE: see below -she is outgrowing this chair now at 13 months!)
If you want to pull your child up to the table to eat with everyone else, you can't really do so, because the tray is not removable. (The tray does slide under the edge of our kitchen table, so we can get her pretty close, but she can't actually eat off of the table like everyone else.)
Overall, a great, compact, easy to clean high chair. Bonus points for its minimalist Swedish style.
UPDATE: After using this chair for six months, we ran into a very annoying problem. The removable tray has warped and it no longer latches securely. This means that it tends to pop off at inopportune moments. My daughter has noticed this and now likes to grab the tray and bang it up and down (sending her food flying). So I'm spending most of each meal holding the tray in place with my hand. (We do put the tray in the dishwasher every day, though we don't use a heated dry setting, so I don't know why it would have warped.)
Also, at 13 months, she is not fitting into the chair very well. She has been fussing when I fasten the tray, because it is so tight.
It was a great high chair while it lasted, but I think it's going back now. :(
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I highly recommend this high chair because it occupies a very small footprint in a small kitchen. My large 14 mo old fits fine with room to spare. Just to make sure there was room to grow I put the 4 year old in the chair. His legs were too long but his body fit fine between the back of the seat and the tray. He is tall but not obese. Since children tend to slim as they become more mobile and grow, this small, ultra-safe chair should be great until about age 3. It is expensive but is so easy to clean, safe even without the harness, and good for an almost sitting up 5 month old and a 14 mo old with plenty of room to grow.Want BABYBJORN High Chair Discount?
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program We Love this for my little 4 month old grandson who wants to sit up. However even though this tray adjusts out, I am sure it will not be able to use for several years to age 3 as suggested.Great compact one piece but for ages 3 months to 15 months. I don't think this will fit most by age 18 months unless they are tiny kids.
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