When the little ones are hungry, it is time to eat! But using a baby high chair to supply the wee tots nourishment is not necessarily an easy task. A well-designed high chair can alleviate, or at least minimize, some of the madness in meal time and create a good bonding moment for your baby and yourself.

The fundamental components of a baby high chair are either molded plastic or metal tubing frame, a seat equipped with a harness and a security belt and a footrest. From there, the options are endless! Fortunately, you don't need to spend a lot of money for a quality high chair.

For the look of yesteryear, you might come across old-school baby high chairs made of wood. Those kind have a removable tray for 'easy' access. These old-looking high chairs didn't give very much comfort, especially when compared to the cushioned chairs found in a modern high chair. Additionally standards for safety have advanced a long way and it's questionable that these yesteryear high chairs would come up to current certification standards.

Happily nowadays high chairs are dripping with convenience factors such as trays and tray inserts you can safely load in the dishwasher and are highly adjustable to suit your baby. But you may even realize in the cheaper priced feeding chairs models that you may not be able to even fold them for out-of-sight storage. Some high chairs are designed to grow together with your tot and can transition into a chair and table for continued use as the tiny tyke begins to grow.

While shopping for a brand new high chair, a number of the bare necessities are a durable, stable chair that can stand up to usual abuse like sticky spills, thrashing legs, being moved around, and the never-ending cleaning. For the first year anyway. And you'll be surprised to find that the baby won't be using the chair for as long as you might have initially thought.

Toddling tots are well known for wanting to sit in a 'big chair'! So while high chairs are designed to accommodate the requirements of an infant up through 3-year olds, toddlers most likely will demand their 'freedom' long before reaching the age of three.

When shopping for a new baby high chair, here some pointers to consider when making a decision on a particular chair.

First, attempt to adjust the safety harness with just one hand. This is the position you're most apt to be in when you've got a babe-in-arms. If you can't fasten the harness with just one hand, you might possibly not use it for each and every meal. For safety reasons, safely securing a baby is mandatory so be sure the harness is easy to use.

For a baby high chair to meet certification standards, a 3-position harness is required. You will see some chairs with a 5-position harness. Naturally, these provide even more security since they prevent your baby from standing up while in the chair, but a three-position restraint is all that is considered necessary.

The tray is another thing you should check. 'You' should be able to adjust it - but not the baby. In fact, the latches on the tray should not even be visible to the child. Out of sight is out of mind and it will remove all temptation to fuss with it.

Next, examine the 'crotch post'. This device keeps the baby from sliding below the tray and completely out of the chair. An event you certainly do not desire to happen! Throughout your test-drive, you may additionally want to determine how the height adjustment works. Not every high chair will have height changes but it could be able to adjust up to eight totally different settings.

The nice thing regarding being able to adjust the height of the seat is that it makes it more comfortable for you to put the baby in the chair based on your height. Plus, setting it at just the right height permits the small one to be seated at the 'big people table' so everyone can enjoy a meal as a family.

You'll need to test out the upholstery on the chair. Does it appear as if it will last through heaps of baby abuse? The upholstery shouldn't contain visible seams which may cause scratches on your baby but it ought to feel durable and fairly firm. Naturally, the seat cover will endure plenty of spills therefore the material ought to be simple to wipe up with a dish rag or disinfectant wipe.

If the baby chair has wheels, you may want a style where the wheels are capable of being locked. Most wheeled highchairs have a self-locking mechanism that is automatically set simply by the the child's weight when situated on the seat.

Naturally you do not want any rough or sharp edges which will inflict injury to your little one. This is doubly important on the underside of the tray where little, kicking legs are located. Feel the entire surface of the bottom to be perfectly certain there's nothing sharp or rough that would inflict any potential injury to your precious baby.

During your thorough examination, be watchful for tiny openings or gaps within the hinges where tiny fingers may find their way into. Are there any small components like caps or plugs on the chair? If so, they need to be tight-fitted so they won't come loose.

We all are aware that babies place everything in their mouths and any little, loose parts might be potentially hazardous. So be on the lookout for any little piece that potentially could pose a problem.

You'll want to actually fold the chair. You may be moving the chair out of sight every day so you may want a model that's easy to fold. You don't want to bother with a stiff, uncooperative chair that does not easily fold.