Seeking Feedback on the Chicco Polly High Chair

Hi Ladies--

I know what you're all thinking "She's such a posting ***** today, my goodness!" Guilty as charged.

I've really been dragging my feel on adding a high chair to our baby registry. It seems I can't find one I truly like. So, I've resigned myself to the fact that I don't have to like the high chair; it just needs to serve a function of containing the child during mealtime.

That being said, after looking at various reviews online, it looks like Chicco's Polly might be "the one." It comes in a bunch of different colors.

I know some parents are really into the Svan or Stokke Tripp Trapp high chairs, but I find them hard on the eyes and just can't past their looks. I know they are chairs that grow with your child and turn into step stools, etc, but I just don't like 'em.

So, any feedback on the Chicco?

--Paula

I have a Chicco highchair and so does my sister in law...we both love them.

I remember during my first (and even second) babies every piece of baby gear was an antagonizing dilemma.  Most often I found what I thought to be important usually wasn't and some unexpected factors made things better/worse.  As for a high chair? Biggest factors for me turned out to be :

A. how easy to clean is it.  First chair we had, I had to use needle nose pliers to get the straps back in the seat after washing.  They were just a tight fit and my fingertips weren't strong enough.  I eventually got used it it but still it was a huge pain.

B. how much room it takes in the dining room.   Again with the first chair, we were ALWAYS tripping over it passing through the dining room.  The "footprint" of it was just so large.

This time around I went for the one that attaches to a normal chair.  The tray is dishwasher safe and it reclined for when Sammy was younger.

I'll just throw another one at ya... the Babee Tenda.  I LOVE it!  Its multi useful through ages and one of the best features is a huge eating surface, which the baby virtually cannot play "drop the thing and make mommy pick it up a million times"!  I am reminded how much I love it when we go out and play that game...lol.  Good luck!
-Donna

When I had the trips I got the top of the line highchairs, hated them. Spent $19 on an adjustable booster seat that goes right on the kitchen chair and loved it. I liked having them at the table for meals with us even when they where tiny, the tray snaps right off and goes in the dishwasher and the pad just pulls right off and goes in the washer. No muss, no fuss, and they are right at eye level, participating in meals instead of off in the highchair, which generally can't get very close or level with the table.
 

We have the chicco high chair and LOVE it!!  Best thing I ever spent my money on.  when I am trying to do my hair and makeup or trying to cook dinner or do laundry I put Libby in it and she is perfectly content.   It gets a lot of use.  Plus, it lays back for smaller babies.

I love high quality products. I LOVE chicco products. I LOVED this high chair...in the store. In all reality it just wasnt what I wanted. I ended up buying a $20 fisher price jungle booster that straps to our kitchen chair, when Simon was born, thats what I used for him. Its GREAT! And, when we are going out to other friends houses or Grandma's we can just unstrap it and take it with us. They come with a tray, but more often than not we just pused the boys right up to the table so they were eating with the family. They still use them now, and Ephram is 3. It was a better investment for us, and one I would reccommend to others.

Good luck deciding. Picking the color for your chicco might be tough too, there are so many cute ones!! 

--Leah

My guys are nearly seven and STILL in their booster seats (they where premies and still kind of on the short side), we just don't use the trays. I love them.

I have the Chicco Polly.  I HATE IT!  If I had never used any other high chair I might not hate it as much, but my mom bought an inexpensive Graco high chair at Target for her house for when the grand kids come over and I like that one so much more then the Chicco.
Here is what I like:  It really looks cute in my kitchen.  I love the pattern, it think it is the "hard candy" or something like that. 
Here is what I hate: The tray is more difficult to slip on and it feels wobbly.  The straps suck, the don't fit on my baby very well and they are not easy to adjust or get on and off quickly.  I don't like the middle part that goes between the legs.  On the Polly it is attached to the tray, I like it when it is attached to the chair.  The try has this little ridge around it and mine has peaches caked it in right now.  It is hard to clean that little crack.  The tray covers (there are 2) that come with it doesn't help the situation at all.  It is supposed to fold up and make for easy storage, but I never fold it, it just feel flimsy to me. 
If I were to do it over again, I would go to BRU and really test them out and notice details, like the ease of tray use, stability, strap adjustment, seat configuration and height adaptability.  Beat on them a little bit! 
I have the Chicco travel system and LOVE IT!  So, I don't want to trash the whole Chicco line. 
Have fun registering! 
Erin

I wanted to add a picture when I responded yesterday but my Mac doesn't allow me to copy and paste pictures, or rather OH doesn't.  Odd
So, now that I am at work, here you go.

 

http://libbymarley.com/displayimage.php?album=10&pos=31

Ok, nevermind, it isn't going to work here either.  Stupid.  So, here is a link to the image.