Giraffe Complete High Chair Set

For my third child I wanted to try a new chair, which we chose this one however our child at 5 months is very chunky and barely fits into the chair, so I don't have too much faith that our baby could fit into it as their getting bigger. If I had gone with the traditional high chair I would have saved myself from buying a small chair so they could always be near us. (This is usually offered with the newer models of traditional high chairs).

Our 2nd child was constantly gagging and choking on her food while using an all-in-one high chair (most lean back slightly). Propping her upright with towels was not working; we invested in the Giraffe. It has worked great for our 8 month old - she's eating much better and sitting upright. I'm sad that the tray can't be used beyond the baby seat attachment as we sit at a high top island, so this chair won't work beyond infant stage for us. However this has been a great ergonomic chair while teaching our child to eat solids!

Simply put, I love this chair. We previously had the Peg Perego Siesta chair which was notorious for hiding food and liquids in the nooks and crannies of the seat cover. Our daughter is slender but long and we still had to have various towels behind and around and below the seat cover to raise and support her. She also didn't have proper foot support.

Initially, it is tricky to get her into the Bugaboo seat. After a couple of weeks she and I both figured out how to slide her into it. Clean up is much easier, with the exception of the straps, although they can be machine washed. Her feet finally reach the foot support and the overall footprint of the chair is much smaller than the Siesta. It's also lightweight so I can move it around the house without the need for wheels like our other chair.

My daughter is now 8 months old and I have both the Giraffe and the UppaBaby Ciro on different sides of the country. At the time of purchase, the Giraffe was the clear winner for a beautiful, high quality, easy to use high chair and the Ciro was not announced yet. I bought the Giraffe Newborn Set as well and it was amazing to use from the time she was 2 months old, because I could put her in it and keep her at height with me so I could have something to eat - it was a game changer for my day. Love it for that and will keep it for that. However I've just been putting her in its mode for the first time this week after using the Ciro for a few months, and I really dislike the Giraffe now. Compared to the Ciro, it's really difficult to get baby into the Giraffe and get her legs straight and down, and she's not even a big baby like some of the other reviewers. The tray on the giraffe is also substantially flimsier, whereas the Ciro tray I feel like I could lean on it or pull it around by the tray and it would still be secure. As well, the Giraffe max height is an inch or two lower than the Ciro - just slightly enough to seem too low if you're standing next to it, or likely to bump into a table top. It's also nice that the Ciro has no cross bar at the bottom and can slide around a table more easily.

I also find that the buckle system ok the Ciro is a bit easier to use and adjust, though it doesn't have strap covers like the Giraffe does.

Perhaps when she grows she'll use this as a seat without the baby set and I'll like it again. This might be great for newborns and then good again for older toddlers, but I think the Ciro is the better choice from 6 months on.

It’s beautiful but not great for chunky babies! My girl barely fits in it at 5.5 months old. Not sure how long this will last us. Disappointing considering the chair is supposed to grow with them for years.