A few questions for mommies of twins on products

mochacoffee ↓

Mon, Mar 11 2013, 6:56 pm

Highchairs
My 6 month old twins just started solids and I'm looking for highchairs, any recommendations for good highchairs for new solid eaters that don't take up too much space? (preferably graco)

Pack n play
What type of pack n play is good for 2 babies now and for when they get older/heavier? Is 1 regular pack n play enough, is there an extra large one?

Thanks.

rac429

Tue, Mar 12 2013, 1:56 pm

I already had a single highchair from my older DD so I bought the FisherPrice Space saver (http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Space-Saver-Chair-Scatterbug/dp/B005IWM99K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363110752&sr=8-1&keywords=fisherprice+space+saver) because I didn't have room in my kitchen for two full highchairs. I have a friend with twins who were her first and she just bought two of these and finds that they work really well. In reference to the pack n plays to contain the kids I don't think that is what you are looking for. You may want to look into gating off a room so that the kids only play in that space. My kids have free reign of the first floor so they go in circles between the living room, dining room & kitchen. I am constantly cleaning up the floor so they don't put anything they are not supposed to in their mouths but I don't mind that part. I have babyproofed anything that they can hurt themselves on and put locks on all cabinets they can reach. I do have a drawer full of Tupperware that they love to open and take all the Tupperware out of. My babies just turned 1 so they are a little more mobile then yours are at this point.

Miri7

Tue, Mar 12 2013, 3:36 pm

We used booster chairs that strapped into the chair. We found that this took up a lot less space and it was easy to feed two at the same time. I forgot the brand, but it came with a tray and a tray liner. We used one for milchig and one fleishig. We got a lot of use out of them - long past high chair stages.

DefyGravity

Tue, Mar 12 2013, 9:32 pm

We use the Graco spacesavers. As for a pack n play to contain them, my twins would not stay in it for long.

My friend has had success using one of those fence play areas for her singleton, and if you have the type of kids that don't mind being contained, that can work well. My kids never wanted to be trapped, so that wouldn't work for us. But it works for my friend's daughter.

↑ amother

Wed, Mar 13 2013, 12:12 pm

I love my Graco DuoDiner highchair. It's not the smallest in terms of size but it moves very easily, has some great features and the seat can separate to become a booster seat. My baby likes to sit in it, even just to play sometimes.