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Bibs that really work?
On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 00:06:18 -0500, Nikki wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message oups.com... Has anyone been successful in ever finding a bib that actually kept food off of the babies pants? No but I have one highchair that is terrible because the poor baby sits so far away from the tray. The seat doesn't sit upright either. I hate that chair, lol. It is hard to clean too. The other one is upright and I can put the tray right up to the baby so much less gets on his lap. I have that type of highchair -- the one where the children sit miles away from the tray. What was the manufacturer thinking? I sometimes take the tray off and just sit DD up to the table the way they do with the wooden chairs at the restaurants. |
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In article .com,
Chris wrote: Has anyone been successful in ever finding a bib that actually kept food off of the babies pants? You could try putting an old adult T-shirt on the child. Or having less messy foods. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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On Jun 2, 1:03?am, toypup wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:53:43 -0700, Chris wrote: I betchya I have those Anne. lol. Somehow he still got food onto his SHIRT underneath the models I've tried with the troughs. lol. @@ Funny how standards change as time goes on and with number of children, isn't it. lol. That IS the good thing about dinner time; just up and out of the chair and into the tub. lol. Sometimes I need to feed him his dinner in between a trip to the store and a trip to a soccer game (games always occur at normal dinnertime so I have to feed him first and he is in he do-it-myself stage). lol. He is getting less messy though now at 19 months. Just certain things like rice dishes and tomato dishes cause alarm. lol. SIL just strips the kids down to the diapers to feed them, then wipes the kids down. That works. The cold seats aren't that comfy when nudie, and wintertime it is totally out. lol. |
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On Jun 2, 1:06?am, "Nikki" wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message oups.com... Has anyone been successful in ever finding a bib that actually kept food off of the babies pants? No but I have one highchair that is terrible because the poor baby sits so far away from the tray. The seat doesn't sit upright either. I hate that chair, lol. It is hard to clean too. The other one is upright and I can put the tray right up to the baby so much less gets on his lap. I just use regular bibs but maybe an art smock would work for you. They are long enough - the bottom could maybe come up and over the arm of the highchair so nothing gets around it onto the seat? Similar to this.... http://www.tuffware.com/arts-crafts/paints/smock.html You can get them without sleeves. My kid would probably not be to happy about wearing it but ya never know! -- Nikki, mama to Hunter 4/99 Luke 4/01 Brock 4/06 Ben 4/06 Now that was a creative idea--looking at other things outside of the realm of those labeled bib. lol. I have a feeling Grant wouldn't like that either. The full-length bibs we have here do catch a lot in the lap, but food still slips over the front (and sides) and down onto the floor with all of the wiggling. lol. |
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On Jun 2, 1:38?am, toypup wrote:
On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 00:06:18 -0500, Nikki wrote: "Chris" wrote in message roups.com... Has anyone been successful in ever finding a bib that actually kept food off of the babies pants? No but I have one highchair that is terrible because the poor baby sits so far away from the tray. The seat doesn't sit upright either. I hate that chair, lol. It is hard to clean too. The other one is upright and I can put the tray right up to the baby so much less gets on his lap. I have that type of highchair -- the one where the children sit miles away from the tray. What was the manufacturer thinking? I sometimes take the tray off and just sit DD up to the table the way they do with the wooden chairs at the restaurants. I actually bought one of those wooden restaurant highchairs! LOL. Food still landed on his bottom clothing items, and even moreso on the floor. |
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On Jun 2, 7:17?am, Chookie wrote:
In article .com, Chris wrote: Has anyone been successful in ever finding a bib that actually kept food off of the babies pants? You could try putting an old adult T-shirt on the child. Or having less messy foods. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue I had the choice of less messy foods back when it was just me and my first baby at home every evening at dinnertime because I didn't cook meals since they were just wasted, but now that I have a whole family to provide regular 3 meals every day to, what I make is it. lol. I gave up on spending all of my time in the kitchen trying to ensure everyone was happy, that as long as 2 out of 5 are, then that is what we are going with, and if you don't like it, then pick one of the side items I've served up that I know you do and fill up the best you can on that. lol. |
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On Jun 2, 1:06?am, "Nikki" wrote:
"Chris" wrote in message oups.com... Has anyone been successful in ever finding a bib that actually kept food off of the babies pants? No but I have one highchair that is terrible because the poor baby sits so far away from the tray. The seat doesn't sit upright either. I hate that chair, lol. It is hard to clean too. The other one is upright and I can put the tray right up to the baby so much less gets on his lap. I just use regular bibs but maybe an art smock would work for you. They are long enough - the bottom could maybe come up and over the arm of the highchair so nothing gets around it onto the seat? Similar to this.... http://www.tuffware.com/arts-crafts/paints/smock.html You can get them without sleeves. My kid would probably not be to happy about wearing it but ya never know! -- Nikki, mama to Hunter 4/99 Luke 4/01 Brock 4/06 Ben 4/06 I bought all sorts of highchairs over the past six months or so and returned all of them and went with the 9-year-old highchair I've always had. I just ordered a new tray and a new seat for it. All of the newer highchairs were such a tight fit for my big and squishy baby. lol. We don't use the restraint straps because those are a nightmare to clean and since I'm always with baby and he is never left unattended, it doesn't matter that we don't use them. The holes for the straps in the bottom of the seats just let food through more easily too. I can push his tray right up close to him without pushing on his belly in this old highchair unlike the newer highchairs that were so tight that I had to press his tummy just to get the tray to click on. Has anyone really looked at some of the newer high chairs these days? I can't believe that ANYBODY thinks having play toys attached to the high chair tray is a good idea or that ANYBODY believes a cup holder, and cranny over here and cranny over there is a good idea. What ever happened to just a plain old easy-to-clean tray?! |
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Chris wrote:
I had the choice of less messy foods back when it was just me and my first baby at home every evening at dinnertime because I didn't cook meals since they were just wasted, but now that I have a whole family to provide regular 3 meals every day to, what I make is it. lol. I gave up on spending all of my time in the kitchen trying to ensure everyone was happy, that as long as 2 out of 5 are, then that is what we are going with, and if you don't like it, then pick one of the side items I've served up that I know you do and fill up the best you can on that. lol. How old is the little one? I have three, and I have to say that we never had all that much trouble with meals being *that* messy. I don't know if I have inordinately neat kids (sure seems unusual given how they try to keep their rooms now), or if maybe there's something you could do to encourage neatness so that you don't have to do so much cleaning in the first place. Best wishes, Ericka |
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"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message . .. Chris wrote: I had the choice of less messy foods back when it was just me and my first baby at home every evening at dinnertime because I didn't cook meals since they were just wasted, but now that I have a whole family to provide regular 3 meals every day to, what I make is it. lol. I gave up on spending all of my time in the kitchen trying to ensure everyone was happy, that as long as 2 out of 5 are, then that is what we are going with, and if you don't like it, then pick one of the side items I've served up that I know you do and fill up the best you can on that. lol. How old is the little one? I have three, and I have to say that we never had all that much trouble with meals being *that* messy. I don't know if I have inordinately neat kids (sure seems unusual given how they try to keep their rooms now), or if maybe there's something you could do to encourage neatness so that you don't have to do so much cleaning in the first place. I think some kids are just more ******* than others. My two never made a mess under the chair, and there is nothing I really did to encourage that. My son, however, at age 9 *still* makes a mess all over the table around his plate! We've tried making rules for him to follow -- swallow one bite before taking the next, hold your fork still for a moment to see if anything drops off, don't "throw" food towards your mouth, keep the plate right at the edge of the table, and more -- but he's just not a careful kid. No matter how we try, he still makes a mess. Now we're just trying to make sure he's in charge of cleaning it up. *sigh*. Bizby |
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bizby40 wrote:
... I think some kids are just more ******* than others. My two never made a mess under the chair, and there is nothing I really did to encourage that. My son, however, at age 9 *still* makes a mess all over the table around his plate! We've tried making rules for him to follow -- swallow one bite before taking the next, hold your fork still for a moment to see if anything drops off, don't "throw" food towards your mouth, keep the plate right at the edge of the table, and more -- but he's just not a careful kid. No matter how we try, he still makes a mess. Now we're just trying to make sure he's in charge of cleaning it up. *sigh*. Gee, your son sounds just like me. There seems to be more crumbs around my plate than others. At least I clean up after myself. When it comes to neatness, I just don't get it. Jeff Bizby |
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