A highchair that grows with MULTIPLE children!
January 29, 2020
Our ffamily received the DuoDiner(R) DLX 6-in-1 Highchair! through the Stellar Product Testing Panel, allowing our family the Amazing opportunity to test and review this product! I want to start off by saying that previous to this highchair, we were using the Graco DuoDiner 3-in-1 Convertible High Chair. The ONLY two features that I like a little better On my 3-in-1 DuoDiner over the DuoDiner DLX 6-in-1 Highchair are:
1- the size and stability of the back of the highchair seat. In my opinion, the 3-in-1JD a much higher back and is made to be a bit more sturdy.
2- when the removable tray is properly placed on the chair, their is less space between the child and chair, meaning you will have less food to clean off their lap (plus), it will fit smaller babies well (plus), but as they grow bigger - you must pull the tray out a bit and then it isn't as sturdy. Whereas, with the 3-in-1, it has much more room in front for the child with the tray placed all the way on properly.
Assembly forthe DuoDiner(R) DLX 6-in-1 Highchair was a breeze! The instruction booklet is a wonderful tool.
At almost four years old, our daughter Adeline wasn't sure if she wanted to humor Mom and try sitting in a "highchair" or not, but then she watched me set up the new DuoDiner(R) DLX 6-in-1 Highchair as instructed for stage 6: seating her and her little brother, Noah at once! As you could imagine she was absolutely thrilled, especially when she realized that we could set the youth stool to sit her right up to our dining table at the perfect height to eat her favorite Greek yogurt, as there are 5 height positions! This is such a huge convenience for me as a Mom of seven children, two of which are still not able to sit up to the table on a regular dining chair. My ytwo youngest have nkw been using & even sharing the new Graco Children's Products DuoDiner DLX 6-in-1 Highchair for a couple of weeks now and they seem to really enjoy it!
Noah just recently turned 15 months old and I had felt like the body support was unnecessary at this point and had removed it after assembly, since I felt like space was lacking just a little bit for our 24 lb baby (if you want the tray closest to baby where it seems most sturdy, with less flex when pressing down on the front of the tray). We also have been only using the waist straps that buckle at his crotch, along with the attached tray! He is still safely strapped in but doesn't feel like his highchair is so restraining. That might not be recommended by Graco, but this is something that we are comfortable with and felt was safer than not using the straps and buckles at all. My favorite features of this highchair are:
1- the removable tray insert which is dishwasher safe and just so quick to remove and hand wash as well if necessary. (I do this all day long).
2- This highchair is definitely the "Deluxe DuoDiner" as it can be used in 6 different modes which is Shown in the instruction booklet as six stages. Stage one is the infant highchair with recline (up to 3 years and 40lb). Stage two is the full-size high chair in the upright position (up to 3 years and 40lb). Stage three is the infant booster (up to 3 years and 40lb). Stage 4 is the toddler booster (up to 6 years and 60lb). Stage five is the youth stool (3 to 6 years and 40lb to 60lb).
We have used this highchair in stage 1 (for naps), stage 2 (a bunch), stage 3 (to sit right up to our kitchen island), stage 5 (for my almost 4 year old daughter) and stage six (most frequently) which is seating two kids at once!! Stage 6 is probably what, in my opinion, will sell this highchair to most families!! It is such an incredible selling feature! Not only does the highchair grow with the child, but Graco has now made a highchair that grows with MULTIPLE children & that can be used in a variety of different ways! What a creative concept and money savor! I am overall very thrilled with this chair and because of stage six alone, I would choose this 6-in-1 highchair over the 3-in-1 any day!
This product review was collected by the manufacturer.