How Often Should You Clean Your Baby`s High Chair?

No matter how careful you are, it`s just inevitable that your baby`s high chair will get messy eventually - especially when they snatch the spoon straight from your hand or worse, bat it away from their face. Knowing how to clean your baby`s high chair in a way that is safe and effective is important for every parent. After, all this is the spot where your baby eats every single meal, so you want to keep it as germ-free as possible.

[Parents should clean any visible food residue after every use," pediatrician Dr. Natasha Burgert tells Romper. [Routine cleaning ensures that baby's food does not get contaminated with spoiled food from pervious meals, increasing the risk of food-borne illness. Plus, kids will pick up and eat just about anything - keeping the high chair clean will lessen any parent's worry that their baby is eating something unsafe."

Basically, you should wipe down your baby`s high chair after each use and disinfect the eating surface. But in addition to a wipe-down after meals, pediatrician and author Dr. Whitney Casares tells Romper that [at the end of each day, giving the high chair a more thorough cleaning is a good idea."