Meal time for little ones is always a little stressful, for both mum and the little bub, so a product that can bring both ease of mind and comfort when eating is a welcome invention.
Footsi is a design patented, height adjustable and portable footrest for high chairs. Having a footrest on a highchair (that bubs can actually reach and is adjustable for their height) allows them to concentrate more on the task at hand ‘eating’ and less on trying to constantly get comfortable. The adjustable element of the footrest means that it’s suitable for all ages of bubs that use a highchair.
Footsi inventor Melina Howe saw a gap in the market and created the footrest to make mealtimes easier at home for her daughter and herself.
“Imagine yourself sitting on a barstool, eating dinner, with nowhere to put your feet,” she says.
“Your legs and feet are literally dangling there and the barstool is too high for your feet to reach the ground. It would be quite uncomfortable, don’t you agree? This is exactly how babies feel when they don’t have appropriate foot and leg support in their highchair.”
But it seems she isn’t the only mum that had a need for this. Howe now has more than 10,000 customers globally since launching her business 12 months ago.
“The level of support from mums around the world for my product has been nothing short of amazing and I am so appreciative. To know that I am making a difference at mealtime one baby at a time is really rewarding.”
Indeed, her product has been so popular that she is currently sold out of her limited edition prints and many of her solid colour footrests.
“We are working on the latest limited edition set of prints, which should be available to our customers by the end of June.
“We still have a number of colours available on hand and with various stockists, however, we won’t be able to do a restock on everything until end of June, therefore we may potentially run completely out of stock before our next delivery.”
The simple design of the Footsi means that mums only need to stick a strap on to the back of the highchair, which has an adjustable buckle allowing for correct foot placement for bub. Then with two Velcro straps on each of the front corner of the Footsi that connect to the front highchair legs, the footrest is locked in position and can hold bub firmly and comfortably.
“I made this product out of material and not something hard because I believe having a softer, cushion feel for the baby would allow for additional pleasures and comfort not usually afforded with a hard, fixed footrest on other highchairs.”
