Ikea Antilop highchair question

[AngelDog]

Anyone got any tips on how to prevent my 11 m.o. DS ripping the tray off and throwing it on the floor?

Or should I just resign myself to increasingly toddler-like behaviour at mealtimes?

Pulling the bib off his arm is a fun new trick too.

[RJandA]

Wow! Tough 11 mo! I tried to take the tray off mine to clean it properly the other day and I actually couldn't do it. Can you and your LO come round and show me how?

[pigleychez]

Ours can be pretty stiff too! Maybe im just weak

Could you not remove the tray and push him up to the table?
At that age DD1 was sitting right up at the table with us.

[MollysChambers]

Are you sure its on right / not broken?

I can't get ours off at all - DH has to do it!

[weblette]

We got rid of it altogther and pushed the chair up to the table, works far better for us.

Agree with the others though, it shouldn't be easy to get it off.

[AngelDog]

Thanks for the replies. I think it's easy to pull off because we put a piece of fabric in the join to act as a bib / crumb catcher (I got the idea from the BLW blog here.

He's not done it so much - it was only happening before I gave him his food so I think he was getting bored with having to wait. So I'll make sure everything's ready before putting him in, or give him a toy to occupy himself with.

I think he's still far too messy to be up to the table yet - at least I can put the try in the sink!

[Panzee]

My son pushes the table and rocks the chair backwards (not an Antilop). Just a warning!

[Jareth]

take the piece of fabric off?

Normally it's a two person job to get the tray off ours

[LadyBiscuit]

I had to get mine on the floor to pull the tray off so getting rid of the fabric is probably the way to go. Trying to get the legs off is a three person job ...

[AngelDog]

I was waiting for that, Jareth

If we don't use the fabric half his dinner ends up in his lap.

I reckon ours must be a slightly easier chair than many - although I nearly killed myself trying to get it off in the first place, I can now take off the tray with one hand (wihtout the fabric).

Legs, though are a nuisance, I agree.

Panzee, DS used to flap with excitement and propel the chair and mess mat across the floor. Now he's too busy shouting at us to Hurry Up with the food.

[Jareth]

hah, reckoned as much ;)

[HollyBollyBooBoo]

Sounds fab! Will now buy one tomorrow...along with one of their $20 xmas trees - bargain!

[LadyCressida]

Perhaps you should pick up another tray - has yours broken in any way? As mine is really stiff to get off too - had to get the lady in the shop to show us how to do it!

(Other than that I love it though - soooo easy to clean!)

ps- We use a plastic bib with a really big pocket at the bottom and that catches most of the stray food...

[barbie1]

try one of these

It wedges in just enough that it catches everything, apart from the thing flung to the sides or over her head!