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Highchair recommendation for small baby

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Mizydoscape · 03/01/2020 13:33

Baby is 22 weeks today and I'm starting to think about ordering a highchair for her to get used to sitting with us in preparation for BLW at 6 months now she can sit up assisted. Only thing is she has always been a small baby on 25th centile. Can anyone recommend a highchair that might work for us. Budget around £50 and it needs to fold flat and be relatively easy to clean! TIA

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OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 03/01/2020 13:42

Doesn't fold flat but the ikea antilop is the king of high chairs, the holy grail, the ultimate. You will love it, you will learn which cafes have it and prioritise your coffee trips around them. The are comfy and easy and wipe down with no nooks and crannies for stuff to hide and fester in.

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DownWentTheFlag · 03/01/2020 13:44

Yes I came on to say Ikea, and you can buy the cushion to help smaller babies to sit up more comfortably. My prem baby fits nicely!
It doesn’t fold but the legs don’t stick out as far as a folding high chair needs to, so it doesn’t really take up much room.

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Sierra259 · 03/01/2020 13:46

Another vote for the Antilop. It looks very no frills and doesn't fold away, but it is so easy to clean, comfy, light and just amazing value for money.

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TheCraicDealer · 03/01/2020 13:55

Antilop is great and the cushion creates a lovely snug seat- DD is 13w and has sat for short periods in her cousin's quite happily. There's no shoulder straps but shouldn't be an issue if your baby has good neck control.

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eurochick · 03/01/2020 14:23

We had the baby bjorn one for our titchy baby. The table locked her in and it worked really well.

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Mizydoscape · 03/01/2020 18:01

Thanks for ideas. I've looked at the Antilop and like the price(!) but I really need one that will fold up as we have limited space in our little house.

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Selfsettling3 · 07/01/2020 20:06

You can take the legs off the Ikea one if that’s better for storage

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modgepodge · 07/01/2020 20:36

My tiny baby found the ikea ones really tricky at the start, the lack of shoulder straps and large amounts of space meant she slumped quite a lot. I haven’t tried with the cushion to make it smaller though.

We have a joie one which has an insert which can be removed when she grows, shoulder straps, and an adjustable tray so it’s close to her and holding her in place. It does did away flat, but isn’t that easy to clean, and it cost significantly more than £50.

Can you go to John Lewis or somewhere and try some out?

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Mizydoscape · 12/02/2020 17:08

Just as an update to this; we caved on the Antilop with the cushion support in the end. It doesn't take up as much space as I thought. She's getting on well with it.

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