12 month refusing to eat in high chair - what do I do?

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My recently turned one year old, used to be fine eating in her high chair. She wasn’t great and would get bored but she ate or happily let me feed her and then I took her out as soon as she refused to eat and whinged. She wasn’t the best self feeder.
We've been eating together as a family since she has been weaning.

3 weeks ago, she had a nasty virus where she hardly ate.
Now, she won’t sit in the high chair even when we are all there, refuses to pick up her food and or would be spoon fed with us having to sing her songs or completely flat out refuses to sit in it which results in me chasing her around the living room feeding her as she’s hungry.
She also won’t sit in the high chair if even one person isn’t at the table - eg dad is late from work.

I am not sure what to do. She’s started nursery which I thought would help but she started 4 weeks ago so I’m not sure if that’s part of the problem?

My eldest son is a good eater and I thought she would copy him but she isn’t bothered. I’m not sure we had a dining table with him as we were renovating but he happily sat in his high chair. His high chair was comfier - those one with loads of padding etc. Whereas I got the stokke Tripp trapp for her - it does have a padded seat but not sure if it could be that.

Any suggestions?

You could try a booster seat. This worked for my older DD. Youngest wouldn’t go in high chair or booster. We ended up with a little table and chairs

What age did they stop refusing?
my eldest stayed in the high chair until 2-3, he loved it so abit surprised that she doesn’t like it!

Mine went through a stage of refusing the high chair at 12 months, after being very compliant since weaning. Also refused the pram and the car seat, basically anything containing him.

I just held him on my lap, got a couple of suction toys too to entertain him.

I think because he was spoon fed, he just got bored.

He's over it now, at 15 months. He's also suddenly started self feeding wonderfully last week, no more spon feeding! So it was just a phase. Hang in there.

Forget the High chair for now,. Instead sit your dc on your lap. Have a plate of food for you and a plate for her but allow her to try food from your plate. Mealtime should be pleasant so anything you can do to remove conflict is good. Eventually move back towards using the High chair or get a booster seat for the table. Concentrate on creating pleasant mealtimes and reducing conflict.