Nursery chair

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I am due in October and we have nearly finished the nursery but we have yet to buy a chair for feeding.

I don't like the traditional BF chairs due to how they look. I would much prefer a normal arm chair but I'm struggling to find one which is upright enough.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Tia 😊

The Ro chair by Fritz Hansen

We got one from Ikea... www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/sofas-armchairs/armchairs/poäng-armchair-oak-veneer-hillared-beige-spr-89197767/

Just an ordinary arm chair from John Lewis - they have loads of traditional style ones with straight backs and good height arm rests. Not the cheapest but will last forever and can be used elsewhere in the house when no longer needed for feeding etc

I've never bothered, just fed in bed or on the sofa - especially if you are planning to have the baby in your room at first. If you find positioning hard, the breastfeeding pillows are fab (and a lot cheaper and easier to deal with once you no longer need them!). Personally I'd wait and see if you really truly need one

Lots of people swear by the IKEA Poang but I hate the way they look.

I'm two babies in on an Ikea Strandmon wing chair with footstool and I think it's perfect - high-backed, the arms are the right height to support a baby and with the footstool you can be perfectly comfortable. I must have spent hundreds of hours feeding in mine.

I'm going to get the Ikea poang- I like its bounciness!

Second the strandmon chair. Also on bf baby 2 and I have spent an absolute age on it. Also wide enough for me and both of mine to squash in and read stories so it has a nice long life ahead I think. Hate the poang as it’s got hard arms.

I’ve also got the ikea poang, haven’t used it yet though as baby is still a few weeks off. They do a good range of frame and cushion colour options and I also purchased the matching footstool.

We've just got a Poang rocking chair. It's super comfy

Thanks all for the reply - I have got a BF pillow which came in my Chico next to me crib pack so will try that when the baby comes along.

I'd like to have a chair in the nursery to soften the furniture up a bit. The Strandnom is more along the look I was after than the Poang so will have a proper look when I finish work!

The Ro chair is too expensive really. We've got some JL armchairs in our front room (I think they're called claverdon or something like that but they don't fit the decor of the nursery and I would like a fabric chair ideally). I'll have another look in JL at the weekend - I just found that some of their chairs on display just weren't comfortable BUT I'm not sure if that is due to being pregnant!!

Thanks :)

I was the same as you. Wanted a nursery chair but not a traditional one as with the footstool, they’re far to big aswell no found this from Aldi and am totally in love with it. It’s gorgeous quality and such a fab price.
Come with 2 sets of legs which are easy to change so it goes from a rocker into a normal chair. Love the fact that we can use it as a normal modern armchair once we don’t need it in baby’s room anymore.
The colour is a very pale grey, more like the picture with the pillow and teddy.

Oh and the price is £149.99. Not sure what your budget is x

I used the IKEA poang for years, love it, and it's cheap!

@magicalcreatures have u actually bought the aldi chair? I am SO tempted as I love it but just wondering on quality... I also like the look of this one from wayfair www.wayfair.co.uk/furniture/pdp/lily-manor-pesmes-armchair-lakm1605.html?piid=20590312

Oh the Ikea Strandmon is divinely comfty. 😍 We call it the Story Chair. Have spent the life of my twins kicking myself for not getting a nice chair with DS1.

@SophieStripe yes it’s in the (unfinished) nursery just waiting to be enjoyed. It is stunning. Even better quality then I expected (and I’m fussy)
In the picture where the chair is on rockers, the fabric looks darker and not as nice so I was sceptical about ordering it when I saw that, but when I and it’s much more like the other picture with the pillow and teddy on. It’s beautiful and very comfy. The seat is very wide and long so I don’t feel like I even need a footrest.

Next - Sherlock armchair. Comes in tons of different colours. £450 though so depends on your budget. We know we will have it for years and years, specifically picked a colour that will go well in other rooms in the house when no longer needed in the nursery.

IKEA stocksund. They are wider than a standard armchair and so comfy. Now we have it in DSs room and he's 3 and he and I snuggle on it to read his bed time story. Going to get a second for DD.

Have a look on eBay or in antique shops for an antique nursing chair. They are amazingly comfortable to feed in compared to a normal chair as the short legs give you a good flat lap and the arm rests are just the right height. You could consider getting one reupholstered in a fabric of your choice to match your nursery.

Another vote for poang & footstool.
Love it, its not too costly and its great for bedtime stories too.

I have a next home store nearby so will go and try the Sherlock out. It looks nice with the range of fabric!

I'm going to buy something I can try first as sometimes I think they look great but they aren't always that comfy!

There's some great ideas on here!

Note - there are 3 sizes of Sherlock chair - a bit like Goldilocks We found one that was too big, one that was too small, and the middle one was just right! Arriving tomorrow

I too like ikea strandmon chairs, we have one downstairs, however they are quite large if nursery is small.

We got a cheap chair from the range in the end which is perfectly comfy. I also find having a footstool is a must for balance!

Whatever you get, don't splash out - it will only get covered in breastmilk/formula and vomit!

I've ordered the Sherlock chair from Next - we went and tried it out and it was really comfortable and as it is available in so many different fabrics it fits with the decor too!

There's a bit of a wait for the footstool but I can't wait for it to arrive now! Thanks for all the advice!

You’ll love it We are really pleased with ours 👍🏻