Nursing chairs

[Bodhi85]

Sorry if this is in the wrong section - I was looking for a 'preparing for birth' section.

Can anyone recommend a good (fairly priced) nursing chair. Most I see are £500 +!

Thank you

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MNHQ Update

If you've come across this thread while searching for similar recommendations, check out our guide to the best nursing chairs featuring the latest chairs which have been tried, tested and recommended by mums.

In addition, here's a list of some of the chairs recommended in this thread:

• Upholstered Rocking Chair
• IKEA Poang Chair
• Tutti Bambini Noah Rocking Chair
• Serenity Nursing Chair with Rocking Stool

We hope this is helpful!

We also had this problem and bought an Ikea Poang (the rocking chair version). It's great! Super comfy. The only drawback we found is that the arms aren't padded, so we tend to prop a pillow underneath whichever arm baby is held in.

Hi @Bodhi85 thanks for posting! You might like to take a look at our round-up of Mumsnetters' best nursing chairs for lots of options at different price points. If you have any thoughts or feedback on the article, do let us know💐

I got this and love it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124828436030?hash=item1d105ac63e:g:dwoAAOSwMZRhANoU&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAwBAbDj6aZCKNSGtO2VJbSMkTOw6vKs5AWc6GIV%2BYKt10mmABPs4UeeBbLunJ4JKWv%2BKOEz2bCSFr6M3KZK1nNEkCWnTpNPJ6yrk22zY0BBm6Fjk%2F4quH5u%2BI4byoEZ91UObj9ik0UZRd%2Fn3Gl%2B3hDEdDqTvpokuYlwOzsZ1Z50v%2F1b1BZWkOcpyDTh6moeOmYBJAsegLIZF3T9zh4NyAVrOTgcQzmM3GPeWi8Rsn%2FrzRqU%2BRDOdhItLcerNnbF6G8w%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABlBMULq4oP3mYQ

Still use it every night when cuddling my 1.5 year old to sleep. I love the pockets at the side for muslins or snacks when breastfeeding hunger strikes.

It’s pretty big too so your whole back and head is supported.

People will say you don’t need one, so I didn’t bother. However I used one in a nursing room recently and it was a complete game changer. So comfy and baby loved rocking. However, she is now nearly too big so she spilled off the side, so I feel we missed our chance.

hope you find a good one!

Buy a second hand one. That's what we did. It was about £50. Gave it a clean. Sold it for the same price about 18 months later

I bought one on Facebook marketplace. Was £40 and seems comfortable (not due until June so haven’t used it yet). It’s a glider one with a footstool that moves as well…

they were so expensive in baby shops!!

I also had a poang. We got the slightly bouncy version, not the rocker one.

Another vote for the poang - you can often pick them up second hand on marketplace.

My niece has just ordered this (and I've paid for it as a present).

i just got the ikea poang, it’s fab and still have it in their room 4.5 years down the line. I wasn’t convinced there was any need to buy a specific nursing chair

I rarely used one, I fed in bed as we coslept and I took any opportunity to feed lying down while watching TV. I recommend that over anything else!
We do have a Poang in DD’s room but I only used it when she was 15 months+ for feeds. They are good though.

Another vote for Poang too, we got the footstool to match and it was SO comfortable and is now a reading chair!

I’m using mine as I type this - it’s all creaky now as this is my second baby, I’ve done feeding and contact naps in it for about 2 years, heavy daily use. It’s in the living room, positioned for strategic binge watching whilst baby feeds and naps, with a side table for tv remote, mobile phone, water. Snacks optional.

Anyway, mine cost about £200 in 2019, bought from Mothercare. It’s a rocking chair + rocking foot stool. Wooden frame and button-up cushioning. Highly recommend the rocking footstool - it’s a must for me.

I have this one
Serenity Nursing Glider Maternity Chair with Footstool … (Natural) amzn.eu/d/iD2vBbd

I used it for every night feed when baby was small, I loved it, so comfy and it has side pockets for my phone/snacks

I still use it now to sit and read books with my boy and he is 19 months

I’d definitely recommend something with a high back, maybe even a wing back. I have a rocker that is lovely and comfy otherwise but has no head support and have regretted that decision. Somewhere to rest my head in the small hours would have been lovely.

I found a Dutailier on eBay for £120. Two kids later I sold it for £120!

Like a pp I got mine second hand off FB marketplace. It cost £40 and I'll probably be able to sell it for not much less. It's in the nursery and has had a lot of use. I've sat in it overnight more than once! It's one of the gliding ones with a footstool. I recommend having the footstool too.

Like some PPs I got mine off of Facebook marketplace, think I paid £80. Knew I wouldn't use it enough to justify paying the price for a new one!

Appreciate this is a slightly old post, but wanted to share our experience of the Poang for any other readers. My husband and I hate it. As someone else has said, it doesn't have padded arms. It's fine using a pillow when they're small, but as soon as they're older, and thrashing around a lot more, they're pretty sharp ages for your baby to hit their head on.
I would suggest avoiding at all costs if you have a small nursery- it's so big! We have the rocking chair version, and are constantly walking into the sharp bottom of it with our ankles.

It is pretty comfy, I'll give it that- but the above points have caused much frustration to my sleep deprived family.