tips on keeping dt2 in ikea high chair please

[MamaChocoholic]

dt2 is a climber. he's only 10mo but can climb the side of the bath/radiator/his cot. he can't keep still even when bf. and in his ikea high chair he can go from sitting to standing in under 2 seconds even though we wedge him in with the inflatable cushion and use the lap strap, perhaps because we can't struggle to get the lap belt to stay tight. any tips? ds1 used this chair without problems, dt1 is fine in hers, but I'm at a loss with dt2. currently it's just not safe as my attention is already divided with dt1.

we can't struggle to get the lap belt to stay tight

Put a harness pm instead of the lap belt

there are only two small slits in the seat of the chair through which you can attach the lap belt supplied with the chair. how would I attach a harness?

I had the same problem with DS1 and found that by tying the ends which are under the seat together makes the seatbelt nice and tight. DS1 couldn't escape and neither can DS2.

If you get the one with reins attached they only need 2 slots.

Have you got the belts through the wee plastic things the right way IYKWIM? if they are threaded through correctly it is quite difficult to get any slide on them at all - might be worth a second look at the instructions?

If you had to, you could always use a soldering iron / drill to add a couple more holes to the high chair body. Take child out first

I have the ikea highchair and have attached a harness like this

It comes with two bits that you can thread through the slits but the has a plastic adjustor thingy that stays on the outside of the seat to anchor them. Then you just attatch the harness to those bits and houdini is tied down!

thanks all. I don't know if I have the plastic things the right way round, but tying the straps together is genius. we are eating lunch and dt2 is completely frustrated restrained

Yay!