High chair recommendations for BLW

[Northernmama123]

My LO is 21 weeks and I'm currently researching the best high chairs for BLW as I know it will be messy.

Any recommendations?

Ikea antilop

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IKEA - but you can often find them in charity shops and clean up well.

Third, fourth and fifth this suggestion.

No need to try and reinvent the wheel the ikea highchair does exactly what it says and there is no comparison.

MN is obsessed with the Antilop. I hated it. Too bulky and my baby flopped around in it even when supported.

I got a second hand baby bjorn high chair. All the plus points of the Antilop plus compact and supportive. Folds up in seconds to go pretty much flat against the wall.

I've looked at this IKEA one before. No foot rest or harness though right?

I got this one - sorry for the long link. It's really good value for the price, can be adjusted to sit at the table when they're bigger, and really does fold away one handed. Ours fits in the under stairs cupboard if we want it out of the way. We got a £10 discount by signing up to their motoring club too.

https://www.halfords.com/baby-and-child/nursery-and-travel/high-chairs/mimzy-snacker-2in1-high-chair---pastel-forest-372814.html?cmmmc=Google+PLAABaby+and+Child%3ENursery+and+Travel%3EHigh+Chairsrs--Baby+&+Child%3ENursery+&+Travel%3EHigh+Chairs---372814&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istFeedId=62b447cf-331e-4fec-a47a-9985ff72d404&istItemId=palxrwamq&istBid=t&$ja=tsid:%7Ccid:17136607329%7Cagid:%7Ctid:%7Ccrid:%7Cnw:x%7Crnd:4608323872828696845%7Cdvc:t%7Cadp:%7Cmt:%7Cloc:1006786&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz96WBhC8ARIsAATR250Mo-YE90YHNu213mLndxyaxBia7pfK11mB8soE6gieiDYE2yz63HAaApZDEALww_wcB

Stokke. Second hand obviously as too expensive. It is impossible to flip it over and they will use until... well forever. I find it very comfortable to sit on

Ikea anitilop! My friend massively regrets her fancy one (chicco) and wishes she'd just stuck with the easy anitilop.
Mine has a lap harness. I also bought a foot rest, tray cover and cushion. Loads available online.

The Antilop goes in the dishwasher. With that, some long sleeved bins and an old shower curtain on the floor, you’re all good for BLW.

IKEA

MN is obsessed with the Antilop. I hated it. Too bulky and my baby flopped around in it even when supported.
It may not be suitable for young babies (if you were giving purees at 4 months for example), but I didn't start BLW until 6 months so lack of support was not an issue.

ikea sell a cushion I see for younger babies to support them too.

I have a Stokke tripp trapp and love it as basically all the parts can go in the dishwasher.

I didn’t buy an antilop because of the lack of footrest

My baby was sitting unsupported on the floor at 4.5 months and we didn't wean until 6 months. She still seemed to flop around in the antilop. It was just too big, and she wasn't a small baby.

Also ikea, we got the cushion for it.
Can buy foot rests on Amazon for it

Ikea Antilop 100%. I bought a chicco 3in1 which was very supportive for my baby to sit at the table with us between 4-6 months (before we gave him any food). As soon as we started weaning it was horrendous as I just couldn't get it clean, stupid padded thing with a load of awkward nooks and crannies. After about four weeks of daily scrubbing and cursing the chicco it went in the garage and we bought an antilop.

I bought a foot rest (and nice cushion cover) for the ikea antilop from this website - nibbleandrest.co.uk/ Has worked really well for us. I spent aaaages agonising between this and the Tripp Trapp. So glad i didn't waste £300 - i must have been out of my mind with sleep deprivation or something 🤣

As a nanny who has had to use lots of different high chairs over the years, I thoroughly recommend the antilop. Ikea sell an inflatable cushion insert and you can buy footrests online to attach to it
The stokke is also good, a lot more expensive but children can use it as a dining chair/homework chair into their teens. It's not as easy to clean as the antilop though.

I hated the ikea one, but loads of people like it and it’s so cheap, you may as wel give it a go! You can buy footrests for them on various sites (Etsy etc) if that’s a concern.
I have a Joie one, mimzy snacker or some such. It’s good enough, little bit too reclined perhaps and inclined to get a bit manky with food unless you’re careful about cleaning it but it’s nice and comfortable for him, has a massive tray and, most importantly for me, it folds up small and it’s so easy to do so, one handed. It was cheap too, from mamas and papas when they had a sale on.

You can buy a footrest attachment and an insert cushion if needed and people often just give them away. That's what we did with ours once finished and it was still pretty much pristine.

I did blw with youngest dc, and they spent most mealtimes sat on my knee eating from my plate. We did have a fancy highchair from older dc but it was barely used. Appreciate this isn’t the most practical answer!

We have a ingenuity booster chair which straps to a regular chair. Great for space saving and we also took it to restaurants as the wooden bucked seat ones are a nightmare for 6 month olds. My DS is 3 now and we still use it

Stokke tripp trapp- they still use it now as teens as it converts to an adult chair. Well worth the money

Stokke Click.
Very easy to clean, no hidden nooks and crannies.