Ikea Antilop

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The Ikea Antilop chair costs like 15 times less and is perfectly usable. It doesn't have any bells or whistles, but it's served us well for a long time.

Thread: "Don’t be influenced to buy the mockingbird highchair"

The one from Ikea. You can get a footrest on Amazon, or buy cute decor packages elsewhere if you want.

Thread: "Get that IKEA high chair"

YES it’s awesome!! We even got some accessories to make it work better for us and it’s amazing.

Thread: "High Chair Recommendations please which do I want and which to avoid"

Honestly, the ikea one is perfectly fine. I bought a foot rest for it and it works well

Thread: "High chair advice"

Ikea Antilop is the only answer I have for you! It’s easy to break apart, it’s very easy to clean and it’s cheap. You can even put it in a dishwasher

Thread: "What made you choose your high chair?"

Ikea antilop: cheap, sturdy, easy to clean. Working great for second kid right now. (You do need to get a separate footrest but they are readily available on Amazon or Etsy).

Thread: "Overwhelmed by all of the high chair options "

As someone who is easily convinced to spend a small fortune on useless baby products, I’m really happy I went with the ikea chair. It cleans extremely well. We didn’t need anything else!

Thread: "Unpopular opinion- I hate the Tripp trap "

The only thing I hate about it is that I always seem to stub my toe on the legs. Not that it hurts, but it kinda trips you up

Thread: "How do you like your ikea high chair?"

I love it. Cheap and cheerful, easily adjustable, you’re going to encounter it out in the wild at restaurants too. You could literally spend 10x as much on a trip trap but why? Alternatively, START with the ikea. If you hate it then buy another one. On and get the inflatable pillow for your little one when they’re still smooshy small.

Thread: "Your favourite affordable high chair?"

IKEA Antilop! Get an aftermarket foot bar It’s plastic, so it’s an easy wipe and disinfect

Thread: "Tripp Trapp or IKEA Antilop?"

In conclusion, the IKEA one is a trip trap and the Tripp Trapp has bad straps

Thread: "gnoring the price, which highchair do you recommend the most"

You either get the IKEA antilop or the Stokke Tripp Trapp, there’s no in between. The ones with the padded cushions are fine, but now difficult to clean, and food gets in all the crevices.

Thread: "High chair PSA! Don’t buy this high chair!!"

I use the $20 highchair from IKEA 😹🤷🏻‍♀️

Thread: "Overwhelmed by all of the high chair options "

Sorry, I don't think I was clear enough! We *don't* want the IKEA chair. Edit: why in earth am I being downvoted for saying I don't want a certain chair?? This entire post is asking for a chair between the $400 wooden ones and the IKEA one. This isn't a post saying "convince me to change my mind"

Thread: "best high chair recommendations - completely overwhelmed"

Ikea high chair with footrest from Etsy

Thread: "Unpopular opinion- I hate the Tripp trap "

I've heard great things about the basic IKEA highchair. Lightweight, easy to wipe down, fits in the shower if you really need to hose it off.

Thread: "Unpopular opinion- I hate the Tripp trap "

We have both. The $180 Tripp trap was rejected many many times in favor of the ikea Antilop by our toddler. Now it’s in the garage. I’m only clinging on to the Tripp trap in case our second refuses the Antilop. 😒 my garage is like a furniture and stroller store storage room, waiting to see which models are acceptable to the next kid.

Thread: "High chair reccomendations."

The Antilop high chair from Ikea is 29.99 and is super easy to clean. IMO you can't go wrong with that one. We had it with our first child and are going with the same model for our second.

Thread: "Highchairs: Ikea vs stokke"

I have both and liked both. That said, if you’re looking at a Tripp trapp dupe that costs just slightly more than the $30 ikea chair, it’s likely to be complete garbage. If you can’t afford a used Tripp trapp, get the ikea chair.

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We also liked the ikea chair and got a cushion for when baby was smaller and a foot rest because OTs on Instagram convinced me it was important. it’s currently at its 3rd home with some friends and will make its way back if/when we have another baby - it’s holding up like a champ!

Thread: "I’m interested to see why the Ikea high chair gets much good ratings?"

Stoke Tripp trapp, second hand if you’re on a budget. The biggest thing for me is proper seating position while eating. I hated the bucket seat on ikea ones and a little baby wouldn’t sit properly in it. I don’t want anything padded as it’s harder to clean and they are only in there for a meal

Thread: "Tripp Trapp or IKEA Antilop?"

The antilop turned out to be a major trip hazard for us. Don’t know what was wrong with us but we kept tripping over the legs on the back.

Thread: "Tripp Trapp or IKEA Antilop?"

I have a Tripp Trapp, my parents have the Antilop. Dear god, I hate that Antilop so much. Everyone fucking trips on it. Doesn’t matter if it’s tucked in the corner, the legs suddenly find their way to trip you. But it is good for the price and easy to clean so there’s that. If you have a large dining area, go for the Antilop. If you care about longevity and your toes, go for the Tripp Trapp.

Thread: "High chair recommendations other than Tripp Trapp"

Honestly, the Ikea high chair is amazing. It’s so easy to clean, especially with the tray that can just be removed (I throw it in the dishwasher). You can buy some accessories for it as well. We have a foot rest and the Catchy and it’s pretty much still cheaper than any high chair on the market.

Thread: "High Chair for Infants"

The footrest for the ikea chair will come up as high as you want if you get the one that uses o-rings on Amazon. The inflatable insert is like $10 or less. Works perfectly fine and is a DIY version of the $$$ chairs

Thread: "Get that IKEA high chair"

It’s tempting honestly, but as someone who used to work in a restaurant as a server, I tripped in the legs way too many times. No matter how I approached it. Not for me..😂🥲

Thread: "Help finding a high chair as a gift! 🎁"

Doesn't look like the foot rest goes high enough for small babies. I would go with the IKEA high chair plus an added footrest, and maybe a seat pad or other accessories to make it feel a bit nicer. Foldable is nice to have but functional is better for the baby.

Thread: "Which high chair and why!"

The IKEA high chair is inevitable 😅 (Seriously though... We did the IKEA Antilop chair + footrest from 5 months, then upgraded to the Kmart Stokke dupe which toddlers can get in and out of themselves, and can work as a chair for years once they're bigger)

Thread: "Get that IKEA high chair"

Yup! And then all you'll need is a little foot rest that you can buy on Amazon and you'll be set

Thread: "De-Influence me from the Tripp Trapp"

We used the cheap Ikea high chair for my small (~5th percentile at the time) baby. Worked a dream and the only reason we stopped was because we got a Tripp Trapp chair from the thrift store. She's 3.5 now and will be using it for the foreseeable future as its rated up to 250 lbs!

Thread: "Tripp Trapp or IKEA Antilop?"

The Tripp Trapp can last much longer than the Antilop. In theory, your child will never grow out of it. In reality, some kids want to switch to a regular chair sooner so once they grow out of the Antilop you’d be fine. From my perspective as someone who works in early intervention and is trained in feeding therapy, a supportive seating arrangement is SO important! So we have the Tripp Trapp for my daughter and kept the baby seat on until she turned 3 a couple weeks ago. Keeping the baby seat on helped her stay seated for meals. Now she uses it as her chair and knows this is her special seat. We only have 2 other chairs at the table where we eat (one for mom and one for dad) so there’s no option of sitting elsewhere. This has worked well for us. I can absolutely notice a difference in how well she eats meals when in her Tripp trapp vs in an adult chair, sitting on the ground, or out and about. I plan on using the Tripp Trapp at meals as long as possible and potentially using it for a desk chair for my daughter after that. I also love how you can use the Tripp trapp without the tray so the child can more easily be part of the table/meal. The Antilop doesn’t have that feature. My vote is Tripp Trapp because it’s a great investment! That said, Antilop with the added accessories is not a bad option for the first year of solids or so.

Thread: "High chair advice"

Basically these threads always come down to two options, the Tripp Trapp at the high-end and the Ikea Antilop at the cheaper end.

Thread: "best high chair recommendations - completely overwhelmed"

The ikea high chair actually takes up a lot of foot space imo. And it’s so easy to trip over.

Thread: "Do you love or hate the Stokke Tripp Trapp?"

We’re going on 3 years with ours and no plans to stop any time soon. Once converted to a regular chair, it can be used through adulthood. Originally we planned to pass it down to younger siblings but my kiddo is very territorial over “her” chair (in a cute way, she loves it) so we ended up just buying another for our second child.

Thread: "How are we keeping high chairs clean??"

The trick is.... Don't use a fabric high chair. Basic IKEA plastic one! It is easy to wipe down and the tray can go in the dishwasher if needed. I also highly recommend "tidytot" coverall bibs that have suction cups you can attach to the tray

Thread: "High chair recommendation under $100"

I have the Ikea antilop and then bought a wooden footrest for $10 off FB marketplace

Thread: "Highchairs: Ikea vs stokke"

We have two tripp trapps. Our kids are 2 and 9 months. My sister has 2 and my dad also has 2 at his house for grandkids. We love them because literal adults can sit on them lol. And I feel like they aren’t an eyesore like most high chairs. That being said, if we didn’t have the tripp trapps, we would absolutely have the ikea antilop.

Thread: "Get that IKEA high chair"

Yep we got rid of the impossible to clean fancy highchair after our first and got the cheap Ikea one. We did also get the inflatable cushion and 2 covers for it, and my Dad made a wooden footrest to be a bit more ergonomic, but I live how easy it is to clean. BTW for a deep clean pop off the legs and the tray, and put the seat and the tray into the dishwasher. I used to do it once every couple of weeks - seat in the bottom and tray in the top rack. EDIT forgot to say, our 4yo can still fit into the high chair, although we did stop using it when he was about 2.5. So it might last longer than you think.

Thread: "Unpopular opinion- I hate the Tripp trap "

The IKEA Antilop can also be customized to add a foot stool, cover, placemat, footrest etc. There’s a website my friend told me about. It’s called “yeahbabygoods” Then you’ll want to get yourself a “catchy” to catch all the food droppings. They make them for various top selling high chairs. Best purchase ever especially if you have pets.

Thread: "IKEA Antilop vs Stokke Clikk for a 5-month old [on]"

Get ready to trip over the Antilop's legs constantly 😂 We wrapped ours in spiraling electrical tape so we'd avoid them

Thread: "High chair recommendations other than Tripp Trapp"

I was deciding between the mockingbird and the ikea chair. I went with the mockingbird after adding up the cost of all the accessories I would have to buy for the ikea and considering how low the weight limit was and how soon I would need to buy a toddler chair/booster seat. The mockingbird was still more expensive, but we got most other baby things secondhand and this was our one splurge. It’s been an absolute dream to use, and was very nicely packaged and easy to assemble. After wiping food off the mockingbird three times a day I can’t imagine having to clean the fabric parts I see on regular high chairs. If you look at reviews on YouTube you can get a referral code for a free bowl/utensils/cup set.

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We went with the $25 Ikea one and honestly I recommend it to everyone. It's sturdy, Very easy to clean, and quick to take apart to transport if needed. We bought a cushion and foot rest on Etsy to add to it for better ergonomics.

Thread: "Thoughts on the IKEA high chair?"

We have it and love it. It's sooo easy to clean and I like the fact that it makes our child sit very upright in it (we used the inflatable blow up washable cushion Ikea sell in the early weaning days) . We've used a good number of different highchairs at Airbnb's etc, and I could no cope with a highchair with any fabric! I get what someone else says about the legs sticking out, but we've found that it's really not that bad. Yes you will kick it a few times, but it's lightweight so it's not painful or anything. We also bought a footrest for it on Etsy. If you're not sure, you could always find one going cheap/free on Facebook marketplace, or even try one in a restaurant as loads of places have them.

Thread: "Tell me about your highchair!"

We got the Ikea Antilop. Cheap, solid, super easy to clean!

Thread: "Easiest high chair to clean?"

give up on foldable and get the basic ikea one. one piece of hard plastic you can hose off. we had some gracco thing with non removable cloth/vinyle cover thing that had all sorts of crevasses in it. constantly gross.

Thread: "Easiest high chair to clean?"

Ikea Antilop! I take it outside and hose it off sometimes.

Thread: "Tell me why I need a Stokke Tripp Trapp"

You really don’t. We love the ikea chair and you can buy a foot rest for them and still come in at an incredible total cost and I am by no means frugal. My favourite part of the Ike’s chair is that when they had an especially messy meal I throw it in the tub or yard and hose it down and it looks as good as new afterwards.

Thread: "high chair recommendations?"

I used the IKEA chair and tray (with the inflatable insert to pad the chair out while my daughter was small). Cheap ($45 for the lot and I think that included shipping), easy to clean, best decision I made- as soon as my daughter was a tiny bit bigger (a year old? Maybe a bit older than that?) she moved onto a kid sized chair and table. So she used the high chair less than a year anyway!

Thread: "IKEA Antilop vs Stokke Clikk for a 5-month old [on]"

You can buy cushions for the antilop but meal times shouldn’t be more than twenty minutes long anyway, so comfort isn’t a huge factor. I prefer the antilop because plastic is so much easier to clean and babies get food EVERYWHERE. And sometimes you have to step away and clean the kid immediately and the food gunk really sticks on when you get around to cleaning it

Thread: "High chair recommendations"

We use the 15 pound ikea one lol it's brilliant