Hellobee Boards Topic: When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?

Hellobee Boards Topic: When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 15:33:29 +0000 lemondrop on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162522 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:21:34 +0000 lemondrop 1162522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not until about 8 months, we just used the infant bucket seat before that. Around 8 months he could sit comfortably for longer periods of time. Kimberlybee on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162507 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:39:49 +0000 Kimberlybee 1162507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I tried at 5 months and she was still wobbly but we tried again 2 weeks later and she had so much more control in posture and hand coordination. It's amazing how fast they change and learn! mrskc on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162504 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:34:48 +0000 mrskc 1162504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At around 6 months when he could sit unassisted. Mrs. High Heels on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162415 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:04:07 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1162415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We used a restaurant high chair for the first time today. J turns 8 months in a few days. dolphin on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162361 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:26:40 +0000 dolphin 1162361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 9.5 months. She was able to sit up at 7 months but hated restaurant high chairs. Beehive on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162360 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:26:08 +0000 Beehive 1162360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We first tried around 7.5 months, and it worked well. Before then (and we still use this now, when no high chairs are available), we used the Totseat - it's seriously amazing! Turns any chair into something a baby can sit in. We started using that at 5 months, just before LO was sitting unassisted. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trendykid-TS005-TrendyKid-Totseat-Chocolate/dp/B001QC77W0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382318637&sr=8-1&keywords=totseat" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Trendykid-TS005-TrendyKid-Totseat-Chocolate/dp/B001QC77W0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382318637&sr=8-1&keywords=totseat</a> lovehoneybee on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162351 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:18:52 +0000 lovehoneybee 1162351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think it was around 6.5 months...when he'd been sitting up straight and unassisted. Smurfette on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162349 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:15:02 +0000 Smurfette 1162349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 5-6 months MrsF on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162341 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:12:06 +0000 MrsF 1162341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When she could sit well unassisted (about the same time she could sit in a grocery cart). I would pad the extra space in the chair with the grocery cart cover so she wouldn't fall forwards like @Katrocap: mentioned. AprilFool on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162289 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:50:24 +0000 AprilFool 1162289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 5.5 - 6mths. She loves it! betsyboop on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162286 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:48:59 +0000 betsyboop 1162286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 5-6 months! Purpledaisy on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162276 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:44:57 +0000 Purpledaisy 1162276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At about 7 months Mrs. Polish on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162274 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:44:15 +0000 Mrs. Polish 1162274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6-7 months Mrs. Bee on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162251 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:33:56 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1162251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ About 5 months. Charlie could sit in a high chair well then. Olive was much much older. Katrocap on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162250 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:33:55 +0000 Katrocap 1162250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS is almost 10 months and can sit up, but can't use restaurant high chairs because he always slides forward in them! autumnlove on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162230 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:27:29 +0000 autumnlove 1162230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It was after 7 months for us...after we switched to a convertible car seat. emg86 on "When did your LO start using restaurant high chairs?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-start-using-restaurant-high-chairs#post-1162216 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:21:30 +0000 emg86 1162216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ J is almost 6m & can sit up straight for long periods of time.