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[quote=Anonymous]Get a high chair that is really easy to clean—no fabric, no little crevasses or hard to reach places, w a tray that can be removed easily so you can just pop it off and wash it in the sink. I would recommend one but after 2 kids and 2 high chairs, we did not find one I’d think worthy of a recommendation! We had the ikea antilop which was pretty good (and cheap!) but the tray was a beast to remove. We also had a Chicco one which was awful! Super hard to clean.

Get sleeved bibs. Bumkins brand made the best ones we owned.

Have baby wear clothes you don’t care about getting ruined when eating or no clothes at all (just diaper+bib)

Have then far away from the wall and anything they can reach out and grab/touch w messy hands.

Have them on a hard wood floor or other easy to clean surface (obviously not carpet but also not tile w grout!) if you don’t have an area like this, buy one of those splat mats or a shower curtain or tarp on the floor will do.

Cut foods length wise so they’re easier for baby to pick up. Use a crinkle cutter to cut really slippery foods like bananas, avocado and/or put something like flaxseed meal on the soft/mushy foods to make them easier for baby to grasp.

Try not to stress it! Baby needs to learn to feed themselves and there’s really not a “clean” way to do it. But it’s just a phase and the more you let them do it themselves/practice early on, the more likely they are to get good at eating quicker. So let them feed themselves and learn to use utensils.
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