my boy sits in my lap too with all his toys around whilst I feed him and he won’t eat himself anymore. He climbed and almost toppled out of his high chair so I’m a bit scared now
My baby went through a phase of this and I just switched to doing food on the floor for a few weeks. It was a messy nightmare but it meant she ate and after a few weeks she was happy to return to the highchair (thank god)
I have heard often that babies who hate high chairs sometimes prefer booster seats. Could be worth a go?
Following as my boy climbs out of the high chair as soon as I put him in 🙃 I’ve resorted to him eating on my lap or we eat on the floor which isn’t ideal x