A MUM-of-three from Wilmslow has created a new product that aims to take the mess out of mealtimes with the help of a Knutsford retailer.

Jennifer Unsworth saw her invention to eliminate the mess associated with infant feeing finally hit the shelves of national retailer JoJo Maman Bébé this week, including the store on Regent Street in Knutsford.

The 'Tidy Tot Bib and Tray Kit' is a portable weaning aid that takes away the gap between baby and highchair tray, keeping clothes, highchair and floor food free.

Jennifer, 36, started developing the product while on maternity leave with daughter Chloe five years ago.

She is also mother to two-year old Tom and four-month old Sam.

She said: “As a new mum I found weaning incredibly stressful.

"If I wasn’t worrying about what my daughter was eating, I’d be stressing about how much of it was ending up all over my floor, down the sides of the highchair and all over her clothes.

"In a desperate attempt to save my sanity, I set about making a solution to the mess problem myself.

“Going from ‘idea’ to finished product has been an incredible journey, and I’m proud to say that there is not one part of Tidy Tot’s design that hasn’t been tried, tested and improved by parents and their babies.

"One of the best compliments I’ve been given is “well, you can tell that’s been invented by a mum!”

Trading for just over 12 months, Jennifer has juggled the demands of three small children with the running of her business, which she admits has not been easy.

Jennifer said: “The last year has been unbelievably hard work. I started with a local manufacturer making a small quantity of stock that I stored in my garage and sent out to customers buying from my website.

“To see Tidy Tot on the shelves of top-end nursery retailer JoJo Maman Bébé makes me feel incredibly proud. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity.”

It has won a number of industry awards for innovation, including Gold in the Mumii Best Baby and Toddler Gear Awards 2015.

Tidy Tot retails at £24.99 with additional bibs and complementary products available to buy from the company website.