Desperately need ideas to keep 1 y.o still @ nappy change time!

[Calluna]

I need HELP! Lol. DS is driving me insane during nappy changes (or any other time I need him to stay still for more than 5 seconds.) The second I lie him down (often before I've even put him down!) to change him he's rolling over and trying to get away.

So I'm looking for idea's on how to get him to lie still while I change him.

So far I've tried:
- singing songs
- giving him a toy; ones he sees often and special nappy change toys
- talking to him
- changing him somewhere different in the hope that a change in scenery would keep him occupied
- lying him on the floor and holding his arms down with my feet while I change him.
- chasing after his pooey bum with wipes, then standing him up to put the clean nappy on; of course he has to bounce then and refuses to keep still even if he's looking in the mirror or at a toy.

Sometimes these things work, most times not.

I know that it's normal but it's so frustrating! He does it at 99% of his changes. Honestly some days I just feel like yelling at him, some of those days I do.

[Rivlas]

It's hard when they won't keep still. Have you tried something like a torch, tube of something or something that spins.
For the pooey bottom, if it's really bad, put him in the bath and hose him down. I use one that fits on the bath nozzle. I got pretty good at it after a while so I didn't have to undress them to hose them down.
It takes so much longer when they won't keep still and very frustrating. When your DP is home get him to sit at his head as this sometimes works

[allycat06]

I find giving DS things to hold, other than toys usually does the trick. Most often mundane household objects like spoons, plastic coathangers, envelopes etc. My purse is often a winner too, he likes to take all the cards out and try to put them back in.

[Calluna]

Yea, I've tried giving him coathangers, my phone, bum cream, his shoes, wipes, his nappy, etc. It amuses him for less than a minute then he's off.

[AliBaby]

Heather- we are going through the same thing still. Its a battle that I cant seem to win and is still going at 15mths

I have tried all of the above. Sometimes it works wen I put a pillow folded over under her head and neck so she is kind of propped up. She seems to not mind as much then but its hit and miss.

[deletedit]

For situations of extreme wriggle:

Place child on floor. Sit at feet end of child. Place your feet on their arms.

Change nappy at your leisure!

Haven't had to do this with DD#2 but had to resort to it fairly often with #1. I didn't have someone else handy to help hold her down.

[Ryatha]

we are having the same issues with Fred. MIL has no issues... I asked her how and she said the told Fred in a very firm voice 'no, you must keep still' and she did. So I gave it a go and it worked... for a few days. But if I remind her it does help. Try it?

BTW - just realised that our bubs were born the say day

[Calluna]

Bellabambina- I'll try the pillow.

Rumpledelf- that's what I end up doing most times but he screams and I feel so mean

Ryatha- I'll give it a go, but I doubt it will work, he just looks at me for a second, then continues with what he's doing, whenever I say "no". he's so determined and stubborn! lol

ETA- must have been a good day to be born, one of my baby buddies bub's was born on the same day too.

[mummato1]

At the moment I have a board book that stays on the change table and its the only time he gets to plays with it.. and for some reason at the moment it is working really well. He refuses to stay still until I give him the book..

[Ryatha]

I have done it with sposies as well. I just needed to adjust it after putting it on. I did it in our post nappy change cuddle.


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[~*Kat*~]

I kept using my changetable so there was no wriggling cos she would fall and I showed her lay still or u will fall and bang ur head and that hurts *ouch* and showed her after that it took just a toy and the changetable