i ahve a repertoire of ideas that i try, some work some days, other days, i just ahve to give up!

- mobile over the changetable
- pass baby something to occupy her hands and mind - nappy, prefold, tube, tshirt, baby wrap anything she can explore safely
- use a changetable harness belt
- have everything i need to change her, within arms's reach
- i never try to assemble a nappy combo with her on the changetable, have pockets stuffed ready to go so it's just one thing to put on her, have fitteds with liner lying inside, and fitted lying inside a cover, so i only have to lift her body ONCE into that combo.
- on the days when it's all going pearshaped, i use the easiest option e.g a pocket nappy.
- on pearshaped ocassions, when her hands are going everywhere and she wants to play DISCO with the light switch, sometimes i place prefolds/towels under her, and let her go, just for my own sanity.
- and although i prefer the cloth wipes, i will go 100% baby wipes if it's all turning into a nightmare.

there are many times she just lies there and it's all fine and dandy
i'm just focussing on the times when it's not so easy, for the purpose of the thread topic!

i have a 15 month old
i also have a bad back so totally sympathise.