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I've tried distracting him with toys, singing, saying a loud and firm 'NO', a little tap on the leg (hurt me more than him) and I don't know what else to do to help at nappy change time?
Nearly every nappy change he cries or screams and tries to roll away. Probably 1 in 5 is not a bad experience...
Is this just one of those battles that you just have to live with?
I have a 14mth old and am battling the same thing here. That and getting dressed is just a nightmare. I have tried all distractions as well. Only about 1 a day works. :( Hope they stop this phase soon :hug:
Hi BellaB, thankyou for helping me to not feel alone :) Yep, getting dressed here is a real joy too, NOT!!
DD1 was like that. I dreaded nappy change times. I tried everything too, including turning the TV on to distract her. But nothing worked, she just eventually grew out of it. It's hard when your pregnant though isn't it?
yep, went through that with both of mine....DS still has his moments.
I tried distraction, singing, faces, toys, his sister....in the end it's so bad that sometimes I have to put one of his ankles in between my legs to hold him still (if he's on the bed) and on occasion I have had to hold his shoulders down with my feet so i could get a mega pooey nappy off....
Truely - it passes.
:hug:
DD1 was the same and DD2 is now going through it too. She's almost 14 months. It is SO frustrating. But it does end eventually. Big hugs xx
Hi JM & Kim :) (We were March Belly Buddies together - Ella's Mum here ;)..) Yep, It's total pain with the added part of being pg :0 :)
MS, thankyou :)
I am glad to hear they will grow out of it.
ETA- I didnt realise you were Ella's Mum. I thought you had left BB :doh: I changed my username as well. I was AliBaby in a previous life! :)
Oh hi!! That's the only problem with a name change isn't it? I hadn't been on here for a little while though and then when we found out we were pg again, I was back for more :)
Nice to know your new user name now :) Miss A looks a cutey in her tutu :)
I know what you mean. I kind of feel like I have lost my identity and I want it back! LOL!
Congrats again on the pregnancy. It is going so quickly! :)
Thankyou :) Yep, it's definately going quicker this time!
My almost 12mo is exactly like this....you almost have to pin him down just to get his nappy changed. The only things that will keep him still are inanimate objects like keys, wooden spoons etc My purse is a winner at the moment, he likes to take the cards out while I change him. Strange little boy.
Oooooh yep, 13 month old and he kicks, screams, cries like a banchee!! I just get through asap so to minimise the damage to my ears and his throat lol. He even throws real tears in sometimes.
Maybe try pull up nappies instead of getting him to lay down?
same thing here, Bella is 20months and has been chucking major wobblies at nappy change time and also with dressing... not good at the moment with some runny teething poos and my white doona cover - blerk....
Hi allycat, how they love keys and bits and pieces :) He's over my wallet now though :(
Hi Ozziehoffy, yep we have real tears and banchee cries/screams too... It takes a lot of strength to keep this little monster from rolling away or getting a foot in his poo! :0
Hi Nic, it's a struggle with the risk of spillage isn't it...
Hi MM, good idea, though I think they do cost a bit more and he poo's about 3 times a day, so a lot of the struggle is when trying to wipe his bum...
DD was like this but grew out of it about a month ago - oh what a difference, phew! we survived!
The only thing that worked for me was having a box of contraband - stuff that she was never normally allowed to play with or things that she had never seen before - bulldog clips, elastic bands, spoons, nappy snappies, USB stick, roll of sticky tape, plastic sandwich bag full of coloured plastic bits etc - and each change I would allow her to select something out of the box to look at, but if she mucked around during the change then I took it off her. I explained the rules and gave warnings but if she still continued, then I followed through. It worked as long as I kept the box interesting, and she was only ever allowed to play with them during nappy time so the novelty couldn't wear off.
Good luck!
Oh and I got very good at wiping a pooey bum while she was standing up if that helps! ;)
Thanks Winter :)
It's amazing how much they love contraband :) Some great ideas there! Thanks again :)
I have done the same as Winter and it works every time. Much easier than trying to sit one of DD's feet and hold her other one so that she doesn't kick me :) We have my mother's day card, aircon remote, balloons, teaspoons, hairties, etc.:
ahhh Hi Mrs Jak!!! - I too wondered where you had gone :D
Ha ha! Hi Kim :) Nice to know you noticed I was 'gone' ;) Hope you are all keeping well xoxo
DS is the same. Got to the point where I couldn't change him on the change table for a while as it was too dangerous and too much of a screamfest so I'd catch him in the loungeroom, throw down a flat terrytoweling nappy and change him on top of that. Worked best when he was watching a Play School dvd. We're back at the change table for the moment but there have been a few cranky mummy faces. Singing nursery rhymes loudly over the top of any complaints keeps me from snapping at him. :p
Yep contraband! Even the Sudocrem (sample pot size though not a big tub!) for a couple of minutes- very naughty! DS likes to moisturise his tummy... And I have put a cushion down for DS' head as he's never really liked laying flat on his back. And sometimes I'm just not up to the fight and we do standing up nappy changes. Good luck!
my 10mth old must be advanced ;):rolleyes: he's already been doing this to me & DH for a while now :wall:
Have been trying to think what I could give DS to distract him while changing - might have to try that "special box of things" idea. Don't know that the nappy changing, or should I say putting on, while standing is going to be an easy one for a while - we use itti bitti MCNs. Although I have become quite good at the cleaning the bum while it sticks up in the air. :p although we've taken to putting his pants, shoes & socks on down in the lounge room while he's sitting up/standing so he can help us.
And I hear you at the ear splitting squealing/screaming - DS does this at night when we have to change him :rolleyes: so it's more of a grin and bear it any time overnight :rolleyes:.
Mrs Jak ;) I have the same with my 14 month old and have since he was able to roll at about 5 months old. It's always a struggle and i end up getting him dressed in all kinds of different angles (the worst is trying to get the press studs done up under the nappy). I have a couple of things that i bring out with a big 'OHHH LOOK WHAT I'VE GOT!!!!' which sometimes works. For us one of them is a dummy, he's never had a dummy but loves to chew on one sometimes.
Nappy change and getting dressed involves a lot of deep breaths and patience here :lol:
He he, Myboys ;) I lol at the press studs part :) I hear you there! Such a struggle every day :0
Just thought I would re-visit this.
We have been using those huggies nappy pants and they have made nappy canges a lot more bareable. If its only a wet nappy she doesnt have tolie down at all. If it is a number 2 nappy, she has to lie down for me to take it off which you just pull apart at the side seems and lie down for a wipe then she stands or sits again for the actual pulling up the pants.
Much better as I get the hard part done before she has lost interest in whatever I have given her to distract herself.
Just thought I would share :)
well we have a little bit of an issue because we use cloth nappies i pretty much have to sit on him to change him wee is ok coz i do it standing up but poos nup its horribel at the moment i have to get DH to hold him while i do it coz its pretty hard to bend down now
Nappy changes these days are horrid for us. I pin him to the floor with my feet and one foot under my thigh. He screams and hates it but what choice do we have? He's gotta have a nappy. Most times I dont even bother trying anything else as it never works. It doesn't matter what I've given him he knows he can still look at it if he's sitting up. (I always take it off him when he rolls but the message doesn't seen to be getting through.)
We'll be looking into the nappy pants tomorrow, do Aldi have an equivalent? Guess I'll find out tomorrow... Hope they're not too exxy...
It's funny this should pop up again because i was thinking of how you were going the other day Mrs Jak... I got over the constant fight and started doing all changes on the change table again. (I was doing it on the floor) It seems to be a bit easier, sometimes he can start to wiggle once he knows the nappy is done up but for the most part it hasn't been as much of a struggle. Has your little man been a bit kinder to you during change time??
Hope all is well xoxo
Hi everyone :)
Hi Myboys ;) He has actually improved! :) Most of the time he's not too bad. Thank goodness, because my belly is getting bigger and doesn't appreciate being whacked with a stray foot!
He's just over 15 months now. Just started walking about 3 weeks ago and maybe it's helped with his whole attitude towards life?? Not sure?? :) Can't believe you are 18 weeks already!!! :) I reckon it goes faster when you already have 2 at home. xoxo
Good to hear he's making things a little easier for you :D Yes i know you have to be very careful of those wild little legs and the tummy don't you.
18 weeks, 33 weeks, where does the time go?!?! :D
Walking!!! Woo Hoo clever boy xo
Oooo, sorry BellaBambina! Meant to say thanks for the tip on the nappy pants! :) ;)
Just to help out - yes Aldi do have their own nappy pants and they work great. Both DD2 and DD3 wear them (DD2 just at night) and they are comfy and easy to put on and take off. The only problem is you can't redo them back up if they get ripped on the sides like some.
Yea I had a look yesterday but they're too big :( DS is only 10kgs and the smallest size was 14 or something. We got the huggies ones instead. (of course I managed to grab the wrong ones and ended up with too big ones anyway :wall:) but aside from them being on the biggish side they're great. Still have to hold him down to get the old nappy off and it's a little tricky to get both legs in to pull them up lol. But much less painful than before. Yay!