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.

[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..

[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.

[deletedit]

Ah, so you're after a *nice* way to do it. Good luck with that ...

I have a stubborn, argumentative child and a highly cooperative one. You get one to do stuff (if she ever does stuff, some things we've been trying to get her to do for years with no luck) by working yourself into a frenzy arguing, and the other just does stuff that you've done once before. Nappy change time for over a year has basically involved her telling us her nappy needs changing Right Now, gets a nappy out of the box, climbs onto the change table and waves her legs in the air. Something DD#1 never did. - catch is if you're too slow DD#2 starts taking the old nappy off and trying to change her bum herself, which gets messy if its poopy ...

So if you've got the stubborn variety, just expect pain until the phase passes or its toilet training time

[Calluna]

Yep, stubborn is right lol. He rarely does anything we ask, everything has to be on his terms.
for nappy changes at best that means you can take the old nappy off but your not putting a clean one on. If I was living in a house that wasn't almost completely carpeted I'd just let him go nudey lol

[Ryatha]

DD2 giving me grief this morning so I just snapped the nappy together and put it on like a pair of nickers. She seemed to think that was quite funny. I'm even thinking about making up some training knickers that are essentially nappies but aren't as adjustable so she thinks I'm putting big girl knickers on...

[Calluna]

Is that with mcn's? There's no way I could do that with a sposie it just wouldn't sit right lol.

[Roryrory]

Ah, so you're after a *nice* way to do it. Good luck with that ...

Yeah, that!

If you have a lively one, I don't really think there are nice ways......

[Calluna]

surely there's some hope?

I dont remember any of the daycare kids being like this...

[meow]

I have a child who went through this stage. I did have some like it when I worked in child care too- but generally children don't muck up to the same extent with carers as they do with Mum- its one of the joys of being your child's 'safe person' who they can test all of life limits with.

I generally offered board books, spun the mobile above his head, pinned his top half down with one arm and /or changed him in front of the TV. He's a lot easier now. It will pass!

[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