Help….Its such an ordeal changing my 9 month old babies nappy?
04
2008
My 9 month old baby is a very happy churpy little soul untill i have to change his nappy! He screams the house down and wriggles and kicks as hard as he can making it almost impossible for me to get a nappy on him without having to pin him down! He is a very strong baby and im not lying when i say its almost physically impossible for me to get one on him without the worry of hurting him! It seems like such an ordeal for him and is quickly becoming one for me! It just took me 20 minutes to change him and then i only managed to put it on the wrong way round! really worried bout this as i dont want him to hate me cause i have to do this! any suggestions and has anyone else had this problem?
My daughter is the exact same way and she is 15 months old. She started fighting me during diaper changes when she was about 12 months old.
It's really a great idea to strap the baby down, only I don't use a changing table and have always changed her diaper on the floor with a waterproof pad underneath her because we don't have enough space in our house for a changing table. Also our townhouse is on three levels, so I have to keep a diapering area and diaper supplies on each floor. Anyhow, the best strategy I could come up with is I let her play with something special that I don't normally allow her to play with. For example, I lock my cell phone and let her hold it because she is fascinated with my phone. Or in some cases, I let her play with some fancy costume jewelry pieces beause she likes shiny things (only large pieces that she won't e able to swallow and I supervise her the entire time just to be safe). When I can't find anything close within reach, I just give her her bottle/cup and let her drink her milk while I change her because it keeps her hands busy. The key thing to do is to find something that will keep the baby occupied for a minute while you change them. Also my daughter loves magazines and advertisment letters. I save the ones that I don't use and let her play with them whenever I want to keep her busy. An old catalogue works just as well. I am sure that your son is fascinated with some objects that he doesn't normally get to play with, so experiment with it and see what happens.
Also you mentioned that this went on for 20 minutes, so both of you must be feeling frustrated and it is creating negative vibes for him particularly. Make diaper changing fun. Because if you stressed out about it he can definitely sense your mood. Keep a calm expression on your face and don't try to chase him down for diaper changes either. I worked out a routine with my daughter that I always sit by the changing pad and pick up a diaper and call her for her diaper change. If she doesn't come to me when I call her, I pick up a toy from the floor and get her interested enough to come and see what I am doing. I play with her a few minutes and then I lay her down and change her while she holds whatever item that interests her. Sometimes she jumps up and runs with a naked butt across the room but I don't scold her and just start over with a different toy, then complete the changing. Hope this helps.
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Strap him down is the first thing that comes to mind. You can do this without harming him. The other thing you can do is to try to make changing him seem pleasant to him. Give him something to play with to distract him, or make pleasing sounds while changing him.
The reason he is so reluctant to let you change him is that he finds comfort in the feel of his business in his nappy.
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I would grab a toy, or something to give him just as you go to change his diaper- Make sure it's something he does not get to play with all the time- my daughter does not scream and cry- but she does wiggle and will refuse to stay still. I was walking through from the kitchen yesterday and saw a jello box on the counter and I grabbed it for her and she stayed nice and still looking at it. So now I grabbed something new for her to look at. Good luck to you!
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My daughter is the exact same way and she is 15 months old. She started fighting me during diaper changes when she was about 12 months old.
It's really a great idea to strap the baby down, only I don't use a changing table and have always changed her diaper on the floor with a waterproof pad underneath her because we don't have enough space in our house for a changing table. Also our townhouse is on three levels, so I have to keep a diapering area and diaper supplies on each floor. Anyhow, the best strategy I could come up with is I let her play with something special that I don't normally allow her to play with. For example, I lock my cell phone and let her hold it because she is fascinated with my phone. Or in some cases, I let her play with some fancy costume jewelry pieces beause she likes shiny things (only large pieces that she won't e able to swallow and I supervise her the entire time just to be safe). When I can't find anything close within reach, I just give her her bottle/cup and let her drink her milk while I change her because it keeps her hands busy. The key thing to do is to find something that will keep the baby occupied for a minute while you change them. Also my daughter loves magazines and advertisment letters. I save the ones that I don't use and let her play with them whenever I want to keep her busy. An old catalogue works just as well. I am sure that your son is fascinated with some objects that he doesn't normally get to play with, so experiment with it and see what happens.
Also you mentioned that this went on for 20 minutes, so both of you must be feeling frustrated and it is creating negative vibes for him particularly. Make diaper changing fun. Because if you stressed out about it he can definitely sense your mood. Keep a calm expression on your face and don't try to chase him down for diaper changes either. I worked out a routine with my daughter that I always sit by the changing pad and pick up a diaper and call her for her diaper change. If she doesn't come to me when I call her, I pick up a toy from the floor and get her interested enough to come and see what I am doing. I play with her a few minutes and then I lay her down and change her while she holds whatever item that interests her. Sometimes she jumps up and runs with a naked butt across the room but I don't scold her and just start over with a different toy, then complete the changing. Hope this helps.
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