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battle of the wills aka diaper changes

Oh.my.goodness.  The majority of his diaper change is done on his tummy which is obviously not easy.  I guess this switch went off and he knows what he wants to do and he knows that he is not getting his way when I have him pinned down with my elbow while trying to lift his legs in the air to scoot the diaper under him and then he gets upset.  We also end up with just about everything that starts on the table being on the floor. 

I have given him the buckle to play with, his pants to play with and just about everything else but he is not happy until he is in a crawling position with one arm off the pad while he is teetering on the edge to see what is on the floor while he kicks off the wipe warmer.  Actually, this makes me laugh when I think about it.  It isn't that I am upset at all, I just feel like I need to get it under control early, if possible.

Any tips? 

My sweet boy :)
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Re: battle of the wills aka diaper changes

  • We're in the same spot!  These wild boys of ours are going to give us a run for our money!  This morning out of frustration, I tossed everything in the crib and changed and clothed him there.  He was all over the place, but at least he was contained!  I don't think this plan of action will work for long though, we're close to needing to lower his crib (he's using it to pull himself to sitting, just a matter of time before he's standing).  So that is where we are now, I think the floor is next!  Good luck! 
  • I do most diaper changes on the floor or on my bed now.  When Nate got into that phase, I felt like doing them on the floor was the safest option.
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  • DH still uses the changing table at night, but I tend to use her crib or the floor.  Otherwise, she really likes playing w/ the plastic ziploc bag containing her bows.  I HAVE to give her something, otherwise she's trying to roll and scoot away super fast.
  • We do diaper changes on the floor. If he is being really feisty I let him play with the wipes case or my cell phone, basically something he loves!
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  • I am glad to know I am not the only one that has resorted to the crib.  I just try to at least cover the fountain before I move him over and then finish getting it on correctly and putting his clothes on in the crib.

     Looks like floor will come next!  Man, I loved having him at my level for diaper changes.

    My sweet boy :)
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  • We also do the floor, because I am downstairs most of the day. I just put a large lap pad under her and let her get on her knees for a while, then flip her back and give her something to hold like the bulb syringe or the aquaphor tube to chew on. For some reason she does not try to flip on her changing table though, I almost considered bringing the contoured changing bad downstairs.
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  • I have learned to diaper in the crawl position. ;-)

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  • My best advice is to get him a special diaper changing toy.  Only let him play with it while changing his diaper, and hopefully it'll stay new and interesting to him so that he'll lay still.  Its a battle though, I understand.
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