Post your tips for dealing with "alligator roll"

BelleBaby

How in the world do you change a LO who does nothing but roll away from you while you try?  Ben and Eli are like escape artists when it comes to diaper changes!  I can't diaper with one hand, so I'd appreciate any tips!

Kaar17

I always give him a different toy to hold. Or a diaper. Something he doesn't see a lot so that it catches his interest.

micki_36

Distracting toys (lights, music, etc) are the only way I can get DD to sit still long enough to change her. I have to clear the area before hand to, if theres anything near by she'll roll and go for it.

lwrigley2000

I now change all diapers, dress DS, and do post-bath on his changing table. It helps a lot with keeping him from rolling around. Also, like pp said I give him something he isn't used to having...a diaper, the tube of desitin, a wipe, etc...

mrs.larry

I have this trial size bottle of baby lotion that he is currently obsessed with that I only let him touch during changes.  That'll probably last another couple of days.  Then I'll have to change tactics again.

If he's really squirrely I just put the diaper on half-assed (literally sometimes!) just to get it on, and then fix it afterward.  I find this helps because if I try to do it perfectly the first time he just rolls right out of it every time.

sevans1975

this makes me giggle...I've said a few times lately that changing DD's diaper (or changing her clothes) is like "wrestling an alligator".

I try to either give her a small toy or something to distract her.  Or, I sing to her (sometimes that will make her stop wiggling and rolling around).

There have been a few times where I've had to call DH into help by distracting her and keep her from rolling by holding her arms down while I finish.

It is really crazy sometimes!

lkich

I'm so glad you posted this, I've been meaning to but kept forgetting, go figure.

DS does this all the time, it's crazy hard to get a daiper on him now. I will usually try to get him interested in a toy or I hand him the wipes, they are in a crinckly package that he loves.

jbl126

Right now I give Lauryn the cap to her bottle.  That seems to do the trick.  Not sure how long it will last but I am miking it for all its worth.  Though singning the isty bitsy spider seems to work sometimes.

GoombaGirl_79

I whistle. I can't whistle very well but it keeps his attention and he laughs a bit.. stays still long enough for me to get the diaper done up! Otherwise I get DH to come in and distract him if he's home.

MissLMS

mrs.larry:

I have this trial size bottle of baby lotion that he is currently obsessed with that I only let him touch during changes.  That'll probably last another couple of days.  Then I'll have to change tactics again.

This exactly. I give her the bottle of lotion most of the time.. or a diaper to look at.