diaper changing help

doggylovr

so as I am sure with most people around 7 months diaper changing became an olympic sport....I try to go as fast as possible but DS rolls all over the place, puts his legs in all the wrong places etc...

 

I try to give him a little toy to distract him, he doesnt cry or anything it is just getting very difficult for me to get the job done....what worked for you?  when does this phase end and eas(ier) diaper changes begin again?

 

thanks 

DelRayMom2Be

I would love to know this as well. DD hates, and by hates I mean screams like I am torturing her, to have her diaper or clothes changed. Surly this is a phase right?

Artslvr

Hmmm... I'm coming up on 18 months with DD #2 and she is the wiggliest worm during diaper changes - she's all over the place (DD #1 was never this wiggly).  I don't know that they really grow out of it, I think we just get better at coping with it.  Makes you almost look forward to the challenges of potty training. 

goteami6

Unfortunately I don't have any advise to lend...I just wanted to say I feel your pain, lol!

I will be interested to see what some of the suggestions others might have. 

eeclem

Artslvr:

Makes you almost look forward to the challenges of potty training. 

Ha! 

I don't have any real solutions. I just thank God everyday that we took the old hand-me-down changing table that we almost passed over. It has glorious 6 inch rails that make keeping C contained a bit easier.

It's actually getting to the point where I'm worried I'll inadvertently bruise him just trying to wrangle him on to his back.

HikerBride07

DD still twists and turns through almost every diaper change.  I do warn her that I am going to change her diaper and that she can go back to playing as soon as we're done.  It helps sometimes.

Sofka

doggylovr:

I try to give him a little toy to distract him, he doesnt cry or anything it is just getting very difficult for me to get the job done....what worked for you?  when does this phase end and eas(ier) diaper changes begin again?

who said it ends??

doggylovr

haha..i guess wishful thinking:-)

barkers4jmm

DD goes in phases where she can be more or less cooperative, but I think it gets harder to handle - because she can twist and bolt (I change her on the floor).  I also have to catch her to change it in the first place. 

MrsTiara

Oh, yes, the diaper changing is miserable while too pg to chase after him!  Anyway, what I do is change only on the floor.  When I was more able to move a bit, I would sit on my knees so that I could really lean over him to hold him a bit more.  I've also been known to sit so that my foot was gently holding one shoulder down.  Sometimes I count and say "Let's see how fast we can change this diaper!" which only occasionally works.  I also have toys around.  Sometimes I'll put a diaper on a stuffed animal first and praise the toy for being so good.  But nothing works all of of the time.  I, too, am really, really looking forward to advancing potty-training!

membrn

Reading this post makes me realize how much I have to look forward too...yikes! 

victoria1212

DelRayMom2Be:

I would love to know this as well. DD hates, and by hates I mean screams like I am torturing her, to have her diaper or clothes changed. Surly this is a phase right?

this phase for us has been going on for 6+ months. I think DD would prefer to never have her diaper changed.

AgrippaRidesAgain

Honestly, I ultimately ended up moving the changing pad to the floor, holding him down with whatever body part was available, and doing it as fast as I could.

I'd say that the phase comes and goes.  Sometimes he just decided that it wasn't worth the effort.  Most of the times these days, he stays still b/c he wants to have his diaper changed, and likes to be able to pull the wipes out and pick out his diaper himself.

garden123

TV.  My son loves music videos so that is the only thing that even remotely works.  Stickers, the phone, remote, etc. worked for awhile, but once that ended I was willing to try anything.

He loves TV (no I really don't let him watch all that much, which is probably why this works).  So, I change him on our bed, in front of the tv.  If he hops down or crawls away, the video is paused until he settles down.  Of course, sometimes he's just not ready to stop playing to let me change him, but if I give him some time to get ready, then this works like a charm.

ElissaKelley

I pretty much have to pin DS down - DH showed me how to basically lay my forearm across his stomach and chest to get it done.  He has a cow and at first it made me upset b/c I thought it hurt him but realized that as soon as I'm done he stops fussing.  If it is just a wet diaper sometimes I change him standing up which is a little easier for me.

fatjavacat

I feel your pain.  I wish I had the magical answer.  All I can say is if speed diaper changing was a sport I would be a gold medal contender.