Any diaper changing tips?

AfterAll

Jackson flips his sh*t every time we have to change his diaper.  He instantly starts screaming and crying and turns over in the middle.  I don't have enough hands to hold him down and diaper him simultaneously.  It is def a 2 person job these days.

I have tried singing to him or handing him something to play with or distract him... doesn't work.  Any other magical tips?

howa0155

We've been struggling lately too.  I usually have to let him up after he is all cleaned up and then put him down again to put a new diaper on.  It is like the wrestling match of the century at each diaper change.

achase123

I usually try to give P something to distract him, and if that fails I sing to him.  It must be this faze.  He's fortunately not too bad, but he'd much rather explore than have his diaper changed.

Suzy12345

If you find out let me know!  I hate diaper changes.  I'd rather take the kid to get shots than change his diaper.  It's like baby torture.

We've tried many different toys - they worked for a while, but no more.  I actually tried swatting him (GENTLY! GENTLY! GENTLY!) on the bottom when he flips over at the middle ("You show me your bottom I'm gonna swat it!"), but he thinks that's  pretty funny.

Man.  I love that kid, but I can't stand diaper changes.  

Mee83shell

It's a phase. Give him something each day that he's not normally allowed to play with. Make it his "special diaper change toy" and change it up every day.

Hair tie, hair brush, cell phone, small piggy bank...anything.

jnk062602

Mee83shell:

It's a phase. Give him something each day that he's not normally allowed to play with. Make it his "special diaper change toy" and change it up every day.

Hair tie, hair brush, cell phone, small piggy bank...anything.

We did this too.  I also learned pretty quickly how to change a (non-poopy) diaper while she was standing.

AfterAll

jnk062602:

Mee83shell:

It's a phase. Give him something each day that he's not normally allowed to play with. Make it his "special diaper change toy" and change it up every day.

Hair tie, hair brush, cell phone, small piggy bank...anything.

We did this too.  I also learned pretty quickly how to change a (non-poopy) diaper while she was standing.

Yeah I can do that too, but he turns over while I am trying to change his poopy diapers and its impossible to deal with.

SimarikSmokin

I put on something on youtube with my phone. Z is the worst tonight at diaper change she flipped with poop filled diaper got it all over her changing pad eww! right 

dragonsmercy

If I have one handy, and she's not distracted enough by toys, I hand her a bottle. Usually keeps her pretty distracted!

LoveEeyore

2 words.  Animal. Crackers.

DD#1 was a dream and failed to prepare me for the twins.  Both twins fought diaper changes.  Only while I changed one, the other was poking at and tormenting the diaperee.  So I would hand each an animal cracker in each hand.  With skill I'd get one changed while they munched on the first and quickly swapped them. 

jonnygurl76

lately i have had to give her a mirror (it was on her rainforest exersaucer) and i ask her:  who does she see?  where is Piper's nose? etc. etc......

and when that doesn't work we do the animal sounds....for some reaon she stops and listens to me when i do them (i think it is my awesome rooster sound that she waits for) but it gets the job done. 

irys09

Oh man. I'm so glad I'm not the only one dealing with this.

I don't have any tips, but many deep breaths! Hopefully it passes soon.