Wiggly during diaper time

Maebb · July 2013

I have a 7 month old who is very active. Pretty much since he was old enough to roll over and kick his legs, diaper time has been a struggle. He tries to roll over, crawl away, grab everything within reach, etc. sometimes I use that safety strap on the changing table to try to hold him down, but he can even wiggle out of that. My mom just gives him a toy to play with when she changes his diaper, but I feel like a cop out for doing that.

Yesterday I was changing his diaper, and I was wrestling with him while trying to close the tab on the diaper, and the tab just broke right off. In that moment of frustration, I said, "shiit, DS." New low as a mother. Cussing at your children. Maybe I should create a separate post about that.

Anyway, do children eventually learn to be still and just deal with it during diaper time? Is there any way to accelerate teaching him this? Maybe I should just give him a toy like my mom does to distract him. Poor little guy just can't stand to be still for a minute while getting changed.

wesleycrusher · July 2013

I give my 9 month old a toy. Usually she wants to hold the diaper cream tube. NBD. I don't understand what the issue is with giving a toy?

LoveActually4 · July 2013

I have a 7 month old too and I give him a toy. I think you're off base calling it a cop out, I think it's actually more of a safety issue not giving him something to focus on so he doesn't roll off.

LoveActually4 · July 2013

Kimbus22:
Just give the kid the toy. It doesn't matter if you think it's a cop out. The wiggling gets worse, not better. At 7 months it's just annoying. By a year old the kid is actually crawling or running away while screaming. My almost two year old has kicked me in the face more times than I can count trying to get away during a diaper change. I have actually had to straddle his chest on my knees and face his feet more than once to get poop cleaned off him. nbsp;Do what you need to do,

LOL and also so true.

theseaword · July 2013

I wish I could distract with a toy. DS spends the whole event crying and escaping. If toy works, give the toy.

74dragonfly · July 2013

The wiggling only gets worse. Not sure what your issue is with a toy but I think it is a great idea. I also would sing, make up silly songs about diapers to keep baby entertained.

Maebb · July 2013

cerratocc:
I give my 9 month old a toy. nbsp;Usually she wants to hold the diaper cream tube. nbsp;NBD. I don't understand what the issue is with giving a toy?

I don't really mind giving him a toy, but I would prefer for him to learn that he just needs to be still. I don't know...it's like parents who give their kids iPads to play with in restaurants. It's one way to keep them quiet, but I would rather him just learn that sometimes you need to be still and quiet. I suppose I'm expecting a lot from a 7 month old.

Tbd143 · July 2013

Kimbus22:
Just give the kid the toy. It doesn't matter if you think it's a cop out. The wiggling gets worse, not better. At 7 months it's just annoying. By a year old the kid is actually crawling or running away while screaming. My almost two year old has kicked me in the face more times than I can count trying to get away during a diaper change. I have actually had to straddle his chest on my knees and face his feet more than once to get poop cleaned off him. nbsp;Do what you need to do,

So glad I'm not the only one!

IrishEyes0530 · July 2013

Maebb:
cerratocc:
I give my 9 month old a toy. nbsp;Usually she wants to hold the diaper cream tube. nbsp;NBD. I don't understand what the issue is with giving a toy?

I don't really mind giving him a toy, but I would prefer for him to learn that he just needs to be still. I don't know...it's like parents who give their kids iPads to play with in restaurants. It's one way to keep them quiet, but I would rather him just learn that sometimes you need to be still and quiet. I suppose I'm expecting a lot from a 7 month old.

Lol!!! It will only get worse. Sometimes I have to lay one of my legs over DS to hold him down. We moved from the changing table to the floor at around 6 or 7 months because it was safer and easier. Give the kid something to distract him, I usually used something he normally wouldn't have diaper cream tube, something like that. I'm sorry but thinking he "just needs to learn to be still" is ridiculous.

IrishEyes0530 · July 2013

Oops, bump burp.

klondikebar · July 2013

Yes, you are expecting a lot from a 7 month old. Just give him a toy and be happy while that still works as a distraction.

missyishere · July 2013

A toy is not a cop out nor equal an ipad, I promise. Most parents are happy if their child is distracted long enough to at least attach one strap of a diaper.

CiescaLove · July 2013

My 15 month old has decided that she hates having a wet or poopy butt but even more than that she hates me laying her down to fix the problem. Toys don't tend to work for us, so she gets her sippy. Works like a charm every time and I get her butt changed quickly and we go back to our day.

I agree with the iPad/phone thing. Probably more because I'm not a fan of handing over several hundred dollars worth of electronic equipment to a child who likes to occasionally drop/throw things on the floor.

Nita2603 · July 2013

Well, I wish I could tell you it gets better.
For us, it did not.

Giving a toy to play with is not a cop out. It's means to an end and frankly smart and necessary.
We also sing during changes and that sometimes makes it a lot better. Not always. It really is more a matter of getting better at it and quicker. And then, knowing that potty training will end it one day.

I know, kinda lame.

Manateearmz · July 2013

I suggest you just accept defeat now. You've got a tough road ahead if you think this is bad.

Also, I'll be happy to recommend a few good apps when you ask for them in about a year. Trust me sometimes those high school aged waitresses don't realize that customers with kids need food within 15 minutes of sitting down. Sometimes an iPad saves you from a lot.

lindsay.lou · July 2013

I suppose you'll REALLY be horrified when I tell you I let my 2 year old play with my iphone during diaper changes to keep him still.

NotSharknado · July 2013

Give the kid a toy. They don't have the attention span to lay still for a diaper change. They just don't.

Things I've given DD to play with so she doesn't kick me in the vag or ute:

Remote
Nail polish
Whisk, yes, a whisk
Diaper cream
Wipes
Wipe box
Nail file
Lotion bottle

I'LL DO ANYTHING TO PREVENT GETTING KICKED IN THE VAG!

Manateearmz · July 2013

Don't fool yourself that this will be resolved once you potty train. I still hand DD shampoo, stickers, wipes or really anything to get her to sit still on the potty.

[Deleted User] · July 2013

https://www.target.com/p/haloswaddlechangingpadcover//A14611191?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001AFID=Google_PLA_dfLNM=14258297CPNG=Babykpid=14258297LID=PAci_src=17588969ci_sku=14258297gclid=CKfjxJrYsbgCFeU5QgodaB4ACw

There's the link for a swaddle diaper pad cover. If that doesn't work, try blanket training. Sorry all these women aren't understanding of your want need to keep your child still/obedient.

robinsokj · July 2013

I made up my mind about you when you said sahms aren't allowed to say they're busy.

CiescaLove · July 2013

Mom2Oli:
sofamonkey:
https://www.target.com/p/haloswaddlechangingpadcover//A14611191?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001AFID=Google_PLA_dfLNM=14258297CPNG=Babykpid=14258297LID=PAci_src=17588969ci_sku=14258297gclid=CKfjxJrYsbgCFeU5QgodaB4ACw

There's the link for a swaddle diaper pad cover. If that doesn't work, try blanket training. Sorry all these women aren't understanding of your want need to keep your child still/obedient.
that link doesn't work, so you aren't that helpful either :-P

Worked fine for me. And I think that if I put that thing on my squirmy baby it would make for even more dramatic diaper changes. She would flip the eff out.

missyishere · July 2013

robinsokj:
I made up my mind about you when you said sahms aren't allowed to say they're busy.

Thanks for this reminder. I was trying to figure out her previous post it worthy comment.

Kitiara5512 · July 2013

Maebb:
cerratocc:
I give my 9 month old a toy. nbsp;Usually she wants to hold the diaper cream tube. nbsp;NBD. I don't understand what the issue is with giving a toy?
I don't really mind giving him a toy, but I would prefer for him to learn that he just needs to be still. I don't know...it's like parents who give their kids iPads to play with in restaurants. It's one way to keep them quiet, but I would rather him just learn that sometimes you need to be still and quiet. I suppose I'm expecting a lot from a 7 month old.

No ***. Expecting a 7 month old is as crazy as expecting to take a 2 year old out to eat with no entertainment. Their whole flucking job as infants and toddlers is to explore and move and poke at things. Expecting them to hold still without something to keep their hands and minds occupied is a little nuts.

I hope to gawd my kid never winds up being the type to sit still that easily; at least if I have to remind him every now and then I know he hasn't been cowed into submission and still has his independence.

grr_aargh · July 2013

This post.

LOLLOLLLOLOLOLOL. Sorry your baby's a baby, OP.

Manateearmz · July 2013

MollusksWrangler:
HilarityEnsued:
MollusksWrangler:
robinsokj:
I made up my mind about you when you said sahms aren't allowed to say they're busy.
Oh. So what am I doing all day than?
Napping.
Eating bon bons.
Enjoying all the free time life has to offer.
Duh.
I got a nap in yesterday! It was a glorious 12 minutes.

Rub it in! Gah, you SAHM's have all the fun.

jorkz821 · July 2013

How has no one suggested duct tape yet? Try wiggling out of THAT, kid!

Maebb · July 2013

robinsokj:
I made up my mind about you when you said sahms aren't allowed to say they're busy.

Ha ha, sorry about that. I understand that SAHMs work really hard and are really busy sometimes, but it's more the complaining about it that gets to me. Maybe I'm a little jealous that some people "get" to be a SAHM, and I wish I could spend more time with DS. I didn't mean to offend anyone, but I guess any post about "what do you judge other people for" is bound to offend some people.

chardonnay24 · July 2013

I'm one of the "don't give my kid a tablet in a restaurant or ever" people but this is totally different. Give the kid a toy! At 7 months, yes, it is too much to expect him to lie still during a diaper change. Only at...2? did my kid learn to be still during a diaper change. And he was one of those kids who refused to be distracted by a mere toy. I used to give him tubes of Butt Paste to hold during the very worst.

Now when he kicks me in the face during a diaper change, I send him to time out. But you've got another couple years until you get to that point.

Eleventy11 · July 2013

Manateearmz:
I suggest you just accept defeat now. You've got a tough road ahead if you think this is bad.Also, I'll be happy to recommend a few good apps when you ask for them in about a year. Trust me sometimes those high school aged waitresses don't realize that customers with kids need food within 15 minutes of sitting down. Sometimes an iPad saves you from a lot.

Or that people with kids need their check wayyyy before they're finished eating!

dat227 · July 2013

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mandelbread · July 2013

Mom2Oli:
BostonKisses2:
Mom2Oli:
*adding to my list of parenting cop outs ... iPad at dinner in restaurant? Check. Toy or whatever bribe works during diaper change? Check*
Can I get the crown for cop out parent now, please?
I'll make you one, and put some extra jewels in it to make it super fancy.
oooh bedazzle it!

Only if I get to wear it, too.

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