Changing table struggles

ABombard12 · April 2016

is it just us or does anyone else have a LO who is super strong and everytime I try and change him and get him dressed he is constantly trying to roll, screams, kicks his feet etc. mommy guilt I sorta yelled at him: spoke very sternly tonight. He stopped for a min just looked at me for a second. And bam back at it again. (I am in so much trouble with this LO- I think he has my stubbornness and determination.....) How do you all deal with a sqirmmer on the changing table now that a lot of ours are rolling and on the move all the time??

amp61470 · April 2016

Mine rolls. He thinks it's funny!

vibarra27 · April 2016

Yup mine roll over ive tried giving them a firm "NO, while giving them a mean look

& they just laugh & continue. Now i just give them a toy to play with & it works for the most part.

MW5280 · April 2016

Mine is trying to launch herself off into the laundry basket. Headfirst. Backflip style. It's impressive.

jessrl · April 2016

Mine always tries to crawl away. Sometimes giving a toy or singing helps but sometimes it's just a wrestling match. We change on the floor half the time because her crawling and rolling can get dangerous on the changing table.

ABombard12 · April 2016

I normally give him a toy but when we are getting ready for bed I don't want to get him all riled up. And that's when he starts the screaming because apparently he wants to skip the pjs and diaper change and go straight to nursing. It's like I can't move fast enough ha. Well at least it's not just me who has a crazy animal child ha

ForeverEverAfter · May 2016

Mine also rolls, twists and kicks. I find if I buckle her tightly, she can't roll easily, and while she struggles against the strap, I can mostly finish. It takes so long having to pin her down, I wish she'd understand that lying still would get her off it faster!

Yiggle09 · May 2016

Toys

cmlsu · May 2016

A toy and a song, and a firm grip are the only things that sometimes work here! It's rough!

dmbfan46835 · May 2016

All of this!!! It's sooooo dramatic!! I just change him ass up now. It's the only thing that works!

missliz53 · May 2016

We have a set of plastic toys that we rotate through. She doesn't roll, but loves to try and stick her hands down there when she's all poopy.

jen83mn · May 2016

Yup, toys and songs for us too! Usually a toy distracts him long enough to get the job done, but if not I also sing or talk to him and keep him entertained.

yellowbean15 · May 2016

Oh I have done that too, don't worry. It is a serious struggle. Mine is constantly rolling and crawling away. We put the change mat on the floor about 2 months ago because I was so worried he was going to launch himself off of it. Toys don't work because apparently he feels like he's too big to lay and play with toys like a baby right now. He must sit up if he has a toy. And he's never interested in my singing...haha. I usually strap the diaper on him while he's crawling away or sitting. I'm sweating by the time it's all over.

sdheft619 · May 2016

My sister was with me talking while I was changing little one and she said, "it only gets worse!"

amp61470 · May 2016

I should add when he has a poopy diaper I can in help from Hubby. He holds his torso and I grab his legs. It's quite funny!!

leeeahyo · May 2016

The worst is as soon as I can get DS's diaper off his hand goes straight to his privates!! If I give him a toy for distraction that ends up down there too! Terrible when his poop goes up the front

I have promised him it isn't going anywhere haha!

lmbrandt · May 2016

We've given up on the changing table altogether for now. He immediately tries to flip over when we lay him down. It's nearly impossible! So we have moved to the floor, where he continues to flip over which is amazing when he has a big poopy diaper. Giving a toy distracts for a few moments, but typically it is like a wrestling match changing his diaper and getting him dressed now!

PickledPlums · May 2016

We have a changing station attached to the crib so I stand at his feet to change him. I'm short, so my boobs are right in front of his feet when I lean over him and HE WILL NOT STOP KICKING ME IN THE TITS. He got his first scolding after a rough week and I told him no 100 times and it just came out...he stuck out his lower lip and looked away from me and I shriveled up and died inside. I called DH at work and cried hysterically.

LO laughed at the horrible sounds I was making while I cried on the phone. Brat.

ItsmeR30 · May 2016

I usually distract him by saying words like "ma-ma-ma-ma" or "da-da-da-da" etc.. Or I stick my tongue out- hes mesmerized by that! Then he tries doing it. Im sure I look like a loser having my tongue stuck out the entire diaper change, but it works!

LoveLee85 · May 2016

We have a fabric cup you cover the penis with so he won't pee all over. Well, it's the only thing I can give him that he will play with. Quick changes and songs help also. He only gets the cup when it's time change diapers. It still seems special to him because he never really gets a good look at it!!! LOL

ABombard12 · May 2016

Just another trick to offer.. after he is over the toys I just tried letting him play with the strap (the strap attached to the mat to strap the kids in ha) and he likes to play with that now/chew on it etc) it gives me a little more time. I strapped him in one time and he LOST it ha so that wasn't even helping haha I have my hands full I just come to accept it after this weekend

perpetualingenue · May 2016

At home I give a toy. At grandma's we've got a play mat set up to distract him!

tviste · May 2016

I have started changing my daughter on the floor. It just seems safer because she is movin and groovin. I usually give her a toy or an extra diaper to play with while I am changing her.

ElleMF728 · May 2016

We also change on the floor but I always have. My first could be distracted with toys and talking, this one is horrible and is determined to roll over. Toys don't work, songs don't work, even bottles are 50/50. The only thing I have some success with are my keys. It is the only time he gets to see them so if he is acting like a loon I'll give them to him for 30 seconds so I can change him.

ABombard12 · May 2016

ItsmeR30 · May 2016

^ haha! That's spot on!!!

smartipants84 · May 2016

Mine does the same thing (minus the screaming unless he's wanting to eat first). I rotate my body a bit and use my elbow to try to keep him down. Or I call for hubby as a reinforcement.

cmommy13 · May 2016

my DS is a changing table escape artist...toys help

TabulaRasa25 · May 2016

Just a wrestling match. Fortunately, I knew to expect it, from a previous job working in daycare.

He's not distracted by toys. He just wants to launch the fabric bin of diapers across the room.

ABombard12 · May 2016

I found letting him play with an extra diaper helped -- for a little while. Now we have to play peek-a-boo with his onesie as I get him dressed (which makes it hard to finish dressing him of course) but it holds him in place for a couple seconds while I get the diaper on/off

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