Diaper changing nightmare.

[Lacrymosa]

So now that Asia can move around, not quite crawling yet but she gets around, she refuses to sit still during diaper changes. I have to hold her legs up and kind of [gently] force her to stay on her back and she screams her head off the entire time and kicks frantically to get away. Does this happen to every baby when they get moving? Just wondering if I'm alone here or not...

[bajamergrrl]

Mine kicks the whole time and acts like I'm murdering him by holding his feet. I was starting to wonder if this was typical behavior for this age.

[springbride]

I am right there with you ladies DD (8mo) actually flipped over and started to crawl away the other day when i reached for the wipes.

[ihugtrees]

The only thing I can do is keep something interesting around to hand her, and get it done FAST. She is ALL OVER THE PLACE!

[hibiscus mum]

I keep something interesting near the change table for this exact situation. Right now, it's a TV remote. It seems to keep him occupied - for now.

[dislocator3972]

We have one silly song that works about 15% of the time, and I keep a toy only for diaper changes and we trade it out frequently.

Toy can be:
spoon
sippy cup
plastic cup
wooden spoon
anything else she hasn't seen before that can't hurt her

That works about 60% of the time.

The rest of the time I just get a dipe on as fast as possible, stand her up and then try to adjust it while she's reaching over my shoulder trying to get in to trouble that way.

[MangoMommy]

Diaper changes are wrestling matches here. Nothing amuses her, she flips as fast as she can, I have to keep unflipping her, which REALLY makes her mad. I am really hoping this phase passes soon!

[TXmom2]

yep. Diaper changes with our 8 month old are challenging, to say the least!

She is constantly trying to flip over & crawl away. I have a bin with diapers, wipes, lotion, ointment, and a few items that get rotated in, such as...a brush, comb, pacifiers (which she won't take but thinks are great toys)
I change her as fast as possible and try to keep her entertained with the items in the bin. Sometimes a dipe, sometimes the lotion bottle...the brush works alot of the time we just keep it varied as much as possible

[texaspeach]

yeah, 6 mo here and it's challenging to say the least. sometimes a toy works. it's awful because he's also discovered that he can grab poop. that makes it doubly fun.

[Lacrymosa]

Originally Posted by texaspeach

yeah, 6 mo here and it's challenging to say the least. sometimes a toy works. it's awful because he's also discovered that he can grab poop. that makes it doubly fun.

Oh, Asia is getting to this point too. And I am CONSTANTLY having to flip her over and she looks at me like I am ruining her life and then screams!!! I REALLY hope this is a phase!!

[AFWife]

Nearly 11 months here and I was just coming to post the exact same thing. He cries (like, real tears) like it's horrible torture to have to sit still for 20 seconds. It's part of the reason I've introduced the potty chair...especially for poop.

[slimkins]

Mine isn't on the move much, but he does want to roll around a lot during diaper change. Toys help a little.
Our biggest problem is how interested my DS has been with his penis. I wouldn't mind if he just touched it, but the way he contorts it just looks SO wrong!!! It kills me to watch. Just this week he has taken more interest in his feet, so that has taken some of the burden off of his peepee
Thank God my son isn't a really frequent pooper, and when he does... it is in his little potty. So, for now, I have avoided the playing with poopy nightmare!

[BrittneyMarie]

Oh man, I feel your pain. dd hardly ever cries, but when it comes to diaper changes it's like she thinks im peeling her skin off! I usually give her whatever keeps her entertained the best. right now that's my cell phone

[maptome]

Yep. 7.5 months, here. Been doing it for about a month.

[jildez]

yes, this our house too, wailing, tears, the works. i have been giving my 8mo son my cell and then he smeared it and his hands with poop and flipped over and took off, so now i am just wrestling him and trying to get it done.

[Kelly1101]

Originally Posted by Lacrymosa

Does this happen to every baby when they get moving?

Yep. And it sucks, hahahaha.

[averlee]

As soon as my daughter could stand with help- around 8 months- I started using pullups and/or cloth waterproof training pants whenever possible. I had no illusions that they were anything other than diapers, but she didn't fight me putting them on nearly as much.

[Icehockey18]

Diaper changing is a dreaded task here as well!!! I always have toy handy and sing to keep his attention at me and off rolling over and escaping. He also likes to grab his penis, which sometimes is covered in poop after a big blow out double gross!!!!! Also, I found turning on th ceiling fan can buy me some non-squirming time. You would think they would WANT to be clean... DS screams and cries as if it's severe torture. I hope it's a short phase, or we might just have a lot of outdoor naked time this spring!

[bezark]

We've been dealing with the same thing for as long as DS has been able to roll over.

I do all diaper changes on our bed, and I check before I change. If it's just pee, I take the diaper off while he's doing his thing, then lay him down and get a fresh diaper on as quickly as possible.

If he's pooped, I lay him down and pin his shoulders with my feet.
It keeps him from rolling over and from playing with his own poo.

[leaves]

oh yes...this is my son exactly. and he too will flip and try to crawl away. it is SO difficult trying to change him. i've never had so much trouble with any other babies! i'm semi-new to cloth too, so trying to hook that snappi on a new diaper while he's squirming and scream bloody murder is just horrible! i couldn't imagine trying to use pins!!