Tips for Changing Diapers-PLEASE!!

[kah]

The boy started crawling a couple weeks ago, and now he refuses to lie still for diaper changes. If I'm not laying on top of him, I'm chasing his poop-covered butt across the floor, trying to wipe, roll, and fasten while he laughs at me. Does anyone have any suggestions, or do I just have to learn to deal with this?

[omicron]

two words.

DUCT TAPE

:lol:

Omi

[Adam54]

The boy started crawling a couple weeks ago, and now he refuses to lie still for diaper changes. If I'm not laying on top of him, I'm chasing his poop-covered butt across the floor, trying to wipe, roll, and fasten while he laughs at me. Does anyone have any suggestions, or do I just have to learn to deal with this?

Well, I have no experience with this yet (praise the lord)....but in all seriousness, could you distract him with something shiny while you go about your business? Give him something to play with that'll keep him occupied for at least a couple minutes?


I dunno. Let the experienced people tell you what to do.

[Kaeos]

, could you distract him with something shiny while you go about your business? Give him something to play with that'll keep him occupied for at least a couple minutes?


I dunno. Let the experienced people tell you what to do.

Actually, that's not a bad suggestion. Traz-ola back me up here but I've done this with all 3 of my boys and we're still working on diapers with my daughter. Doesn't matter if it's a rattle, a stuffed toy, even a baby bottle filled with water.

Besides the distraction, you need to get your technique down pat. Quick and slick, don't give the bugger time to move. Some more bohemian ideas? well these have worked for us too. These come from Lady Kaeos here behind me

If your not using a changing table now, (like us) consider getting a small dresser and a changing pad and setting it near a window where he could see outside.

If your on the floor anyway, your probably changing him with your legs crossed indian style. Go ahead and straighten your legs out and box him in. What that also deos is gives you a chance to pin one of your legs over his arm. If he turns to the left to turn over, pin right right arm and vise versa

Good luck!

I love this lady.

[kah]

The two of us have trouble changing him! I don't know if my son is freakishly strong, or just really bendy, but I can pin down his arms as much as I like, and his lower body is still twisted and kicking. It's really ridiculous. He refuses to be distracted, and I can roll him back over 6 times before I end up strapping the diaper on him while he's crawling, then flipping him over to quickly adjust it.

If it gives you any frame of reference, he's not as advanced as I was, but my mom tells horror stories of me crawling at 3 months and climbing out of the crib at 6 months. She's long cursed me with having a child as troublesome as I was, but since he took so much longer to hit certain milestones, I thought I was in the clear. Apparently I was mistaken.

[Trazalca]

True Kaeos. You want to sort of let him "help" you in changing his diapers.
Usually I give them the fresh diaper about to be put on while I'm busy
doing the clean up work.

If that doesn't work, then it might help changing him when he's sleepy or
tired, usually just after/before he wakes up, then the twisting around bit doesn't happen all that much.

If THAT doesn't work, then go to Babies R Us and get a changing pad that comes with a clip-on belt that keeps the kid secure in it while you change.
When you strap the belt on him, INCLUDE HIS ARMS. Keeping his arms down at his sides helps
reduce his ability to twist around on you.

There's other ideas. Necessity is usually the mother of invention in cases like this, so be creative. Distract him with a song he likes, or a funny face you know how to make. Give him a toy he likes a lot, but only let him play with it
while you're changing him, making the toy "special" to him. Judging from how
old he is from the pics, he doesn't look old enough for a lollipop.
But give one to him already wrapped, and while you're changing him,
let him have fun trying to figure out how to get the wrapper off.

For now, that's all I can offer. There's more I could say, but I'd have to
demonstrate in person how to do stuff. My mom used to babysit as a
work-at-home profession for 15 years. From newborns to pre-K's, I've seen
it all, so now I have a second sense with tykes, and how to deal with them.
Even when they try to pull the wool over your eyes with their cute widdle
faces, uh-uh. I've built an immunity to that. It would take a LOT to pull
a fast one on me.

And now when my OWN kids pull the same old tricks, I'm usually nine steps
ahead of them... usually. Kids will forever remains unpredictable until you take
the time to learn how they see the world around them. And only then do
you have a fair shake on how to deal with them.

Have fun. Let me know how it goes. :)

[kah]

Well, I've tried changing his diaper while he's sleeping, too. I have to unzip his sleeper while he's laying on his stomach and pull the diaper off that way. Then, I try to flip him over to strap the new one on, and end up with the same problem I have when he's awake. He's quite the mover even asleep. He's only 8 1/2 months, so his favorite thing right now is crawling. The little bugger doesn't care about anything else while I'm trying to change him, but as soon as I'm done and have him dressed again, he'll lay perfectly still and jabber at me. He's driving me nuts!! Well, more nuts. And berries. Did I mention the berries? Nuts and berries!

Like I said, I've already had his dad pin down his upper body, and that didn't work, so I don't think a changing pad with a belt is going to work. He'd just roll over and cry because he couldn't crawl.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not dissing any ideas here, I'm desperate. I feel like I've tried everything and it's not going to get any better until he's standing. Then I'll be able to buy the pull-ups (which I gather are exhorbitantly priced) and just slip them on while he's standing there. Of course, my skinny little boy probably won't fit in those either. He's still in size 2s.

:eek: :confused: :ohwell:

[Kaeos]

True Kaeos. You want to sort of let him "help" you in changing his diapers.
Usually I give them the fresh diaper about to be put on while I'm busy
doing the clean up work.

Ahhh - I forgot that one! I do that with Moira sometimes - lay her down, open the fresh diaper and (I know this is kinda odd) flop it over the top of her head and play peekaboo with her. If the thought of laying a diaper over his head is just too much to deal with then the clothes your about to put on him work just as well.

:ohwell:

:o

Good Lord. What has happened to this board?!?! We've all been mommy-fied! :lol:

[kah]

Good Lord. What has happened to this board?!?! We've all been mommy-fied! :lol:


Lol! Serves you right for having a passel of kids. It is now your DUTY to give parenting advice. And believe me, I appreciate it! I was never the girl who grew up wanting to be a mommy, playing with dolls and mothering everyone, so I'm a little behind in the parenting game.

[The Sym]

You will figure out a way, but in the meantime enjoy....cause twenty years from now when he has his own, you will reflect on his infancy, and smile. :)

[kah]

I found a rattle that was packed with a travel food set that distracts the boy for about 30 seconds. We only give it to him when we change him, and it seems to be working so far. Thanks so much for the advice everyone!