The war of the nappy change
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Topic: The war of the nappy change
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: The war of the nappy change
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 12:59pm
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Now that my 14mth old has finally learned how to roll and stand up nappy changes are a nightmare. For a few days she laughed and though it was a joke but now she screams blue murder when I lie her down. I try giving her snacks / my jewellery / my cell phone...anything exciting but it's not working. Today it took 20mins to get her changed and I ended up dropping a very red-eyed toddler off at her Nana's before arriving to our work AGM late. Far too much stress for both of us.
Tips :) Ta. Let me guess..."it will pass"!! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:14pm
| do it standing up....her not you that is and no it doesnt pass! |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:16pm
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Argh...cloth nappies are hard to put on standing up, especially when that means standing up and moving!
Humph. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:21pm
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Thankfully we can still get the nappy changed but she still will yell blue murder when she doens't feel like having her nappy changed! Toddlers!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:23pm
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Ideas from the treasure mag
Stick a loop of sticky tape or a couple of stickers on her hands. Her trying to pick them off will keep her busy why you change her. Let you baby hold something normally forbidden..mobile phone etc Hand her something that makes a surprising noise Play peekaboo with a cloth Clip a spring loaded clothes peg to her shirt, it'll take her ages to get it off Hide a little toy under her top If theres someone to help get them to blow bubbles Hang a balloon over the change table be silly, moo like a cow, sing in a squeaky voice, blow rasperberries, make crazy faces. Say you will need to keep trying new stuff as they will get bored if you try the same tactic all the time. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:25pm
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hehe sticky tape on the hands...that sounds a little naughty but oh so funny!! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:34pm
I used to be able to get away with making silly faces, or getting her to copy animal noises etc, but now nothing works - roll on TT!!  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:35pm
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Yeah the faces and noises have worn off for us too. Hmmm...sticky tape here I come.. :) ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:42pm
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I like the peg idea too. -------------
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:49pm
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I know this sounds mean but... sit sideways to her, and put your leg gently across her chest literally pinning her to the floor while talking to her about what's going on: "Lie still for Mummy... I'm just going to change your nappy quickly... Wow, what a good girl lying down for Mummy!... Nearly finished" stuff like that. It doesn't matter that the only reason she's lying down is because you've trapped her, the point is she's contained and you can change her as quickly as possible. Once she gets the idea and lies still under your leg, lift it up a little so that it's still there but not pinning her and see how she behaves.
Eventually it will stop  but this is what I did with each of my children to get through that stage.------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:52pm
 I did that yesterday and was just imagining the cat calling CYFS LOL!------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 1:56pm
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Just imagine the next stage... they lie nice and still, but try to put their hands into everything that's going on!
I had already stopped pinning Josiah when he started this, since he was lying nice and still, so instead I put my feet on his shoulders and pinned his arms down! NOTE: I do not recommend using either position (leg across chest or feet on shoulders) in a skirt or dress!  ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 6:53pm
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yep thats what i use to do with james and hemi becca great minds ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 8:36pm
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Yup I do much the same as Becca - and still occasionally need to do it for Briona (sorry that gives you little hope, doesn't it!) except that I spread my legs straight in front of me so that I pin down the child's arms at the shoulder. Works a treat. -------------  |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 November 2007 at 7:12pm
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I know Toni holds Caitlin in one spot with her knees while she changes her (on the floor) but I've tried that with the wriggly gremlins with no luck. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 10 November 2007 at 7:31pm
Crikey it gets worse?? Kaleb already tries to wriggle away from us when we change his nappy or clothes. He will roll over on his change table if he is given half a chance but the thing that gets me is the "hump" movement he does lifting his pelvis up and down in a repetitive motion Don't know where he learnt that one!------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 10 November 2007 at 9:51pm
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I SO SO understand your problem. Oliver is a nightmare.
I was looking at these last night on the internet... http://www.babyb.co.nz/Rabb.html Don't know anything about them but the idea is good. |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 11 November 2007 at 9:49am
This sounds really awful but it works for us. I lock her head between my knees and change her upside down. She hasn't gotten away from me yet. If the head lock doesn't work, try going further down and locking the shoulders as well. Not the most dignified position, but whatever makes life easier ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Maya wrote:Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 November 2007 at 9:58am
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I ended up doing the standing up nappy change... I found it pretty easy - just do up the nappy first and slide it on like underwear. Bit of a mission to wriggle the insert into place but a whoooole lot easier than the lying down screaming fit! hehe
Lou posted a pattern for a trainer pant thing on her blog, which was basically a pocket nappy but with stretch lycra on the side. If you have someone who could sew then you could make up a couple of those for the most horrible changes...? |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 12 November 2007 at 1:00pm
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Stickers on the hands is a good one.
Another position is sit with them in between your legs and put your legs under theirs and over their arms. ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 12 November 2007 at 1:53pm
| Thanks! Heaps of ideas for us to try too! I cant understand what u mean tho Peace?! |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 12 November 2007 at 3:06pm
I can't see how it doesn't stop them from rolling and taking the mat with them?!?! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 12 November 2007 at 5:03pm
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I guess once they understand more it gets easier. This morning we left the house with one sock off and no shoes as it was just not worth the screaming!
Teehee, these phases sure keep us on our toes huh! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 12 November 2007 at 9:39pm
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geez you got to 14 months and this is only just happening...soooo unfair!
Ella wwriggles, squirms, crawls away, twists (no idea how!) grabs change mat and sucks it.... I end up giving her a toy in front of her face and quickly doing nappy, putting legs close each side of hers to try and trap her (she now crawls over them!) or throw her on her back across my knees (once nappy is on)....and I know it gonna get worse when she can get up and run cause she crawls fast enough now! ARGH!!! |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 13 November 2007 at 11:38am
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Yeap - we were kinda behind with a lot of the physical milestones but at least we are getting there eventually and not skipping them altogether!!!!
And yes...we were very lucky! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 11:05am
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There are times when I have to go and take a deep breath with the frustration from trying to change Ella's nappy. I could just scream! She is up and running away about 6 times during the one nappy change... worse now that she's got 2 creams that need to go on her bum, and she can't resist putting her hand there before it's been cleaned up ------------- Andie |
It's definantly a 2-person job, but there's just the one of me, dag nab it. Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 15 November 2007 at 7:15pm
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someone needs to make pull up MCNs. I even said to the Huggies lady at teh P&C show that they need to make their pull-ups in smaller sizes (yes I would even go sposies to make life easier some days ) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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