Dressing/Undressing
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Topic: Dressing/Undressing
Posted By: AstonsMummy
Subject: Dressing/Undressing
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 3:46pm
I have been finding lately that Aston absolutly hates getting undressed and dressed! He will turn his head hard out to the right side and almost roll over and he will stiffen himself, it makes it very unpleasant most of the time! And really annoying!! We have a change table we use in the bathroom and is level with my stomach which he also kicks, is this a stage? Has anyone else had these problems? I just dont know what to do to fix it or if there even is anything....  ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 3:50pm
| Ella did that and then i learnt to be very quick with changing her. You will develope your own way to change him without him making a fuss. I hope he settles down soon for you its hard enough changing a small thing let alone a wriggly one! |
Posted By: AstonsMummy
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 3:58pm
Thanks! I try to go really fast, well as fast as I can! Just cant wait for him to out grow this. Its the "Over the head" and "putting the arms in" that he hates!! Especially his left arm, I dont know why though, I did wonder if it hurt him but it seems fine with everything else so im stumped! -------------
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 4:07pm
| Yer Ella gets pissy when i put her arms through clothes its like im trapping her. Maybe hes the same but shows it in a different way? |
Posted By: AstonsMummy
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 4:22pm
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Im not sure thats it with Aston, possibly?? Hey can you tell me how to add my ticker? Its showing the photo next to it but not the ticker itself -------------
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Posted By: AstonsMummy
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 4:30pm
Yay looks like i did it  -------------
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 5:09pm
I am so there with that. Olivia was the terrible screamer and cryer right up till she was about 4 months old (haha Plunket Nurse thought I was hurting her... made me feel sad ) . I used the "make a joke out of it" technique which worked well ... after bath time is still a trial though. Jiggling the arms and legs and making funny noises and silly faces. She loves it when there are 4 sets of arms and 2 faces making fun and playing with her.
Best of luck! P.S makes it more fun for me getting her dressed as well I can act like a dick and she lurves it! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 5:20pm
| I have always done lots of "yays!" and smiles and stupid noises while changing Alyssa to make her think it's a fun thing to do and she really enjoys it... I'm sure it's mostly because she thinks getting undressed means having a bath though... But yeah, works for me as she has never been a problem in that department. |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 6:23pm
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Cailtin has always hated putting on tops (anything that goes over her head).
I'm yet to discover a way around it other than spending day and night in a sleepsuit ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 6:55pm
Briona disliked it as well and was such a squirmer! I tried to avoid changing her when she was really tired (ie catch her just before tiredness hit) and part of that was bathing her when she was fresh, not at the end of the day. I also didn't bother with pj's until she got a bit older (they sleep all the time anyway) and tried to make a game of it. As she got a little bit older she wasn't so upset about it if she could sit up when dressing. Other than that... speed helps!  -------------  |
Posted By: LockieandLiam
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 7:43pm
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I think it must just be a baby thing. Lachlan is still not a fan of it, but at least he is at the age where he seems to help out inside of fight it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 06 December 2006 at 7:56pm
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mikey went through that stage, it got so bad that he would just scream and scream while he was getting dressed, getting undressed wasn't so bad.
after a bath i had to get DP distract him and play with him so i could quickly get him dressed, that worked really well mostly. ------------- |