Any ideas how to stop my 9mth baby acting like a demented eel while nappy being changed pls?!!!!!!?

Answer 1

Give that child something to hold and look at. I know what your going through. My daughter is 15 months and she still does that sometimes, even with something in her hands. Good luck and pretend your in a rodeo. You know wrapping her hands and feet with rope and then throwing your hands up in celebration that your done!

Answer 2

Ha ha! How I remember the wrestling match trying to get my sons' nappies on! and they were cloth ones, with nappy pins!

I used to change my sons on our bed. Next to the bed I had a shelf which I called "the shelf of things of utmost fascination"! In it I would have plenty of things to trip my son off. Some things were toys & some were safe objects from the kitchen or household. So, with one hand I'd be changing his nappy while the other hand would keep giving him objects to play with. As soon as he was fed up with one thing, I had a ready supply of new fascinations on hand. I'd change the supply every few days, otherwise the babies would find the objects old hat & boring.

Answer 3

This might be a really really odd answer but try blowing gently on the baby's face or tummy. My niece seemed to be a bit spaced when this was done to her during nappy changing.

Don't know why it works but perhaps it's the complete unexpectedness of it that quietens babes down

Answer 4

My 8 month old likes to coach over and play and kick. What i will do is I actually have a diaper toy that i will supply to him in basic terms immediately. I made it some thing that's cleanable in case it finally ends up somebody unintended. Then i will grab him via the two ankles and characteristic discovered to artwork as we communicate. It each and every so often heavily isn't as we communicate adequate, however the toy facilitates. it rather is not any longer some thing that he sees on the different time, so it makes it exciting. i will oftentimes sing and keep eye touch the entire time too. it is exciting. it rather is the toughest as quickly as we are in public places and that they have not got issues like a bag hook. i will oftentimes keep one arm over his middle to attempt to maintain him down. those seatbelts do exactly no longer look to hold him.

Answer 5

Pull up nappies are good, but also those wooden flapping seagulls which you can suspend from the ceiling - but like most things with babies they get bored - the nursery put photos of the staff on the ceiling - may work??

Answer 6

Chloroform! heheh the Victorians would have done! I have found distraction quite a good technique, that and getting very very quick! Its a skill getting them off, cleaned and new one on again so quick the wee eel doesn't know what's happened!

Answer 7

Hate to say it but there all the bloomin same, and they don't really get much better. You just get to the stage where you have to actually chase after them first, then try to change it. Only thing you can try is toys or something but if you get any answers that really work you should let us all know.

Answer 8

My 6 month old baby is the same, he is convinced that the winnie the pooh's on his wall come off and wants to try all the time. I sing his fave song (if your happy and you know it) or I whistle loudly and he turns back to see what the noise is. Toys are good too.

Answer 9

No advice, except to say it is a 'stage' and they do grow out of it!! Oh, and getting someone to pin down the top 1/2 usually makes life a little easier!

Answer 10

If you get any good answers let me know I think all children feel the need to act like silly wild animals when being changed