My normally calm and happy son (7 months old) will not stay still when I change his diaper. He screams and tries to get up. He has no medical problems or diaper rash. He is just hyper and doesn't want to stay still. Any advice? I have tried giving him toys to play with it doesn't work.
2007-12-12 08:59:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
give him something interesting that is NOT a toy... for some reason babies would rather have something other than a toy. give him keys or a remote. i usually just give my baby a wipe and he tears it up lol.
try different things.... there has got to be something to keep your little one interested. good luck =)
2007-12-12 09:03:06 · answer #1 · answered by Island Girl 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
In my experience you either offer something different for him to play with only during diaper changes or you change your diaper changing strategy and work on you speed diapering techniques. ;)
My nearly 8 month old is extremely squirmy and restless when it comes to diaper changes. He just does not want to sit still. There's a whole world to explore and he doesn't have a spare moment for silly diapering business.
My daughter was the same way when she was a baby and I can remember my partner and I perfecting the art of mid-air diapering (one of us would hold her and entertain the top half while the other would clean and re-diaper the bottom half). With my son, I usually just tell him a story in a sing-song voice or get him to laugh at silly faces (whatever will distract him from the fact that he's sitting still and keep him trained on my attempts at entertainment) while cleaning him up and putting on a new diaper. This works fairly well until the putting on a new diaper part because by then he's onto my plan and figures he can just roll over and crawl off to do something more interesting. One thing I've started doing more often is making sure I've already got a clean diaper laid out under him before I take the soiled one off. It makes diaper changing faster.
Hope that helps.
2007-12-12 09:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by Quiet Tempest 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck! Babies love to move and having to stop all activity for a diaper change is not fun. You just have to make sure you have everything ready so the change is as fast as you can make it. I gave my daughter a tue of diaper cream to play with - fascinated her for some reason.
When they get to be about 18 months they start to run away from you for diaper changes and then the wrestling match really begins! LOl
2007-12-12 09:07:51 · answer #3 · answered by Rob 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a mom of 3, almost 4 (due 4/11/2008) and what has worked for all 3 of mine was to sing their favorite songs, making as much eye contact as possible. Most of all, the important thing is to try not to get frustrated, babies can sense the tension and get upset. Hope that helps!
2007-12-12 09:24:29 · answer #4 · answered by M D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think every child goe through that...they can't stand being made to lay still even for a minute and it is a battle to get a diaper on them! You just have to be quick as you can about it; nothing much really works getting them to stop moving around and squirming!
2007-12-12 09:16:19 · answer #5 · answered by Bears Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i dont think you can. The only way to solve this is to divert his attention. Give him something to play. Usually something he doesnt come into contact with like a brightyl lit object.
Look next time give him your cellphone and watch him calm down as he gets intrigued by the illuminating display and keypad. Another time give him your mp3 player maybe even put the earphones on him and play you favorite song. chances are he will be more preoccupied by them and the noise they make.
Good luck
2007-12-12 09:15:16 · answer #6 · answered by Karl L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sing silly songs and make funny faces.
Try taking a few toys out of the toy box and keeping the hid away, and make them exclusively for diaper changes, they should keep him more interested than toys he plays with more often.
2007-12-12 09:04:39 · answer #7 · answered by iamhis0 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
OMG is there a way?!? just the age. Its gets better as they come to you with a diaper to say they need changing.
I do the funny faces and songs its funny for a while but they just want to enjoy their new found motor skills and get going.
2007-12-12 09:12:00 · answer #8 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk to my baby. Try to make all sorts of funny faces and really engage his eyes so that he is not so focused on what is happening. I also tell him I am going to change him while being ethusiastic about how nice it will be to have a clean/dry bum. Maybe let him know that you can play or do something fun together after he is done.
2007-12-12 10:02:57 · answer #9 · answered by jenn_8005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck i usually have to chase my 1 1/2 year old and then give her a toy she really likes and hope it works so I can change her.
2007-12-12 09:04:01 · answer #10 · answered by billieleann78 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL. I even have found out the clever skill of putting on a clean diaper mutually as toddler is crawling away, twisted sideways, and mutually as rolling. i will in many instances carry his legs interior the air with one hand mutually as i exploit the different to wipe... it helps to place out the recent diaper below the previous one before by using fact it makes for swifter fastening as quickly as you get the grimy diaper out of how ( and out of toddler's attain!)
2016-11-26 02:02:19 · answer #11 · answered by bednarz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋