My 10 1/2 Month Old Wont Let Me Change Him.

My daughter is 9 months old and just started to dislike diaper changes as well, which I've read is normal at this age. She can usually be distracted with a toy. I actually give her a baby hair brush which she plays with fairly contently while I get the diaper business taken care of. Maybe will help?

My daughter started doing this at about the same age, she was just too excited to stand up and do other things to lie still. I just learned how to put on the diaper while she was standing up, and eventually she outgrew the need to wiggle around and try to get up so much, a few weeks at the most. The other suggestions of a really interesting toy are what I also found helpful, preferably something that does something like make music or light up.

Hi Shandon!

Oh gosh! I remember those days! Just last week it took me, my mom, AND my sister to change a very poopy diaper because my 11 month old nephew is WAY too wiggly during diaper changes!

I tried many things with my boys, but the one that worked the most was when I sang the ABC song or counted to 30! I would say, "I wonder if Mommy can change your diaper by the time I sing all the ABC's". I picked a nice slow pace, so my boys could learn their ABC's as I sang them. Before I knew it, they would try to sing along with me, and diaper changes got easier and eaiser..... When we had a REALLY poopy diaper, I would have to say, "oh my goondess! I thnk I have to sing the ABC song 3 times for this diaper!!!!"

Anyway, I hope my silly games works for you!

Good luck!

:o) N.

Hi. Someone else mentioned potty training. Seriously, some kids are ready at that age. Sure, you'll have to learn to read his signals and that means training yourself. But, some babies can't abide diapers. They sure don't look comfortable. I know a boy who was out of diapers completely, even at night, before he turned one. There are books and sites about elimination communication - that's the infant "potty training." If distraction doesn't work, then you might see advice from these groups. Good luck!

I had read a suggestion before about having one special designated toy just for the time to change the diaper. I have yet to try that, but thanks for bringing this up because it was a reminder for me too to look into ideas. I also have a 10 month old who does the same thing.

i agree with the potty training ideas. we've been working on elimination communication since my son was 5 weeks old and now we go weeks without poopy diapers. it's great! so perhaps your son is fighting diapers so much because he doesn't like to poo his pants. since our son doesn't poo in diapers for the most part, it seems pretty gross to us now that our society thinks it's okay to let their babies poop all over themselves. babies know what's up!

Try pull-ups, that way he can stand when you put them on. My son did the same thing and when I started using pull-ups and telling him he is such a big boy, changing time went easier. If he doesn't have a poopy diaper he doesn't even have to lay down. He might even be ready for potty training, either way try the pull-ups.

Have you tried to distract him? I put up pictures of our family members above the changing table. Whenever my boys resisted diaper changes I would start pointing out family members in the pictures and they would focus their attention on that and forget that they were trying to fight me! Good luck...

Shandon,
This happened to me too. One word: distraction, distraction, distraction!! We sang when I changed my son and we were done before he knew it.
T.

He probably doesn't want to lay still for that long. Give him a toy to hold or a small book to look at to keep him busy. Try some pictures of thing he likes on the wall next to the changing table.

I used to change my daughter on the floor at that stage because she was so squirmy and got pretty good at finishing the diaper upside down as she was crawling away.
Once he is walking you can put the new one on with him standing up too.

Can he take it off himself? or hold the clean diaper? those would involve him in the task and might make it more fun.

at babies r us they sell a mobile that can be attached to the wall, so it hangs right over the changing table.... my daughter did the same thing and this SAVED our lives!
hope this helps
C.

Perhaps your little guy is ready to be potty-trained.

Many babies start to do this around this time because they're more mobile now and just don't like and/or want their diaper changed. First of all, I recommend changing on the floor so there isn't any concern of him rolling off a changing table or bed while struggling. Have everything handy and ready to go when you're about to change and you will just have to learn to move super fast. Put the new diaper directly under the old one and you'll need to use your arms to kind of pin his legs down. You'll also have to grab his ankles sometimes to pull him back from flipping or crawling away.

Another thing that worked for me (especially when I needed more time because I was changing a poopy diaper) is...I would pop in a home video of him from when he was younger and he liked to watch himself and that would keep him still for enough time to clean a really messy diaper.

Good luck!

I know it must be very frustrating. My little boy is now 3 and it has always been a struggle with him, since he was 3 months and could turn over. I tried raising my voise, which didn't work at all. I even pinched him once when I was just at the end of my wits and poop was getting everywhere(never again as it just made it worse). I tried a lot of things, some of which would work for a while. It helped to have a special toy just for diaper changes. I used a small photo albulm with pictures of my son and family to give him something to look at. I put a picture on the wall right where I change him and ask him to tell me about the picture (before he could talk I would tell him about it). Our picture has the alphabet so I sang to him the alphabet song and now he sings it to me. PRobably the best distraction was letting him play with my cell phone since that has always been the sacred thing to him. I also used stickers while on the changing table...put a sticker on his finger and let him play with it, then move it to his toe, my forehead, etc. The good thing is, it won't last forever. Good luck to you.

I have no advice.. I just keep saying no..
putting toys on her and flipping her over and praying we don't get poop everywhere.

My son is the same age and is doing the same thing. Most of the time, he settles down if I give him something to play with. It depends on his mood though. If he's hyper boy, nothing works. Thanks for posting. I'm going to try making a photo book for him. I'll fantasize about the duct tape. LOL

Hi shandon- i do have a little advice- things i learned taking my ece classes. Try to let your child know before hand that it is time to change his diaper. Let him process that thought. Let him feel a little in control of the situation by him helping. I know he probably does not walk yet. But he can still be apart of the diapering process. Hold him while he grabs the diaper, also put the wipes next to him and tell him he gets to hand you a wipe when it is time, when finised diapering help him to put the dirty diaper away, wherever you dispose of them. This might not work the very first time but keep trying. Like i said make sure to notify him in advance that it is time to change his diaper and you would like his help- instead of just picking him up and proceeding with your current way of diapering. When he does start to cooperate instead of fighting you (which hopefully he will) reward him verbally with lots of praise for being a big boy and helping mommy. Not guaranteed to work but give it a try! Inform others that this is the way you would like them to handle diapering time with your son.