Diapers & Diaper Changing
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12 Month Old Baby Boy Fusing at Diaper Changing Time
Asked by M.A. from Honolulu
on December 5, 2008
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I am the mother of a beautiful 12 month baby boy. For the most part his behavior is okay, but when it is time to change his diaper he throws tantrums. As soon as we ...
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- Hi , I have twins and I was having the same problem. I read some where, maybe here to give them a sticker. So, now I keep a sheet of stickers in the drawer and ...
- Pick a favourite tune. Do not make eye contact with your son (this was key for me). Sing the song over and over in a full voice while continuing the diaper change W...
- Hi, I seem to remember my son being really annoying with diaper-changing between 18-24 months. I just put up with it. It went away eventually! :-) D.
Diaper Changing Drama
Asked by E.Y. from Washington DC
on July 23, 2008
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Every time my husband and I try to change our 14 mo old's diaper it is MAJOR drama. He tries to wiggle out of our grip and screams at the top of his lungs with crocod...
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- Ask to watch your sitter change your son before you leave to take him home. He has many more diaper changes by her during the day. He is used to her method. It also...
- Hey E., Kids do the darnest things don't they. I would ask your sitter what is her strategy, does she do anything differently then what you or your hubby does? Ot...
- I suggest ignoring it...he's looking for a rise out of you. My daughter is almost 2 and she still kicks me during diaper changes (thinking it's hilarious)--to the poi...
Diaper Changing Struggle
Asked by T.C. from Minneapolis
on January 14, 2009
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My son is 17 months old and it has been a struggle with him for a good 6 months now when it comes to diaper changes, etc. Latley though about the last month or so it h...
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- I mastered the art of putting a diaper on my daughter while she was standing up. She didn't want to take time form her 'busy schedule' to have a diaper change and wou...
- My now 29 months old son....not even close to be ready to potty train and HATES getting his diaper changed. He just doesn't want to stop moving! I had also tried the d...
- Our son just turned one and we are having the same issues! My husband and I actually change/clothes him together when we are home-he distracts and I change. However, ...
Diapering Question?
Asked by M.G. from Cincinnati
on May 11, 2008
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Hello Mamas:
Happy Mother's Day!
Do any of you use gloves when diapering your children?
I work as a health care provider and although I don't have children w...
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- I never thought of using gloves to change my sons' diapers when they were babies. I never see anyone using gloves while changing diapers. I always washed my hands aft...
- Actually... There is evidence that shows that being exposed to the different bacteria in a mothers own baby's diaper helps a breastfeeding mom produce antibodies ...
- No, but sometimes I wish I had. I can see where they'd be a good idea when you covered hand to elbow in poop. :)
Diaper Changing Help
Asked by D.M. from Saginaw
on December 23, 2007
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I am a stay at home mom of a extremley active one year old. He has always been more then a handfull for changing diapers but lately it is down right tramatic for the b...
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- Try using a Pull-Up, you could just pull off and on when he pees. And the sides can be separated when he poops. They're a bit more expensive but it might be worth it! ...
- I have to say Tamara J nailed it!!!!!
- Hi D.! If you have tried all the distration techniciques, then your son may have difficulty with transitions. The next time you have to change his diaper, let him k...
Frustrated with Diaper Changing
Asked by N.C. from Dallas
on March 22, 2010
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My 14 month old son flips onto his tummy, cries and puts up a terrible fight at every diaper change. It's so wearing. There's nothing I can tell physically causing his...
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- We tell her that we are about to change her diaper, will be singing Old McDonald and to be thinking of animals. Then, we let her pick the animal we are going to sing t...
- I read this in Parents magazine and it worked for me. I pretend that his little foot is a phone and talk to someone that he loves holding his foot to my ear. Then I ...
- Dear N.: That sounds exactly like my daughter!! She was ready to go places and in no mood for diaper changes. I learned to do fast changes while my daughter was sta...
Diaper Changing Challenge
Asked by L.B. from Green Bay
on June 27, 2011
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I have a wonderful beautiful almost two year old. For awhile she would fuss and whimper when she got her diaper changed, just when you wiped her. I at first blew it o...
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- Sounds like a normal two year old who is asserting her independence. She does not like her diaper being changed. I do not think anything is medically wrong. I rem...
- you've addressed all of the medical issues. you've thought about all of the worst-case scenarios. Now it's time to accept that this may be a power play issue or ...
- She's NOT a baby anymore - she's almost 2. She's doing what she can to manipulate you and your feelings...she understands now (at a VERY SIMPLE level) that her actions...
Diaper Changing Question from a Newbie
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on January 2, 2008
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I have never changed a diaper in my life and I am weeks away from our first baby. I have a couple questions. Can I use baby wipes from the start? I read online that...
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- S., They (Baylor of Dallas) gave me wipes from the very minute she was born. I tried a wipewarmer when I got home-was not impressed, but some people love them! The...
- S., I may be a lazy mom, but I could not imagine having to wash so many washcloths! Especially with so much else to worry about with a new baby and getting into a ro...
- Hi S., Congrats on your new baby! Yes you can use wipes from the beginning. I highly suggest bringing your own wipes to the Hospital when you deliver because they ...
Diaper Changing Struggles
Asked by W.H. from New London
on February 9, 2010
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My DS is 16 months old. Everytime I go to ghange his diaper he screams and wiggles and tries to run away. I give him a toy to play with, i sing to him, I yell at him. ...
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- Think about it W., our babies do not come in this world asking for clothes, grooming and all that stuff, so it is not a priority on their list to be dressed..:-)) For ...
- It's a phase...I had to use the leg theory. Sit on the floor, with son in front of you, put your right leg over his mid section and change diaper as fast as possible....
- My little guy went through the same phase at around that age. It lasted at least 2 months, and there were some fierce physical struggles during this period. It was S...
Cloth Diapering?
Asked by A.G. from Houston
on September 9, 2011
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I want to this time around, I loved breastfeeding and the freedom it allowed me as a mother (and a consumer) Among other things.Cloth diapering would be SO COOL. I hat...
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- My best and cheapest diapers were chinese prefolds with prowrap covers - NEVER had a leak and I would reccommend these with a newborn with their runny poop. As my sec...
- I did cloth diapers with both my babies and loved it. (I always used disposables if we were going to be out for very long.) Whoever said cloth diapering is addictive ...
- We use BumGenius 3.0's & 4.0's (4.0 is the newest version, have 3.0's from our 4yr old). They are one-size. We started with prefolds and covers (with snappi's to hol...
