Help! My 14 Week Old Will Not Let Me Get Her Dressed!

Hi there, I don't know if you have other family members around while you are bathing her, but maybe warming the towel in the dryer will help soothe her while you are dressing her. Does she do it everytime? Maybe its the clothing material or tags? Maybe try playing peek a boo through the holes to distract her a few times before putting it over her head. :) Good luck!

Hi S.,both my daughters did the same thing.its just something I think most go through.she will out grow it.mine did just keep talking to her maybe dress her where their is mobile they like to listen to that,you got to remember they have been where it is quiet and no manuvering around by someone .now all of a sudden they are going to have to learn now its all different. so hang in there it will get better as baylee gets older. I know you probaly don't like her crying but she is just fine.no worries you are doing a great job mom. and congradulations.it only gets better.good luck ~L.~

My son went through this when he was a newborn. I always kept a toy at hand for him to look at or touch. I also just tried to get him dressed as fast as i could. I know this isn't easy, but it was the only way he was getting dressed some days. They make mobiles that go above the changing table too. He had one of these and I think it made him more comfortable being on the changing table. Its just a thought, but maybe your little one would like to be dressed and changed on the floor or on a bed. I never tried this, but it may work - I know my neice gets her diaper changed and clothes put on this way.

S.,

My daughter S. and I sing and talk as we are getting her dressed. She usually only screams like that if it is something new and she is afraid. Maybe, making it more fun would help. Like say OK, time to get dressed, then play with her feet, if she likes that, or something fun... That way she will settle her fear and know that it is just standard. I can say from experience, the more frustrated you are, she will be. Children really pick up on their parents emotions. Hope this helps...

Blessings,

K

Hi S.,

I have 3 kids, my youngest being a 6 month old girl and she still fights me on the getting dressed thing. She screamed till about 4 months and not just dressing, at bath, changing diapers. Now she just wont hold still and rolls on her belly just to make it easier for Mom ! :^ The only thing that helped was the ceiling fan - I would turn it on as I was changing her and she was so fascinated by it - she forgot was I was doing.

I have definately decided that little girls are just your typical female from the get go!!

Good luck, it will get easier. And you will have a silly story to tell her when she gets older!

Take Care, A.

My son has always hated getting dressed, especially having clothes pulled over his head. He shrieks the minute I touch his head with a onesie or shirt. All I do is pretend to not hear it, or I give him a little while to be unclad, then make him tough it out. Unfortunately, this is pretty much all you can do. I try to play peekaboo with my son when he seems agreeable enough. This sometimes works.

Well, I hope you find something that works for you. I can't offer up any suggestions because my 21-month-old still hates to get dressed!!! He doesn't like diaper changes very much either! The kid just wants to be naked, and I guess there isn't much we can do about it! After a bath he just wants to be in his towel for a very long time - it is a huge struggle to put clothes on him!
It sounds like your little one might be getting cold, so maybe just dress her quickly and be done with it. If she cries, then at least you know she will stop crying once she is dressed!
Good luck!

Try to get clothes that you can get over her head quickly and/or clothes that don't require goin' over her head. She WILL get over it; honest :o)
Lay her on her back when you're changing her/getting her dressed and take whatever it is that has to go over her head and roll it up so it'll go over and on faster and just talk to her.... infants tend to pick up on our anxieties and fears more than we could ever imagine! I remember when my first was born she couldn't latch on right (for nursing) and I freaked every time, thinking I was doing something wrong; I was gonna' starve my baby or I wouldn't get to nurse her, etc. A kindly nurse helped me and calmed me down, as did my mother, and it made ALL the difference in the world. Just relax and know you're doing everything right.

My almost ONE and STILL fights me on getting dressed and diaper changes. My 3 year old went through a similar stage when she was a baby and outgrew it and was fine after a few months. My son I wasnt so lucky with. and as you can imagine, it gets worse and harder to control as he gets older. he screams and tries to turn over and crawl away the whole time im changing his diaper or clothes. I've tried everything! talking to him, playing with him, getting him to laugh. if he's in a good mood, sometimes getting him to laugh or playing a little game works. but there are times duing the day (like if he's tired) where nothing works and its a real struggle. kind of frustrating to say the least. I really hope this is just a phase for your daughter. as soon as she can sit up and move around more it will probably get easier. I sure hope she's not doing it still at one like my son LOL!

my son did the same thing its not so much of the changing as it may be the cold she will get used to it
just dont give up I know the crying can make you a little frustrated or nervous it did me but they get over it in time my sone is now 5 months and at times he still screeemsss at the top of his lungs its ok & normal dont give good luck
M.

My son used to do it too. I'm not sure why, maybe it was too scary to have something go over your head when you don't really know what a head is in the first place or where did mom go.

I had to start playing Peek-a-Boo whenever putting a shirt on my son. I would peek through the neck hole at him and then pull it away...repeated the process a couple of times and then whooshed it over his head. He protested the whooshing, but eventually got over it and started to enjoy the whole game of getting dressed.

At 13 months, he's starting to help get himself dressed!