The war of the nappy change

do it standing up....her not you that is and no it doesnt pass!

Thankfully we can still get the nappy changed but she still will yell blue murder when she doens't feel like having her nappy changed! Toddlers!!

hehe sticky tape on the hands...that sounds a little naughty but oh so funny!!

Yeah the faces and noises have worn off for us too. Hmmm...sticky tape here I come.. :)

I know this sounds mean but... sit sideways to her, and put your leg gently across her chest literally pinning her to the floor while talking to her about what's going on: "Lie still for Mummy... I'm just going to change your nappy quickly... Wow, what a good girl lying down for Mummy!... Nearly finished" stuff like that. It doesn't matter that the only reason she's lying down is because you've trapped her, the point is she's contained and you can change her as quickly as possible. Once she gets the idea and lies still under your leg, lift it up a little so that it's still there but not pinning her and see how she behaves.

Eventually it will stop but this is what I did with each of my children to get through that stage.

Just imagine the next stage... they lie nice and still, but try to put their hands into everything that's going on!

I had already stopped pinning Josiah when he started this, since he was lying nice and still, so instead I put my feet on his shoulders and pinned his arms down!

NOTE: I do not recommend using either position (leg across chest or feet on shoulders) in a skirt or dress!

Yup I do much the same as Becca - and still occasionally need to do it for Briona (sorry that gives you little hope, doesn't it!) except that I spread my legs straight in front of me so that I pin down the child's arms at the shoulder. Works a treat.

Crikey it gets worse?? Kaleb already tries to wriggle away from us when we change his nappy or clothes. He will roll over on his change table if he is given half a chance but the thing that gets me is the "hump" movement he does lifting his pelvis up and down in a repetitive motion Don't know where he learnt that one!

Maya wrote: I know Toni holds Caitlin in one spot with her knees while she changes her (on the floor) but I've tried that with the wriggly gremlins with no luck.

This sounds really awful but it works for us.
I lock her head between my knees and change her upside down. She hasn't gotten away from me yet.

If the head lock doesn't work, try going further down and locking the shoulders as well. Not the most dignified position, but whatever makes life easier

Stickers on the hands is a good one.

Another position is sit with them in between your legs and put your legs under theirs and over their arms.