to think there has to be a better way to change a toddlers nappy...please help!

[ICBINEG]

We are still using a change table which we should have stopped using about 6 months ago.

We also have a technique that seems to use around 200mls of water, 10 cotton wool squares, around 15 sheets of kitchen roll, and more patience than we apparently can muster. The location is our bedroom which means we have a shit covered toddler roaming over the bed while things get made ready and basically the room is full of non toddler friendly things and it sucks and I'm fed up.

Please tell me how you go about changing your toddlers nappy and where, for the sake of the environment if nothig else....

[FutureNannyOgg]

Oh, and are you using thr front of the nappy to remove the bulk of the poo? Lying them on the back, undo the nappy and fold it in half under them via wiping it front to back over the bum, scraping most of the poo off, makes for easier cleaning. If you change standing, get her to touch her toes to be wiped.

I would also absolutely enforce calm changing time. She shouldnt be running about mid change. Decide on a method/routine and stick to it, get everything you need in the change area from the start (wipes open, nappy bag open, clean nappy unfolded) and teach her to stay there until you are done. If she gets up, lie her down straight away (it's often easier to let them get up and find they get nowhere than to try and restrain them lying down), no exceptions, ever until you say "all done" and help her up. At first she will constantly be trying to get up, but after a while of always being put back down again, the game will wear thin, you just have to be more persistent than her. My 2yo is a mentalist, but he will lie on the floor while I answer the door mid change because he has learned that nappy changes are sacred, and not a time for wrestling.

[QueenMaeve]

I always changed nappies on my knee, I found it far handier

[MrsOscarPistorius]

An episode of Waybuloo downloaded onto my iphone sends DD into a hypnotic trance in which I can change her nappy, clip nails, and even put hair in bunches (cack handed mother alert)!

[MoelFammau]

My bathroom is tiny. So I use the living room or DD's room. I can barely put my hands on my hips in the bathroom!

[nellyjelly]

Baby wipes and pull ups

[WorraLiberty]

This thread is bizarre

It's a nappy change, not open heart surgery...

[thegreylady]

I used to cut toenails while dc were deeply asleep-never once woke them .

[Nux]

I have a very wriggly 14mth DS and I try to change all pooey nappies in the bathroom (wipeable floor). I also go with the standing up method as it keeps him still for longest - he likes holding onto the edge of the bath and batting things into it so he will hopefully occupy himself sending the sponges flying while I zoom round his nethers with babywipes. If I need him to be lying down, singing to him and occasionally nomming his tummy (because this is all a brilliant game!) seems to work best. None of this is guaranteed however, hence the bathroom with the door shut as change area of choice. :-)

[Jingleflobba]

If your DH doesn't like the normal sold in the supermarket type babywipes send him here:
www.earthlets.co.uk/eco-wipes/
They sell washable wipes as well.

[MamaGeekChic]

i can't believe people make life so difficult for themselves. I too have a slightly bonkers toddler. We are now using pull-ups as I find them much easier, and have used wipes since she was newborn- fragrance free, natch. For wet nappies I tear them off, while she's standing doing something else, quick wipe, if she's already pooes that day let her run about for a bit nappy free then hook new pull up round feet and on it goes. For poos- lie on clear space on floor with either toy/book/tv above head to distract, use front of nappy to wipe off excess poo, clean with wipes and hook new pullup on. job done.

[Climbingpenguin]

why are you needing so many cleaning wipes?

at this age we realised DD's poos should be more solid and finally figured out she had food intolerances (soy, egg and milk) so we cut those from the diet the consistency of poo's changed and what was a messy job became a quick one involving just one or two wipes.

[tootiredtothinkofanickname]

www.amazon.co.uk/Derma-H2O-Water-Wipes-Pack/dp/B002J95UB4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1352292428&sr=8-4&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[hophophippidtyhop]

washable wipes or flannels are far more competant at removing poo. I wipe excess off with tissue,then use a wet one and have another ready to dry. How about those bath book if she always sticks them in the poo.

[Wheresmypopcorn]

Cut toenails when child is very sleepy at night while/after doing something like brushing her teeth. My daughter has never had bad nappy rash, we stick to fragrance free wipes and use sudocrem

[ICBINEG]

climbing yes I worry about the poo consistency issue.

We still seem quite sticky/sludgy. but then DD mostly eats fruit and veg. could this be food intolerance?

[ICBINEG]

I should also point out in my DH's defence that until around 10 months he had persuaded DD that nappy changes were wonderful times spent gurgling and smiling. We then had our first period of rebellion (prob due to getting more mobile) but then we went back to peace and quite while DD would be happy looking at a card book. Things have only been this bad for a few months since she has progressed onto responding to the word 'no' with a massive grin and unbelievable determination to do whatever it is we said no too.

So it's not really like it has taken 18 months for us to think of a way to change nappies. It's just taken us 2 months of stressy changes to realise that this isn't apparently a short phase but a major one.

[ICBINEG]

wheres I have seen DD looking sleepy/calm maybe as many as a dozen times since she was born. Bedtimes are pretty random events involving standing in cot yelling, lying down grumbling, standing back up etc etc until at some point she lies down and just conks out. We get from standing and pointing out the window and rambling on about stars to asleep in under 10 seconds. There doesn't appear to be a sleep phase deep enough that touching her feet won't wake her up in a howling fury....we have tried different times of night but no success yet.

[PickledFanjoCat]

Bad one this morning. A violent takeover of the changing mat followed by charging around the room screaming STINKY!

Yes yes I am aware of that.

Ds often has sludgy poo. I think it's quite common as I hear lots of people say the same..

[Climbingpenguin]

obviously I don't know, just saying our experience. DD ate/eats loads of fruit and I think I used to blame that until I got to a point where I just thought this is ridiculous. We just cut out a few foods for a few weeks and then added them as tests.

[ICBINEG]

pickled I think I don't so much need an AIBU thread (although there have been several useful ideas) as a support group....

I remember a thread a while ago when someone was saying their 3 yo DD hadn't slept for longer than 20 minutes EVER.

There were lots of people on that saying OMG you MUST be doing something wrong....but in reality I think some kids are just total PITA odd.

[PickledFanjoCat]

It could be worse there were a thread with a poor woman with twins who got into their nappies every night and rubbed poo all over each other and the walls.

That poor poor woman.

[PickledFanjoCat]

Anyway, I've got a number two situation right now!

Going in for the torture..

[BornToFolk]

washable wipes or flannels are far more competant at removing poo

I completely agree. I kept a stack of cheap (Tesco 20p) flannels on DS's changing table, along with a bowl of water. Dunk one flannel in water, wipe bum, chuck flannel in bucket, use one dry flannel to dry. For really nasty poos, I might use one dry to get the worst off, then a wet one to clean, then a dry one. Flannels are much scrubbier than wipes and cheaper and more environmentally friendly too. I'm always a bit at people that use disposable wipes all the time (though I do admit they have their place, I always kept a packet in the change bag)

[Ghostsgowoooh]

Ditziness I've used wipes when I've followed through and couldn't get home as I was in town. Actually quite liked them and got me quite clean. I was not going to stand there faffing about with paper towels, toilet soap scrubbing my nether regions when I could use my dd's sensitive baby wipes.

You sound a bit up yourself tbf

[Stangirl]

B-a-b-y w-i-p-e-s

With my second I never even bothered with cotton wool nonsense and went straight to baby wipes. I find Huggies sensitive nicest (dislike their nappies though). Never pay more than £1 for a pack - either Tesco or Sainsburys or Boots will always have them on special.

Oh and I never used a change table. Have a small roll up travel change mat and used that all along. After the explosive poo stage has passed I can do it without any mat. Just lie 'em down, hold both legs high in air by ankles in one hand, give toy for them to play with and use the one handed scoop when removing the nappy. I have the wipes ready out and the new nappy unwrapped.