Anyone else have to practically pin their 2 year old down to change their nappy?

[LittleMy34]

Feel terrible and as if I am abusing my son, but in the mornings he simply WILL NOT get dressed and in order to get his nappy off and then into clean nappy and dressed I have to almost pin him to the floor. And then he cries, but I don't know if it's because of the manhandling or because he's angry that he didn't get his own way.

Is this normal? Is this bad? Will I raise a small psychopath? Seem to have one already!

Any tips for other ways of handling it? We've tried negotiating, we've tried getting all the teddies to lie down next to him (worked once), we've tried threats, we've tried bribes (this works sometimes, but I'm not keen) and sometimes it's five to eight and we just HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE!

help......

we have mastered the art of changing while standing up (actually comes in very handy for poos)
the change right before bed is always hell and requires me and DH restraining DS while we get the diaper on. that's just eh diaper though. we have the same issues with clothes.

I have to pin my 9mo down! It's always a battle and he ends up in tears. It's very frustrating, but to him, there are more interesting things in life than nappy changes!

My son has acted like I am torturing him for the past two years and two months when we try to change his nappy. Even my parents try to avoid changing him when they have him occasionally and sometimes pretend that they can't smell him!

He's getting very slightly better now that he's a bit more interested in loos, wees and poos, but it has been just one more of the joys of raising my very determined and independent son!