nappy changing becoming a nightmare

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9 month old ..all of a sudden screams and tantrums and fits when put to lieing down for nappy changing

main problem is he kicks me in breasts on change mat - BIG time

almost smacked him yesterday - that is how bad it is and hubby today said he almost couldn't cope/restrain him too

don't know where this has come from out of the blue

is this normal for a 9 month old??

sometimes toys help but rarely

any tips or advice?

why doesn't he want dirty nappy esp poo to be removed???

dont want to not change his nappy but now it is almost getting to the point (not reached it yet as am pretty disciplined with it) of oh well only a wee lets wait till real poo comes along...

HELP

learn the art of changing baby on your lap. DD loves looking at the world upside down whilst I get on with it.

my ds is just like this! 12 months
most of the time he poos pre-bath, or on an evening when dh is around for pinnning dutiees
OTOH he has had diarrhoea for about the last 6 weeks so that has been fun
We have 2 changing mats which we alternate - one in the bath getting miltoned and showered down, other in use.
have tried giving him a toy /forbidden item but he seems to find it amusing to smear it in the contents of his nappy.
Usually end up just fighting with him.
Would love to think it will be over in 2 months
(although from reading this thread I do think it has got better)

all these lap changers!!! I do not see how that would work without getting poo on yourself too! Do you have the mat on your lap too?

i always end up washing his hands as well as mine too - still, not a bad thing to get him used to it early.

Oh god, we have just started this with DD (10mo). She complains whenever I lay her down and even if I have her ankles she flips right over. I'm usually chasing a (very cute) bum with the nappy

It's quite funny sometimes as she is v cute, but after 4 or 5 changes it starts to become a drag. We can no longer change her on the chest of drawers like we used to.

We give her a toothbrush which she loves and sometimes keeps her happy. I've started doing it over my knees too.

it is very cute
yes and the handstand they do when you're holding their ankles

lol bumper, that's another good ruse....give them something they normally covet but aren't allowed, like the TV remote or your mobile phone...or big brother's transformers

knee changing.....you just lift the bum clear by holding the ankles and use the wet, but not soiled front bit of the nappy to wipe most of the poo off. I've never had poo on me, even when DD had a very bad tummy bug.

Entirely normal...I asked some other parents at DD's baby group! One mum said her angelic 9 month old son was a 3 man job!

DD is a horrendous wriggler to tame her, Im getting a Rabbitt changing mat! crosses fingers