Nappy change nightmare

[CrazyKitkatLady]

Recently every time we’ve had a dirty nappy to change it’s been absolutely horrific. DD is rolling around, putting her hands and feet in it, crying all the way through, there’s poo everywhere, just done another one and I fancy a cry now to be honest.

I know it’s not her fault but it’s suddenly become so stressful. She’s 8.5 months and recently started crawling. Please someone tell me this is just a phase and will stop soon?

You need to perfect a one handed nappy change so that you can hold her two feet in your spare hand. Once her feet are slightly off of the ground, she won't have so much leverage to flap around.

I've always given DD a small toy to play with during nappy changes, so she's distracted with that and not the nappy change.
There have been a few times when her hands (or the toy) has still ended up dirty, but not that often

Can she stand holding on to something? Mine liked to stand for nappy changes but I think she might have been a bit older.

I had a special basket of interesting toys and objects, tactile, sensory things which DD only had access to during nappy changing. Which generally meant they were interesting enough to keep her occupied.

Give her a toy to play with, preferably something with buttons to press - keep that toy out of normal circulation so that it is special and will hold her interest.

Agree with previous poster who recommended the dead chicken move - hold both her feet in one hand and pull them up so bum off the floor/changing mat.

Haha. No. My one year old has got really big and strong. So much that I can't do the 'dead chicken' as recommended above.
Things that sometimes work:

• TV
• watching something on a phone (held by elder sibling) or
• interacting with another person somehow. Not me obviously as I'm too focused on holding him down and the bum area. Bonus if the other person can hold down his top half!
• bum cream. He gets worse when he's a bit sore
• holding a toy. Has to be one he's interested in.

Roll on potty training!

Tv / toy is a good idea, thank you

I think she’d prefer to stand as she’s quite refluxy still so uncomfortable in general on her back but she’s not quite steady enough yet!

I’ll try the dead chicken the name has made me laugh so thank you

It's a phase (mine have gone through a few nappy grumpy ones).

Dead chicken. Be quite firm (obviously not hurting firm, but take a decent grip).

Something to distract them like a toy

Change them in a corner so there are limited escape routes.

Dead chicken

Or - lay her on the floor and put her head between your knees. They can't roll over if they can't turn their head.

Mine likes a toothbrush. I usually wet it so he can chew on it the few minutes needed.

I use to "trap" dds hands in her vest if she had one on; pull it up behind her back and do the poppers up over one side of her shoulder & then hold her legs with one hand and change with the other ..... when she wasn't wearing a vest I gave her a toy

Yeah a toy is a good idea, I've started doing that.

Weirdly mine also stays still when he's on an actual change mat, if I just do it on the floor he tries to roll.