Q doesn't like getting a nappy on, either.
He's now screaming like someone is trying to cut off one of his limbs every time we:
dress him
wash his hair/body in the bath (he's ok playing in it after the wash when DH comes in!)
change his nappy
clip his finger nails or toenails
put a coat on
put him to bed or nap
Surprisingly, he's ok with shoes going on as they are by the door and he knows it means he's going outside. Strangely, he "gets it" about the coat, too... but flails and screams.
I'm embarrassingly worried that as he gets stronger I won't be able to keep it up
I sound like a really crappy mother. I'm sorry
It usually under 3 minutes at bed and nap times, but he screams and screams no matter what - we have a solid, lovely calming routine. Room is warm, he's in fleecy pjs, he has his milk before and water in the corner of his cot (now), he has the pale colour so it's dimn lighting stars shown on the ceiling so its not pitch dark (tried it without this, too). A couple of nights ago, he screamed for 40 minutes. We went in after 15 to comfort him but he just kept screaming, we ended up letting him fall asleep on us - well dh tried, but he only wanted me.
When he goes down for a nap at my friend's house - both her and housekeeper have told me that he goes down without any crying!! It's true because a lady who comes in once a week for another service there was when I put him down for a nap and he cried one day when I was visiting for my lunch hour... He also lets her (and my back up babysitter when she can't do it) dress him, change his nappy without any tears....
In fact, the back up babysitter, who has a nearly 2 year old (the one who hands down all the clothes to Q) - she said to me one day after having him "I just can't get over how still he lays for a nappy change. My own ds never did that at this age" I think I've posted this before. I'm just so bewildered about this.
I just don't know what we're doing wrong.
Also, he's started kicking up a fuss in public. I think he knows that I'm more likely to give in in this situation. But I'm trying with every ounce of will that I have not to give in to him. I just let him scream and then pick him up when he stops and definitely don't give him whatever he wanted
But he can really scream!
TBH most of the time, he's really lovely... I never know when he's going to kick off about something, though. But the daily tasks of dressing, changing and bathing are just getting so tedious!