Nappy Wars!

[Vanlang]

Hi. We need some help! My husband and I are engaged in a full-on power battle with my eighteen month son over nappy changing.
It's never been his favourite activity and he pretty much objected to it from word go, but lately he's been getting completely hysterical when we change him and acts as if we are physically harming him. We always lay him down to change him and wondered what other people do? Do you change your babies standing them up? This isnt always practical though when they are very poo-ey!

The phrase "choose your battles" keeps springing to mind and I fear this may be just one we have to choose to lose! Other than that he is a healthy, happy, toddler although very spirited!

We have a cuddly toy dangling on a spring over DS's changing table. That worked for a while. Giving him a book to read (stiff board books are best) sometimes works, too. Singing and talking to him as we change him sometimes works as well.

It all goes in phases. Sometimes something works, and at other times it doesn't work at all.

Hope this is a start.

Any pooey nappies I changed stood in the bath and hosed em down with the shower which they loved, other than that generally after 12 months I've always changed standing up.
It is a nightmare when they go to nursery and nursery insist on lying them down, but then they have to deal with the screaming as a result or do it your way.