Ds is 7 months old, and for the past month or so, he cries and fusses when I change his diaper or clothes. He's perfectly healthy, no diaper rash or anything! Is this just a developmental thing- like- I don't have time to do this, mom!? Has anyone gone through this?

Hi dizzygirl

My DD (4 months old) also doesn't like having her nappy changed or being dressed. She's generally alright with her bottom half being dressed but doesn't like things going over her head and getting her arms through.

I think my DD is just being a little madam but I believe when they reach your babies age they do start to get frustrated at being made to lie on their backs to have a nappy change or get dressed because they want to be off playing or exploring something. I guess the only thing to do is try to distract him with a toy and get it done as quicky as possible.

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Oh we are soooo there lol! My dd is 10 months old and it is a battle everytime! She cries, kicks, and turns over so she can crawl away.... All at once!! LOL

Okay, so it's normal I guess! It's just so annoying! :p

Mine is the same way. Sometimes worse than others. For some reason he seems to know when the diaper is especially messy and usually picks that time to squirm. My husband works from home and we actually tackle the messy ones together. One person will hold his legs up and the other will wipe and actually change the diaper. He, even then, can flip over in mid-air. He is the same way getting shots. Most babies cry from the pain of the shots but not mine, he cries as soon as you hold him down. Once you let him go he stops crying. Bottom line no need to worry!

I found at that age I had to get creative with the changes. I would give my son something he was never allowed to play with during his changes. Like the creams or medicine containers (closed of course). I kept them all in one area and just changed them as he got bored with them. Balloons work, anything they are not used to holding or looking at.

I would also try and make a silly game of it. I would sing songs and use his legs as props with the songs as I was changing him. It was enough to distract him so I could quickly do the change.

He eventually got so squirmy we has to stop using the changing table and now we do diaper changes standing up. It's to hard to get him to lay down. He is 2.

My baby is going on 10mths and he is a booger to change. He squirms and wiggles and tries to get loose. I think it's because he is crawling and he doesn't want to have to stop playing and getting into anything and everything that he can to get his diaper changed. It's sad that it takes 2 people to change him, my dh and I have to wrestle with him to get it done. We have tried using things to distract him, tried talking to him and singing, nothing works. We stopped using the changing table along time ago for fear that he would worm his way off of it. My 1st son didn't do that (atleast I don't remember if he did or not). I hope that he grows out of it soon.