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DS screams blue murder when I wash his face/hands after each meal too- I hate doing it, but dont have a choice either!
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Originally posted by Kellz Kellz wrote:

DS screams blue murder when I wash his face/hands after each meal too- I hate doing it, but dont have a choice either!


Oh, I totally forgot about that!!
Same here.
I'm not too soft on that one tho. I clean her up no matter, because I know that wiping your face and hands with a lukewarm cotton muslin definitely doesn't hurt!
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We had the same problem with wiping face and hands until I left DH to babysit one day. I asked whether DS screamed when he washed him and he said nope not a bit. And that was because he pulls him out of his highchair, sits him on the edge of the sink and then runs his hands under the tap in the sink and uses a flannel to wash his face. DS LOVES the running water and now never cries when he's getting washed up. Helps that it's summer so he's always in just a body suit with no pants or socks on so doesn't matter if his feet get wet while the tap is running.
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We also have the same problem with miss almost 2! I have just started holding her down i hate it but im also sick of her going to the toilet everywhere cause she runs away.
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We have the issue re washing face/hands, I normally try to distract her for that too, or wash her by the sink! Good distraction!
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Originally posted by Aethalia Aethalia wrote:

Our plunket nurse taught me a trick. You sit on a chair or couch, lie the baby down in front of you, then you put your feet on her shoulders to hold her down, firmly but not too tight, then she cant roll over, and you have your hands free to change her nappy/ do cream etc.... I know it sucks having to hold them down, but its only for a minute, and then they can go do whatever, much easier to have a screaming baby for a minute than half an hour IMO Good luck


I've done this for our "highly spirited" DD too. I can handle 20 seconds of this far easier than 2 minutes of running after and struggling with a screaming toddler. As soon as it's all done (and you get so fast at it!!), they're right as rain again. At 10 mos there's just no negotiation.
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Glad I'm not the only one with a stubborn baby at change time! I often just start to feel anxious at the thought of changing her nappy, especially more so if it's poo's.

I also get nervous about changing her nappy in public, if she decides to be difficult. As I too, worry people will think I'm being mean and say something about it. I find nappy pants good, except when it's poo's, as the treasures ones don't redo up like the huggies. But they are good for the speed aspect and making change time a little less stressful. DD also likes to try run away when I have her nappy off and on a few occasions has pee'd on the floor. She does the same when I want to dress her. It sux so much when you lie them down and they scream blue murder. Anyone would think you were torturing them. Well I guess for mobile babies, being held down and stopped from getting around is like torture to them. She often resists the car seat and pram as well.

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I haven't read all the posts but this is my idea.

Have you thought about propping her up on a pillow when you change her. My boy screamed blue murder when I tried to change him, rolled etc etc, soon as I propped him up he stopped fighting.

Also have you spoken to her firmly & said I'm changing your nappy & I'm not finished yet. This worked on the little girl I look after, she lie on her back happily but the nappy changing was a different story. I put my hands on her shoulder/torso & put her back lying down & said I'm not finished yet (firm voice), at the start I had to do this a lot, then it got to once at the start. I also said when I was done, ok up now so she knew she was allowed to get up. She's a dream to change now.
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