Any nappy time tips for wriggly babies?

Hey! 😊 we switched to nappy pants about 2 months ago and it’s massively improved! I now sit him on my knee (once he’s clean!) and get one leg in and stand him up if he’s too wriggly! We’ve had a couple of near misses but overall a much better experience than nappies 😂 occasionally I’ve had to put the second nappy pant on one of his legs before the old ones comes off because he won’t sit still, that works too when we have no other option 😂

Failing that 5 mins of miss Rachel usually calms him down enough to avoid wrestling (we’ve pretty much stopped any tv unless we need him to remain still so he doesn’t lose interest 😂😂😂)

Nappy pants 100% but even that doesn't stop the wriggles...mine is a nightmare too and I try and distract him with new random objects ( just for nappy changing) can't say it helps all the time and some times it's just shit...it just is what it is. He's wee'd on his grandparents bedroom floor once and I was mortified. I try and sing to distract him but he never sits still for me. He's better with his dad so I let him do them when he's there. Did one out today and it was OK but wasn't easy. Thankfully he only poos once a day....although we had 3 today! Babies are just a barrel of laughs lol 😆

I used nappy pants and let him crawl off whinnie the Pooh’ing it let him stand at the baby gate and then do one legs in at a time 😂

I have a random pile of things that are not his toys and I give him new thing (rotate) to explore while I quickly change him. Nappy pants too to have a quick finish as I stand him up, helped too x

Standing nappy changes are what works here. I use a box of toys or books and he has a rummage while I do the change. A few spare towels to hopefully catch any wee anyone over my lap to protect my clothes. Quite often end up laying him over my lap once he's clean to get nappy pants on.

I are with nappy pants! It’s the only way 😂 my son screams murder during nappy changes but this makes it a bit easier!

oh nappy pants I thought he yank them down so I'd been avoiding them but I might give them a go then, he's actually in size 6 nappies now and local Tesco doesn't even stock size 6 tape nappies only the nappy pants so that would actually help us out!!

I've got a couple of toys by his table but might try rotating them a bit as well, sometimes he just throws them straight over the side and tries to climb after them argh 😂 thanks for the tip!!

I give LO a sealed bag of nappy bags or wipes she likes the packet helps a little bit but we’re now on the floor as just to dangerous with her on the table which would be better for my back

Wow everyone's using nappy pants so I will be going straight out tomorrow to purchase some and give them a try, thank you all for the tips!! I feel useless because my partner helps me change him and we still end up wrestling him kicking and screaming arghh! Can't believe how strong he is already haha 😁 we've been using our phones sometimes to show him videos of himself that he likes but I don't keep my phone on me so it's not a guaranteed winner. Think a basket of random items that aren't his toys might also be worth organising to go under the changing table!!

We currently make different animal noises which makes Harrison laugh, but I know it won't last long til I need to find a new distraction. Generally also go with giving him something to hold that isn't a toy. Not moved to nappy pants yet but he's still in size 4 and last time I tried the size 4 nappy pants they seemed too loose around his legs, might be better now though!

unrelated but where did you get the soft play things he’s on!!

Freddie loves it when Lap says disgusting or nappy at the moment, he just keeps repeating it and Freddie laughs so hard he pooped in the bath two nights in a row 😂 we do it when changing him but it only works up until the new nappy appears and then he's flipping away again 🙄 So annoying

it's from Kiddie Moon - they do a full set with a ball pit and 4 soft obstacles but we initially just wanted something for him to climb on when he started pulling himself up. He wasn't interested back then but he loves them now, he just stands up and leans on them pushing them all round the room but now that's just creating additional babyproofing we need to do 😂 also likes to play peekaboo from behind them 😊

100000% pull ups!

I don’t have this issue but my friend does and she swears by stick on fidget spinner toys by the changing table! I have them saved in my Amazon basket just in case 🤣

I have a box of things that my twins ‘aren’t allowed’ to hold while having a nappy change (tv remote, torch, keys - nothing dangerous just stuff they don’t normally get their hands on) and that helps, not every time but we do what we can! 🤣

I normally give my son something to chew safely whatever it is otherwise we’re having a wwe match 😂😂😂 I even sacrifice my hair I let him pull it sometimes if I’m desperate 😩😩😂 x

@Becky haha its crazy the things that make them laugh isn't it, Harrison loves when I make animal noises. If I give him something to play with he generally grabs it and flips over to play with it 😂 and if I give him wipes he rips the plastic seal off and tries to eat wipes. Monster.