My baby keeps grabbing her private areas during nappy changes

Is this normal. Her hands go straight to that area and because she’s six months she doesn’t know how hard she grabbing and she’s made her self sore and even scratched her little private parts.
Don’t get my started if she’s done a 💩 then her hands get it every where 😵‍💫🤯

Anyone else?

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My little boy does this too! It's so hard when you're trying to wrangle their little limbs and clean up a poo on your own and the hand immediately goes in 😂 I don't know if it's normal but I am right there with you

Yep my little one does this is normal they are just exploring

My boy likes to flap his arms about when I change him. I pull his vest right up over his arms so they are tucked into it and that way he can't get poo on his hands.

Yep, my girl does this. I give her a spare nappy to play with while I change her. Just about distracts her enough to get her changed without hands in poo or her scratching the hell out of herself.

My LO doesn’t do this but I used to work in a nursery and a little girl used to do this and make herself bleed! We used to give her a toy to play with to stop herself doing it x

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