So my daughter this past week has been very discontent with diaper changes unless she's just woken up. It's like wrestling a little alligator and she will try to roll over and crawl off and will cry and just lose her little baby mind. Sometimes I can distract her with something else (wipes, other diaper, ointment container, toy, etc.) but it's a hit or miss (more so miss in the past couple days) and she won't even be satisfied with her binky. Sometimes I have to sit her on my lap, put it on her while she's on her hands and knees trying to crawl away, while she's actively rolling onto her tummy/on her tummy, or while she's standing holding onto me.
My question is- will pull ups help with this diaper time fight?
She is 10 months old, she can pull to stand and has taken a few steps while holding onto things, she has climbed on top of a storage bin, but she isn't walking or talking yet (just babbling and questionably maybe a couple words but not clearly).
Is this the point where I should switch to pull ups and try to potty train? And what tips do y'all have?
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I switched to a mixture of pull ups and nappies at that point, a nappy when it was an easy change and pull up otherwise (partly to use up left over nappies). Pull ups seemed better for avoiding overnight leakages anyway so it was an easy transition to using in the day too. He was definitely not ready to potty train and is only just approaching that now at 23 months but it made changing less stressful for us both. For others, potty training would be the right next step if they're more ready than mine!

We changed to pull ups as nappy changes became so hard . My daughter is 9 months nearly 10 and she would have a massive tantrum if I led her down to change her so she now stands or sits on my lap and then I change her that way . It means when she has done a poo she is not as bad and will lie there for couple of minutes xx

It doesn’t get any easier but I found pull ups useless. They ain’t good for potty training either because they actually hold more liquid than a normal nappy because they are designed more for toddlers with bigger bladders.

Okay suggestion on your first question. Change to pull ups because its easier to change and its harder for them to take off. Do not use pull-ups during potty training time. Once you introduce the potty go straight to undies . Yes use pull ups when first starting potty training while yall are going out but while at home I suggest undies or free balling.