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Help! My son is a little over nine months old and changing his diaper and putting clothes on him is an absolute nightmare. Anybody have any suggestions to help me not lose my sanity with changing and dressing my little alligator at this point?
I’ve tried singing and toy distraction and at this point it doesn’t work anymore. Lol.

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I give mine the tissue packaging 😂only works for about 3 mins 💀but mine is acting like I’m ripping his skin off

Try different toys or something like a remote control my son does this and sometimes the things he really want helps like the tv remote that I never let him play with you can take the batteries out and place then some where safe if u don’t want him turning the tv while he holds it

We do the one leg over the top of the baby method lol. When we change our baby on the floor I’ll sit with my leg over the top lightly of her tummy. Was recommend by health visitor

i hand mine a diaper to hold when i change his diaper it works for now and for getting him dressed i have him sit up for the shirt and stand up for the pants takes a bit longer but keeps him focused enough to be still for a bit

With my son i talked to him and got him to laugh which kept him still long enough for me to get his diaper changed and get his clothes on

I give my boys like the lotion bottle or a tube of something because they really like to hold certain things. Especially new things so I try to switch it up 🤣🤣🤣🤣 one of my boys moves way more than the other but it works. Also when I change them in the living room when their show is on it distracts them as well and they are still plus I think they think it’s cool to watch it like upside down 🙃 hope this will help

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