The Diaper Change Hold - Page 2

Rabbit · 01-31-2010, 01:09 PM

The baby isn't at the full extension of your legs. Your knees are bent. Baby's as close as you want him.

Blueberrybabies · 01-31-2010, 01:18 PM

An alternative that has also worked well for me with my bigger guy is to sit beside the child and use my leg over torso and arms.

Blue-EyedLady · 01-31-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mum2Es

It was in the parenting self-talk thread.

And this is exactly what I pictured you doing as you described it. I have yet to actually try it, though. I'm afraid of getting poo on my pants.

My question - how many times have you had to change your clothes after doing the diaper change from this angle? It puts you right in the line of fire, and I KNOW you have boys!

LadybugSam · 01-31-2010, 02:39 PM

hey does this help with them touching their dirty parts? I always had that problem with The Boy, as soon as i unsnapped his diaper his hands would go straight down and he would get them all poopy

2sunshines · 01-31-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LadybugSam

hey does this help with them touching their dirty parts? I always had that problem with The Boy, as soon as i unsnapped his diaper his hands would go straight down and he would get them all poopy

Yuck. My boy is doing that now EVERY poopy diaper change.

I haven't tried this hold, but I plan to.

It seems that with the right angle of your feet, you could make their hands incapable of reaching their privates.

As of yet, I've always recruited an older siblings to hold ds' hands during poopy diaper changes.

abh5e8 · 01-31-2010, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadybugSam

hey does this help with them touching their dirty parts? I always had that problem with The Boy, as soon as i unsnapped his diaper his hands would go straight down and he would get them all poopy

i am wondering this too.

ok...i'm not on facebook, but i am interested in this. i admit...holding them down like that does not seem very...well...gentle.

is the idea that this is more gentle than sp**king the child for wiggling? i usually give ds a toy to distract him and hold his feet together in one hand and wipe with the other. very quickly.

off to read the parenting self talk thread.

Rabbit · 01-31-2010, 03:03 PM

It's not an attempt to teach a child not to wiggle. If they'll lay there holding a toy, fabulous!

Seth has reached a point where he is flipping over onto his tummy and trying to crawl away. I need six hands to get a dirty diaper off, and a clean diaper on. Holding him like this with my feet will reduce my frustration, protect him from getting hurt, and make his diaper change go faster. That's all.

---------- Post added at 04:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:02 PM ----------

It's certainly not a substitute for spanking. That idea just icks me out all over.

ArmsOfLove · 01-31-2010, 03:13 PM

boys is why I'm so fast at changing them. As soon as I get the poo wiped off of them I have a diaper over them on the front and them slide it under them. It's all about geometry and physics

Guard yourself

and I don't get poo on myself. They are close enough to reach and far enough away to not have it get on me.

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i admit...holding them down like that does not seem very...well...gentle.

I don't even know how to respond to that

It's not like I'm roughly pinning the child down. And there is no violence or hurting them involved. I don't have any idea what doesn't seem gentle about it to you

01-31-2010, 03:18 PM

LOL I have done that with all my kids

When they get older, you can tickle them with your feet if they get upset and it makes them laugh

ArmsOfLove · 01-31-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mom2fourofthem

LOL I have done that with all my kids

When they get older, you can tickle them with your feet if they get upset and it makes them laugh

Yep

I love making it fun while also having it be efficient

Blue-EyedLady · 01-31-2010, 07:57 PM

Ok, I tried this tonight with DS. DH took one look at me as I got kicked in the crotch and said "No way!"

Maybe I wasn't doing it right, because DS squirmed out of it in about a second.

Also, maybe my child is unique in this, but I have a hard time getting DS to spread his legs so that I can clean the poo in the folds of his legs, on his boy parts, etc. This hold only seems to make it more difficult...

Marsha · 01-31-2010, 09:11 PM

The spreading of th e legs is difficult. At a certain age, they LOVE to hold themselves rigid and unbending, don't they? I'd try to distract or tickle, anything to get them to relax for a second!!

01-31-2010, 09:18 PM

I just had an "a-ha!!" moment. I used that same hold with my oldest daughter when she was little. Boy was she a wiggler.

Our youngest used to lie there for me, but since her last diaper rash, she's started wiggling. BAD. Like trying to flip over on her belly and walk off.

Maybe I ought to give that hold a try. She's awfully ticklish, so I'm sure we could have some fun and not get so frustrated (both of us)!!

Thanks for posting this! I, obviously, needed that refresher

Blue-EyedLady · 01-31-2010, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Marsha

The spreading of th e legs is difficult. At a certain age, they LOVE to hold themselves rigid and unbending, don't they? I'd try to distract or tickle, anything to get them to relax for a second!!

He's been this way for the last two years.

Tickling him makes him tense up even worse.

Potty learning can't come soon enough for me!

ArmsOfLove · 01-31-2010, 09:45 PM

I hold their feet in one hand and lift them. I don't spread their bottom as much as I wipe inside of it. Not sure if that makes sense written out

The key is that no body limb is unattended and able to flail about

And I do hold them firmly--but not roughly and it's not tight. Just secure

01-31-2010, 01:09 PM	#16
Rabbit Deactivated You know how we say, "It works both ways!" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the Neighborhood Posts: 39,704	Re: The Diaper Change Hold The baby isn't at the full extension of your legs. Your knees are bent. Baby's as close as you want him.

01-31-2010, 01:18 PM	#17
Blueberrybabies Climbing Rose Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,348	Re: The Diaper Change Hold An alternative that has also worked well for me with my bigger guy is to sit beside the child and use my leg over torso and arms. __________________ Carly Wife to my first love since 12/2002 Mama of A (dd 7) G (ds 5.5) E (dd 4)

01-31-2010, 02:39 PM	#19
LadybugSam Deactivated ladybug, ladybug fly away home Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central California Posts: 18,187	Re: The Diaper Change Hold hey does this help with them touching their dirty parts? I always had that problem with The Boy, as soon as i unsnapped his diaper his hands would go straight down and he would get them all poopy

01-31-2010, 03:03 PM	#22
Rabbit Deactivated You know how we say, "It works both ways!" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the Neighborhood Posts: 39,704	Re: The Diaper Change Hold It's not an attempt to teach a child not to wiggle. If they'll lay there holding a toy, fabulous! Seth has reached a point where he is flipping over onto his tummy and trying to crawl away. I need six hands to get a dirty diaper off, and a clean diaper on. Holding him like this with my feet will reduce my frustration, protect him from getting hurt, and make his diaper change go faster. That's all. ---------- Post added at 04:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:02 PM ---------- It's certainly not a substitute for spanking. That idea just icks me out all over.

01-31-2010, 03:18 PM	#24
Mom2fourofthem Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Diaper Change Hold LOL I have done that with all my kids When they get older, you can tickle them with your feet if they get upset and it makes them laugh

01-31-2010, 07:57 PM	#26
Blue-EyedLady Rose Garden The Lion Cub Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 10,798	Re: The Diaper Change Hold Ok, I tried this tonight with DS. DH took one look at me as I got kicked in the crotch and said "No way!" Maybe I wasn't doing it right, because DS squirmed out of it in about a second. Also, maybe my child is unique in this, but I have a hard time getting DS to spread his legs so that I can clean the poo in the folds of his legs, on his boy parts, etc. This hold only seems to make it more difficult... __________________ Mama to The Engineer (7 yo) "When I grow up, I'm going to build Highway 100!" The Imaginative Adventurer (4.5 yo) "I'm going to rescue you!" and The Lion Cub (1 yo)- Smart, cute, strong, and unstoppable! Sister to BlessedBlue forever Co-Founder and Lead Writer at Food Allergies On Ice

01-31-2010, 09:11 PM	#27
Marsha Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 15,359	Re: The Diaper Change Hold The spreading of th e legs is difficult. At a certain age, they LOVE to hold themselves rigid and unbending, don't they? I'd try to distract or tickle, anything to get them to relax for a second!! __________________ Marsha Learning to be a single, wohm mom to my girls Ainslee (June 10, 2002) and Riley (August 9, 2005)!

01-31-2010, 09:18 PM	#28
CompassionateLady Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Diaper Change Hold I just had an "a-ha!!" moment. I used that same hold with my oldest daughter when she was little. Boy was she a wiggler. Our youngest used to lie there for me, but since her last diaper rash, she's started wiggling. BAD. Like trying to flip over on her belly and walk off. Maybe I ought to give that hold a try. She's awfully ticklish, so I'm sure we could have some fun and not get so frustrated (both of us)!! Thanks for posting this! I, obviously, needed that refresher

01-31-2010, 09:45 PM	#30
ArmsOfLove Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 79,607	Re: The Diaper Change Hold I hold their feet in one hand and lift them. I don't spread their bottom as much as I wipe inside of it. Not sure if that makes sense written out The key is that no body limb is unattended and able to flail about And I do hold them firmly--but not roughly and it's not tight. Just secure __________________ Crystal "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

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