Babu suddenly screaming bloody murder for diaper change

[Anonymous]

Hi,

My 17 month old for the past few days has been screaming bloody murder every time we change his diaper. We cannot see any apparent diaper rash or anything of the sort. We did just fire his nanny who we found out had been stealing from us, so I wonder if it's an emotional reaction from knowing something is out of the ordinary, or whether there is something physically wrong- like some type of painful diaper rash that we can't see. Has anyone else experienced this? Might it just be a normal developmental phase? Any help would be appreciated- thanks.....

[Anonymous]

Normal! Our DS does this and it's so frustrating!

[Anonymous]

Stealing or not, obviously the nanny was better at changing diapers. You should have taken some lessons before firing her.

[Anonymous]

OP here- sorry, that should be Baby, not babu

To the last poster- thank you for being totally unhelpful.

If anyone else has any opinions, please post here. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

My 15 month old does this. I give her a leapfrog toy that is only for when I'm changing diapers (cell phone). Pushing the buttons distracts her until I'm done.

[Anonymous]

My 15 month old is a nightmare with diaper changes. Thrashing, flailing, screaming, etc. It's maddening.

If it's really out of the ordinary for your kid, maybe an ear infection? That was the culprit for us once.

[Anonymous]

Sounds pretty normal to me. Diaper changes for both my kids were World War III around 18 months. If your kiddo is acting normally besides diaper changes, it's probably ok. I suggest a shot or two of rum for each of you before you change the diaper!

[Anonymous]

why not potty train? your child is clearly unhappy with the situation.

[Anonymous]

ear infection? reacting to being laid down?

[Anonymous]

Temperature change? Is your house cooler now the weather is warmer?

[Anonymous]

This is pretty common between the ages of 9 months - 18 months or so. They find how to be mobile and hate to be interrupted.

If it's just pee - you can change him standing up. Give him things to look at (even out of the ordinary things like your phone or a flashlight). All else fails - hold him down until you're done.

It also helps to prepare him in advance - ie: let him see you taking out the diaper, then tell him "we need to change your diaper" then give him a minute before changing him. Also, using incentives like "we need to change your diaper, then we'll ____ [eat a snack, go outside, play with ___, etc].

[Anonymous]

Try PTing and change standing up - my son has screamed since he was 10-11 months old if you do it lying down but standing up he is fine.