Sunday, November 21, 2010

How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?

My son always touches his genitals during his diaper change. I know this is normal, but it's hard when he has a really soiled diaper to keep his hands out of it. I try to distract him with toys, but I've had several times where that didn't work and he got his hands all dirty and then started touching his face, mouth, and so on. I didn't know how to react without scaring him (which has happened and he started screaming). Does anyone have any suggestions? thanks so much in advance!How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
I have a 21 month old and when he use to do that I would give him something that he wouldn't be use to holding...something interesting...a grown up thing i.e. a TV contoller, the small wipe case, the cell phone, car keys and if that wouldn't work I would give him a snack, a soda cracker etc. that would keep him busy enough for me to change his diper...And it would always work. Give it a try and Good luck.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Give him something else to hold on too = a toy or rattle.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
distract him while your changing his diaper ask someone to make him look another way by playing with him or making faces or start callin his name in anther direction it should helpHow can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
give him a toy or a wipe. That usually distracts my daughterHow can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Just keep moving his hands.



He's young and exploring.



He will learn not to do that in time!



Good Luck! =)How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
kids need to be occupied during a tedious event lol. keep his hands busy by giving him a toy or something.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
hes just curious!How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Ever here of tie downs?



--just kidding



Keep trying the toys... how old is he?



Why all the thumbs down? I think it's important to know how old he is!How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
You can't...and if you give him any toy, THAT,too, will end up dirty. Just have to learn how to change him quickly until he stops.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
grow a new set of arms. lol i know its hard but he will grow out of it. jest try to be quick and try to hold his hands away from his stuff. good luck mate.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
My son used to try to %26quot;grab%26quot; everything in his diaper when I went to change him so I know how you feel. I used to give him a certain toy that he did not always have, this way he was almost intrigued by this toy when diaper change time came around, seemed to be interested more in that toy then messing up my diaper duty! Anything that lights up seems to be a big hit! Good luck!How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
hold his arms up with one hand, and do the wipeing with the other...at least he will be clean when you go for the new diper, and he reaches for his junk...How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Whats with all the rude answers!?

I know this doesn't help.. but, it is completely normal!

Have you tried giving him a toy or something to distract him?

If worse comes to worse you can put some gloves on him.

It's just a phase and he will get over it soon.

Best of luck! :)



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Somebody is having a blast with the thumbs down feature today!How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
give him a toy to play with during diaper changes, my son does the same things (almost 8 months old) and I jsut give him his pants or a toy to occupy his hands while I'm changing him!How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
well maybe you should improve in the changing diaper process....to distract him with toys was a good idea, i guess if that didnt work you should just put the dirty diaper away really fastHow can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
i think scolding him is the only option here. if he doesnt understand that its bad to mess around with your own feces then you need to explain to him that its bad. you could try getting another person to help distracting him, like making faces or playing with something he likes. hope this hleps. best wishes.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Teach him the patty cake song and then sing it to him when you change his diaper.

Hopefully he will clap his hands while you change himHow can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Use the hulk hogan %26quot;leg drop%26quot; on him. Set him down with his head pointing towards your left and his feet on your right. Lift his arms up and GENTLY put your left leg across his chest. This keeps his hands out of the poop and also keeps him from rolling over. It also frees both hands to work with.



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Switch it around if you are left handed.



Edit2: For all those giving me a thumbs down, I'm not suggesting your ACTUALLY do a wrestling move on the kid. Just using that as a description of what the finished position kind of looks like. I have three kids and have used this on all of them. It works great.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
gently pop is hand and make him understand no dont slap him hard or anything just gently pop his hand and push it away do this repeatedly untill he eventually dosent do it anymore. as far as the screaming ignore it when he sees you dont react he will stop screaming and understand that does nothing.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Try to clean him up as fast as possible. Don't give him enough time to wipe it all over himself. Instead of toys, try giving him a bottle. It's something he has to concentrate on.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
You can't worry about scaring him when you are disciplining him. He can understand the word NO as you are removing his hands from his poopy pants. Be firm and consistent and he will learn that he shouldn't do that. If you don't stop him now, one of these times that poop is going to go right into his mouth and make him sick.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
How old is your son? I would let him hold the clean diaper while you clean him up. That is what I did with my daughter. I let her play with the clean diaper, lotion bottle, powder etc. while I clean her up. Hope that helps.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Get a napkin or something light. Before you make the poop accessable to him, put the napkin over his face. I am not being funny about this. He will be way more interested in getting the napkin off his face and leave his bottom alone. YOu have to be quick. He will pull it off, you have to put it back while changing his diaper. Best of luck to you. I am sorry you got all those rude answers.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Well, maybe you should scare him. If you keep giving him a negative response when he does it then eventually he will realize that it is that behavior that is causing that negative response. Dont over do it or you could condition him to have a fear of his own feces. Which might be weirder than if he had a fetish for it.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
Hand him a toy before you start to change him, particularly one with multiple parts or that makes little noises. Stand to his side rather than at his feet (as though you were at a changing table). Then you can use your arm to shield his arms from the diaper area.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
When he gets older you can very animatedly say %26quot;Yukky!%26quot; or %26quot;EEEWWW!%26quot; and shake your head. Be sure to redirect his fingers every time, or he will think you are just playing with him. In the mean time keep the wipes open and ready to clean fingers. Its a fact of life. Little boys like to play with their toys, and God gave them their favorite toy at birth.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
just look right at him take his hand and tell him Nooooo we dont do that.. mommy doesnt want you touching dirty poopy... its yucky!!!! and everytime he goes to reach take his hand and really tell him No with a sligh sturn voice....eventually he will stop you just have to communicate to him that its a yucky thing!!!How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
give the baby a toy or something to distract it.How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
When my daughter tried doing this few times I put a blanket over her face. Don't freak out, I wasn't trying to suffocate her... Got wipes etc.. ready, then right when I undid the diaper I put a blankie over her face, like I would playing peek a boo, and she would of coarse grab it, look at it, and try and get it out of her way, and that would give me 15 or 20 seconds to get the mess out of reach. Just try anything you can for distraction, he will grow out of it soon!How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
I always gave my boys things that they normally didn't get to hold, like a phone or remote. They were so amazed that they got to touch *whatever* that they didn't even notice what I was doing. The only other thing that worked for my two was to give them a blankie or wash rag and play %26quot;Peek-A-Boo%26quot; while changing (they'd cover themselves and giggle while I said, %26quot;Where's my boy?%26quot; Then, bust out laughing when they'd uncover themselves and I'd act surprised).How can I stop my baby boy from putting his hands in his own poop during diaper change?
LOL my daughter did this. I gave her a freezie to eat during poop changes. She got sticky, but was easier to clean than washing poop from everywhere. If you don't want to do freezies, you can try a bottle of 1/2 1/2 juice or a piece of apple. If your son was anything like my daughter, if it was sweet she loved to stuff her face LOL.