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Son’s Changing Table “Flip” Move Freaking Parent Out

I have been frustrated this week with the new ‘phase’ that my son is going through. It seems that every time I lay him down on the changing table, either for a diaper change or a change of clothes, he does the quick “flip” from his back onto his tummy. It happens so fast that I have no time to react. Therefore, I have resorted to a few options with mild success:

1. Turning the overhead fan on to distract him – this works about 50 % of the time

2. Pinning him down and listening to him scream bloody murder

3. Dressing him haphazardly while he is on his tummy,

4. Trying to do all of clothes/diaper changing on the floor.

This new challenge serves me right because another new dad told me a few weeks ago that his 7 month old was doing the “flip”, and I replied, “that I don’t have to deal with that problem.” Now, I need a few tips.

My son is quite amused with his new trick (as you can see by his mischievous smile in the photo above), but this stay at home dad is fed up with it. Changing my son’s clothes and diapers used to be a ‘bonding experience’ and now it feels more like an uphill battle.

I am not sure how long this phase will last, but please shed some light on how to combat the changing table flip.

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#changing tables #diapers #safety