At first brush with this idea, I probably thought "hmm..that's nice, kind of crazy...not for me!" But as I went crazy overboard researching cloth diapers, I kept running into this idea of practicing EC, and it started to seem less and less crazy. I read the book "The Diaper-Free Baby" by Christine Gross-Loh and decided I was done researching the issue...I would just wait and see what happened once baby came.
Her first month was a total whirlwind. I didn't think about EC at all, and only a little bit about cloth diapers. At almost exactly a month though, I realized I could totally tell when she needed to poop...I figured "oh yeah, this is EC! well, I'll just hold her over the potty in the morning and see what happens!" Lo and behold! Morning constitutional! I decided I would just focus on "catching" the first morning doo and not stress about the rest of the day. It was so easy and fun (OK..more fun than changing a smushed up poopy diaper!) that I quickly started noticing and giving her opportunities to go at other times in the day. Now all of a sudden, I've been doing this for a month and it's been awesome! I've changed A LOT less poopy diapers this month than last! (Maybe 3 or 4!)
My one-month experience with EC has been really fun. It sounds ridiculous, and I am honestly embarrassed to share with in-laws, friends, and even my own family at first...but it has really just been amazing so far. This tiny person knows when she needs to go, and doesn't want to soil herself, her bed, or me! (Just like she knows how to let me know when she is hungry!!!) It is NOT potty training and I don't want anyone to think that's what I'm trying to do. I am just enjoying my baby day-by-day and this may not work for us as she gets older and mobile, but I will appreciate it for right now and enjoy not having to clean up messy BF poos!
Here is the blog post I first sent to my husband to explain EC to him the morning after I did our first 'catch!': http://becomingpeculiar.com/final-thoughts-on-our-experience-with-elimination-communication/
Maybe I'll write another update in a month and a little bit about what this practice looks like for us.
Her first month was a total whirlwind. I didn't think about EC at all, and only a little bit about cloth diapers. At almost exactly a month though, I realized I could totally tell when she needed to poop...I figured "oh yeah, this is EC! well, I'll just hold her over the potty in the morning and see what happens!" Lo and behold! Morning constitutional! I decided I would just focus on "catching" the first morning doo and not stress about the rest of the day. It was so easy and fun (OK..more fun than changing a smushed up poopy diaper!) that I quickly started noticing and giving her opportunities to go at other times in the day. Now all of a sudden, I've been doing this for a month and it's been awesome! I've changed A LOT less poopy diapers this month than last! (Maybe 3 or 4!)
My one-month experience with EC has been really fun. It sounds ridiculous, and I am honestly embarrassed to share with in-laws, friends, and even my own family at first...but it has really just been amazing so far. This tiny person knows when she needs to go, and doesn't want to soil herself, her bed, or me! (Just like she knows how to let me know when she is hungry!!!) It is NOT potty training and I don't want anyone to think that's what I'm trying to do. I am just enjoying my baby day-by-day and this may not work for us as she gets older and mobile, but I will appreciate it for right now and enjoy not having to clean up messy BF poos!
Here is the blog post I first sent to my husband to explain EC to him the morning after I did our first 'catch!': http://becomingpeculiar.com/final-thoughts-on-our-experience-with-elimination-communication/
Maybe I'll write another update in a month and a little bit about what this practice looks like for us.
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