ECing...who's Done It?

It's not for me...I am kinda lazy. But I am a AP momma and I follow two blogs that are very supportive of it and offer advice/info usually at least once a week.

One is DrMomma.org also known as Peaceful Parenting, the other is womanuncensored.blogspot.com. Both ladies will allow you to post Q's-so you would prob. get a lot of feedback there. Also Mothering Magazine (online) has had info on it lately.

My friend successfully did this w/ her son for a while. He was potty trained long before my daughter and she is 6 months older than him.

HTH! GL!

We used EC for both our boys! Our oldest we started late, he was 18mos, but he got it right away and by 20mos was out of diapers, by 2 he was using hte potty by himself, except for wiping #2's.

With our youngest, we started at 3mos. He got it right away and rarely had a wet diaper (only when out and it was too hard to get into the public restrooms). He was diaper free during the day by 9mos, and by a year was in underwear full time, day and night, and could take himself ot the bathroom to pee by himself.

It was such a great process for us, and I encourage anyone to try it! Its not training the parent... you follow your childs cues. A baby has bladder and bowel control from birth, but sitting in an ultra absorbant diaper for years nad years removes that control.. baby doesn't HAVe to control it, so they don't.
Besides... you as a parent are 'trained' to feed, clothe, and change your babies diaper already... why not just use the toilet instead of changing a diaper? I don't get that excuse... so are you complaining about being 'trained' to feed your baby too? How about 'trained' to bathe your child? How about being 'trained' to change a diaper? Yep, thought so, so why not use the control thats there from birth. The USA is the ONLY country that allows kids to sit in paper diapers for 3yrs and think its ok!

Elimination communication is awesome, and it shouldn't be stressful or hard. Its a bonding experience, and it should be calm and easy. Your chlid has cues for potty, if you pay attention you will see it.

ECing is Elimination Communication. Basically you watch your babies cues (at a very young age) so you can avoid diapers.

I tried it briefly at around 6 months(ish). Basically it was just too much work for me. You're not training the baby, you're training yourself. With all the other stuff going on with a newly moving baby, I just didn't really have the energy.

Honestly, most people I know who tried had similar experiences.

That said, most people I know who tried EC had better luck when it did come to potty training. The child already had a bit of knowledge...not just starting from zero.

Good luck!

LOVE the idea, and I'd love to know if you succeed and just how it goes, we are expecting number 4, and basically starting over, my youngest is 7 and will be 8 when baby gets here. Best of luck!

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I'm sorry, I don't know what ECing is either, but I'd like to!

It might be just me, but I have no clue what ECing is.
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I haven't done it, but am wishing I did now that I've learned more. I got some good basic info for my best friend who is expecting in January from www.pottytrainingearly.com -- the info is easy to get through and understand. I recommend that site for any questions/concerns you have regarding early potty training.

I started putting my daughter on her little potty when she was about 9-10 months old. She wasn't walking yet, so she would sit there with no problem. We read books and sang songs to keep her occupied and after a few tries, she pooped in it. So I made it part of our routine- in the morning, after she ate, etc. I was working full time at the time, so she didn't sit on the potty at daycare. Plus, she was still wearing diapers the rest of the time. Eventually, we started putting her in underwear at home so she would learn what it felt like when she was wet. She did regress a bit around 12-18 months and have quite a few accidents, but was still out of diapers completely before she turned two. I think if I had been home more often, she would have been out of diapers quicker. Children are definitely capable of using the potty much sooner than what is typical in this country. Even though my daughter couldn't talk, she had cues when she had to go to the bathroom that I picked up on. I plan to do the same thing with our second child (due this month) and maybe even start sooner this time. So good luck with yours!

My husband spent 3 years in Ghana, East Africa, in the Peace Corps. This is the approach used by many women there, and their infants are often carried around bare-butt. But it's a hot climate ;-). And they have ditches along the roads that babies can be held over when the urge strikes. And the babies are carried much of the time, by moms, grandmoms, and older sisters.

I think it would be harder for most moms in first-world situations to adapt the system, but if you can make your baby your primary focus, it might work out fine. Good luck!

what is ECing? I have no idea.

EC is intriguing, but it is my opinion that it may cause a secondary issue. In order to be successful with EC, you basically have to carry your baby all the time. This is how you become aware of the cues your baby gives when they pee/poo.

So, how is your baby going to react when you put him down? How do you get ANY time away from your child?

I, personally would go crazy. But, if this is what you want, I truly hope it works out for you. I have heard some good things about it.

C.