Comments on: Our EC Journey, So far http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/08/our-ec-journey-so-far/ Simple living, natural learning & exploring the world Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Holly http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/08/our-ec-journey-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-7855 Holly Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:50:34 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1216#comment-7855 Hi! I just found your blog by searching for "vegetarian homeschooler" and was delighted to find a post about EC! Very nice post, I am happy to hear of your success. I am currently practicing EC with my 6mo boy, who we started at about 3-4 months. I catch about 95% of his poops (and have been since the beginning). Pees are day to day. I find that once I catch a couple I can get into a rhythm for the day, whereas if I miss early on, it's hard to get back on track. I have definitely noticed (& I remember this from my first son, too) if he has to pee, he does not like to wet himself. He will let a little out until he has a somewhat wet diaper. If I am holding him and notice, then go change him, but try to pee him before putting the new diaper on, he will give a big pee to finish emptying his bladder. This seems to happen in the morning, when he usually does a couple big pees within an hour or so of waking. To the person who asked, I think it would be possible to start anytime, you just might have to adjust your approach based on the age. The best/easiest place to start is to just take the baby potty every time they wake, and if they go, make the sound and congratulate them! From there it just seems to take off...you think about it more and realize if it's been a while since the last wet diaper, and try to take them. I successfully had my 1st son trained by 18 months, but at that point I had already been "catching" poops 95% of the time for most of his life, and pees very often. I didn't practice EC w/ baby #2 as I was working full time, but we still were able to train him pretty early (2&1/2ish) once I stopped working. When he was just over 3yo, I had my aunt watch him a couple times, and he told her, (and his 5yo brother), that he had to go, she told him to wait, then forgot to take him and he peed his pants. She told me I had to put a diaper or pull ups on him if she was going to watch him because he "wasn't trained" and I was "pushing him too hard". AAARRRGHH! (He had been in underwear for several months, and almost never had an accident.) Anyway, I'm happy to have found your blog, and sorry for the long comment. As for Robin...you might want to do a little research about the negative effects of millions of people mixing their urine and feces with water, and then trying to get the water clean afterward. She is actually doing us and the planet a favor by taking her baby outside! We really should all be dry composting our waste. http://andersonclan.us/andersonclan_top/toilets.html Sorry for the long comment! Hi! I just found your blog by searching for “vegetarian homeschooler” and was delighted to find a post about EC! Very nice post, I am happy to hear of your success. I am currently practicing EC with my 6mo boy, who we started at about 3-4 months. I catch about 95% of his poops (and have been since the beginning). Pees are day to day. I find that once I catch a couple I can get into a rhythm for the day, whereas if I miss early on, it’s hard to get back on track. I have definitely noticed (& I remember this from my first son, too) if he has to pee, he does not like to wet himself. He will let a little out until he has a somewhat wet diaper. If I am holding him and notice, then go change him, but try to pee him before putting the new diaper on, he will give a big pee to finish emptying his bladder. This seems to happen in the morning, when he usually does a couple big pees within an hour or so of waking.

To the person who asked, I think it would be possible to start anytime, you just might have to adjust your approach based on the age. The best/easiest place to start is to just take the baby potty every time they wake, and if they go, make the sound and congratulate them! From there it just seems to take off…you think about it more and realize if it’s been a while since the last wet diaper, and try to take them.

I successfully had my 1st son trained by 18 months, but at that point I had already been “catching” poops 95% of the time for most of his life, and pees very often. I didn’t practice EC w/ baby #2 as I was working full time, but we still were able to train him pretty early (2&1/2ish) once I stopped working. When he was just over 3yo, I had my aunt watch him a couple times, and he told her, (and his 5yo brother), that he had to go, she told him to wait, then forgot to take him and he peed his pants. She told me I had to put a diaper or pull ups on him if she was going to watch him because he “wasn’t trained” and I was “pushing him too hard”. AAARRRGHH! (He had been in underwear for several months, and almost never had an accident.)

Anyway, I’m happy to have found your blog, and sorry for the long comment.

As for Robin…you might want to do a little research about the negative effects of millions of people mixing their urine and feces with water, and then trying to get the water clean afterward. She is actually doing us and the planet a favor by taking her baby outside! We really should all be dry composting our waste.
http://andersonclan.us/andersonclan_top/toilets.html

Sorry for the long comment!

]]> By: Stephanie - Green SAHM http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/08/our-ec-journey-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-7828 Stephanie - Green SAHM Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:08:37 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1216#comment-7828 I haven't had the nerve to try EC, but I think my grandmother did it also. At least, she made reference once to having all her kids potty trained by 6 months, and I can't think how else that could be accomplished. We cloth diaper though, and it is so much better than disposables! Just nicer diapers and really not that much extra work in my opinion. .-= Stephanie - Green SAHM´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.greensahm.com/going-to-watch-the-perseids-tonight/" rel="nofollow">Going to Watch the Perseids Tonight!</a> =-. I haven’t had the nerve to try EC, but I think my grandmother did it also. At least, she made reference once to having all her kids potty trained by 6 months, and I can’t think how else that could be accomplished.

We cloth diaper though, and it is so much better than disposables! Just nicer diapers and really not that much extra work in my opinion.
.-= Stephanie – Green SAHM´s last blog ..Going to Watch the Perseids Tonight! =-.

]]> By: Trish http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/08/our-ec-journey-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-7825 Trish Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:39:20 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1216#comment-7825 Lyndsey - love your blog! Lyndsey – love your blog!

]]> By: Lyndsey http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/08/our-ec-journey-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-7823 Lyndsey Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:20:37 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1216#comment-7823 Yay for EC!!! We EC as well...started when Kaius was 8 weeks old and we were having a lot of naked time due to a diaper rash. Now, we can get through some days with NO diapers! It's great to read a new blog post, and your baby is absolutely ADORABLE! .-= Lyndsey´s last blog ..<a href="http://motherhoodmomentss.blogspot.com/2009/08/neat-babyshower-gift.html" rel="nofollow">Neat Babyshower gift!</a> =-. Yay for EC!!! We EC as well…started when Kaius was 8 weeks old and we were having a lot of naked time due to a diaper rash. Now, we can get through some days with NO diapers!

It’s great to read a new blog post, and your baby is absolutely ADORABLE!
.-= Lyndsey´s last blog ..Neat Babyshower gift! =-.

]]> By: Arp http://www.tinygrass.com/2009/08/our-ec-journey-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-7822 Arp Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:59:55 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=1216#comment-7822 OMFG - did the chicken really see her youknowwhatsis? She'll tell the rooster who'll let all the chickens in the neighborhood know! OMFG – did the chicken really see her youknowwhatsis? She’ll tell the rooster who’ll let all the chickens in the neighborhood know!

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