Baby Potty
Training Elimination Communication
Elimination communication also referred to as EC can
be best described as infant potty training. It is a natural infant hygiene, and
diaper free method. It includes listening to your child cues for elimination
needs with or without diapers.
However, Elimination Communication (EC) cannot be termed as potty training. It is a gentle, natural, non-coercive process by which a baby, preferably beginning in early infancy, learns with the loving assistance of parents and caregivers to communicate about and address his or her elimination needs. This practice makes conventional potty training unnecessary.
When we talk about communication, elimination
communication is better because the child learns to understand what is going on
with their body and realizes if they let you know, you as the parent is bound
to do something about it. Elimination communication method reduces the number
of diapers used and also helps in reducing diaper rash because poop is removed
immediately.
Elimination communication mostly relies on timing in relation to feeding in the early days of discovering your baby’s signals. Babies can learn to use the big potty, a small potty seat, sinks, or small containers designated for their use. They will even come to understand that the position you hold them in means “potty time!”
Advantages of elimination communication
Elimination Communication is Clean
Your baby goes potty be it in the toilet, his potty, or a small bowl. Even the sink or the great outdoors will work! You simply flush away your baby’s waste without another thought.No need to carry diapers around or worry about finding a clean changing table. You just EC while you’re out. Of course you can still have your baby in diapers when you go out. Offer the potty when you’re at a clean restroom, or just explain to baby that the diaper is fine to use. You may just come home with dry pants!
Your baby stays clean. He doesn’t have to sit in urine and he doesn’t have to have his own waste smeared all over him. You can wipe your baby with toilet paper, give a quick swipe with a wipe, or do a quick rinse under running water – and that’s it!
It’s Comfortable
Surely soft cotton diapers are more comfortable than paper and plastic disposables. But no diaper at all is the most comfortable. Your baby is free from wetness and waste and has no uncomfortable bulk between his legs or belly.Some mothers have noticed that their babies spit up less when diaper free and seem more content in general.It’s much more comfortable for a baby to use the bathroom when held in a gentle squatting position than when in a diaper. Imagine trying to go to the bathroom when sitting on the floor, or when lying down!
Even nighttime and nap times can be comfy, diaper free experiences with a little planning, if that’s what fits your family!
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