What do you do when your babysitter gives you a weird look about EC? How can you give caregivers the tools and confidence to practice EC with your child even when you're not around? Listen for THE thing to do plus tips for setting your child's caregiver up for success!

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That look, that grunt...right smack in the middle of breastfeeding (or bottle feeding). What is an EC-ing mama to do with poops during a feed? Learn why this happens, how to prevent it (yay!) and three ways to handle poops during breastfeeding.

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Dietician mom Jennifer thought she knew ALL the tricks to healthy eating...until her son refused to eat what she served!  Hear how Jennifer met experience with expertise and refreshed her family's feeding strategy....and how you, too, can take the power struggles out of feeding and give your kids a healthy relationship with food!

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What are pottytunities and when can you use them in your EC or potty training journey? Hear about the practice EC parents rave about as “EC magic”, including four easy options to try today – and even what to do when a pottytunity doesn't “work.” 

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When a friend told new-mom Shayla she should check out EC, Shayla said, “what on earth is that?” Hear Shayla’s EC journey (including the surprise pregnancy that started it all), her best EC hacks, plus loads of fun as Shayla and Andrea chat all things motherhood - ovulation cycles, childbirth, potty training - and of course, EC!

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You get the signal, you scoop up your babe, you're in position over the sink and cueing...but ugh, Baby is heavy! Is struggling with in-arms pottying a rite of passage with EC or is there a better way?

Listen for how to avoid back (and wrist!) pain while pottying an in-arms baby (plus posture tips for nursing and using the top hat potty!)

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Your EC experience was going great until you started to pass the baton. Then, wham, resistance! What does this mean? Is the process doomed to failure? Should you just “wait until they're ready”?

Listen to hear why resistance happens during wrap-up, two tools to solve it, and how to tweak your mindset for the smoothest experience possible.

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Sleep – we all know we need it, but how to get it with a baby or toddler? Should you “sleep train”? What if it doesn't feel right? Who do you turn to for advice? 

Today I chat with Taylor Kulik, Sleep & Well-being Specialist, who unpacks how reclaiming our intuition around biological sleep yields improved wellness (and sleep!) for babies and their parents.

If you've been looking for help with baby sleep, you don't want to miss today's podcast!

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Is it ok to start potty training “early” and how early is too early? What about “readiness”? How long should the process take? 

Today we'll also explore the decision facing us: do we do potty training, early potty training, or this thing called “elimination communication?” What age you can start, what to expect and what tools you need for a successful experience for you and your child.

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Today I share the story behind it all! How I learned about elimination communication as a natural alternative to diapers and toilet training.

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Your toddler goes to the toilet willingly today, but pees his pants all day tomorrow. He tells you when he needs to go pee all week, and the following week...nothing.

What gives with all the potty training inconsistency?! 🤷‍♀️

If YOU are experiencing inconsistency in potty training your toddler, have no fear. There is both a reason for this AND a fix for it!

Today we’ll cover why toddlers (and parents) become inconsistent during potty training AND what we can do about it.

You will hear:

• The first step to fixing inconsistency (it’s both hard and simple!)
• What inconsistency will derail
• How to become consistent, even if you use a daycare
• WHY children are all over the place with potty training
• What lack of interest and inconsistent cooperation REALLY means
• The fix for this issue
• Two bonus suggestions that will get you consistent in EVERY area of parenting, from today forward!

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If you are finding major inconsistencies in elimination communication, today’s show is 100% for you.

Today I cover both of these situations, in full:

• You not being consistent in offering your baby the potty and
• Your baby not consistently telling you he needs to go, cooperating in going, or showing an interest in using the toilet

If you have experienced either of these situations, great!👌

In today’s show, you will hear:

• My #1 tip to get back into consistent potty time with your baby
• The one woo-woo thing you MUST do to get back with it 😂
• How to make infant potty time a HABIT with your baby
• Examples of events that you can “peg” this new habit to

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Our Common Enemy. We're gonna chat about how the cards are stacked against us in this diapering culture, and how best to WIN big with Elimination Communication, from as early as birth, despite this culture!

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Today’s episode is a guest post from one of our certified coaches, Maja, and it’s all about nighttime EC. Here’s a snippet:

“In one of the articles I stumbled upon when my daughter was around 6 months old, the author claimed that children pee in between the sleep cycles and that some babies dislike soiling themselves so much it makes them cry and fuss.

I immediately felt that this could be it for us, but the idea of getting up to offer the potty at night, on top of everything else, seemed like a nightmare - and like a sure way to spend even less time sleeping. Little did I know that this was exactly what we needed to improve our sleep!

I hit rock bottom at about 9 months old, recalled this article, and tried to give it a go - figuring out the how-to’s as we went, which I’ll lay out right now.”

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Welcome to the show! So, if you’ve been here for any length of time, you know that I do NOT interview people on my podcast.

However.

Katie Ferraro interviewed me about elimination communication for her podcast, Baby-led Weaning Made Easy, a few weeks ago. It was SO Good that I felt compelled to share HER topic, babyled weaning or BLW, with y’all on my podcast!

EC and BLW play very nicely together and fall under that same parenting umbrella of: hey, respect my natural biology and rhythms and listen to me, mom!

Learn about Baby-led Weaning TODAY in our super-fun interview!

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Today’s episode is a guest post from our Cerified Coach Emily in NY. A snippet: “Here's the thing. Putting babies on potties was common practice up until the 1950s. Way back when, parents did anything they could to avoid washing poopy cloth diapers. Although disposable diapers are undoubtedly the norm in the US today, I’d say it’s also still pretty normal - not that “fringe” or “crunchy” - to want to avoid changing them. So on that basis alone, I contest that we need to bring EC back into the mainstream, where it belongs, and where it has traditionally and historically been.”

Hear the rest of Emily’s contribution to our podcast here today!

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Over the years I’ve been approached by many, many parents who are practicing RIE - which is a form of respectful parenting that focuses on not interrupting a baby’s play - about whether elimination communication complements or contradicts it.

Most of these parents were convinced that EC would be disrespectful, considered an unnecessary “interruption” to baby’s play that would interfere with their proper development.

Hmm. Well, I disagree with this. I actually believe the two practices are quite compatible, so I decided to finally research RIE and lay it all out for y’all!

Today I’m going to go through, point by point, RIE’s Basic Principles to demonstrate where EC and RIE align nicely...and where they may not.

I also want to introduce you to the lovely idea of RIE! If you haven’t heard of it, I hope you learn something new today.

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Today’s episode is a guest post from Go Diaper Free Certified Coach Tracy Gillett, who blogs at Raised Good and teaches parents EC (and many other things) in the Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada. Here’s an excerpt:

“I read about Elimination Communication (EC). It blew my mind. I remember my husband’s raised eyebrows when I told him about it. Was this a step too far? Could a helpless little baby seriously pee in a potty?

But it made sense. And it felt natural. After all we’re the only species in the animal kingdom using diapers. It didn’t take much to convince us. We were intrigued and had to try it.

But something I read didn't make sense. The suggestion was that the most important element of EC isn't actually potty training but, communication.

What were they talking about?, I wondered.

In our fast paced, have-everything-now world, isn’t the purpose of EC to reach potty independence quickly? To reach the finish line, avoid misses, and get out of diapers as soon as humanly possible? 

That’s what I assumed. But I was wrong.”

Enjoy the rest of Tracy’s story in today’s episode!

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Anyone who’s tried to decode their newborn baby’s various cries and fusses knows that it can be virtually impossible! Is baby hungry? Tired? Cold? Uncomfortable? In pain? (Or, for those of us doing elimination communication: does baby have to go potty and wants the diaper removed first??)

However, what if your baby cries and fusses ALL the time?? You set her down, she fusses within moments. Won’t nap without being worn in the baby carrier, won’t sleep unless you heroically rock her for 45 minutes straight, will cry if the car is not racing down the road...

If this sounds familiar, figuring out EC signals inside all those fusses can be crazy-making.

Today I’m gonna give you some advice I’ve given several mamas over the years, and something that I didn’t truly and FULLY decode until after my 5th baby, Twyla, was born a few years ago.

Here are 5 reasons for fussiness/gassiness in your baby, and a quick note on how to resolve each of them.

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How to catch your menstrual blood in the toilet without using a tampon or pad?? Wha???

I, thinking I was the ONLY one who did this, have also been “catching” my monthly cycle in the toilet every night for about the past 2 years. So, when Jenn told me she wanted to write this article, I couldn’t believe I wasn’t the only one applying Elimination Communication (or infant potty training) principles to my moon cycle!

Without further ado, here is Jenn’s article on how she catches her menstrual blood in the toilet instead of elsewhere...and how that relates to EC.

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Today I’m gonna share a bunch of testimonials from mamas (and one daddy) who’ve done Elimination Communication and/or potty training with their babies, using the Go Diaper Free resources as their guide.

These are amazing and I hope that they both warm your heart and inspire you just like they do for me.

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Parents, you may be wondering how to be successful at potty training while your child is in daycare much of the day.

For most parents these days, some type of childcare is part of their child’s week. Whether its grandma’s house, a dayhome/in-home daycare, full or part-time daycare, or even a drop-in at the gym….

So how do you potty-train while your child is in someone else’s care?

There was a time, not so long ago that daycares took some responsibility over potty-training, or even led the process completely.

What do we do to get daycares to support potty training NOW??

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My oldest son turns 11 years old this week!! He’s always been the “star” of my book and videos, bringing EC to the world in a big way (and he’s proud of it!).

In celebration of this wonderful event, I’d like to share a little bit about how I believe doing elimination communication with him, from birth, has impacted his life as a now pre-teen.

As part of today’s show, I would also like to encourage you to listen to Kaiva’s full EC story in episode 11 of the Go Diaper Free Podcast at godiaperfree.com/11.

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Today’s episode is about mommy guilt. And how elimination communication can soften the guilt...even if you have to leave your baby every day to work outside the home!

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Today we’re going to have a lively debate: what is the best diaper for elimination communication?

Are disposable diapers okay for elimination communication, or should they be avoided at all costs?

Do you have to commit to cloth diapers to make elimination communication successful? (OMG major overwhelm!)

Do compostable diapers even work? (Or do they fall apart right when the pee hits them?!)

I’m going to unveil the mystery of “which diaper to use for elimination communication” (or infant potty training) right now.

Keep in mind:

• With elimination communication, diapers are used as a “back-up,” not a full-time toilet
• We are only using diapers for 12-18 months with elimination communication, versus 3-4 years if you’re doing conventional toilet training.

With that in mind, let’s go through the pros and cons and, at the end of today’s show, I’ll make my recommendation!

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You know those days where everything (including EC) just doesn’t go right from the beginning?

How about, instead, those days where everything (including EC!) seems to flow just about perfectly?

What?!? You mean you don’t have those? Well, I’m here to tell you how to create those kinds of days from the get-go.

Todays’ episode is a guest post from Jen, our Certified Coach in Apple Valley, CA. Enjoy!

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Today we’ve got another question from, not one, but TWO of our Go Diaper Free readers from the US and Thailand. It’s all about

what do I do if my baby poops or pees in her pants because she’s started crawling?

This is another super-common problem that warrants a deeper answer...let’s do it!

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In today’s guest post, Caroline (one of our German EC coaches) considers the sum of job + household + kids + sudden unforeseen adventures that all in all seem to leave too little time or energy for more….

Does this sound familiar? Have you caught yourself facing the same challenge: that you cannot possibly match EC with your current lifestyle? Then please listen to today’s show...there might be a surprisingly easy (and motivating :)) answer to how to do elimination communication with very little time...especially while being a working mom or dad.

Today, Caroline will explore how we can fit in part-time elimination communication into our already-busy lives as working parents. Enjoy and be sure to get the full show notes and add your comments or questions here when you’re done listening: https://godiaperfree.com/150

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Today’s episode is about a very, very common issue with elimination communication: My baby hates sitting on the potty but always pees outside easily. What should I do?

Today we’ll answer this reader’s question...and get your baby using the inside potty or toilet within days or weeks. Because getting a baby who loves peeing outdoors to use the inside potty is priceless!

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Today’s episode is a guest post from Robin Kinney, our EC Coach in Madison, Wisconsin. I love how Robin has learned how to weave EC with potty training and I hope you are inspired by her story!

How bending the rules, believing in your child, and finding the right kind of support can make all the difference in your potty training experience...why I potty trained my son at 15-months-old.

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What would an indigenous person say about pottying their baby? How do babies go diaper free in indigenous cultures? Do babies even wear diapers in intact communities and third world countries?

Today I answer Emily’s question about the attitudes indigenous women have toward pottying their babies in third world countries...and I try to pull together the pieces of what we know today.

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Today I share about “How to EC an Extremely Fussy Baby”...to help you figure out WHY your baby is so fussy in the first place, what works in terms of doing EC anyway, and, overall, how to manage this difficult wrench in the perfect wheel of “I’m totally doing EC from birth.” This is how to do elimination communication if your newborn baby is fussy!

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Are you a failure if you wrap up elimination communication with potty training?? Our guest post today is from Ariane, one of our certified coaches who started EC at 3 months and, at 22 months, was ashamed that she had to wrap it up with potty training. She shares her story today...and it’s quite inspiring! I also share at the end how to avoid having to wrap up elimination communication with potty training (but sometime’s it’s just inevitable!).

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Today I’m sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Young Toddler. You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now!

This episode is sponsored by my Wrapping Up EC minicourse, which will teach you how to complete what you’ve started with my book, Go Diaper Free. These two will set you up with success to start and finish ECing your young toddler within the 12-18 month span. Visit godiaperfree.com/wrapup to sign up for that class.

You can also read the written transcript of todays’ show over at godiaperfree.com/143 where I’ll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today’s episode. I’ll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you’re finished learning about the pros and cons of starting elimination communication with a young toddler (just walking, like one year old)!

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One of my fave readers asked me many years ago: What is the one thing you would tell people to keep in mind when doing elimination communication?

And my answer hasn’t changed much since the first time I wrote this way back when:

The most important thing I can share with people about elimination communication is...found in today’s episode! Including practical ideas of how to make EC great.

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Today I’m sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Mobile Baby. (Listen to episode 139 on Newborns if you haven’t already.) You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now!

This episode is sponsored by Getting Back on Track with EC, my minicourse on restarting EC (or starting EC from scratch) with a mobile baby. This combined with my book, Go Diaper Free, will set you up with success to start ECing your mobile baby in the most effective way. Visit godiaperfree.com/backontrack to sign up for that class.

You can also read the written transcript of today's show over at godiaperfree.com/141 where I’ll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today’s episode. I’ll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you’re finished learning about the pros and cons of starting elimination communication with a mobile baby!

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So what do you do if your baby poops REALLY early every single morning? YOU want to get more sleep. I’ve been there. But BABY has other plans. Poop plans.

Today I answer this very question from a reader in Arkansas.

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Today I’m sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Newborn Baby. You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now!

This episode is sponsored by Baby Meets Potty, my newborn minicourse. This combined with my book, Go Diaper Free, will set you up with success to start ECing right at or after the birth of your baby.

The minicourse has lots of footage of me ECing all 5 of my babies within minutes, hours, days, and weeks of their births. This is truly the only way to learn EC from the start. Visit godiaperfree.com/newborn to sign up for that class.

You can also read the written transcript of todays’ show over at godiaperfree.com/139 where I’ll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today’s episode. I’ll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you’re finished!

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If you’re curious about freebirth 🤰 today’s show is definitely for you. Yeah, this isn’t EC or potty training, but it’s related. Because HOW your baby comes into the world MATTERS.

Even if you don’t think you’d EVER have the GUTS to birth unassisted, I will share how our 9 core freebirth principles can be applied to ANY BIRTH, at home or in hospital, with or without a caregiver. 🤙

I’ve had two of my five babies unassisted and they were amazing, satisfying, and unbelievably smooth. This is how to have a freebirth.

Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/138

Get on the waitlist for my newest book, Brave New Birth, at bravenewbirth.com. Coming end of April 2021.

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When you're getting started with elimination communication, observation time is a crucial component. However, our Certified Coach Natalie Robbins would go so far to say naked observation time can actually be avoided entirely.

Naked time CAN be a great tool for getting to know your newborn baby's signals, and especially helpful if you are starting with an older baby or potty training, to sweep that mini potty underneath them mid-pee.

But if it's too cold to leave your baby undressed, or maybe you aren't too keen on the potential mess, you'll be glad to learn that you may be able to avoid naked observation without hindering the observation process.

Today, Natalie shares five equally-effective alternatives to naked observation time so you can learn your baby's signals and jumpstart or improve your EC practice. She’ll also reveal several reasons why you may choose to skip naked time, like they did, and peek into their thought process around the whole thing.

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Today’s show is a guest post from our Certified Coach, Kate Falk, about 5 Reasons to stick with the Potty Training Plan (even if you want to quit!) and 5 Tips for getting through the hard parts. Kate offers A LOT of elimination communication and potty training classes and consultations and gets A LOT of parents who are ready to give up on potty training.

The number one reason clients schedule a consultation with her is that they’re frustrated by potty training and/or they can’t make sense of how to progress through the potty training process. They want to quit potty training because yes, potty training can be super challenging, at least parts of it. But somewhere deep down, the clients sense there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, even if they currently don’t see it, and that potty independence is a possibility.

Today’s show contains what Kate has culled from many years of potty training coaching. She’s going to share WHY you should stick with potty training (even when you want to quit) and exactly how to get through the most challenging parts of potty training.

(You may be reassured to know the majority of families who’ve done our Potty Training Plan had very similar questions and concerns. Parents got stuck on the same issues, and fortunately, the advice on how to proceed works for most families! Let’s get YOU unstuck, too.)

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Today I’ve got a special guest on the show: Avital from The Parenting Junkie. She teaches parents how to love parenting and parent from love. We’re going to talk about the importance of independent play for babies and toddlers, and how helping your baby play independently makes elimination communication and early potty training so much easier.

Today we’re discussing the importance of independent play, and how you can start folding this invaluable, sanity-building practice into your parenting today...with babies as young as newborn!

This is a game-changer for new moms and dads, y’all, and completely in alignment with elimination communication and early potty training (because the goal there is independence as well!). Enjoy!

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Today I’m going to answer a question from one of our readers: can I start Elimination Communication at 2 years old?

Is Elimination Communication (EC) age-appropriate for older toddlers, or should we skip it and do something else at 2 years old, regarding potty training or otherwise?

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Tell me if this has happened to you: Your baby has been using the potty fine and all of the sudden is resistant and won’t sit on the potty, perhaps peeing on the floor 5 minutes later or in the diaper soon after the pottytunity has ended. She fusses and you get nervous that you’re doing the wrong thing.

Does EC work? Is my mother-in-law right? Am I permanently damaging my baby? Why is she screaming and trying to run away?

So much second-guessing!

The thing is, this is pretty normal. It’s a sign. Today we’re going to discuss why your baby is really resisting the potty, and how to give your baby the thing he’s screaming so loudly for - privacy on the potty - but doesn’t know quite how to say it yet!

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If you're one of those who was caught between shopping trips and other parents got to the diapers and wipes aisle first, this is my heart-into-action for you: what you can do if you're running out of diapers.

We will discuss options to use fewer diapers for younger babies and also a couple options for toddlers who are newly walking. We also have some energy-saving tips for laundering cloth diapers on the cheap. So, if the store has run out of diapers, do these things!

This is a guest post from our Certified Coach Laura Durkee in Lima, Ohio...we’ll be answering comments over on the blog post after the show (see link below)!

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This is a little letter that I wrote to parents several months ago. I think it was around Earth Day, around when we do Go Diaper Free Week every year. And it started off as a bit of a rant, but it turned into this sort of productive thing: What can we do about the fact that we parents are one of the largest groups of people who are ruining the environment? Not that it's entirely our fault - because we were raised in a diapering culture, and this is all we know.

But when we know better, hopefully by the end of today's episode, we can make some changes. I'm going to give you some challenges at the end, so stick around for that.

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Today is a guest post from our Certified Coach, Maru, from London. She shares: If you, like me, follow a gentle and respectful parenting approach, you might be confused about whether EC is part of this or not. Two of the most popular US and UK gentle & respectful parenting guides (Sarah Ockwell Smith and Janet Lansbury) are not big fans of EC (but what I’ve found is that they have a very superficial understanding of it). 

What could be more respectful than responding to your baby’s non-verbal communications? With everything happening around the world today, it’s time to become more open minded about what is normal in other cultures.

Today she shares more about this very important observation: that elimination communication is THE most respectful practice of natural parenting.

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In today’s episode, I'm going to teach you how to talk about Elimination Communication. I'm going to model it by sharing how I tell new moms about EC. And for all you new moms who are listening to this episode today, this is what I have to say to you about EC.

A little public service announcement: 100% of parents who start EC later or miss the boat entirely tell me that they wish they would have heard about EC sooner and started sooner. EC starts early because it's easier that way, because it's dependent on babies' inborn instincts. They're born this way...and today I’ll explain more about the benefits of EC and 4 quick tips to try out elimination communication today.

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Why Bother to do elimination communication with a Non-Verbal Kid? So your child doesn't signal, eh? His poo communication involves looking up from play (and if you're not there to catch his eye, oh well!), and he is more than content to pee through his trainers, through his pants, and through your sofa without blinking? Ah, the one that crushes EC dreams. Or is he? In today’s show we have a guest post from Laura Durkee, our certified coach in Lima, Ohio, where she answers the question: can a non-verbal child be potty trained? Why bother doing elimination communication with a toddler who doesn’t talk yet?

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Why would a baby who you're trying to potty in-arms (with the EC hold, under their thighs, their back leaned up against your torso) all of a sudden stiffen and straighten their legs so that you basically can't hold them in potty position anymore...and refuse to go to the bathroom?

We will discuss 5 Reasons Babies Resist Being Held for Elimination Communication and 17 Ways to Get Your Baby to Stop Resisting the In-arms Potty Position. We call this specific baby move “bucking” - trying to escape the potty position altogether - and discuss how to get past this discouraging (and common) elimination communication struggle.

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If you’ve just found out about infant potty training, or elimination communication, and your baby is between 12 and 18 months old, you’re not too late!

You may feel like you’ve missed the boat.

Like the potty train has left the building but forgot you and your little toddler.

Today I answer one concerned reader’s question about starting toilet learning at 14 months old, and I’ll share my tips for starting Elimination Communication during the 12-18 month age.

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A new trend has emerged in the field of Elimination Communication: Babies are learning to pee on the floor, whenever, wherever.

I've been doing a lot of work with my readers on my private support Forum and have been trying to figure out, for a long while now, why this has been happening.

Why Do Lots of ECed Babies Pee All Over the Floor? The answer is inside!

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When doing elimination communication with your baby, how much bare bum, naked time do you allow, and how much “diaper-free” time (with some type of a back-up) do you do...and does any of this even matter?

Yes, it does.

Today I answer this question from multiple mamas in our audience who wonder how to balance these two very important parts of infant potty training: bare-bum and diaper-free time!

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Today’s guest post from certified coach Louisa Rickman of the UK is like an overview of EC as a viable potty learning option, from birth onward...very helpful refresher and a great introduction for those of you who are new to EC and Go Diaper Free.

Potty training doesn’t have to begin with older toddlers. EC is a gentle, child-led method of infant potty learning, suitable from birth to 18 months.

If this is the first you’ve heard of Elimination Communication, it probably sounds a bit weird! But once you get used to the idea and consider the benefits for baby, parents and the environment, you might never look at nappies (diapers) the same way again!

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Maybe this has happened to you: you’ve been doing just the morning pee or just poops and feeling pretty good about part-time EC, but now your situation has changed, or your energy has picked back up, or you’re just tired of using diapers anymore...how do you move from part-time elimination communication to full-time ECing?

What, exactly, is the next step in potty training our infants and moving towards being truly “diaper-free?”

One of our readers asked this question, so today I’m gonna give it a full answer.

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Is praising during potty training good or bad? Should we praise our babies when they use the potty while doing elimination communication? This is a great question and one that I feel fairly strongly about...and I’ll answer whether you should praise your baby (with stickers or M&M’s or good job’s) while doing EC or potty training (or not).

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Clean-up, clean-up, everybody do your share...how do we clean up during observation and after pottying our babies with elimination communication, and are there any tricks? Today we’ll answer this question from one of our readers.

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Today’s show is a guest post from Coach Natalie in Indianapolis. Please see the written version at godiaperfree.com/119 for all the photos of today’s tutorial!

If you're like me, the moment you started practicing EC, those onesie snaps became one of your biggest headaches, right? I mean, snapping and unsnapping every couple hours….no big deal. But every 30 minutes?!?! Forget it. And so…the snaps were left hanging unsnapped, they were snapped to the side, sometimes snapped over the shoulders. Snapped everywhere except where they were meant to be snapped.

Add in cloth diapers and Tiny Trainers, and you really get tired of those onesies! There's a practical solution to this difficulty - turn your onesies into t-shirts! The pattern I'm going to share with you today is SO easy - anyone can do it, even if the only sewing tools you own are a needle and some thread.

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Many people say “I can’t start EC because I am too busy. This baby pottying business is NOT for busy moms.” But I say, “Baloney!” I have 5 kids spanning 8 years and run two businesses...busy is my middle name, and I’ve pottied all 5 of my babies from birth. Not to brag, but I’m definitely fully qualified to share some tips about how to start EC when you’re super-duper busy in today’s show. Whether you’re traveling or too busy to focus on starting elimination communication with your baby, this episode is for you!

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Elimination Communication often puzzles new parents because it doesn’t fit in with what we have heard or seen about parenting. In our culture, babies wear diapers. They wear diapers all day long, all night long. Babies have a diaper on their butt practically from the moment they are born until they are “ready” to potty train, usually around age 3.

To understand why EC works, we need to forget everything we heard about full-time diapering and delayed potty training for a second. If we change our paradigm for a moment, we can see that EC actually makes a lot of sense. Let’s look at 4 reasons this is true.

Today’s show is a guest post I’m sharing from Ariane Blais-Lacombe, our certified coach serving Quebec, Canada. Enjoy and please join us over at the full show notes, and add your comments or questions, here: https://godiaperfree.com/117

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Placing the potty in each room, potty here/there/everywhere... how does pottying your baby in multiple locations affect elimination communication, and should we be pottying our babies in the same place every time? Super confusing! Today I’m going to answer that specific question from one of our community members.

PS - in the written version of today’s post (godiaperfree.com/116), we’ve included a little gallery of some of our readers’ potty stations.

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Working from home adds an extra challenge to the already-demanding task of caring for a baby. Or is it the other way around? Caring for a baby (or toddler) can make work extra challenging. I would argue that practicing Elimination Communication can actually make your working and caretaking struggles easier. Here’s how - in a guest post by one of our certified coaches, Natalie Robbins.

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Today I’m sharing the answer to one of our readers’ questions: “How do you recommend keeping a young baby warm when starting EC in a cold winter climate? My baby is now 11 weeks old, and I use cloth diapers with her and cue her when she goes in them these days. I’ve been using baby legs and socks on her feet, but that still leaves an exposed area between the thighs and diaper, which makes her cold in my chilly home.” I’ll share the answer to this and more in today’s episode!

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Today I’m going to clear up the difference between signals and signs - and whether it truly makes a difference what you call it. Someone recently mentioned that some signals are actually signs and it got me thinking, so let's define both of those and talk about whether it matters. I'm going to give you examples of both of them and, most importantly, we're going to talk about how they can help you potty your baby with more success today.

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Separation anxiety in little babies: the struggle is real! How does it affect elimination communication, and what do we do about baby’s separation anxiety related to potty time? Today I’m going to answer that specific question from one of our community members.

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I stopped breastfeeding forever two weeks ago. 😭 Today I’m sharing how it feels to have breastfed all 5 of my babies over the course of 10 years, what has happened, how I’ve weaned, and what I’ve learned along the way. (Plus how elimination communication + breastfeeding have been the MAGIC KEYS to my new mom confidence.)

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Today I’m sharing a guest post from Natalie in Indianapolis (she’s one of our coaches). A snippet: “I hate to break it to you, but counting diapers, or obsessing over the number of catches isn’t going to help the EC process - if anything, it’ll probably set you back.” If you’re guilty of keeping count, this episode is for you! The answer of “what to do about this” - and 4 clear tips to keep it stress-free - are in her post. Listen or read now.

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A lot of people who teach potty training say, "Don't leave the potty out. It's not something to be played with." But when we're doing Elimination Communication with babies ages 0 to 18 months, everything is played with. Everything is put in their mouth. Everything is handled, explored, through all of the senses, all the time. Today we’ll discuss whether it’s ok for babies to play with the potty or seat reducer, and how we can use this as a signal that they may need to go. We’ll also cover setting boundaries and what to do if the playing never becomes productive!

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Today our Certified Coach Natalie shares various DIY potty options, diapering choices, information sources, and clothing preferences that will allow you to practice EC in a VERY budget friendly manner. If the budget is tight, or you want to try EC but aren’t sure you’re committed, here are some simple solutions you can try using items you already have at home.

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In today’s episode I've woven the philosophies of EC & the Continuum Concept together in a way that demonstrates how child-centeredness and infant potty training simply do not mesh. The thing is, if you are making this mistake, you probably don't even realize that you're doing this at all!

I’ll share why babies sometimes resist pottying, why the Terrible Twos exist in toddlers in the first place, and what you can do about it. Like, today. ;)

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Today’s episode is about stealth pooping - and what to do about it! It is a guest post from our certified coach Samantha in California who proposes 4 strategies to get good at catching poops when your baby gives no advance signals. “One of the ‘easy’ catches, as taught by Andrea, has never been an easy catch for us, and that is poop. My son is now 14 months old and I am now finally coming to terms with the fact that I have a stealth pooper.” Enjoy the very practical advice Samantha gives us for those babies who poop without warning, and how you can make your elimination communication practice THAT much better when you master this challenge, once and for all.

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Do you ever wonder how most of us practice Elimination Communication (EC), what are our reasons and our difficulties, and what are our results? If we start early, will we truly finish early? At what age are babies able to be poop trained? Pee trained? How often do potty pauses happen? Are partners involved in EC (like, for real)? Finally: real facts about #IRL EC. Today I simplify + share the astounding results of Nuria’s study of over 1,000 ECing mothers from around the world...including the average age of EC completion and the profound positive impact of starting potty training in the first year of baby’s life. It’s amazing...please join me! And share this one far and wide!

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Today I’m sharing a guest post from our certified coach, Maru, in London. “The one thing that remains a constant from the day our babies are born is nappies (diapers). The mental hurdle of ditching nappies is huge (for parents mostly, but also for toddlers). I’m going to share a tip that, from my experience, has made the whole thing a lot easier to grasp:  potty training is not that different from getting kids to brush their teeth. If we treat it this way, we’ll feel less daunted, more confident in our parenting, and more committed to getting it done as soon as possible.”

Listen to today’s show to find some helpful tips (and anytime she mentions toothbrushing, swap it for potty training).

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Today’s episode is about how to potty your baby at the beach with EC. I’ve been doing our recent beach adventures alone because my husband has had to work while we’re there. In the past, I've often gone to the beach alone with five children. How do you do it and keep up with EC, Andrea? That sounds impossible. Well, let's go through 10 tips that I have for you to do elimination communication, aka infant potty training, at the beach.

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You've heard all this amazing stuff about EC, it sounds fantastic, you maybe even read the book, maybe you just got my EC easy start guide…and you're like, okay, I'm going to try this. You hold your baby over the receptacle and they don't go. When your first time trying EC is basically an absolute flop, what do you do? If this has happened to you, or you fear that it might happen to you if you haven't started yet, I have some solid advice to share today, including 7 reasons your baby didn’t go the first time, and 8 things you can do about it, today.

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Storytime again...but not with me. One of our certified coaches, Nechama, has written a humorous and soul-searchingly honest account of her “love affair with elimination communication.” I especially LOVE the end. Enjoy!

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Woo-hoo, let's celebrate, y’all. We've reached a hundred episodes. I'm so excited. And today’s episode is a recap of our 10-year journey. I'm totally going to wing this one. I have no notes. All I have is my memories, which have been awesome, of ECing all five of my babies from birth over the last 10 years. And yes, 10 years ago, almost to the day, I had my first baby. Let the elimination communication stories begin!

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Have you struggled doing elimination communication with your baby while being pregnant with another baby? If so, you’re not alone. Today’s episode is a guest post written by our Certified Coach Laura Durkee about EC + Pregnancy. She shares vividly and with brutal honesty her challenges, and lessons learned, around ECing her second child while pregnant with her third. 

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Today’s episode is me sharing a guest post from our certified coach Kate Falk. Her very unique perspective is: if observation and intuition can make EC 100% successful, why do most parents only use one or the other? Join me today as I read Kate’s article and then join us in the conversation after!

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This episode is all about how to EC boys. What is different, what is the same, and what tips I have having ECd 3 boys and 2 girls, myself, from birth. Hopefully I can share some perspective and make things a little easier for all.

In today’s show I’m also going to share some super-thoughtful tips from readers and followers in our Go Diaper Free community who have boys.

We’ll discuss differences in outcomes, toilet seat logistics, body mechanics, and a few tips and tricks to make ECing boys that much easier.

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When starting elimination communication with your baby, you probably have a bazillion questions, like: How often will my baby need to pee? When can I expect my baby to be potty independent? I’ve heard about potty pauses - when can I expect my baby to resist the potty?

And that last question, my friends, is what we’re going to address today.

But, I’m not going to guesstimate when your baby might resist the potty. I’m going to share with you the actual results I’ve gathered from surveying 855 people from our community who’ve done EC with their babies. I’ll also share why the resistance happens, and what to do about it.

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For those of you who’ve been following our journey with our 5th and final baby, ECd from birth - Ms. Twyla Bean - here is our 18 month elimination communication update. So many things have been so organic this time and I couldn’t be more pleased with implementing the things that I teach y’all to do with your babies. And our nighttime success has been mind-blowing! Today we’ll go through Twyla’s last 6 months, stage by stage, along with take-aways that you can use with your sweet baby.

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If you don’t want to use diapers at night, want your child potty trained at night, but keep having accidents (or, in elimination communication lingo, “misses”)...look no further. The “dream pee” might just solve your nighttime woes.

Across my own 5 babies, I found that a strategically placed dream pee helped them stay dry at night, and sleep better, during certain times of their baby and toddler years.

In today’s show, I’ll share what a dream pee is, whether you should do them, how to prepare your space, how to do the dream pee, and what to do if you hit trouble. By the end of the show you’ll see how a dream pee can help your nighttime dryness goals for your 12 month plus baby or toddler. And if you have a baby 0-12 months, you will see what’s coming next, and the difference between a dream pee and baby-led nighttime EC.

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Early potty independence can cause better toddler behavior, freeing up the brain to learn. It’s called “normalization” in the Montessori school of thought, and something I feel compelled to share with you about today!

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Today we’re going to talk about the lessons I’ve learned from one of my favorite books, Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne, and how his advice can create a slower, more meaningful foundation to your elimination communication practice with that sweet lil baby.

When I had my first child, Kim’s book had just been published. I ate it right up! The book shared all the things I needed to hear at that time to create the family rhythms, calm space, and focused connection that I knew in my heart I wanted, but didn’t quite know how to build. It also helped me keep the brand new, newly released iPhone out of my hands and my focus on my newborn baby. It helped me push back against the “toy creep” that has threatened our family for almost 10 years. Man, I owe Kim a giant thank you for writing this book.

And I was thinking about it the other day, how this book informed my journey as a new mama, and wanted to share those secrets with you today...especially how they relate to infant pottying.

The subtitle of this book is “using the extraordinary power of less to raise calmer, happier, and more secure kids.” If that’s what you want, let’s dive in!

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Today we have a very special guest contribution from Betsy of MamaMadeStrong - she potty trained her triplets in 8 days, total. She’s about to blow your mind and inspire the heck out of ya. Learn the strategy she used to successfully and pain-lessly get all 3 of her daughters diaper-free in the time others in our community get over the hump with one! Betsy - thank you for allowing me to share your story today!

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Up for some more diaper-free stories from indigenous cultures? Yes, please! Today is part 2 of sharing stories from indigenous peoples around the world who still potty their babies and do not use diapers. We continue on today with infant potty training in the indigenous Arctic regions and the Americas.

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Today we’re gonna discuss baby constipation: what it is, why it happens, and how to solve it.

This episode mostly applies to children and babies who have already started solids. We’ll discuss reasons babies get constipated, the surprising side effects of constipation in babies, and baby constipation remedies...a whole slew of options that can help your baby get regular and comfortable with poops once again!

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Today I’d like to share about ages and methods. To clear the air, so to speak. And to give permission! When am I allowed to potty train my child, to do elimination communication, or wrap all that up...when can I honestly shoot for having a potty independent child? Today we’ll talk specifics...when can you teach the potty, and which method should you use at each age...all answered, just click below to read or listen. <3 (And a little hint...you truly don’t need anyone’s permission but your own.)

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Up for some more diaper-free stories from indigenous cultures? Yes, please! Today is part 2 of sharing stories from indigenous peoples around the world who still potty their babies and do not use diapers. We continue on today with infant potty training in indigenous Asia.

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If you’re sitting on all this information but haven’t gotten up the gusto to start elimination communication with your baby, and you maybe don’t even know what’s stopping you, this episode is for you! By the end of it, I hope you will feel empowered to JUST START.

We’ll start by discussing what could be stopping you from starting EC with your baby. (Because if we don’t know what we’re dealing with, we can not overcome it!) Following that, we’ll cover the easiest way to start EC and specific other approaches that will hopefully help.

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I don’t know about you, but I am all about some good storytelling! Today I’m going to begin sharing some stories about how a few groups of indigenous peoples around the world, in today’s world to be specific, potty their babies and do not use diapers. Today we are going to start with some of the indigenous peoples of Africa. I get asked this question all the time: do people do “elimination communication” in indigenous communities, or is it altogether something different? We’ll discuss that first on today’s show.

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Today we’ll discuss how to send your toddler to daycare or preschool without diapers. I’ll share what we did, provide you with some tips, and give you a few handouts that will help you make the same steps with your 1 year old to 3 year old child.

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I feel ridiculously passionate about sharing tools with you and your friends during these really strange times. One more little extra podcast/written article for ya to round out our week.

(The first was how to refresh or start EC with observation time, second was wipes alternatives, third was diaper alternatives.)

Kate is our certified coach in Wyoming and she just wrote an amazing and short post on potty training during this time - whether from scratch or to wrap up EC. She wrote it and then I read it for a bonus episode on the podcast...for today, right now!

NOTE: If you’re listening far later than the coronavirus pandemic, and you have 3-7 days off from work and want to potty train, this one is also for you. ;)

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We have another bonus episode right now where we’ll discuss disposable diaper alternatives - which can be applied to the current coronavirus self-isolation situation OR any time in the future when diapers might be sparse...OR if you are ready to stop using and throwing away so many darn non-biodegradable diapers!

Right now, families are discovering shortages of disposable baby care items like baby wipes, which can feel scary if that is the product that your family is most accustomed to using. We can help with some strategies, using household items you may already have (or even none at all… read on!). Here are some disposable diaper alternatives.

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We have another bonus episode right now where we’ll discuss disposable baby wipe alternatives and offer some reusable wipes options - which can be applied to the current coronavirus self-isolation situation OR any time in the future when wipes might be sparse...OR if you are ready to stop using and throwing away so much baby-related trash!

Right now, families are discovering shortages of disposable baby care items like baby wipes, which can feel scary if that is the product that your family is most accustomed to using. We can help with some strategies, using household items you may already have (or even none at all… read on!). Here are some disposable baby wipe alternatives.

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Today we have a bonus episode by one of our Certified Coaches, Ariane Blais-Lacombe, for those of you self-isolating due to coronavirus (or for ANYONE who wants to get better at EC) who now have some spare time (30-60 minutes) on their hands. Naked observation time is crucial to beginning your EC journey. Letting your baby be naked and watching him without pottying him yet will provide you tons of useful information to know your baby better and potty him or her more accurately. I’ll share Ariane’s 10 Golden Rules for Observation Time, learning when to potty baby, and how to read your baby with the information learned during observation time.

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In this episode I’ll give you the elevator pitch for Elimination Communication - or how to talk about pottying your baby without seeming judgy or crazy.

Today’s show is sponsored by my free masterclass about how to bring EC to your town with confidence and structure - “How to make money (and change the world) telling others about EC - My 3-step method.” In it, you’ll discover my simple method (and my very special secrets) to bring EC to your town, make money, and gosh-darnit, change the world...doing what you're already doing, anyway. Save your seat at godiaperfree.com/coachclass.

So, I’ve definitely talked about how to tell others about EC before, but, while researching my upcoming signature EC courses, I’ve gotten a bunch of requests for an even MORE abbreviated version of how to talk about elimination communication without getting the stink-eye, or worse yet, shunned by other parents.

Today I’ll give you a few concise options, followed by my biggest tip on how to bring an awareness of EC to YOUR town...especially if you don’t know a single other soul who does it.

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If I had a dollar for how many moms didn’t start elimination communication because they had to return to work, use a daycare, and didn’t think it would be worth the effort...man, I’d have a bunch of dollars! You see, I am convinced that with the right story in your mind, you too will realize that you CAN do EC super-part-time, use a daycare, and still have early potty independence. You can have it all. And we are going to use Andrea’s example to prove it, once and for all.

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Today I’m going to help those of you with twin babies learn how to start elimination communication or potty training with your twins*. I’ll also share some advice from two moms of twins who’ve successfully done elimination communication with their babies, one of whom has wrapped up EC by potty training her twins, to boot. What did they do to make ECing twins work? *Even if you don’t have twins, I think you’ll find today’s episode inspiring...and maybe even get an idea or two for your own home! Because, if you have twins, you have to be organized. We can all learn from these mamas.

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