Its 4am and every part of my body is exhausted from staying online reading all night, as usual, but I wanted to share this with someone before I finally hit the hay...

Adoniah pooped in the potty!!!!

I had skimmed a book on EC during my pregnancy. I felt I got the general idea and, though I wasn't sure exactly when I'd begin implementing the techniques, I knew I'd use them eventually. Well, when Adi was born I had had a C section and was in no condition to hold my nearly 9 pounder over a little bowl or any of that stuff, so I decided to just spend the first few weeks of his life watching him and learning his cues, so that when I was ready, I might have a leg to stand on. I figured out that he never poops in his sleep, and I would hold him in a seated position and make the cue sound whenever Poo was imminent, even though I never put him over a toilet. Peeing was a whole different matter. The boy was a ninja with his urine. There seemed to be absolutely no way of knowing when it was going to happen. Anyway, fast forward to about 3 weeks ago.

I noticed that he always had to poop first thing in the morning, and he would go on kicking his feet in his sleep until I propped him up, and then, with eyes still closed, he'd let out a tremendous noise from his bottom, and promptly return to a restful state. So...one morning, I rushed him to the bathroom. Not remembering any of the ways to hold the baby, I kind of just held him seated over the toilet. He was already 13 pounds at that point, and though he had amazing neck control, he was in no state to actually remain seated without me actually supporting the whole of his weight. After several minutes, he peed all over my leg, because his little weewee wasn't pointed into the toilet, and when I gave up on the poop, I looked in the toilet to see the tiniest smidgen of orange gracing the bowl. Success...kind of?? Well, I didn't feel successful, I felt downright disappointed, so I didn't repeat the procedure again for several days. When I did, no poop at all, but pee on my leg again. I couldn't keep holding him over the toilet like this. It just wasn't working, it was messy, my back hurt, and the baby hated it.

So I ordered a simple potty online, and held off "practice" until it arrived. But he didn't like sitting on that either.

Then I found a post that directed me to
http://www.tribalbaby.org/EChowtostart.html
and I realized that I'd been doing it all wrong! So the next time Adi woke up from sleep, I took him to the bathroom, and sat with him over the toilet, facing the back. 3 minutes later (after I'd woken him up again since he fell asleep in the position) HE PEED! IN THE TOILET! NOT ON ME!
But no poo. And he hadn't gone all day, so I knew he was due, but nothing came.
I put him over the toilet twice more last night before giving up. Well, at around 2am, he starts to fuss in his sleep, and his legs start kicking, so I told my OH to quickly hand me the little blue potty. I got his legs out of his PJs, stripped the diaper, placed the potty on the bed and, kneeling, I held the baby over it. About a minute later, HE FINALLY POOPED IN THE POTTY. A REAL POOP, not a little fart-gone-wrong. I was so happy, and thankful. I praise God for every good thing, and I was just so thankful that he allowed me to finally understand the concept and directed me to a helpful resource.

Most of my family thinks me and OH are nuts, but this is validation I need to keep going with it, despite the skepticism.

Well, congratulations hon, perseverance does pay off!!

This is a genuine question though and it's curiousity only, not judging or anything so please dont think that, but, why do you want to do this so early? I mean, what are the benefits, what are you aiming for? Is it to get your LO off nappies early? I have never heard of anyone doing this, although I know plenty people will have!

Thanks in advance!

xxx

I'm the same as Kiki - I wonder what the benefits of EC are.

Well, I can't speak for others, but as far as me an OH are concerned, when he is old enough to walk to the potty himself, he'll probably be more apt to do it, since we've acclimated him to what its for already. I plan to continue to "catch" his business whenever I get a chance (meaning, when I feel like it, lol). Perhaps as I get the hang of it more, and he gets a bit older he may even stop going in his diaper altogether, and it can be worn just as a kind of a back up. That's what many parents who practice EC find occurs. The babies learn that poo and pee goes in the potty and they'll hold it until you bring them to the receptacle. If they really have to go, they let you know, by fussing, fidgeting, ect. Like I mentioned, that's how I know Adi has to poop. He gets VERY fidgety. And he usually DOES pee upon waking up from a nap.

So basically, my reasons are:
*If I get him to the toilet at those times I see he needs to go, it'll be one less dirty diaper to change every time.
*He may eventually stop going in his diaper at all.
*He may be fully ready for potty training much much sooner than the standard 2 yrs.
*My mom had all of us out of diapers by around 1 year old, plus some, and she started putting my oldest sibling on the toilet at around 9 months, because she just noticed the times she would use the bathroom.
*Just to see if it can be done.

*Honestly, my 1 1/2 yr old nephew LIGHTS UP THE WHOLE ROOM when he makes a poo in his diaper, and it looks just like grown up "stuff." I DO NOT want to be changing that on a daily basis a year from now. No way. If this head start will help make it possible that I don't need to change any diapers full of man-turds later on, then, let's do it.

That is so funny. Good on you for trying this, I would quite like to potty train early too, I will wait until Freya is walking though. I don't think I have the perseverance to do it as early as you. Sounds great though

Congrats Happy for u & LO

For me. I'll wait until my LO starts to talk & walk...

I don't mean this offensively in the slightest but I personally cant see the point when a baby that young can't even "hold" their pee or poop.. So even if your LO does associate the potty with peeing and pooping, he wont know when he needs to go or be able to hold it at all.

Obviously I can understand as they get older but don't see the point in doing it now? Sorry if I'm completely misunderstanding you, but that is kinda my point lol!

I agree with you really faille I don't see the point at all

I agree, I dont see the point either, so it's not something I would try, but good luck to the OP and anyone else who feels it is for them.

xxx

I have to agree with this! We are currently potty training my 20 month old daughter so I'm full go with this stuff right now. Along with my daughter, I know many other kids at this age that have not mastered the skill of learning to "hold" their pee or poop. That just comes with age and practice. Surely, if the majority of children at the age of even 1 can't hold their pee or poop, how can a 2 month old? I think it's great what you and your OH are doing, but to be honest, I really wouldn't expect much from a 2 month old in the potty training department. Plus, changing diapers full of "man turds" is a common thing when they start eating solid foods. It's just something you'll get used to!

Good luck if you continue doing it! I understand that everyone does everything differently; so...good luck!