Potty training a newborn!!!

[Vrinda]

May be some people do it because of the millions of £s spent on 'disposing' of disposable nappies that don't actually breakdown for c.500 years...

....may be it's because it's unnatural for a baby of any species to defecate itself and sit in it...

...may be it's because babies love having their nappies off???!

...it's not just about the money!

That sums it all !

I am from India and a lot of mothers use EC to potty train their babies-
and using nappies ( even the cloth ones) 20 times a day was just unimaginable a few decades ago...

 

[samface182]

i just don't see the point at all!

 

[aliss]

Unbelievable.

This may just be the most ignorant thread I have ever seen on BnB. Truly unbelievable.

Whatever. It's an old one.

 

[Tacey]

Sigh.

It works for many parents, and many babies. It may not be for everyone, but why it causes outrage is beyond me.

we'll be ECing from birth next time.

 

[kerrie24]

Its not something I understand,I spent every minute with my newborn,holding,bathing,breastfeeding,co-sleeping but there is no way I could tell when he was gonna poo or wee?
Does it mean you cant go out of the house either?
As I dont understand it,I cant pass judgement on anyone who does it.

 

[aliss]

If you don't know how to look for the signs or never try then no, you'll not realize it. I still can't realize it at 17 months. However, most mothers that have ever existed have managed to do it (hint hint about why people being so outraged over it doesn't make sense) so it can't be too crazy or difficult. It's one of those things that you probably would have to try in order to realize how it truly works.

 

[Dragonfly]

I am shocked some of you havnt heard of EC, its just reading your babies cues to go to the toilet?? nothing wrong about it? I never did it, I wish I could have read when mine needed to pee but was crap at it. You save on nappies, no skin rashes, and already potty trained as they get older I would imagine.

 

[QTPie]

My MIL did this with her two children - it is not uncommon in Asia (they are Chinese from Hong Kong) , plus my MIL is a complete germ-phonic. HOWEVER she had two or three maternity nurses or nannies and several other housekeeping staff (maids/cleaners/cooks).

Apparently my husband was trained to do his poo into a potty by one month old. He didn't like the feeling of poo omn his skin and wouldn't poo in a nappy.

However, from what I can tell, it was basically learning their poo-ing patterns and/or holding them over a potty until they did it. The kids still wore nappies for a long time (for wee), they just didn't poo in them.

My MIL did ask me VERY early on (like two weeks old) when I was intending to toilet train DS (and has asked several times since), but I have just replied "when he is ready". I don't have servants or the time/inclination to hold him over a potty. His poo doesn't bother him accept that he only poos at home (or where he feels safe) and not out. I just change him immediately that he has done one.

QT

 

[aliss]

HOWEVER she had two or three maternity nurses or nannies and several other housekeeping staff (maids/cleaners/cooks).

QT

Oh gosh... sign me up

 

[Pramaholic86]

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[QTPie]

HOWEVER she had two or three maternity nurses or nannies and several other housekeeping staff (maids/cleaners/cooks).

QT

Oh gosh... sign me up

Hong Kong - all a bit different over there... Good "help" is a lot cheaper

QT

 

[special_kala]

I think its a very interesting idea but not for me. Idont know why people think its so crazy as it makes sense that nappies are a pretty modern thing.

As far a im aware its not training them its looking out for the cues so for a long while the baby is doing axactly what a nappied baby is doing its just that the mum intercepts it before they go

 

[smelly07]

babies have been swaddled since time began and swaddling bottoms with moss and grass between material helped keep them dry and clean.........which moved on to cotton wool............and now we have cloth and disposables......so that idea isnt as new as some people think ......i dont see the point in it really.......... i agree its not training as such though x

 

[RachA]

It's not something I could of done with mine. Partly due to section with my first and couldn't lift him and partly due to when I had my second I wouldn't of been able to give her the time to watch for the cues.

If people want to do this then it's fine. However if someone does this and then says 'my 6month old is potty trained' I'd say they weren't as its not the baby that's trained but the parent. I'd love to of saved the money of the nappies but just don't think I could of done it.

 

[Tacey]

Incidentally, it doesn't have to be all or nothing. Most people I know who use EC use nappies some, or even most of the time. It really isn't as difficult or time consuming - certainly no more than changing a nappy. Plus, I never had to change a pooey nappy from 10 months, that has to be worth it!

 

[RachA]

It would be great. I quite often know if my daughter is about to poo (if we're at home that is) but I just can't get her nappy off in time. By the time I've told my boy that I have to sort Esther out and then taken her nappy off she's already done it! If I just had the one I would prob do it with just the poo. Definitely not over the sink though!!

 

[fuzzballxxx]

i haven't read all of this thread but i wouldn't even attempt it, i was way to tired after having the girls lol, my grandma reckons that the earlier you start the longer it takes. my two eldest girls were potty trained day and night by two and a half. in my opinion its ridiculous

 

[charlotteb24]

Wow! i never realised people could get so heated over a topic! Personally, i would never have even thought of doing EC, it wasn't until my son was well into his first year that i watched a natrual parenting programme which included EC in it and before that i really didn't know anything about it. I can see why it would be a useful thing to do when at home for some families and can also see why in some cultures it would also be desirable, however with one toddler potty training and william at times pooping for britain, i would be forever holding babies over the potty lol! And plus i find with my youngest especally, he will poop, i think hes finished and then mid change he will poop again!

 

[hypnorm]

https://www.diaperfreebaby.org/ give better info on it.

 

[eddjanuary10]

i suppose its environmentally friendly. not for me though, its just not a realistic option for our lifestyle.