I'm subbing because I officially became an EC mama today!!! My little girl is 3 1/2 months old and I just figured out her cues today and caught 5-6 pees and one poop! I'm totally on a high now!
Before she was born, I thought I'd do it and then she was born. I was so lost and confused. A few weeks ago, I started with more diaper free time and basically starting trying to learn her timing. I had that figured out and was good at sensing. I usually missed between 30 seconds to a couple of minutes. Beyond that, I was just confused. Then I read the article on http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/index....=15&page_num=2. I attempted putting her on the potty for those inexplicable fusses and found that she peed each time.
I've been waiting for that breakthrough, because I was about to give up and rationalize that cloth diapering if alternative enough for me... But I'm glad to not do that now because I really like learning and doing what's possible, even though its not common or unlikely. If EC is possible in other cultures and families in my culture can do it, I want to see if I can do it too. I have so much awe at the discovery of life's possibilities and it would have been disappointing for me to not be able to realize that discovery.
Oh man, I'm going to have to come back and read this post when she's 11 months old and potty striking...
Before she was born, I thought I'd do it and then she was born. I was so lost and confused. A few weeks ago, I started with more diaper free time and basically starting trying to learn her timing. I had that figured out and was good at sensing. I usually missed between 30 seconds to a couple of minutes. Beyond that, I was just confused. Then I read the article on http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/index....=15&page_num=2. I attempted putting her on the potty for those inexplicable fusses and found that she peed each time.
I've been waiting for that breakthrough, because I was about to give up and rationalize that cloth diapering if alternative enough for me... But I'm glad to not do that now because I really like learning and doing what's possible, even though its not common or unlikely. If EC is possible in other cultures and families in my culture can do it, I want to see if I can do it too. I have so much awe at the discovery of life's possibilities and it would have been disappointing for me to not be able to realize that discovery.
Oh man, I'm going to have to come back and read this post when she's 11 months old and potty striking...
