First time posting here - I'm a little desperate. Thanks in advance for your insights.
We've been part time ECing since birth (to some degree or another), and our son is now 7 months old.
He wakes himself up to pee most of the time, so we were doing really well with late night catches. Well, we were, anyway.
Now, I just feel like I'm torturing the poor guy. He wakes himself up because he's both hungry and has to pee, but when I put him on the potty, he arches his back and screams bloody murder.
I've tried feeding him first, which works about a third of the time.
Lately, I've been trying to back off and just let him go in the diaper - I feel so awful trying to put him on the pot when he is obviously miserable. Problem being that he won't go. He just lies there, whimpering and wriggling, with an uncomfortable bladder.
So, I put him on the potty and he flings himself around, crying - at one point I let him nurse while peeing, which seemed to work until he shifted and peed all over the bed. It occurs to me that maybe I ought to experiment more with this - any opinions/advice about feeding and eliminating at the same time? It goes against my social programing - but...if it helps...I'm game.
During the day, we have no problem peeing. He plays with toys or his toes, and seems perfectly happy on the potty. It's nighttime that is difficult.
I'd appreciate any ideas you may have. Thanks so much.
We've been part time ECing since birth (to some degree or another), and our son is now 7 months old.
He wakes himself up to pee most of the time, so we were doing really well with late night catches. Well, we were, anyway.
Now, I just feel like I'm torturing the poor guy. He wakes himself up because he's both hungry and has to pee, but when I put him on the potty, he arches his back and screams bloody murder.
I've tried feeding him first, which works about a third of the time.
Lately, I've been trying to back off and just let him go in the diaper - I feel so awful trying to put him on the pot when he is obviously miserable. Problem being that he won't go. He just lies there, whimpering and wriggling, with an uncomfortable bladder.
So, I put him on the potty and he flings himself around, crying - at one point I let him nurse while peeing, which seemed to work until he shifted and peed all over the bed. It occurs to me that maybe I ought to experiment more with this - any opinions/advice about feeding and eliminating at the same time? It goes against my social programing - but...if it helps...I'm game.
During the day, we have no problem peeing. He plays with toys or his toes, and seems perfectly happy on the potty. It's nighttime that is difficult.
I'd appreciate any ideas you may have. Thanks so much.
