So what is he communicating with 100% misses? lol

[Harmony96]

I know it's not about the catch versus miss thing, but I can't remember the last time I had a catch. And I've either forgotten how to "read" him or I never really knew how in the first place. I'd been offering him pottytunities based on timing, and that had been working well for us, except for the last few days. Then today, especially, I was really paying attention. He would sleep for a few hours and wake up dry, and before I could get his diaper off, he'd wet it, but only a little bit. I'd offer him the potty and he wouldn't go. Then 2-3 minutes later, his diaper would be a little bit wet again. Then again 4-5 minutes after that. And he doesn't do anything "different" to alert me that he needs to go or anything. He's always happy and wiggly and bubbly now, although it's maybe slightly more wiggly if he needs to be changed.

ECing was SO easy when we first started (at 6 weeks). Now (at 3 months) it's starting to feel like a chore, especially on days like today. So I'm not sure how to proceed.

I give him the cue sound both when I notice him going and when I offer him the potty, but it doesn't seem to "mean" anything to him anymore.

[pixiepunk]

it is *super* common when babies are developing more muscular control, and experimenting with their own ability to control their elimination, that you get the peeing a minute or two after offering. sometimes spending a bit more time to help baby relax (deep breaths, for example) can help them relax enough to let go. or a change in location or position sometimes works. but if he's just experimenting with his ability to hold it, it might just be a time you need to do just what you're doing... offer, catch or not, diaper in between, and change right away. if you're feeling stressed by offering with no catching, offer less, or just do the diaper/signal/change right away part to give yourself some separation from it. we all take breaks - maybe for an hour, a half a day, a week, whatever we need.

it could also be that his signals and his patterns have changed. just like all the other ways babies change so rapidly at this young age, the way they signal and how frequently they eliminate changes too. so sometimes it does help to take note of timing patterns for a while, and see if you can notice a change in signals. like i know when my LO was teeny weeny, she signalled by squirming after being really still. but the more wiggly she got in general, wiggly wasn't a sign for peeing anymore. in fact, getting perfectly still all of a sudden was the best signal of an impending pee or poo. and there was some frustration for a couple of days while i figured that out!

an it might be all of things at once

have you read Christine Gross-Loh's book, diaper free baby? it's got a wonderful breakdown by age that talks about common issues (and possible solutions) as well as typical signals and such at each age. very handy guide to EC.

[Harmony96]

Originally Posted by pixiepunk

have you read Christine Gross-Loh's book, diaper free baby? it's got a wonderful breakdown by age that talks about common issues (and possible solutions) as well as typical signals and such at each age. very handy guide to EC.

No, not yet. Our local library is lame and doesn't have any EC books at all. But I got an Amazon gift cert for Christmas so I just ordered it.

[hrsmom]

We had a little blip at around 3 months. It was quite unnerving, but it passed! Then we had more blips and pauses.