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I suck at EC!

post #1 of 6
Thread Starter 
There. I said it.

How can someone who's had a year and a half experience ec'ing a previous child, suck so badly at ec'ing a newborn? Man alive... LOL

That is all.
post #2 of 6
LOL! I have seen you around here too long, there is no way you could suck at EC. Must be the baby.

TOTALLY kidding! Hopefully things will get easier once your baby gets a little older. Hugs in the meantime!
post #3 of 6
Thread Starter 
Haha! I think we all feel like an EC failure at some point in our journeys. I've questioned myself MANY times. Personally, I think I offer the cue sound WAY too much when he doesn't need to pee, and I ignore (against my better judgement) the signals. The poor kid's barely a month old and already I'm like "Why don't you get this already?" LOL
post #4 of 6
You crack me up!
post #5 of 6
But was it really that different with your daughter when she was a newborn? It's hard for me to remember now, really, but I KNOW that when DD was a newborn I was offering all the time when she didn't need to go. Because I remember when she turned one all of a sudden we got into a groove and I was so excited that she would almost always go when I offered. Plus I remember giving presentations on EC and trying to demo during the presentation (when she was really little, haha), and looking like a fool because I'd offer four times and then she'd pee in her trainers.

I'm pretty sure that's normal for most newborns. After a few kids you just stop noticing misses cuz you're so used to wiping pee off the floor. That's my conviction, anyway!
post #6 of 6
It took us 6-7 weeks to get in the groove with DS when he was a newborn, but yeah, I remember that feeling. Hope it passes soon!
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