<p>I am a first time mom to a 4mo so I can't offer you a ton of experienced advice but I'll share with you what I've discovered.</p>
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<p>First off, we are only part time and we do cloth diapers as well. Being a first time mom I didn't want the added stress of being peed on all the time while figuring out how to mother so we've always used back-up diapers. That being said, if you're using flats or pre-folds I'd reccomend leaving off the cover and dressing baby just in the prefold, wrapped snugly in blankets. DS was born in the summer so we had a weather advantage but it's nice to have a lot of skin to skin time for the first few weeks at least. For EC, it lets you know right away when he eliminates so you can start to figure out his patterns and change him right away. You don't want to dress him in clothes without a cover or else you'll have to change his outfit everytime he pees. (long sleeve shirts and socks are a good way to dress him a bit and avoid the wet onsie, also I found sock that were a fwe months too big we could pull up to his knee and they stayed on quite well.</p>
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<p>For the first little while, he will pee A LOT. I got used to offering him the potty almost every time I changed his diaper. Right after he wakes up is a really good time too. After about two weeks, he started pooping EVERY time I nursed him. I mostly didn't bother trying to catch those (just kept him in the diaper) but if you have a potty or a receptacle you're comfy with, by all means try it out. At about 6-8 weeks, his pooping settled down and he's more of a 1-2 a day-er. Some BF babies go a few days between poops too, so who knows how yours will turn out!</p>
<p>I found aiming him was pretty easy. I generally hold him in a seated position, his back against my stomach, each hand around one of his thighs. You'll find it easy enough to use a finger to direct his stream. However, there will be times when you forget or you don't get in position in time and he will pee VERY eradically. I didn't realize pee could come out at a 90degree angle and get ALL over him. It can. By about 3months, his penis has settled in a distinct direction and I find I really don't need to direct him anymore. It usually always goes in the same direction and usually pretty controlled.</p>
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<p>At the moment, I offer him a chance to eliminate a few times a day, as I remember. (I don't stress too much about catching every single one. We also have a fair amount of naked bum time, usually with a prefold under his bum. I am definitely more aware of his elimination signals when he's naked and I catch almost 100%.</p>
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<p>Sorry to be so long winded. I hope that helps!</p>