what cue do you use?

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kimnicole428

Discussion Starter · Apr 1, 2006

I have been reading about ec over the past couple of day and plan to do it ASAP after Baby arrives. It seems so cool. I am glad I found this forum I get the feeling I will spend lots of time here down the road.

I have read that the cueing sound is usually psssss.

I was wondering if you could use any cueing sound. Maybe a word? Or if this sound has been found to work better with babies.

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Lucy VanPelt

· #2 · Apr 1, 2006

I started out with "sssss" (no p LOL) and that worked very well for peeing. I also said things like, "Oh, you need to pee?" and as dd got older, I noticed she started associating the word "pee" with peeing, as well. So, it got to the point (when she was about a year old), that I could tell her, "Pee." and she would. I don't think it really matters what the cue is as long as you're consistent with it.

For pooping, I was self-conscious making the grunting noise, but I've noticed that that *does* seem to work better than anything else. Perhaps b/c pooping takes more concentration?

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tash11

· #3 · Apr 1, 2006

I wanted to use a shhhhhhhhhhhh (similar to pssssssss) but I noticed I was using it to calm her down as well so I switched to a whistle. I do 3 whistles and let the air from them blow over her body. I dont want the cue to be something she would hear in normal conversation and 'pee' is something that gets talked about when you have an infant (especilly one with feeding issues and the lc constantly asks "how many pees and poops?"). But whistleing is not something you hear everyday (useually) and the one I use is something she will prolly never hear without the potty being under her. I figured a whistle is also similar to the pssss sound without being over used in the rest of life. She useually will poop after she pees so I dont really have to do anything else for that, but I will grunt when I notice her going to try and encourage her. I have also started signing potty and asking her if she needs to go to the potty as we are walking to the bathroom.

In the book "Diaper Free" the author talks about using the french word caca (poop), but she also notes how it gets used in everyday conversation with other parents and doctors and such so it confuses the baby.

I think you can really use any cue, a sound, a word, a touch, a certain postion, whatever as long as its consistent.

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jrose_lee

· #4 · Apr 5, 2006

I started off with the pssssss sound with my ds but he only connected it with poos. So, now that I'm trying to catch more pees I had to come up with something else (or else he thought I wanted him to poo and was trying SO hard, but didn't have to go!) Now for pees I have started saying softly "peepeepeepeepee". Kind of lame, I guess....but it's worked so far and I thought he needed to distinguish with different cue sounds.

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LeslieB

· #5 · Apr 5, 2006

For pees we're using "Psssssss" and for poos we're using "Push". They're similar words but said very differently to DS. We only started ECing last week, and the cue words already seem to be working.

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mariposita

· #6 · Apr 5, 2006

we use pssssss for pees, or i'll say "do you have to pee?" in spanish.

for poopsm we use the korean word "unga". it makes you contract your stomach similar to the grunting sound. mil is korean, and we read about this sound in diaper-free.

i figure using foreign words is my best bet since they rarely come up in english conversation, if ever.

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ottermonkey

· #7 · Apr 5, 2006

ooh, i like the idea of using foreign words...that's so smart

how do you say "do you have to pee" in spanish?

i'd like to use that one.

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mariposita

· #8 · Apr 7, 2006

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Originally Posted by ottermonkey
ooh, i like the idea of using foreign words...that's so smart

how do you say "do you have to pee" in spanish?

i'd like to use that one.

tienes que ir al bano? (do you have to go to the bathroom?)

or

tienes que hacer pipi? (do you have to pee?)

let me know if you need help with pronunciation.

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