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There's no way that anyone on DCUrbanmoms is this crazy (right?)
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Anonymous
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Isn't that called elimination training or elimination control or something like that? They do it with pee, too, learn to 'read' the signals that their child is about to pee and rush them to the toilet. People who do this like to claim that their 3-month old is toilet trained ::eyeroll
It's far more accurate to say that the PARENT is toilet trained 
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Anonymous
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I don't, but I know someone who does.
She'd tell you that her child's signals when they need to go are as obvious as my child indicating she's hungry or whatnot -- she doesn't stare at her child all day obsessing over when he needs to go. If there's an obvious signal for when they need to go, why not let them go in the toilet at that time instead of in the diaper? |
Anonymous
I have a friend right here in the dcum community that did this with her child and swears the kid was potty-trained by 6 months. I met them much later. I sometimes wonder what she thinks of my 2year old in diapers  .
IMO--you have a lot of free time on your hands...and are a little kooky too boot....which makes me wonder how my friend now seems so normal. |
Anonymous
| my SIL aspires to this. She thought 6 wks old was a good time to start this. That is just the tip of her nutty iceberg. |
Anonymous
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We know this is the standard in some countries, as well, right? Such as China? I am not, however, suggesting all babies pee and poop in the streets.
http://www.vagabondjourney.com/travelogue/infant-potty-training-diaper-free-baby/ |
Anonymous
| This has been going on for years. I remember hearing about it from people who were doing this when my oldest, now 6, was an infant. I agree it is crazy. It especially seems bizarre that some of them think that they are more bonded to their children than people who use diapers. I mean I guess they are bonded but it is in such a crazy way. |
Anonymous
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The only difference between this and "normal" potty training is the ages. In both you watch for cues, help the child stay over the potty, and congratulate them when done.
(And no, I do not subscribe to this practice.) |
Anonymous
| Don't know anyone who does this in the U.S., but when I backbacked through Southeast Asia several years ago, I was amazed by the families traveling in more rural areas on overnight buses with infants without diapers. When the bus would stop for a potty break (which meant finding a bush to squat behind along the road) the parents would whisper "pssss, pssss, psss" in the ears of the infants and they would pee on cue. I was in awe, but not enough to do it myself! |
Anonymous
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People do this all over the world. The practice of letting our children sit in their pee/poop for any length of time is recent and probably seems strange to them! These babies do not have diaper rash!
I can and could see when my babies were ready to eliminate, but decided to invest the time of elimination communication to do other things... like cloth diapering, co-sleeping, natural-birthing, etc. More fun, and just a tiny bit less crazy
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Anonymous
wait, did you just refer to natural birthing as "fun"? it may be a lot of virtuous things. but "fun" is not an adjective that comes to mind. |
Anonymous
| Agree that this happens all over the world. If you had a diaperless baby in a sling on you for a good part of the day, you'd also want to know when they were going to go! I didn't do this but I don't think it's nuts. |
Anonymous
I'm the PP you quoted: after a traumatic first birth with no epi but plenty of pitocin, my second, completely med-free, birth was relaxing and fulfilling by comparison! |
Anonymous
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shame on you AP.
this method is very effective and it has been used in diff places all over the globe for centuries with great success. I'm surprised you think it's "crazy". Crazy is to watch Nestle and Pampers pushing their products onto those mothers, invading such countries trying to convince moms that formula is better than BM and that they should start using diapers on their children. |
Anonymous
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Its not crazy but a bit extreme and a hassle. We got a potty seat at about 8 1/2 months and my son has gone a few times - we put him on before his baths to get used to it - at 10 months he will sit on it when we put him on - its just a pain to do it all the time or I would but I'd like to start potty training at about 12 months and him to be used to it... he doesn't mind sitting for a minute but after that he jumps off - either he goes or doesn't. We just ask if he has to go pee and if he does, we cheer...I can see how it works - I don't know if the verbal cues work vs. kids get used to the routine, clothing off, etc... but it is possible for little ones to use the potty as my son has about 4-5 times. He gets so excited when we cheer. (But, he's also trying to walk now - today, 10 months - so it depends on the child).
My son never really has a rash - we cloth diaper at home and its great. We are not into attachment parenting or anything else... we just do what works for our child. And, if that makes us crazy... ok. Crazy with a very happy, well adjusted child. |
Anonymous
| my kids nanny did this for her own daughter back in her home country (south america). it was a cultural thing - also they were poor - no diapers so that may have played a role?? |