Potty training from birth!

tjmtjm · May 2011

https://www.peespeak.com/

Oh dear....

katie4253 · May 2011

It's called "elimination communication" and isn't really potty training. Lots of people like it though, and are successful.

It isn't for me. From what I read it doesn't really potty train kids quicker either. But, if people want to do it, more power to them. No disposables in the landfills and no cds to wash.

katie4253 · May 2011

btw, if people are really interested, there is TONS of free info out there. Don't pay for this!

tjmtjm · May 2011

There is no flipping way I would ever do this. I had never heard of it before...one of my friends emailed it to me as a joke.

The videos make me LOL.

tjmtjm · May 2011

katie4253:
It's called "elimination communication" and isn't really potty training. Lots of people like it though, and are successful.
It isn't for me. From what I read it doesn't really potty train kids quicker either. But, if people want to do it, more power to them. No disposables in the landfills and no cds to wash.

I dunno...the people wanting to charge $19.99 say its potty training so it MUST be potty training. LOL

Confused

*By the way, that was sarcasm...towards the ad...not you.*

katie4253 · May 2011

Okay, I just watched the video and I am DYING. Seriously, was a hilarious (yet disgusting) video. BWHAHAHAHA!

**off to show H**

tjmtjm · May 2011

katie4253:
Okay, I just watched the video and I am DYING. Seriously, was a hilarious (yet disgusting) video. BWHAHAHAHA!
**off to show H**

I know, right?!?! I've never seen so many "pee shots" in a video before! And I love all the smiling mommies! Its as good as the "kush breast separator" infomercial.

MFAinNYC · May 2011

This reminds me of that "Your Baby Can Read" commercial. Imagine one-upping all your friends with your potty-trained 2 month old who can also read.

bunnybiter · May 2011

I didn't check out the videos, and the site is so cheesy, but DH and I are planning on practicing near the same thing with DS. We had looked into long before I was pregnant through free information.

tjmtjm · May 2011

MFAinNYC:
This reminds me of that "Your Baby Can Read" commercial. Imagine one-upping all your friends with your potty-trained 2 month old who can also read.

lmao! I also saw a "baby mop". They say its from Japan (I really hope this is a joke...). Its an outfit you put on your baby and they "mop" the floor. So....what have we learned today? For a couple of easy payments with a major credit card, we can:

1. Teach our baby to read.

2. "Potty train" by 2 months old.

3. Have baby mop up own mess if they miss the toliet.

Aaaaammmazing!

Heather&Ben · May 2011

Honestly had friends who tried this w/ their nb...it didn't last long at all!! Personally I think it's odd!!

aesf · May 2011

my friend did this with her son. It worked well for her but he'll be 2 in July and he's not potty trained yet. She says he's close, but he says the words AFTER he's done the deed. Plus she's a stay at home mom. Its all well and good if you can be home to recognize your babys elimination facial expressions, but not everyone can do this.

GeneGoddess · May 2011

I have a friend who did something similar with her two boys. They were both potty trained in the day by 18 months (night took a bit longer, of course). Her mother is from China and showed her some tips (apparently, having to hand-wash diapers is good incentive for early PT). My grandmother swore that my dad was PT by a year, and knowing her, it was probably true. It doesn't work for us (daycare plus EC rarely works), but some people like it.

MFAinNYC · May 2011

tjmtjm:
MFAinNYC:
This reminds me of that "Your Baby Can Read" commercial. Imagine one-upping all your friends with your potty-trained 2 month old who can also read.
lmao! I also saw a "baby mop". They say its from Japan (I really hope this is a joke...). Its an outfit you put on your baby and they "mop" the floor. So....what have we learned today? For a couple of easy payments with a major credit card, we can:
1. Teach our baby to read.
2. "Potty train" by 2 months old.
3. Have baby mop up own mess if they miss the toliet.
Aaaaammmazing!

If I can get the baby to do all of the above PLUS feed the dogs....

tchubirubi · May 2011

I'm giving it a try - infant natural hygiene, that is, not the stuff on that particular site. I'll be a stay-at-home-mom, so I'll have plenty of time in my hands to do it. I've read the biggest websites on it (the diaperfree one is a must) and Lauren Boucke's "Infant Potty Training" and it makes a lot of sense, actually - more sense than training babies not to be bothered by sitting on their own waste and then two years later try and untrain them right back. Plus, it obviously drastically decreases diaper rashes and stuff like that.

Not really practical, though, if you are a working mom or if you have to place your LO under someone else's care for most of the time, even though it is said that you can do it part-time.

If anyone is interested there are also e-mail groups (eliminationcommunication at yahoo groups, for instance) in which ECing moms exchange information about the practical aspects of it. There are also loads of videos on youtube. There isn't much actual "training" so to speak. It is more like learning how to communicate with your LO. They won't undress and go and wipe and flush by themselves, they'll just "tell" you that they need to go. And you have to be paying attention.

Seriously, if you start reading about it, and you find that you can put in the time to do it, you'll probably feel like trying it... I also heard it as a joke the first time, but then I got intrigued (I am a very curious person), checked out some websites and... voil?! Now I am a convert. My mom is always laughing and saying that I am turning into a hippie (first the natural birth, and now this. Plus, the few diapers that I do use will be cloth diapers). LOL who knew?

All the best!

damabo80 · May 2011

I have a friend who did/does EC with her kids.

She's also SAHM who has the time and ability to watch her kids' facial expressions 24/7.

I'm just far too lazy and not motivated to watch for any sign of facial expression that they are about to go to the bathroom.

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