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Diaper-free baby

blessitBeeblessitBee member
in January 2016 Moms
I was reading how in places like Asia and India they do not use diapers on there baby instead they do certain things so their babies are able to communicate with a certain cry when they have to use the potty. One lady was able to get her baby to never soil a diaper at 5 weeks. Most of them are able to have their children potty trained before year 1.Has anyone done this or no one someone who has? Who plans on trying it?

I'm a little curious because potty training seems so much later in the US. I know this is not a practice over here, but it seems like a good thing. I'm sure it saves on diaper costs as well. Lol.
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Re: Diaper-free baby

  • jeanbug12jeanbug12 member
    edited August 2015
    I know people who have done elimination communication, I have not done it. It is basically a very strict schedule of feeding and putting your infant on the toilet as well as looking for cues from them. Eventually you figure out their potty rhythm, when they usually have to go and stick to a schedule based on that. They aren't so much potty trained as you are in tune with them and their schedule. I personally don't have the time for something like that or care to be that rigid in schedule so I don't mind a couple years of diapers until they can potty train. But the people I know who did it had no "misses" and we're diaper free around 10-12 months.
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  • mamaclownfacemamaclownface member
    There are existing threads on this subject that you may find very helpful. I suggest doing a quick search. I know there is one existing on elimination communication.
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  • DianaL92DianaL92 member
    edited August 2015
    I have spent 5 months in China while I was studying abroad, and it's true! Most of the babies walk around in bottomless pants. I thought it was so cute! I have seen a few uh-ohs where babies have peed on their parents in grocery stores, but it doesn't happen nearly as much as I thought it would. The children are well behaved and potty trained long before our kids are on average. However, it is a common tradition over there for grandparents to take care of grandchildren as if he/she is their own child (I'm talking more than just grandma coming over to visit). It takes strict discipline and 24 hour supervision to be able to do this successfully. I think it would be very difficult to do this in the US since there are so many working parents and it is not common for grandparents to step in to provide care 24/7.
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  • blessitBeeblessitBee member
    Thanks for the information ladies . I searched @kylelee23 but nothing came up.
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  • shrsrishrsri member
    Hi I'm from India and haven't even heard of elimination communication ... But it's true that we don't use diapers as much as the western world relies on them.. We use cloth nappies as diapers cause a lot of rash and it's generally believed that diapers are very uncomfortable for the child..
    I'm a FTM but have been living around my two nieces since they were born.. We sort of had a schedule for them and were able to guess when we the baby will poop. We did rely on diapers while going out though..
    I remember my older niece used to make this strange face whenever she needed to go and we started to take that up as a visual cue .. With the younger one we have no idea other than the schedule to say when she will poop. We have had several misses though :)
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