I love doing it with my 4 month old. We notice so many more cognitive developments with him by also doing EC. It’s hard to imagine not doing it at this point
Growing up in China in the 1990’s, all babies wore split pants and were “potty trained” incredibly early. I was fully by 9 months, it is definitely cultural. It’s strange to be in the USA and see children wearing diapers until they’re 2-3. Kids are capable of a lot more than what Western society thinks - they just lack the opportunity.
Yes totally! My parents are from Sri Lanka and potty training as an infant is totally normal there too… I find changing a 2-3 year olds diaper super strange as well…
I'm Zambian, and I remember my mom doing this with my sibling and many moms back when i was a kid doing this with babies. They'd start around 3 months or so. Sadly, people are losing this is something we're losing in urban areas
Well this is the best news I've heard all week!!! You can potty train from that early on... PERFECT!! I am due in 3 months and will be trying this as early as possible! Thanks! Xx
I've always had the intention to do elimination communication after baby's first month but on my second week, I was trying it, just for fun. Not that I was not overwhelmed by being a new mama but..haha. I was curious. Now baby is 3 months old and she will TELL ME when she needs to poo, pretty much screams her head off and going "NGH" with a crunching motion. Now she will go even when we are at someone else's sink. Oh..I do it over the sink because I feel it is easier. Pee, poo, wash. Instead of having to hold the potty and maybe pee gets out and then washing the potty. ALSO, I feel one big positive is that we have one more thing we KNOW about our child. There is one more option for her fussing. It can be a negative too in the beginning as there is like ONE more thing to consider. Is it pee, poo, eat, sleep, burp? I think it gets better and am not giving up just yet, though somedays can get tiring when you think you've done it all...just that...you didn't hold long enough for poo..there's still more to come! 😄 or is it just me?
is fart/gas on your list too? I've heard that's #6 on the list! Also heard that it helps to "walk" them or mimic going for a walk by moving their legs in a bike type fashion. A walk around the block gets the fart out! haha it's true for adults, and seems to work really well for gassy babies too. Apparently it's a well known technique. Thanks for sharing you experience with EC! (commenter) and thanks for sharing your experience with EC! (youtuber!) Enjoyed this video! Thanks. Subscribed!
I love how honest and funny your videos are! Most youtubers only tell how their child did it perfectly the 3rd time, when in reality there are always stumbling blocks.
THANK YOU !! I’m about to tart potty training my 18 month old & before watching this I was like “ he’s not ready because he doesn’t talk” but the grunting tip will work for him !!
I think this is one of those things that we’ll realize just make more sense years from now. Like people will look back and wonder why we let kids poop in diapers for years only to try to reteach them later.
This sounds so logical to me, since it is the same you potty train a puppy. With our pup I used to go outside right after she played, when she woke up and about 20 minutes after eating. When she was really small this was about every other hour. After about two hard weeks I started noticing signals when she needed to go outside. She would look out of a certain window in our house to let us know or she would shortly sniff the ground. When she grew older, the times between potty times grew longer naturally. I think it would be the same with babies. They can get the concept quite fast and after that it is just waiting for them to be able to control their bladder for longer intervals.
@@axmaciel7 we’re all animals, it just boils down to ppl don’t like change. Diaper changes are more acceptable and “convenient” before a toddler can look at you and say “poo poo?”
I really wished new parents were more educated on EC when we go to the doctors appt, I also wish people were more open to the idea that this is okay rather than looking at us like we have 100heads when I say i want to try this.
EC is the best thing ever. last time i started at around 10 days old with my baby, this time ill start straight away from birth. last time by 5 months my baby could communicate to me by blowing a raspberry that she needed a kaka. by one year she could verbally tell me 'kaka' and she was using the toilet with a seat reducer. Couldnt have cloth diapered without this knowledge. Great you're speaking out and about it
We started with my twins at 11 months which was far too late wish we had started earlier. After a week they were totally bowel trained and we almost had them bladder trained but then morning sickness from my current pregnancy messed with that :( but I'll deliver soon and we'll finish them off since they are DONE with pullups and start with baby number 3 right away! Thanks for making this video!
Three of my four just refused to potty train at 2 when everyone said they should. One just potty trained herself. I wish I had known about this method, I feel like my life would have been so much easier!
Just having a potty chair or seat teaches them to sit and go, if their feet are elevated ( like when adults use a squatty potty) the angle is even better. When you use the toilet it is good to have your baby sit bare butt on their potty chair at the same time. If you have ipad/smart phone or tablet play the “kids youtube” potty videos. They are very good and teach better than most parents could.
We caught our first 💩 when baby was a few days old. It's so fulfilling to have a catch because it means one less poopy diaper to wash in the laundry. 😁
when my tiny baby would poo in her tiny pot it was literally the most satisfying thing in the world. and she always looked so calm and serene after. no cleaning of kaka off her tiny body. no 'poo explosions' i honestly have no idea how people deal with babies and their poo the mainstream way. i swear it caused so much less stress between me and my partner because we never had to worry about changing disgusting diapers. he was also super into the EC which really helped
Wished I potty trained my kids earlier. My girl is turning 5 at the end of the week and still not 100% potty trained. Her strong willed nature of being told or reminded to go made her hold it until she busting. My 2yr old is showing signs hes ready to be potty trained. Wish me luck. I also hv a 10wk old. I notice his cues but still let him go in his nappy. Am just so exhausted. But this is something I would like to try.
I absolutely adore your mom videos. I love how you are pretty hippie but in this like, eh, I'm probably low key gangster too type of attitude. You're unashamed about the information you're sharing and it's awesome to see. Thank you for trying things out and sharing your experiences and I look forward to watching you mom as I become a new mom for as long as you do this!!
I love that you keep mentioning something that I'm also giving a go. Makes me feel less crazy ha! I was lucky to come across a video from Andrea two weeks in where she spoke about trying to notice their signals, and how instructively babies don't want to soil themselves, and all of a sudden the fussyness during breastfeeding made sense as she needed to do a wee. As we're in lockdown anyways I was like okay let's give this a go why not. Bought the top hat potty. Haven't looked back. 🙌🏼
Thank you so much for talking about this openly. I only heard about it recently from some very (!) hippy-dippy Australian girl and she didn't really explain much beyond "your baby shows potty cues" and the way you described it is so much more applicable! I'll give it a shot
Omg! I am just starting my 3 mo with EC. I came to your video because they were close in age. I was laughing the whole time. The way you broke it down with no pressure and just being yourself made me appreciate you even more. Keep making this content, you're doing amazing!
I was thinking about what you said in regards to "good job"-you could try, "you did it!" I'm new to this with my first, but can't think of how that one could have unintended negative consequences. Also, I'm enjoying your videos and glad I found your channel.
I had this idea doing this for my daughter so she would be potty trained before a year! Let me just say I never knew this was a thing, I love how I had this idea and it’s really a thing us parents can do
Love love Love how you deliver information! Its so digestible and relatable and your body language is so captivating! Lovee your videos thank you! There so helpful!
This is genius! EC requires effort but seems SO worth it. I agree that when you move having the potty on your toilet seems like a good transition. In the lead up to your move have you thought about moving Alyia around to different rooms to acclimate her new potty environments? She seems like a pro already!! Keep up the good work 🎉
We did EC just for poop with our 1st at 18 months because I was tired of wrestling a snake to change her poop diapers. I wish I’d done it sooner! She never had any issues with poop when we potty trained, unlike many other kids in my mom groups, because to her poop belonged in the toilet and that was it. We’re trying it again now with our 6 month old and have caught pee twice and poop once. We’re not crunchy at all, but I love EC!
It is honestly SO amazing! I find that it is totally just our routine now and not even a big deal... might seem weird or strange to some..... but isn't sitting in your own poop weird and strange LOL Good luck on your journey!!!
Watched this before bed last night, turned off UA-cam, found a potty online , picked it up today while listening to an EC podcast (sooo educational!)... The power of UA-cam encouragement 😂 But really I heard about EC for the 1st time when baby was maybe 2mths and have been thinking about it ever since! We're going to give it a try!!
I never thought it would be so ADORABLE to see someone’s baby that is so ecstatic to be sitting on a potty! Lol I never thought about the grunting thing but I will be doing that with my baby ❤😊
No but it’s coming next month! 21 months and potty triained. I’d love to say it was EC but I think it’s her personality. My first was also potty trained before 2 that I would credit to ec mostly for the familiarity of the toilet
I don’t have a kid yet (pregnant) but I never understood why people keep their kids in diapers so long. I haven’t even started changing them yet and I already want to be done with it asap! Especially when people see and ignore clear queues their child gives before going in their diaper…
DEFINITELY give it a go! We did this because we are using cloth diapers and once they start solids its an awesome way to NEVER have to wash out the poop on a diaper! :) We started around 4.5 months and our baby is now 12 months and 95% poop trained and about 40-50% pee trained. Its quite amazing actually!
i’ve seen a lot about this and what do you think about the people who say that it’s YOU who’s potty trained because you know when you child has to go? or the research that says that they can’t hold and release their bladder?
Haha that actually sounds spot on to me! I don’t think she’s potty trained but I do think she knows what to do on the potty and it’s my job to know when to put her there
I think that’s the diaper companies way of creating “studies” convincing parents to buy their products until kids are 5.🤷🏻♀️ “here’s an idea! Let’s convince parents their kids need to poop their pants then sell them diapers until the child that poops pants realizes the rest of the big kid world poops on the potty!” Sounds real clever. Marketing is genius. My kids must be the exception because after eliminating in the potty since near birth, they totally told me when they had to eliminate through their baby communication. And I facilitated because they didn’t have dexterity to take off their cloth diapers or pants themselves. By mobility at 12 months they could journey to their tiny potty on the floor and “tell me” in so many ways they needed to eliminate. Heck yeah I’m “trained” to recognize my baby’s needs to eliminate and facilitate teaching them to eliminate in appropriate places besides their pants. In many tribal communities, mothers use elimination communication instinctively, from birth.
LOL Totally spot on... I feel that I am the one that is potty trained :) however, now that we have a 12 month old... she is VERY predictable and ALWAYS has a morning poop and pee.... and almost always pees after both of her naps and before bath time! It is quite insane honestly!!!!
Lol you cracked me up when you mentioned the caffeine 😂 that's totally me, I'm breastfeeding my son and I'm still going to drink my coffee no matter what anyone says!
I'm so interested in this, my daughter is 16 months but I think with our next I would start this right away. Can you do a video more about figuring out the cues?
While I don't consider it "potty training," I love elimination communication! I practiced EC with my two kids and am preparing to do it again from birth with my third baby. I agree that EC and cloth diapering go hand in hand! That's awesome that you're catching most of the poops! That's one of the huge benefits. Keep at it, but remember that it's not a linear journey. EC changes with each stage of development. With aloha, Heidi 💜
OH I love that! Was it hard to do with a second child with a toddler running around or just totally part of your routine... Just thinking about the future!!! Thanks!
@@kelleyryanvlogs My first two kids are 4.5 years apart, so it was easy to do EC with my second. My toddler will be 2.5 when this baby arrives and I plan to involve her. She already likes offering her dolls the potty and changing their cloth diapers. And at 2.5 she doesn't remember wearing diapers. 💜 Heidi
EC peesy thank you so much for the feedback! We aren’t even pregnant yet but I love your insight and knowing it’s totally possible with multiple kiddos! I feel like it’s already become so routine now so I hope it feels that way someday when we add another 🙏🏽🙏🏽 in the mix
I based it off when they’d go in their diapers or just go transition times. So before/after eating, car rides, naps etc. you won’t even catch half at first but just getting them used to it is the goal!
I used the same 'diaper spray' for potty wash downs. We (and many others) already have those in the house for the purpose of being hygienic and washing our own tushes with water after number twos instead of wasting toilet paper to smear it around. :) You should try it!
So my mom has been doing this for every kid since my sister was a baby 47 years ago. I didn't even know there was a name for it, but all the kids in our family were potty trained by 1 or when they walk. Whichever comes first. I like the sign and grunting addition though.
She's adorable 😍 im really intruiged by EC.. ive got disposable nappies for the newborn stage then i think i wanna try a combo of cloth nappies & potential EC.. we shall see how things are when he arrives within the next few weeks!!!
I think you’re doing amazing just the fact that you’re putting this much effort I know all parents wish they had the time minutes so that is the part that is so difficult to be able to work and parent and then give the best to your children and I know that all parents really really love their children but it’s the knowledge learning new things. I was a mother 28 years ago and I just had a baby and I’m 43 and I’m still lost. It’s crazy how much everything has changed.
Wow that’s amazing that you are conquering in your life with a new baby at 43 and taking time to continue to learn and grow, even though you’ve already done it once before. Sending you lots of positive vibes on your continuing motherhood journey!
The best advice that I got for it though was sleep, feed, play, sleep, feed, play. This way the baby doesn’t get used to feeding to sleep and they can put themselves to sleep
Well, I don’t mind why my baby does it as long as he does it. We all learn at a good age to do what we need but also to please our parents. That’s normal in my opinion
It's the BEST to have a completely potty trained 20 month old. It's work but so worth it. Our son will now be out of diapers when our daughter arrives and he isn't even 2. One diapered child at a time, yes!
We tried to put our 4 month old on the potty, but he just startet crying, like a lot, like he was in pain or something. So we stoppet after a few tries. Any idea why? I thought maybe he wasen't ready and we decided to wait for a while. But I see a lot of parentes doing this and it seems to be working for them.
He might just not love it. We tried at 4 months and stopped and did it again at 6 months. Try putting him in front of a mirror when he’s on! Or have a book
I have a preemie Girl (28+6) and a week after we brought her home, i started with potty (37+5week) .. Well she only poops in her potty and she pee's in the potty every single day. It worked since the first time🙌🏻
I did this for my daughter since she was 1 month . But with second child I am occupied in something or other. He is eight months now. For him I will start once he turns nine. i feel bad for him
I really want to try this, but I feel really intimidated by this. I also can’t afford to buy the book and the tools to go with this. My baby is two months old so still in a good time range to start. My biggest issue though is that my husband thinks the whole idea is crazy. He says it’s not real so I’m really doubting myself about it.
I for real feel like I’m playing house lol however, I will say my daughter was DISGUSTED about sitting in her own waste. So maybe I’ll try with my second 🤔
It really wasnt that hard once we committed around 4.5 months and now its just so a part of the routine. It really is awesome- definitely give it a go with your second!
@@heyshaylaTy!!! I tried using your code but I got the potty warmer thing too and it wouldn’t let me use your discount bc it already offered one 😭 but I got the potty!!!
Thanks for the video! I was wondering though what it's like when you have to sit them there & clean up after them. Is it cleaner/easier than just changing a diaper? What does she learn from the expirence?
I also find that once my baby was like 7 months old or so... she could hold onto my legs and I could wipe like I would with a toddler :) Otherwise when she was REALLY little I would move her to her changing pad and wipe her there-just keeping the mess away from my body if I was worried about anything getting on my clothes :)
How do you get started with EC? My baby is almost a year old. I actually did cloth diapering for first 6-7 months, then mostly stopped because I find getting the fit just right too difficult now (plus my baby went from loving diaper changes to hating them). Like seriously, I have to change him on the floor and he fights the entire time. Did you get started with the undies things? I only know when my baby is about to poop (usually, also a bit of a pattern to poop). I have no idea what any of "pee cues" would be. From what I have read, it reccommended putting baby on potty in morning when waking up, changing diaper in bathroom (so they can see poop goes in the potty). I just don't see any "pee cues" so I have no idea how EC would work for pee. But I can see how it can work for poo.
@@heyshayla thank you for the tips. I did buy the "Go diaper free" book. I am now home with him most of the time so I will give it a try. I am so over diapers because diaper changes have become quite a battle.
Thank you so much for this video! I love new ideas for raising children. Curious if you have an opinion on trying this method when working full time (not in/from the home)?
I think this totally depends on if you have a daycare attendant that is willing to do this as well. Obviously you could just do it at your home and then not out and about/at daycare but the baby will catch on faster if it is consistent inside and outside the home :)
Whenever I try to take him to potty or suddenly make him sit on a potty when I see him trying to put pressure.... He just stops putting pressure😒 n starts staring at me.
Man, I feel like you get me! Haha. Am I an adult? 😆 I'm also struggling to not say "Good job" because of what Andrea mentioned in the book. Just now trying to start EC and cloth diapering at 8 months.
Great video, love the vibe. I love your philosophy. I follow. My son is 13 months now. We started potty training him a few weeks ago, he’s amazing at it. He started seeming uncomfortable in a diaper, he Hid to go pee or poo and looked embarrassed when we looked at him. So cute. He has used the tiny potty three times now.
Hey I was Just wondering what happens when you catch it and then go and it’s great.. but do you still wipe them? Surely there would be a little poop on their butt cheeks. Do you just go back and wipe it off like a regular diaper change? How do you keep it off you haha
Can you do a video on sign language? 😁 I've seen you mention the ones you teach in a few videos. I'm thinking of starting with my baby soon! Thanks for the super helpful videos. You're the only person I watch lol 🧡
I startet EC right when we came home from the hospital with our LO. She was mainly pooping and peeing while breastfeeding which made it easy. Normal pee i didn’t catch as often because there were “no” signs. Unfortunately she went into surgery to get an urostomy which makes it a mess when she doesn’t wear a diaper so we stopped with EC. Hopefully we can start again when she gets her reversal surgery. Also I don’t like the term potty training, because diaper free/EC is more about the communication and granting babys not to pee/poo themselves :)
@@heyshayla Disagree LOL! I'm a crunchy mama having my first in June and I have NO IDEA what to expect about daily life after baby is born, so any insights are so helpful.
I love doing it with my 4 month old. We notice so many more cognitive developments with him by also doing EC. It’s hard to imagine not doing it at this point
Growing up in China in the 1990’s, all babies wore split pants and were “potty trained” incredibly early. I was fully by 9 months, it is definitely cultural. It’s strange to be in the USA and see children wearing diapers until they’re 2-3. Kids are capable of a lot more than what Western society thinks - they just lack the opportunity.
It must be such a cultural shock.
Yes totally! My parents are from Sri Lanka and potty training as an infant is totally normal there too… I find changing a 2-3 year olds diaper super strange as well…
I'm Zambian, and I remember my mom doing this with my sibling and many moms back when i was a kid doing this with babies. They'd start around 3 months or so. Sadly, people are losing this is something we're losing in urban areas
Well this is the best news I've heard all week!!! You can potty train from that early on... PERFECT!! I am due in 3 months and will be trying this as early as possible! Thanks! Xx
I've always had the intention to do elimination communication after baby's first month but on my second week, I was trying it, just for fun. Not that I was not overwhelmed by being a new mama but..haha. I was curious. Now baby is 3 months old and she will TELL ME when she needs to poo, pretty much screams her head off and going "NGH" with a crunching motion.
Now she will go even when we are at someone else's sink. Oh..I do it over the sink because I feel it is easier. Pee, poo, wash. Instead of having to hold the potty and maybe pee gets out and then washing the potty.
ALSO, I feel one big positive is that we have one more thing we KNOW about our child. There is one more option for her fussing. It can be a negative too in the beginning as there is like ONE more thing to consider. Is it pee, poo, eat, sleep, burp? I think it gets better and am not giving up just yet, though somedays can get tiring when you think you've done it all...just that...you didn't hold long enough for poo..there's still more to come! 😄 or is it just me?
is fart/gas on your list too? I've heard that's #6 on the list! Also heard that it helps to "walk" them or mimic going for a walk by moving their legs in a bike type fashion. A walk around the block gets the fart out! haha it's true for adults, and seems to work really well for gassy babies too. Apparently it's a well known technique. Thanks for sharing you experience with EC! (commenter) and thanks for sharing your experience with EC! (youtuber!) Enjoyed this video!
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There are sounds newborns make that communicates what they want.
Wow your story is amazing! And super cool! Thanks for taking the time to share it!
“I still say good girl sometimes, I’m working on it” 😂😂 I love the honesty and recognition that you not perfect ❤️
Yup ditto here! I have boys and it’s just rolls off the tongue for me ‘Good boy’ followed by ‘you did it’ haha 😅
I love how honest and funny your videos are! Most youtubers only tell how their child did it perfectly the 3rd time, when in reality there are always stumbling blocks.
3 months in and STILL imperfect and some days, EXHAUSTING. Shayla's REALLLY funny!
TOTALLY agree with this! She is hilarious!!!! :)
So true! The reality is what it is and being authentic really connects.
THANK YOU !! I’m about to tart potty training my 18 month old & before watching this I was like “ he’s not ready because he doesn’t talk” but the grunting tip will work for him !!
I about died when you showed her on the potty 😭💕 she is so cute!!!
Omg I knoooow her grunts kill me!!
Hahaha, too adorable and impressive!
She’s very sweet, and clever !!
LITERALLY
Loved it!
I think this is one of those things that we’ll realize just make more sense years from now. Like people will look back and wonder why we let kids poop in diapers for years only to try to reteach them later.
This sounds so logical to me, since it is the same you potty train a puppy. With our pup I used to go outside right after she played, when she woke up and about 20 minutes after eating. When she was really small this was about every other hour. After about two hard weeks I started noticing signals when she needed to go outside. She would look out of a certain window in our house to let us know or she would shortly sniff the ground. When she grew older, the times between potty times grew longer naturally. I think it would be the same with babies. They can get the concept quite fast and after that it is just waiting for them to be able to control their bladder for longer intervals.
Yes!! This is so true but every time I compare the two, I get death glares -____-
@@axmaciel7 we’re all animals, it just boils down to ppl don’t like change. Diaper changes are more acceptable and “convenient” before a toddler can look at you and say “poo poo?”
I really wished new parents were more educated on EC when we go to the doctors appt, I also wish people were more open to the idea that this is okay rather than looking at us like we have 100heads when I say i want to try this.
i get that look when i talk about cloth diapers like we weren't doing that back 50 years ago
@ash Amador, right? Not even 50 years ago. My grandma used cloth diapers for most of her kids!
😅🤣 I know exactly what you mean.
I just started and haven't told my mom, yet!
EC is the best thing ever. last time i started at around 10 days old with my baby, this time ill start straight away from birth. last time by 5 months my baby could communicate to me by blowing a raspberry that she needed a kaka. by one year she could verbally tell me 'kaka' and she was using the toilet with a seat reducer. Couldnt have cloth diapered without this knowledge. Great you're speaking out and about it
It's great! We started when our baby was 2 months old. Now he's six and doing great. It has saved us more money.
Her little grunts !! 🤣 adorable
We started with my twins at 11 months which was far too late wish we had started earlier. After a week they were totally bowel trained and we almost had them bladder trained but then morning sickness from my current pregnancy messed with that :( but I'll deliver soon and we'll finish them off since they are DONE with pullups and start with baby number 3 right away! Thanks for making this video!
Props to you for even doing this with twins- super momma!!!!!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Awesome presentation...one of the few videos I've watched without getting bored
Wahoooo I’ll take it!
Three of my four just refused to potty train at 2 when everyone said they should. One just potty trained herself. I wish I had known about this method, I feel like my life would have been so much easier!
Just having a potty chair or seat teaches them to sit and go, if their feet are elevated ( like when adults use a squatty potty) the angle is even better. When you use the toilet it is good to have your baby sit bare butt on their potty chair at the same time. If you have ipad/smart phone or tablet play the “kids youtube” potty videos. They are very good and teach better than most parents could.
We caught our first 💩 when baby was a few days old. It's so fulfilling to have a catch because it means one less poopy diaper to wash in the laundry. 😁
when my tiny baby would poo in her tiny pot it was literally the most satisfying thing in the world. and she always looked so calm and serene after. no cleaning of kaka off her tiny body. no 'poo explosions' i honestly have no idea how people deal with babies and their poo the mainstream way. i swear it caused so much less stress between me and my partner because we never had to worry about changing disgusting diapers. he was also super into the EC which really helped
Wished I potty trained my kids earlier. My girl is turning 5 at the end of the week and still not 100% potty trained. Her strong willed nature of being told or reminded to go made her hold it until she busting. My 2yr old is showing signs hes ready to be potty trained. Wish me luck. I also hv a 10wk old. I notice his cues but still let him go in his nappy. Am just so exhausted. But this is something I would like to try.
I absolutely adore your mom videos. I love how you are pretty hippie but in this like, eh, I'm probably low key gangster too type of attitude.
You're unashamed about the information you're sharing and it's awesome to see.
Thank you for trying things out and sharing your experiences and I look forward to watching you mom as I become a new mom for as long as you do this!!
I agree with all of this! Well stated 🤍🤍🤍
I love that you keep mentioning something that I'm also giving a go. Makes me feel less crazy ha! I was lucky to come across a video from Andrea two weeks in where she spoke about trying to notice their signals, and how instructively babies don't want to soil themselves, and all of a sudden the fussyness during breastfeeding made sense as she needed to do a wee. As we're in lockdown anyways I was like okay let's give this a go why not. Bought the top hat potty. Haven't looked back. 🙌🏼
Its so cool isnt it? Babies are SOOOOO much smarter than we give them credit for I think!
SUPER HELPFUL! Please keep us updated! I’d love to do this with my daughter eventually!
Thank you so much for talking about this openly. I only heard about it recently from some very (!) hippy-dippy Australian girl and she didn't really explain much beyond "your baby shows potty cues" and the way you described it is so much more applicable! I'll give it a shot
Yay!!! Good luck!
I know which video you are talking abt, i watched it too.
I’m an adult? Not that I don’t do my responsibilities... ANYWAY! 😂 I totally get this 😅
Omg! I am just starting my 3 mo with EC. I came to your video because they were close in age. I was laughing the whole time. The way you broke it down with no pressure and just being yourself made me appreciate you even more. Keep making this content, you're doing amazing!
I was thinking about what you said in regards to "good job"-you could try, "you did it!" I'm new to this with my first, but can't think of how that one could have unintended negative consequences. Also, I'm enjoying your videos and glad I found your channel.
You’re right! That’s one she suggests!
How exciting!!! Definitely would love an update how this is working for your family! Gonna go buy the book now 😀
I had this idea doing this for my daughter so she would be potty trained before a year! Let me just say I never knew this was a thing, I love how I had this idea and it’s really a thing us parents can do
Right!! So cool!
Love love
Love how you deliver information! Its so digestible and relatable and your body language is so captivating! Lovee your videos thank you! There so helpful!
AH! I just commented on your Montessori video and now this, I am also very interested in early training. This is great! Thank you for sharing
Of course!
This is genius! EC requires effort but seems SO worth it. I agree that when you move having the potty on your toilet seems like a good transition. In the lead up to your move have you thought about moving Alyia around to different rooms to acclimate her new potty environments? She seems like a pro already!! Keep up the good work 🎉
Great idea thank you!!
We did EC just for poop with our 1st at 18 months because I was tired of wrestling a snake to change her poop diapers. I wish I’d done it sooner! She never had any issues with poop when we potty trained, unlike many other kids in my mom groups, because to her poop belonged in the toilet and that was it.
We’re trying it again now with our 6 month old and have caught pee twice and poop once.
We’re not crunchy at all, but I love EC!
So cute! I've been wanting to do it since day one but never tired. I'm encouraging.
I have been waiting for this video from you! I cant stop watching EC videos and I'm years away from having kids
So glad you've tackled this! I look forward to trying EC with my first child, and I'm interested to follow the journey.
It is honestly SO amazing! I find that it is totally just our routine now and not even a big deal... might seem weird or strange to some..... but isn't sitting in your own poop weird and strange LOL
Good luck on your journey!!!
Watched this before bed last night, turned off UA-cam, found a potty online , picked it up today while listening to an EC podcast (sooo educational!)... The power of UA-cam encouragement 😂
But really I heard about EC for the 1st time when baby was maybe 2mths and have been thinking about it ever since! We're going to give it a try!!
Was so excited for this video to come out! Thank you 😊 and yeah we do want to hear about your child going potty
I never thought it would be so ADORABLE to see someone’s baby that is so ecstatic to be sitting on a potty! Lol I never thought about the grunting thing but I will be doing that with my baby ❤😊
Is there an updated video to this video? I'd love to hear your thoughts after having done it longer.
No but it’s coming next month! 21 months and potty triained. I’d love to say it was EC but I think it’s her personality. My first was also potty trained before 2 that I would credit to ec mostly for the familiarity of the toilet
@@heyshaylaThank you!
I don’t have a kid yet (pregnant) but I never understood why people keep their kids in diapers so long. I haven’t even started changing them yet and I already want to be done with it asap! Especially when people see and ignore clear queues their child gives before going in their diaper…
Yaaaaas!!!
❤how i love your energy 🤩
Definitely want to hear about your baby's bathroom going! Due at the end of the month and this video has got me thinking 🤔
DEFINITELY give it a go! We did this because we are using cloth diapers and once they start solids its an awesome way to NEVER have to wash out the poop on a diaper! :) We started around 4.5 months and our baby is now 12 months and 95% poop trained and about 40-50% pee trained. Its quite amazing actually!
The “potty hat” made me LAUGH! Before you explained it I thought it was something the baby wears 😂😂😂😂
Hahahahaha that classical conditioning, this is the hat you wear when you potty 😂
I am so glad I found your channel!!! Please keep making videos! You are my Guru! You're awesome!!
i’ve seen a lot about this and what do you think about the people who say that it’s YOU who’s potty trained because you know when you child has to go? or the research that says that they can’t hold and release their bladder?
Haha that actually sounds spot on to me! I don’t think she’s potty trained but I do think she knows what to do on the potty and it’s my job to know when to put her there
I think that’s the diaper companies way of creating “studies” convincing parents to buy their products until kids are 5.🤷🏻♀️ “here’s an idea! Let’s convince parents their kids need to poop their pants then sell them diapers until the child that poops pants realizes the rest of the big kid world poops on the potty!” Sounds real clever. Marketing is genius.
My kids must be the exception because after eliminating in the potty since near birth, they totally told me when they had to eliminate through their baby communication. And I facilitated because they didn’t have dexterity to take off their cloth diapers or pants themselves. By mobility at 12 months they could journey to their tiny potty on the floor and “tell me” in so many ways they needed to eliminate.
Heck yeah I’m “trained” to recognize my baby’s needs to eliminate and facilitate teaching them to eliminate in appropriate places besides their pants.
In many tribal communities, mothers use elimination communication instinctively, from birth.
LOL Totally spot on... I feel that I am the one that is potty trained :) however, now that we have a 12 month old... she is VERY predictable and ALWAYS has a morning poop and pee.... and almost always pees after both of her naps and before bath time! It is quite insane honestly!!!!
Lol you cracked me up when you mentioned the caffeine 😂 that's totally me, I'm breastfeeding my son and I'm still going to drink my coffee no matter what anyone says!
I'm so interested in this, my daughter is 16 months but I think with our next I would start this right away. Can you do a video more about figuring out the cues?
While I don't consider it "potty training," I love elimination communication! I practiced EC with my two kids and am preparing to do it again from birth with my third baby. I agree that EC and cloth diapering go hand in hand!
That's awesome that you're catching most of the poops! That's one of the huge benefits.
Keep at it, but remember that it's not a linear journey. EC changes with each stage of development.
With aloha, Heidi 💜
OH I love that!
Was it hard to do with a second child with a toddler running around or just totally part of your routine... Just thinking about the future!!!
Thanks!
@@kelleyryanvlogs My first two kids are 4.5 years apart, so it was easy to do EC with my second. My toddler will be 2.5 when this baby arrives and I plan to involve her. She already likes offering her dolls the potty and changing their cloth diapers. And at 2.5 she doesn't remember wearing diapers. 💜 Heidi
EC peesy thank you so much for the feedback! We aren’t even pregnant yet but I love your insight and knowing it’s totally possible with multiple kiddos! I feel like it’s already become so routine now so I hope it feels that way someday when we add another 🙏🏽🙏🏽 in the mix
I love your hippie granola self ❤️😂
what are the the timings when u schedule the kid to do the EC within the day?
I based it off when they’d go in their diapers or just go transition times. So before/after eating, car rides, naps etc. you won’t even catch half at first but just getting them used to it is the goal!
I like to hear it more. Thanks for sharing!!!
Nice!.. congrats on the 🏠.. so cool
Omgosh the grunt so cute 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Pregnant with our first and my husband also is the one very interested in & pushing for EC!!
I used the same 'diaper spray' for potty wash downs. We (and many others) already have those in the house for the purpose of being hygienic and washing our own tushes with water after number twos instead of wasting toilet paper to smear it around. :) You should try it!
It really does seem so much cleaner!
So my mom has been doing this for every kid since my sister was a baby 47 years ago. I didn't even know there was a name for it, but all the kids in our family were potty trained by 1 or when they walk. Whichever comes first. I like the sign and grunting addition though.
She's adorable 😍 im really intruiged by EC.. ive got disposable nappies for the newborn stage then i think i wanna try a combo of cloth nappies & potential EC.. we shall see how things are when he arrives within the next few weeks!!!
Yay congrats!!!! We do the cloth snd the ec and it’s greaaaat!
I think you’re doing amazing just the fact that you’re putting this much effort I know all parents wish they had the time minutes so that is the part that is so difficult to be able to work and parent and then give the best to your children and I know that all parents really really love their children but it’s the knowledge learning new things. I was a mother 28 years ago and I just had a baby and I’m 43 and I’m still lost. It’s crazy how much everything has changed.
Wow that’s amazing that you are conquering in your life with a new baby at 43 and taking time to continue to learn and grow, even though you’ve already done it once before. Sending you lots of positive vibes on your continuing motherhood journey!
Wow definitely doing this with my son!
What do you use for baby sign language?
Please do a video on sleep training infants. Will be of great help for our 4 month old
We never sleep trained so I have zero advice 🤦♀️
The best advice that I got for it though was sleep, feed, play, sleep, feed, play.
This way the baby doesn’t get used to feeding to sleep and they can put themselves to sleep
Well, I don’t mind why my baby does it as long as he does it. We all learn at a good age to do what we need but also to please our parents. That’s normal in my opinion
Video starts at 1:30.
Your daughter is adorable!! 🥰
It's the BEST to have a completely potty trained 20 month old. It's work but so worth it. Our son will now be out of diapers when our daughter arrives and he isn't even 2. One diapered child at a time, yes!
We tried to put our 4 month old on the potty, but he just startet crying, like a lot, like he was in pain or something. So we stoppet after a few tries. Any idea why? I thought maybe he wasen't ready and we decided to wait for a while. But I see a lot of parentes doing this and it seems to be working for them.
He might just not love it. We tried at 4 months and stopped and did it again at 6 months. Try putting him in front of a mirror when he’s on! Or have a book
I have a preemie Girl (28+6) and a week after we brought her home, i started with potty (37+5week) .. Well she only poops in her potty and she pee's in the potty every single day. It worked since the first time🙌🏻
Omg that’s amazing!!!!
I am an EC drop out lol, I think I went a whole 3 days, I'm the worst lol. But we do cloth diaper.
Try again (if you want to) I quit too but the transition times seem to be a winner
I did this for my daughter since she was 1 month . But with second child I am occupied in something or other. He is eight months now. For him I will start once he turns nine. i feel bad for him
Don’t feel bad! We didn’t start until 6 months for both the second child has the older one and things are different! You’re doing fantastic
I really want to try this, but I feel really intimidated by this. I also can’t afford to buy the book and the tools to go with this. My baby is two months old so still in a good time range to start. My biggest issue though is that my husband thinks the whole idea is crazy. He says it’s not real so I’m really doubting myself about it.
Look up the podcast!! Go diaper free podcast soooo much free info!
EC for the win!
Ec all the way 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I for real feel like I’m playing house lol however, I will say my daughter was DISGUSTED about sitting in her own waste. So maybe I’ll try with my second 🤔
It really wasnt that hard once we committed around 4.5 months and now its just so a part of the routine. It really is awesome- definitely give it a go with your second!
We used a potty seat insert on the toilet and a baby bjorn potty in the car. We did cloth diapers and EC with our first son.
I went to go and buy the book from amazon UK.... £180.... 😢
YES! I'm so glad you are talking about this! First hypnobirthing and now EC, We are on the same wavelength girl
I think I missed it, but what is the name of the potty? Do you have a link and/or code? 🙏🏼❤️
godiaperfree.com/?invite=766
Yes! Go to “store” then scroll to the bottom and click on “tiny undies + potties” heyshayla gives you a discount!
@@heyshaylaTy!!! I tried using your code but I got the potty warmer thing too and it wouldn’t let me use your discount bc it already offered one 😭 but I got the potty!!!
Thanks for the video! I was wondering though what it's like when you have to sit them there & clean up after them. Is it cleaner/easier than just changing a diaper? What does she learn from the expirence?
No, it’s the same if not more work.
I think she learns the associate and doesn’t have to sit in her poop
@@heyshayla thanks!
I also find that once my baby was like 7 months old or so... she could hold onto my legs and I could wipe like I would with a toddler :)
Otherwise when she was REALLY little I would move her to her changing pad and wipe her there-just keeping the mess away from my body if I was worried about anything getting on my clothes :)
How do you get started with EC? My baby is almost a year old. I actually did cloth diapering for first 6-7 months, then mostly stopped because I find getting the fit just right too difficult now (plus my baby went from loving diaper changes to hating them). Like seriously, I have to change him on the floor and he fights the entire time. Did you get started with the undies things? I only know when my baby is about to poop (usually, also a bit of a pattern to poop). I have no idea what any of "pee cues" would be. From what I have read, it reccommended putting baby on potty in morning when waking up, changing diaper in bathroom (so they can see poop goes in the potty).
I just don't see any "pee cues" so I have no idea how EC would work for pee. But I can see how it can work for poo.
Transition times! So yes when you wake up, before and after. Before you leave for a drive or a walk or eating in the high chair after you get back etc
It’s hard!
@@heyshayla thank you for the tips. I did buy the "Go diaper free" book. I am now home with him most of the time so I will give it a try. I am so over diapers because diaper changes have become quite a battle.
Did you out your children in daycare? Were the staff able to follow any potty rules? Did your views change since you posted thjs?
We don’t worry about daycare doing it! We’ve been in and out of daycare. Kids learn based on what environment they’re in too!
@@heyshayla oh great to know. Thabks for the video
how to know what potty to choose?
I use the potty from heyshayla.com/tinyundiesyt not the top hat potty but the other one :)
Thank you so much for this video! I love new ideas for raising children. Curious if you have an opinion on trying this method when working full time (not in/from the home)?
The book says you can do it in the go. Is that what you mean?
I think this totally depends on if you have a daycare attendant that is willing to do this as well. Obviously you could just do it at your home and then not out and about/at daycare but the baby will catch on faster if it is consistent inside and outside the home :)
Whenever I try to take him to potty or suddenly make him sit on a potty when I see him trying to put pressure.... He just stops putting pressure😒 n starts staring at me.
I’d recommend grabbing the book or listening to the go diaper free podcast
Where do u spray out the potty with number 2 in it?
Man, I feel like you get me! Haha. Am I an adult? 😆 I'm also struggling to not say "Good job" because of what Andrea mentioned in the book. Just now trying to start EC and cloth diapering at 8 months.
It’s so hard! Now I say, “did you do it?! You did it!”
Great video, love the vibe. I love your philosophy. I follow. My son is 13 months now. We started potty training him a few weeks ago, he’s amazing at it. He started seeming uncomfortable in a diaper, he Hid to go pee or poo and looked embarrassed when we looked at him. So cute. He has used the tiny potty three times now.
Amazing!!
Link for the book?? It’s $70 on Amazon there’s no way I’m spending that much on a book...
Never mind! Found the link :)
Haha good!!
at 1:50 you said you didn't potty train but then your title literally says you potty trained her
Hey I was Just wondering what happens when you catch it and then go and it’s great.. but do you still wipe them? Surely there would be a little poop on their butt cheeks. Do you just go back and wipe it off like a regular diaper change? How do you keep it off you haha
Can you do a video on sign language? 😁 I've seen you mention the ones you teach in a few videos. I'm thinking of starting with my baby soon! Thanks for the super helpful videos. You're the only person I watch lol 🧡
We really don’t do much. More and all done is about what we do and she’s just getting a handle at 13 months
I startet EC right when we came home from the hospital with our LO. She was mainly pooping and peeing while breastfeeding which made it easy. Normal pee i didn’t catch as often because there were “no” signs. Unfortunately she went into surgery to get an urostomy which makes it a mess when she doesn’t wear a diaper so we stopped with EC. Hopefully we can start again when she gets her reversal surgery.
Also I don’t like the term potty training, because diaper free/EC is more about the communication and granting babys not to pee/poo themselves :)
awhh..hope your little one feels better soon! I read that it's totally possible to do it later too! 😊
@@dawnforlife thank you! Looking forward to 🙏🏼
loved the editing in this video =P
Have you thought about doing a Day in the Life kinda thing?
I tried it was boring af I’m going to try again lll
@@heyshayla Disagree LOL! I'm a crunchy mama having my first in June and I have NO IDEA what to expect about daily life after baby is born, so any insights are so helpful.
My daughter is 6 months and I just started. She pees on the potty almost every time.
At what age was your child actually potty trained by?
We really started at 21 months (apparently it would have been better to go for it between 12-18 months) and she’s almost two and we get 80-90%
Can you do a cloth diapering update?
Totally!!
They now have a potty watch that you set timer and the child wears it
6:18 😍😍😍😱😱😱❤️❤️❤️
Difficult not to say good job😃
We say “ did you do it?!”
Honestly I want to do this just because I'm going to be a working mommy. It's just more convenient.
Do a house tour when you move, please!
I’ll be vlogging the whole thing!
Can you make a video of how you taught your baby to file taxes too?
Bahahaha