Our Common Enemy. We're gonna chat about how the cards are stacked against us in this diapering culture, and how best to WIN big with Elimination Communication, from as early as birth, despite this culture! Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/165 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook...
Oct 27, 2021•16 min•Ep. 165
Today’s episode is a guest post from one of our certified coaches, Maja, and it’s all about nighttime EC. Here’s a snippet: “In one of the articles I stumbled upon when my daughter was around 6 months old, the author claimed that children pee in between the sleep cycles and that some babies dislike soiling themselves so much it makes them cry and fuss. I immediately felt that this could be it for us, but the idea of getting up to offer the potty at night, on top of everything else, seemed like a...
Oct 19, 2021•12 min•Ep. 164
Welcome to the show! So, if you’ve been here for any length of time, you know that I do NOT interview people on my podcast. However. Katie Ferraro interviewed me about elimination communication for her podcast, Baby-led Weaning Made Easy , a few weeks ago. It was SO Good that I felt compelled to share HER topic, babyled weaning or BLW, with y’all on my podcast! EC and BLW play very nicely together and fall under that same parenting umbrella of: hey, respect my natural biology and rhythms and lis...
Oct 14, 2021•31 min•Ep. 163
Today’s episode is a guest post from our Cerified Coach Emily in NY. A snippet: “Here's the thing. Putting babies on potties was common practice up until the 1950s. Way back when, parents did anything they could to avoid washing poopy cloth diapers. Although disposable diapers are undoubtedly the norm in the US today, I’d say it’s also still pretty normal - not that “fringe” or “crunchy” - to want to avoid changing them. So on that basis alone, I contest that we need to bring EC back into the ma...
Oct 05, 2021•10 min•Ep. 162
Over the years I’ve been approached by many, many parents who are practicing RIE - which is a form of respectful parenting that focuses on not interrupting a baby’s play - about whether elimination communication complements or contradicts it. Most of these parents were convinced that EC would be disrespectful , considered an unnecessary “interruption” to baby’s play that would interfere with their proper development. Hmm. Well, I disagree with this. I actually believe the two practices are quite...
Sep 28, 2021•18 min•Ep. 161
Today’s episode is a guest post from Go Diaper Free Certified Coach Tracy Gillett, who blogs at Raised Good and teaches parents EC (and many other things) in the Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada. Here’s an excerpt: “I read about Elimination Communication (EC). It blew my mind. I remember my husband’s raised eyebrows when I told him about it. Was this a step too far? Could a helpless little baby seriously pee in a potty? But it made sense. And it felt natural. After all we’re the only s...
Sep 21, 2021•5 min•Ep. 160
Anyone who’s tried to decode their newborn baby’s various cries and fusses knows that it can be virtually impossible! Is baby hungry? Tired? Cold? Uncomfortable? In pain? (Or, for those of us doing elimination communication: does baby have to go potty and wants the diaper removed first??) However, what if your baby cries and fusses ALL the time?? You set her down, she fusses within moments. Won’t nap without being worn in the baby carrier, won’t sleep unless you heroically rock her for 45 minute...
Sep 14, 2021•12 min•Ep. 159
How to catch your menstrual blood in the toilet without using a tampon or pad?? Wha??? I, thinking I was the ONLY one who did this, have also been “catching” my monthly cycle in the toilet every night for about the past 2 years. So, when Jenn told me she wanted to write this article, I couldn’t believe I wasn’t the only one applying Elimination Communication (or infant potty training) principles to my moon cycle! Without further ado, here is Jenn’s article on how she catches her menstrual blood ...
Sep 07, 2021•12 min•Ep. 158
Today I’m gonna share a bunch of testimonials from mamas (and one daddy) who’ve done Elimination Communication and/or potty training with their babies, using the Go Diaper Free resources as their guide. These are amazing and I hope that they both warm your heart and inspire you just like they do for me. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/157 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with ...
Aug 31, 2021•36 min•Ep. 157
Parents, you may be wondering how to be successful at potty training while your child is in daycare much of the day. For most parents these days, some type of childcare is part of their child’s week. Whether its grandma’s house, a dayhome/in-home daycare, full or part-time daycare, or even a drop-in at the gym…. So how do you potty-train while your child is in someone else’s care? There was a time, not so long ago that daycares took some responsibility over potty-training, or even led the proces...
Aug 24, 2021•8 min•Ep. 156
My oldest son turns 11 years old this week!! He’s always been the “star” of my book and videos, bringing EC to the world in a big way (and he’s proud of it!). In celebration of this wonderful event, I’d like to share a little bit about how I believe doing elimination communication with him, from birth, has impacted his life as a now pre-teen. As part of today’s show, I would also like to encourage you to listen to Kaiva’s full EC story in episode 11 of the Go Diaper Free Podcast at godiaperfree....
Aug 17, 2021•8 min•Ep. 155
Today’s episode is about mommy guilt. And how elimination communication can soften the guilt...even if you have to leave your baby every day to work outside the home! Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/154 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook...
Aug 10, 2021•5 min•Ep. 154
Today we’re going to have a lively debate: what is the best diaper for elimination communication? Are disposable diapers okay for elimination communication, or should they be avoided at all costs? Do you have to commit to cloth diapers to make elimination communication successful? (OMG major overwhelm!) Do compostable diapers even work? (Or do they fall apart right when the pee hits them?!) I’m going to unveil the mystery of “which diaper to use for elimination communication” (or infant potty tr...
Aug 03, 2021•14 min•Ep. 153
You know those days where everything (including EC) just doesn’t go right from the beginning? How about, instead, those days where everything (including EC!) seems to flow just about perfectly? What?!? You mean you don’t have those? Well, I’m here to tell you how to create those kinds of days from the get-go. Todays’ episode is a guest post from Jen, our Certified Coach in Apple Valley, CA. Enjoy! Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/152 Get my fr...
Jul 27, 2021•8 min•Ep. 152
Today we’ve got another question from, not one, but TWO of our Go Diaper Free readers from the US and Thailand. It’s all about what do I do if my baby poops or pees in her pants because she’s started crawling? This is another super-common problem that warrants a deeper answer...let’s do it! Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/151 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popu...
Jul 20, 2021•12 min•Ep. 151
In today’s guest post, Caroline (one of our German EC coaches) considers the sum of job + household + kids + sudden unforeseen adventures that all in all seem to leave too little time or energy for more…. Does this sound familiar? Have you caught yourself facing the same challenge: that you cannot possibly match EC with your current lifestyle? Then please listen to today’s show...there might be a surprisingly easy (and motivating :)) answer to how to do elimination communication with very little...
Jul 13, 2021•11 min•Ep. 150
Today’s episode is about a very, very common issue with elimination communication: My baby hates sitting on the potty but always pees outside easily. What should I do? Today we’ll answer this reader’s question...and get your baby using the inside potty or toilet within days or weeks. Because getting a baby who loves peeing outdoors to use the inside potty is priceless! Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/149 Get my free easy start guide for EC at...
Jul 06, 2021•10 min•Ep. 149
Today’s episode is a guest post from Robin Kinney, our EC Coach in Madison, Wisconsin. I love how Robin has learned how to weave EC with potty training and I hope you are inspired by her story! How bending the rules, believing in your child, and finding the right kind of support can make all the difference in your potty training experience...why I potty trained my son at 15-months-old. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/148 Get my free easy star...
Jul 01, 2021•9 min•Ep. 148
What would an indigenous person say about pottying their baby? How do babies go diaper free in indigenous cultures? Do babies even wear diapers in intact communities and third world countries? Today I answer Emily’s question about the attitudes indigenous women have toward pottying their babies in third world countries...and I try to pull together the pieces of what we know today. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/147 Get my free easy start gui...
Jun 22, 2021•14 min•Ep. 147
Today I share about “How to EC an Extremely Fussy Baby”...to help you figure out WHY your baby is so fussy in the first place, what works in terms of doing EC anyway, and, overall, how to manage this difficult wrench in the perfect wheel of “I’m totally doing EC from birth.” This is how to do elimination communication if your newborn baby is fussy! Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/145 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree...
Jun 08, 2021•21 min•Ep. 145
Are you a failure if you wrap up elimination communication with potty training?? Our guest post today is from Ariane, one of our certified coaches who started EC at 3 months and, at 22 months, was ashamed that she had to wrap it up with potty training. She shares her story today...and it’s quite inspiring! I also share at the end how to avoid having to wrap up elimination communication with potty training (but sometime’s it’s just inevitable!). Get full show notes and add your comments or questi...
Jun 03, 2021•12 min•Ep. 144
Today I’m sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Young Toddler. You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by my Wrapping Up EC minicourse, which will teach you how to complete what you’ve started with my book, Go Diaper Free. These two will set you up with success to start and finish ECing your young toddler within the 12-18 month span. Visit godiaperfree.com/wrapup ...
May 25, 2021•8 min•Ep. 143
One of my fave readers asked me many years ago: What is the one thing you would tell people to keep in mind when doing elimination communication? And my answer hasn’t changed much since the first time I wrote this way back when: The most important thing I can share with people about elimination communication is...found in today’s episode! Including practical ideas of how to make EC great. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/142 Get my free easy s...
May 18, 2021•8 min•Ep. 142
Today I’m sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Mobile Baby. (Listen to episode 139 on Newborns if you haven’t already.) You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by Getting Back on Track with EC, my minicourse on restarting EC (or starting EC from scratch) with a mobile baby. This combined with my book, Go Diaper Free, will set you up with success to start ECing yo...
May 11, 2021•8 min•Ep. 141
So what do you do if your baby poops REALLY early every single morning? YOU want to get more sleep. I’ve been there. But BABY has other plans. Poop plans. Today I answer this very question from a reader in Arkansas. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/140 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook...
May 04, 2021•6 min•Ep. 140
Today I’m sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Newborn Baby. You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by Baby Meets Potty, my newborn minicourse. This combined with my book, Go Diaper Free, will set you up with success to start ECing right at or after the birth of your baby. The minicourse has lots of footage of me ECing all 5 of my babies within minutes, hours, d...
Apr 27, 2021•7 min•Ep. 139
If you’re curious about freebirth 🤰 today’s show is definitely for you. Yeah, this isn’t EC or potty training, but it’s related. Because HOW your baby comes into the world MATTERS. Even if you don’t think you’d EVER have the GUTS to birth unassisted, I will share how our 9 core freebirth principles can be applied to ANY BIRTH, at home or in hospital, with or without a caregiver. 🤙 I’ve had two of my five babies unassisted and they were amazing, satisfying, and unbelievably smooth. This is how ...
Apr 20, 2021•26 min•Ep. 138
When you're getting started with elimination communication, observation time is a crucial component. However, our Certified Coach Natalie Robbins would go so far to say naked observation time can actually be avoided entirely. Naked time CAN be a great tool for getting to know your newborn baby's signals, and especially helpful if you are starting with an older baby or potty training, to sweep that mini potty underneath them mid-pee. But if it's too cold to leave your baby undressed, or maybe you...
Apr 13, 2021•15 min•Ep. 137
Today’s show is a guest post from our Certified Coach, Kate Falk, about 5 Reasons to stick with the Potty Training Plan (even if you want to quit!) and 5 Tips for getting through the hard parts. Kate offers A LOT of elimination communication and potty training classes and consultations and gets A LOT of parents who are ready to give up on potty training. The number one reason clients schedule a consultation with her is that they’re frustrated by potty training and/or they can’t make sense of how...
Apr 06, 2021•13 min•Ep. 136
Today I’ve got a special guest on the show: Avital from The Parenting Junkie. She teaches parents how to love parenting and parent from love. We’re going to talk about the importance of independent play for babies and toddlers, and how helping your baby play independently makes elimination communication and early potty training so much easier. Today we’re discussing the importance of independent play, and how you can start folding this invaluable, sanity-building practice into your parenting tod...
Mar 30, 2021•37 min•Ep. 135
