Comments on: EC http://mamakates.com/2009/04/21/ec/ A Mother Passionate About Natural Birth, Health, and Living Thu, 05 May 2011 13:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Laurie http://mamakates.com/2009/04/21/ec/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Laurie Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:24:13 +0000 http://mamakates.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/ec/#comment-86 That's what I call a potty pause and it is fairly common. He is busy learning and doing new things. His interest will return. In the meantime, continue to offer him the potty a few times a day, at the most likely times (like you have done), such as when he wakes up and/or in relation to meals. He won't forget what he learned in the past. He just needs time to work on other things. You can also try using different locations, potties and a child's toilet seat on the toilet. Perhaps he'll be interested in the whole toileting routine (lift the lid, place the seat, "go" in toilet, flush, wash hands). Reserve a few favorite books and toys for potty time only. Cheers That’s what I call a potty pause and it is fairly common. He is busy learning and doing new things. His interest will return. In the meantime, continue to offer him the potty a few times a day, at the most likely times (like you have done), such as when he wakes up and/or in relation to meals. He won’t forget what he learned in the past. He just needs time to work on other things.

You can also try using different locations, potties and a child’s toilet seat on the toilet. Perhaps he’ll be interested in the whole toileting routine (lift the lid, place the seat, “go” in toilet, flush, wash hands). Reserve a few favorite books and toys
for potty time only.

Cheers

]]> By: Mama Kate http://mamakates.com/2009/04/21/ec/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Mama Kate Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:33:04 +0000 http://mamakates.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/ec/#comment-82 Thanks for including those resources. We started out great with EC, but now that my son is almost 11 months and busier than ever, pottying has been the last thing he wants to do. So, we are back to diapers. I'll still take him after naps and overnight, but while he's up and moving around, he refuses the potty. It's pretty discouraging, because I really wanted this to work for us, and I really felt strongly about avoiding diapers. But, when warmer weather comes back I plan to try the potty a bit more. It's much easier to do EC with the warm weather. You don't have to tear off so many clothes to go potty. Hopefully the time gap won't be a big deal. We will have to see. Thanks for including those resources.

We started out great with EC, but now that my son is almost 11 months and busier than ever, pottying has been the last thing he wants to do. So, we are back to diapers. I’ll still take him after naps and overnight, but while he’s up and moving around, he refuses the potty. It’s pretty discouraging, because I really wanted this to work for us, and I really felt strongly about avoiding diapers. But, when warmer weather comes back I plan to try the potty a bit more. It’s much easier to do EC with the warm weather. You don’t have to tear off so many clothes to go potty. Hopefully the time gap won’t be a big deal. We will have to see.

]]> By: Laurie http://mamakates.com/2009/04/21/ec/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Laurie Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:43:27 +0000 http://mamakates.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/ec/#comment-81 Yay, so glad you attended the seminar! We used infant pottying (ec) with our third and enjoyed it very much, were delighted to start and finish sooner than we had with traditional delayed toilet learning. That was 30 years ago and now our grandchild is using infant poty training too :-)) Here are a few links for anyone wanting to read up on the practice: http://www.TimL.com/ipt http://www.pottywhisperer.com Resources include the “Infant Potty Training” book and “Potty Whispering” DVD. Thanks for writing about this topic in your blog. Yay, so glad you attended the seminar! We used infant pottying (ec) with our third and enjoyed it very much, were delighted to start and finish sooner than we had with traditional delayed toilet learning. That was 30 years ago and now our grandchild is using infant poty training too :-))

Here are a few links for anyone wanting to read up on the practice:
http://www.TimL.com/ipt
http://www.pottywhisperer.com

Resources include the “Infant Potty Training” book and “Potty Whispering” DVD.

Thanks for writing about this topic in your blog.

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