Noonee Wilga Elimination Communication

	Home Go Shopping The Potty Shop Cloth Pads Baby Wearing Slings, Wraps and Pouches Cloth Nappies Training Pants and Little Underwear Custom made clothing Ordering Noonee Wilga gear Books Information Do It Yourself - making nappies, little undies and more Baby Wearing Elimination communication Noonee Wilga Publications Contact us About us Links		Elimination communication - EC for short - is a way of communicating with your baby about his or her elimination needs. You know how you tell when your baby is hungry or tired - they wriggle or cry or act in a certain way to alert you. They also have ways of telling you that they need to do a wee or a poo since it is innate in babies to not want to soil their "nest". When my baby acted that way, I held her over the potty and made a sound that she soon associated with going. Our experiences with EC How to make your own VPPS - very portable potty system A sample of my EC conversations with a baby How to start In terms of how do you begin with EC - remember when you were nursing a new baby and she would fuss and squirm and pop on and off the breast? It was likely because she needed to do a wee or a poo and she hadn't yet learnt that she was expected to go in her nappy. You know when people say - oh, I know that 2 or 3 yo toddler needs to do a poo so I won't change that nappy until she does... or when they say - oh, he's doing a poo, look at that stance or face or whatever... When doing natural infant hygiene or IPT or EC, you would give the baby the opportunity to do their business on a potty or bowl or toilet along with giving a cue sound (many people use "sssss"). Babies soon learn to release upon being held in a toileting position and being given the cue sound. What do you need One of the beauties of elimination communication is that you don't need much "Stuff". You need a baby, a bowl and a fair modicum of willingness to learn with your baby! Slings, potties, training pants, split crotch pants or other items are nice to have but not essential. Slings - I used an unpadded ring-sling and a tube sling. I couldn't live without my slings! Have a look at my sling page for examples of my slings. Potties I used a couple of simple small potties that forever seemed to change their position around the house. Do not obtain a throne-like potty for using for EC with a baby - it might disappear down the hole!  Potty bowls are fantastic for use with a newborn and up to about 9 months old.  You can hold the bowl between your knees and support the baby over the bowl.  You can find potty bowls at The Potty Shop - and there is a link to that in the left hand navigation bar. Training pants I originally designed OneWet Pants for use with my daughter as there was nothing else available at the time. Since that time, I continue to make and sell them. Now there are several other makers of small training pants as well. Trim-fit clothing I also make other clothing particularly designed to show off a cute little unpadded EC baby bottom, including trim fit shorts and trousers and lacy knickers for baby girls. This clothing for children is custom-made. Have a look here for more information on clothing for EC and clothing cut to fit over cloth nappies.
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