Elimination Communication with Rishan at 3 months

My hubby's Grandma did this in the war as she was a midwife and worked in a orphanage type place. it saved heaps on washing, but has been linked to later problems. they used warmed steel potties and cold ones 30 mins after a feed. they also used to cool the babies feet down too

Hi there,

Although I respect everyone's right to try new and different things I  am afraid that I would be very very cautious of this . .  There are risks involved to this and I believe that you really need to weigh up the pro's and cons . .  Many Dr's etc believe that it is not normal to expect a baby to be able to have this amount of control and that using this method can in fact cause lazy bowels and bladder problems later on . . .

I have looked into both sides and have also spoken to midwives and child hood nurses and I have decided that I would not do this myself due to the risks that may occur later on . . . I beleive that you should take the time to enjoy you baby being a baby and not to want them to grow to quickly  . . .

Also I'd like to add that a close friend of mine tried this with her eldest and now her child is 8 yrs old and is a chronic bed wetter and is also a lazy toileter which leads to many accidents . .

Thanks for your article and I wish you well in the future . .

Cheers Kellz

Thanks for sharing!

Tee

i have heard of this b4. good for you.

xoxo

Well done!  I was never willing to give EC a go as I don't have the patience - but I think you've done really well and it sounds far more sensible than using nappies if you can do it!