Ask any parent what one of the less pleasant parts are and they would most likely answer you with an enthusiastic, "changing diapers." I from experiance can tell you that it is one of the most dreaded moments of the day. Expecially if you have a child like mine that can't seem to hold anything in. Well for those of you that would rather not litter the earth and top off land fills with disposable diapers but also do not want to mess with cloth ones, than listen to this.

Elimination Communication, also reffered to as infant potty training, is amazing. Instead of waiting until your baby becomes a toddler and teach him or her to go to the bathroom, why not start in infancy before they learn to go in their diaper? It makes sence, going in a diaper must be extremly uncomfortable and it must take some getting used to in order to tolerate it right? Why not just take that out of the equation?

The best time to start infant potty training in when you bring your bundel of joy home from the hospital, assuming all things with your love and yourself are in tip top order. The window it is said in which children are most receptive is between birth and six months, although you can do it no matter how old they are. It just might take more time and patience.

Now, within the name is the key, communication. You are not training your child as you might in a toddler. You are essentally taking on the whole role and responsablity for this to work. You must watch your child, to see what signs and clues they give you. Clues to when they need to go. It might be as suttle as getting really still, or they might kick and squirm before they let go. Every child is different and with that comes different signs. It took me about a whole day of watching my daughter before I understood what I was looking for.

After that you take control and when you realize it is time you take your child to the bathroom and let them go over the potty. I prefered to put her infront of me and let her sit on the potty backwards. Mind you she was eight months old when I started so she was bigger. It only took two days for her to get the idea that if she went on the potty she didn't have to wear a diaper. I was down to only eight diapers a week by our second week.

One of the keys in the morning is as soon as your child wakes up put them on the potty. They naturally don't go when they are sleeping, they go when they wake up. So to start the day off dry we would sit in the bathroom and have potty time. She would stay dry longer and soon realized that going to the bathroom in something other than a diaper was the way to go.

Dont let me fool you, it was not easy at first. It does take a toll on you but if you keep trying it will pay off. The first time you "catch" a pee is going to be one of your best moments. Knowing you are not only helping your child but also helping the enviroment.

There are many resources and support groups for parents that chose to go with EC. All you have to do is join one in your area. They will help you get started, stay motivated, and help you through those inevitable trouble spots. This will also bring you closer to your child. You can bond with them and feel more intuned to them because you really are. That is the best part of all.