Let's dive right into the 4 ways to know that your baby needs to pee. EC is great...if you know what to look for and if you've got some information on-hand about the different ways to know baby has to potty. More often than not, my readers come to me after so many months of doing EC based on just timing alone (which can and will shift over time), or just signals (which have now disappeared), or just their intuition (which can sometimes turn into paranoia). Because they didn't have any additional tools, they became stuck in the middle of their early potty training endeavors with no ..read more

Funny how there are so many little sub-languages out there. This one is sure to entertain...and hopefully will clear up some of the questions in your mind. What is a miss? What is a pottytunity? What exactly is a peenie-weenie?? One of our community's lovely families has also developed their own personal language - and they call it (ec)bonics. That's toward the end of the podcast and I think you might just like it. :) This week's episode of our EC podcast covers the vocabulary that most people use when talking about doing EC/infant potty training with their babies. You will h ..read more

Hi! This episode of my podcast on going diaper-free brings us closer to a complete understanding of what EC is...Part 2. We’ve covered back in episode 2, what EC is in a very small nutshell, and a list of things that EC is not. That got us in the right frame of mind and now we are going to venture forth into a few more details. In this session I’ll cover some basics that will help you orient yourself towards the big picture of what EC is, including the 4 events that lead to potty time, alternatives to diapering and doing diaper-free time, types of EC and what to expect, and what s ..read more

In this sesh of The Go Diaper Free Podcast, we're going to cover Part-time EC - whether you work outside of the home or are choosing to do EC just part of the time, I'll give you an overview of what doing EC and having a life can look like. So many folks put off trying or starting EC because they believe you have to be with your child 24/7 to do infant potty training; that you have to do EC 100% full time or not at all. This simply isn't true. But me simply stating it isn't true isn't quite enough either, now is it? So, in this episode of the podcast we're going to explo ..read more

In this session of The Go Diaper Free Podcast, we’re going to cover what can get in your way with Infant Potty Training. What can make EC feel like a subtle version of hell. I call ‘em the 9 EC no-no’s. They are things you’ll want to avoid at all costs. I've been helping parents like you for the last almost-3-years on my private support forum, and we've discovered some patterns. There are specifically 9 things that trips folks up. Not really more, not really less, at this point anyway. And so in this session of the podcast we're gonna cover them, one by one, briefly but ..read more

In this 3rd session of The Go Diaper Free Podcast, I share with you when to begin EC, including the optimal starting age, starting where you are, and what to do if you’ve exceeding the optimal window for EC altogether. The cool thing is that there is a resource for everyone, no matter what age baby, and I aim to match you up with what you will need to make potty independence a reality starting at any age. This episode will help us accomplish that, together! In today’s episode, you’ll also hear an overview of how starting at certain ages can have positive and negativ ..read more

In this session of The Go Diaper Free Podcast, I answer the question "What is Elimination Communication?" I've included one of the fun radio interviews I gave during the 1st Annual Go Diaper Free Week in 2013 to give you a clear understanding of what EC is, in a tiny amount of time. In today’s episode, you’ll also hear me explain 10 things that EC is not. Sometimes it's easier to understand what something isn't prior to learning what it is...so we'll start there. You will hear: The many ways you can integrate EC into your busy lifestyle The nature of gentle EC ..read more

In our first episode of the Go Diaper Free Podcast, we are gonna chat about why parents are going diaper-free. What are the benefits of doing Elimination Communication with our babies? And what pushes parents over the edge of doubt into a world of possibility...a world where babies don’t have to depend 100% on diapers? Infant pottying has become such a popular topic in the news this year (this happens every few years or so), and lots more new parents are turning to EC in order to avoid 3 years of diapering and conventional toilet training. If you are interested in starting with yo ..read more

Surprise! We are re-launching the podcast! With over a decade of guidance, questions from the community, troubleshooting tips, encouragement, and more, we’re refreshing the original episodes and bringing back all shiny and new. Whether you’re wrapping up your last kiddo or just hearing about elimination communication for the first time, there’s something for everyone. Tune in to hear what you can expect coming up on the Great Podcast Re-set.   You Will Hear: Why we’re re-launching the podcast What to look forward to over the next several months How to get plugged into our c ..read more

This is a re-post of an article originally published by Andrea Olson on February 16th, 2018 Many parents want to start Elimination Communication with their babies as early as possible. When they find out that EC can be started at birth, the first question is: How do you hold a newborn baby over the potty? My first response is (as the image above illustrates): well...it doesn't necessarily have to be done over a potty! Let me explain before you get too grossed out: Newborn poop is benign, and the pee, right when it comes out, is actually sterile. (The poop of an exclusively brea ..read more