A day in the life... ECing a bub (Elimination Communication)

Hi guys, so I had this idea to make a video about how a day in our life goes with Elimination Communication (infant potty training), hope this helps for anyone trying it themselves.

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• TheGraceDiaries
• Lacey
• 13
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• Elimination
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[skbwas]

Thanks for the video, I was hoping you'd make one about it. We've been trying it at home. We're pretty good at catching the number ones but the twos are a bit more tricky!

[TheGraceDiaries]

No worries, well just keep at it, I actually found #2's easier to catch because I could see her straining, then I'd put her straight on the potty. Keep it up.

[Crystal110987]

It seems like it would be a lot of extra work(but looks harder than it is ?) in the day along with making sure the baby is fed and cared for plus all of the house cleaning and what not. For me I do almost all of the cleaning, laundry and cooking in the house plus my hubby works over 50hrs a week so im with the baby a lot..and breastfeeding :) Zander is almost 9 mo old. Great job with Lacey! I like how you explain to not get stressed.

[TheGraceDiaries]

Its actually less work than changing a nappy, and you have to do that along with feeding and caring for bub as well as housework don't you? So instead of changing a nappy I put her on the potty.

[Becky062009]

Wonderful video, Grace! Thanks so much for making this. Did you read many books on ECing before you started it with Lacey? My bub is nearly 6 months and I'm considering starting him now just so that it's well trained by the time we have a baby #2 (hopefully) on the way.

I loved seeing Lacey wave bye bye! She's such a big girl now. Thanks for sharing her with all of us. She is such a joy!

On a side note, are you still breastfeeding her at all? How's that going?

Thanks again for the video!!

[TheGraceDiaries]

I read one book from the library called um... the diaper free baby (i think), I also researched on the net before that. I need to talk about BFing in my next video but no im not any more, she just drinks cows milk.

[KurasFamily]

Wow thanks! I would love to see someone do this "Day in the life" on an infant! This was super helpful though, thanks!

[dreamflight6000]

Wow! You are doing wonderful! She's doing so great!

[TheGraceDiaries]

I answered this comment days ago and it hasn't appeared. Yeh, Lacey used to sleep till 9 but now it is more like 6. She goes to bed between 6:30 and 8

[TheGraceDiaries]

Yes I do, but i made the mistake of not washing the nappies every two days and some of them now smell and i can't get it out of them!! Even if you have fewer nappies, you still need to wash every 2 days.