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A place for practitioners of and those interested in EC. Elimination communication (EC) is the art of using timing, signals, cues, and intuition to address an infant's need to eliminate waste into an appropriate place (e.g. toilet) rather than a diaper. Practiced full-time, part-time, or occasionally with babies who are younger than standard “potty training age”.
M in Potty training
I’ve been trying to put my 6 mo. On the potty for easy catches, but she just stretches out and kinda fights it. I’ve only tried a couple times but I’m discouraged. I’ve been using the toilet, sink, little potty, the insert to the potty, and she doesn’t seem to like any of them.
J in Baby digestion
I wanted to do it sooner but my baby was born with reflux colic high needs and I got really depressed and overwhelmed. But now things have settled. But I wonder if it's too late now
L in Potty training
Ever since reading about it years ago, I’ve been obsessed with trying EC once my baby arrives. But after reading so much about the high-rate of regression, and having interviewed doulas and postpartum care professional who seem to discourage it, is EC ultimately more trouble than it’s worth? For those who’ve done ...
R in Other
My 15mo boy signals to us when he needs to use the toilet but nearly every day he starts using the signal to play a game… on and off the potty 6 or 7 times in a row. We don’t know whether to just go with it to show him that his signals have consequences (if he signals he needs to go then we go, and if he signals he’...
Incognito in Potty training
My son was doing nearly all his poos on the potty then the last month he isn’t really showing signs that he is going so we keep missing them and he is more than happy going in his nappy. I’ve tried putting him on the potty in morning but most of the time he just wants to get off and move about or play. He’s only in ...
