Prue DeAraugoLiving in a Nappy Free World
June 10th 2008 02:02
I have just been reading an article on the tree hugger website about a toilet training idea that is not only economical but good for the environment as well. It is called ‘elimination communication’, and the idea is that you read your baby’s body language and when they want to go, you just whip of their pants and hold them over the toilet. Apparently, some people have done this from when they first brought their baby home from hospital and, claim their child has been potty trained by nine months. For more information see: Really Long Link
It would seem that some of these children never wear a nappy. An article in the Sydney morning herald describes how some couples let their child go completely pant less. For me this conjures up images of finding little piles of excrement around the house or worse your visitors finding them. I hate housework and I certainly don’t want to create any more. Another mother whipped her child’s pants off and held them over the gutter if they need to go to the toilet when they were out. I don’t know about anyone else, but I think this is unhygienic, not to mention inconsiderate to other members of the public that may not want to be subjected to other peoples children’s waste.
Another thing I wondered about was what happens at night? Surely, your baby must wake up in a wet bed unless you are sitting up all night watching them. As if I wasn’t sleep deprived enough when I brought Samantha home without having to constantly take her to the toilet or change her bedding.
I have to admit this would save on nappies and would be good for the environment, and would be very interested to know if anybody else has tried this and how it worked for them. What do you think should we be living in a nappy free world?
It would seem that some of these children never wear a nappy. An article in the Sydney morning herald describes how some couples let their child go completely pant less. For me this conjures up images of finding little piles of excrement around the house or worse your visitors finding them. I hate housework and I certainly don’t want to create any more. Another mother whipped her child’s pants off and held them over the gutter if they need to go to the toilet when they were out. I don’t know about anyone else, but I think this is unhygienic, not to mention inconsiderate to other members of the public that may not want to be subjected to other peoples children’s waste.
Another thing I wondered about was what happens at night? Surely, your baby must wake up in a wet bed unless you are sitting up all night watching them. As if I wasn’t sleep deprived enough when I brought Samantha home without having to constantly take her to the toilet or change her bedding.
I have to admit this would save on nappies and would be good for the environment, and would be very interested to know if anybody else has tried this and how it worked for them. What do you think should we be living in a nappy free world?
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Comment by Cibbuano
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My girlfriend, who is Chinese, brought up an interesting point. In China, they don't use disposable diapers, using cotton ones instead.
The ridiculous thing, she said, is to toilet train babies. She suspected that it was a consequence of using diapers. Apparently, babies do their business naturally, just squatting. By forcing them to wear diapers, they learn to go to the bathroom, standing up. That sounds awful.
Without diapers, the babies just go naturally, and you place a small toilet bowl under them.
Sounds good, eh?
Of course, that probably doesn't work with white carpet...
Comment by Sara Dobson
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I have to say that I am coming around to the idea. What you say make sense. I guess that it takes patience to begin with until you learn to read the signals.
I think that I would still use a nappy as a back up though, and probably still won't let Samantha "go" in gutter while we are out.