tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20149457746939654832024-03-05T01:53:10.900-08:00My Natural Infant Hygiene (Elimination Communication) Journal Starting before baby number one was born, this is a journal through the exciting adventure of Natural Infant Hygiene. (Also called Elimination Communication.)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-24846870573787051002014-06-29T13:10:00.000-07:002014-06-29T13:10:00.733-07:002 Months of Elimination Communication Status Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Little Baby Communicator is about two months old now! Here is a quick rundown of how things are going.<br />
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<li>Since he can't stand or sit up on his own we just lay him down in the changing area and put cloths over his goodly bits to eliminate. Low stress. Works well enough for now. </li>
<li>He uses his own word "Ghoo" to indicate that he needs to go, or he wiggles his legs a lot. He recently started reaching his hand down towards his crotch and bringing his legs to his chest. That is a good way to know he needs to go rather than is just playing. I still make the "sssss" sound and say "Shash koni" (Farsi for "go potty") to tell him when to go. I also use his word. </li>
<li>We catch the potty more than the poop. The poop requires some effort on his part so it seems easier to just go through the process while he is eating, but we will catch one once in awhile. I don't want to stress him out in the changing area so if it isn't happening then we just let him go in the diaper.</li>
<li>I counted one day, we caught 13 pees, 2 poops, used two diapers, and had 2 false alarms. That was a really good day with no interruptions or anything unusual going on. On normal days we catch more than half though.</li>
<li>When we go somewhere or have people over we don't catch as many. This is obviously mostly my fault for either not paying enough attention or not having a place I can really bring him to let him go conveniently. </li>
<li>Cute Baby seems to love it so far. He likes being clean and dry. He tells me when it is time to go, and smiles when he is finished.</li>
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I am surprised at how well this works for how young he is. People underestimate babies way too much. Although I don't think we are close to being "diaper free" I see so much promise in using Elimination Communication! I think Natural Infant Hygiene does work and Dad and I agree that we are glad we are trying it.<br />
I'm looking forward to seeing what another month brings!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-3171753734867574552014-06-27T12:59:00.000-07:002014-06-27T12:59:00.734-07:00Baby Bjorn Potty Chair Review<div style="text-align: center;">
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I ordered the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000056J7L/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000056J7L&linkCode=as2&tag=gifideformena-20&linkId=I2YELQOZDCUEIPQX" target="_blank">blue potty seat from Baby Bjorn</a> hoping I might find a way to make it work for baby. All I can say at this point is<br />
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<li>It is very good quality</li>
<li>The plastic is smooth</li>
<li>It has a splash guard for boys</li>
<li>The color is pretty</li>
<li>It has a non slip bottom so it doesn't slide around on the floor</li>
<li>It is too small for newborns. Baby is about 24" and probably around 12 lbs at this point and it really doesn't work for him yet. That's not a poor reflection on the product, just a note for anyone considering it for natural infant hygiene. He is about two months old so I didn't really expect to find a potty chair to fit.</li>
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I will probably have to use an old yogurt container if I want to have him eliminate while he eats. At this point, though, I think I will be pretty happy if we catch all the poos except the ones while he is nursing. If we were ever to get to that point we could consider another option.<br />
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Great quality product, we just aren't ready to use it yet. I will write a more hands on review once we have used it for awhile.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-34870549543150294682014-06-25T10:29:00.000-07:002014-06-25T10:29:00.880-07:00Pardon the Mess...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm currently working on getting this blog all organized and easy to use. Thank you for bearing with me while I work through it! As it turns out, babies require and deserve a lot of attention and time. Some things just don't seem as important when babies are around. My mom sent me this poem and I love it...<br />
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Cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow,<br />
for babies grow up we've learned to our sorrow,<br />
So go away cobwebs.<br />
Dust go to sleep.<br />
I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep.<br />
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...makes me cry just a little bit to read it again. It is good to remember what is important.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-75262734657376565242014-06-23T11:48:00.000-07:002014-06-23T11:48:00.017-07:00Natural Infant Hygiene with DiapersWell he already started in his diaper, why not just let him finish?<br />
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I've thought this several times. Well, I already failed, why not just let him finish going in his diaper? Here are several reasons why not to just ignore it and to continue with natural infant hygiene even though this diaper has already been soiled.<br />
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- The point of NIH isn't just saving diapers.<br />
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- It doesn't teach him anything.<br />
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- It may have just been gas.<br />
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- If he isn't finished he still has an opportunity to learn.<br />
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- Why let him sit in that dirty diaper pressing against his delicate skin?<br />
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- He might fall asleep and then he will be in a dirty diaper even longer.<br />
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- Why risk a leak?<br />
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Reasons I do leave him in a dirty diaper to finish:<br />
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- He is in the middle of eating. It will cause a fuss that it isn't worth. Usually it will only be another ten or so minutes anyway.<br />
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- I'm lazy. I feel bad but it happens. Not a good reason, more of an excuse.<br />
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- He is asleep and I don't want to wake him up. If he goes while he is sleeping I'm probably not going to wake him up to change him.<br />
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So every diaper situation is different. If I take the time to assess my motives I generally don't think it is a good idea to let him just wallow in his own filth. I feel so bad when his poop is dried on to his little bottom because I left it too long. Poor guy.<br />
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A loss of a diaper isn't a loss of an opportunity. Can't win them all completely but it is still important to keep trying.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-12619709163654689562014-06-20T11:41:00.000-07:002014-06-20T11:41:00.698-07:00Little Natural Infant Hygiene ManLike a man...<br />
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Sometimes I hold Cute Baby up so he can walk on the bathroom counter when he is trying to eliminate. I figure putting him in the squatting position might help him to push it out.<br />
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He has fun with it, too, so why not? The best part is that he has discovered peeing standing up. He thinks it is pretty fun and does it sometimes. No big deal, just wash the mirror more often.<br />
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Natural infant hygiene is such a cool adventure!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-85627164416262585302014-06-17T11:37:00.000-07:002014-06-17T11:37:00.662-07:00Natural Infant Hygiene with NewbornsMethods we have figured out for newborns.<br />
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For awhile I was just holding the baby over the sink. He got heavier and that wasn't easy even when he was little.<br />
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I ordered a potty seat hoping to find a way to make it work even for a seven week old baby. It is too big for now. Cold and disruptive. We have it for later though.<br />
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So lately what we have found to work is to just lay him on his "changing table" which is just the counter in the bathroom with a towel on it. Then when we take off his diaper we put a washcloth over his penis to collect the urine. We place a rag under him to collect the poop. And, if anything leaks it just goes on to the towel under him and we get a dry one for next time. No big deal.<br />
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So far this works great. No one has to hold him so we don't get tired if it takes a little longer. Everything is there and ready for cleaning up. It is in another room, specifically the bathroom, so he gets used to the idea that eliminating usually takes place in another area.<br />
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This is the method that has worked best for us so far.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-28994719590658931132014-06-15T11:34:00.000-07:002014-06-15T11:34:00.349-07:00Even Dad Can Participate in Natural Infant Hygiene!Dad even did it!<br />
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I got to go grocery shopping by myself yesterday. What a treat! Even though Dad has expressed an interest in elimination communication and encourages me to do it, I never really expected him to try it himself. And, that's fine. Natural infant hygiene isn't for everyone and it won't do any damage to our progress.<br />
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But about twenty minutes after I left I got a text message from Daddy asking, "Does he usually have to go to the bathroom when he wakes up?"<br />
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He took him to the bathroom and successfully caught a pee and lots of poop. I told him he doesn't have to do natural infant hygiene if he doesn't want to or if it seems like too much effort. He said, "He seems to like it."<br />
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That was so great to hear because I don't want to do anything that makes him miserable. I'm glad it is working for the whole family.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-31404167393817936392014-06-14T11:10:00.000-07:002014-06-14T11:32:39.894-07:00Caught Three in One Day - Natural Infant Hygiene is Possible!<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Caught about half yesterday! Three of them were perfect.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">I took him to the bathroom each time and he went every time. At least three of the times it was effortless. He made his sign. I took his diaper off and put a cloth on him. Then after just a few seconds he started going. I told him he went, said how nice it is to feel dry and put his diaper back on him. He smiled and giggled and said "I ghoo" which maybe is his past tense.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Amazing. This is so much fun! Even Dad is getting in to it, but that's another story!</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-74873083161614387632014-06-08T21:19:00.001-07:002014-06-08T21:19:25.754-07:00Could he be making his own words?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been using the "ssssss" sound while baby is eliminating as a cue sound. I've also been using the word "shash" for urine and "madfoo' " for bowels. (These are the Farsi words for each .)<br />
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But then a couple days ago I noticed that he kept saying the word "ghoo". To my knowledge it doesn't really have meaning in either Farsi or English but it was a sound he used frequently. I started to realize he used it in association with urinating.<br />
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I thought it was a coincidence at first. Babies make sounds and babies pee... Both quite frequently. But then I paid more attention. Whether we were on the changing table or anywhere else, if he said "ghoo" then he would soon eliminate, specifically urine.<br />
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I intended to write this post about my speculation after he did it three times but he has done it three more times since then! Six seems less like a coincidence especially since he doesn't use it any other time.<br />
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So I'm letting him train me. I'm still using the cue sound and the words I used before but why not add "ghoo"?<br />
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We'll see how this goes, but I am excited for the potential.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-59662882730259424012014-06-05T13:58:00.000-07:002014-06-05T13:58:00.453-07:00One Fairly Consistent Sign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are just over six weeks in to natural infant hygiene (baby is just over six weeks old) and so far we have been able to communicate on one point more regularly than the rest.<br />
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When we have him on the changing area, whether to change his diaper or if he signaled that he needs to go, when we try to put the diaper back on he signals whether he is finished or not.<br />
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I started using the baby sign language for "finished" and ask him if "تمام شد" (Farsi for "finished?"). However, our communication about diapers is not yet that sophisticated. If he isn't through with eliminating and I start to put the diaper back on then he wiggles, squirms and whines a little bit. If he is done he relaxes slightly when I start to put it on.<br />
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I think it has worked just about every time since we noticed it. I explained it to dad after he told me that baby started wetting in the diaper before he even had it fully back on. I'm not sure if dad will participate but st least he is interested and talks to me about it. He is encouraging.<br />
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Overall, I'm glad we have at least this one sign. It is a good place to start. We have that and the usually consistent need to eliminate when he first wakes from naps. I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes from there. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-22842007865367289882014-06-03T09:00:00.000-07:002014-06-03T09:00:02.073-07:00Curse My Metal Body I Wasn't Fast Enough!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This quote from C3PO sometimes seems to be my theme for natural infant hygiene.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Today he was squirming and being fussy. At first I thought he was tired and kept trying to force the pacifier on him to help him fall asleep. Then I realized he probably had to go to the bathroom.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I got him to the bathroom, started taking off his sleeper, then just as I reached for the diaper he let out some massive amounts of diarrhea. So close!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The problem is that I waited too long. Still, not a waste. I made the cue sound and told him what he was doing. We got all cleaned up and went on with life not having to sit in a dirty diaper for any time at all. We will try to be faster next time. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-66988940480137321272014-06-01T13:51:00.002-07:002014-06-01T13:51:20.873-07:00Got One!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">After getting out of the habit and having house guests for a long time we are starting to get back in to the natural infant hygiene. I thought about just waiting until the potty chair that we ordered to come to start again but had a few opportunities so I went for it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It has mostly just been cueing him to go when I'm already changing his diaper. Between the cold air and timing of the event I can usually get him to go about half the time on the changing table in to a wash cloth. (I did try to discretely cue him to urinate on his grandma when she was changing him but didn't have any luck. I thought it would be funny but I guess he wasn't in to my joke.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Today he was squirming around and fussing a little when he seemed tired. He would wake up and suck on a pacifier and kick and then fall asleep for a couple minutes. He threw some minor crying in to the mix a couple times.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9wB9lwtd62wTm9bgNiIILnpqmLeCSUvUOcsZy47Fo4kTyq-_lj8gb1voqQNE7WHOR9ppow-R7mw7_9ZeANlX22zfyoh39oGAJyaRi-MyFaq4-i_DxzDnZ2Va5xU2SvRBjr3yYbhPeU_z/s1600/signs+baby+needs+to+go.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9wB9lwtd62wTm9bgNiIILnpqmLeCSUvUOcsZy47Fo4kTyq-_lj8gb1voqQNE7WHOR9ppow-R7mw7_9ZeANlX22zfyoh39oGAJyaRi-MyFaq4-i_DxzDnZ2Va5xU2SvRBjr3yYbhPeU_z/s1600/signs+baby+needs+to+go.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I started going through the list in my head... Hungry? No tried that. Need to burp? No, good there too. Tired? Seems like it, why won't he fall asleep? Oh! He needs to go to the bathroom!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Off we went to the bathroom. I put him on the changing area and took off his already quite wet diaper. There was only a little poop. I put the cloth over his spout and started cleaning him a little. He seemed much more relaxed on the table with his diaper off than on his bedding.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He almost immediately pooped. A lot. He kicked a little but was looking around smiling and seemed relaxed and content. He also wet the cloth. Great! I made the cue sound and told him that he pooped and wet so we can associate those words and sounds.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He pooped again! I was a little surprised because he seemed so relaxed about it. I am now wondering if I can avoid much of the squirming wake up / fall back asleep fussy process we can avoid just by letting him go in the bathroom rather than leaving him in his bed and diaper to just let him finish there.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">After we cleaned up and got his clean diaper on I mentioned how good it felt to be clean. I never say "good boy" for going potty in the right place. I might say good job but mostly I just tell him that he wet or pooped, make the cue sound, tell him how it feels good to be clean and then carry on with life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Then we tried this whole nap thing again. He hadn't slept for more than twenty minutes consecutively all day but has been asleep for over an hour now that he is all clean and has eliminated</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Maybe I am exaggerating the importance of it but I really think being clean and going to the bathroom plays a much larger role in infant contentment than most people believe.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-2801857749958162282014-05-26T08:30:00.000-07:002014-05-26T08:30:01.294-07:00A Short Break from the Natural Infant Hygiene Method<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Of course, when dealing with human waste some funny things are bound to happen. The other day I was wiping his bottom with a wet wash cloth. I thought he was finished, but no! I'm lucky the cloth was in the way or that poop would have been everywhere, probably including my face since I was looking closely to make sure I got it all. Whew! </div>
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After he was all clean and dressed I noticed he was fussing so I went to change his diaper. I set him down and got his dirty diaper off and realized I had just tossed all the cloths I use to cover his penis during changing in the laundry. And, there were no diapers in the room. I ran to the other room to grab a diaper and came back to him whizzing all over the wall. He has some great range!</div>
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We put little boy to bed in a diaper and he woke me up about two hours later squirming and whimpering some. I got out of bed and took him to the bathroom where he still had a clean diaper. He went in the sink (number one and number two) after signaling that he was going to go by squirming and pulling away from nursing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I put him back in to bed after nursing but this time just wrapped him in a towel with no diaper. He's got a little rash so I wanted him to breathe some.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This time when he woke me up a couple hours later he had wet in the towel and there was a small amount of poop. Usually if he farts a little comes out. I took him to the bathroom where he released the full amount of both. It seemed clear that he had tried not to go in the bed.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As the night wore on I got less responsive. Shame on me. It is hard to wake up sometimes when I'm hoping he will just go back to sleep. I don't know why I hope for something that has never happened and shouldn't happen. If he has a wet or soiled diaper I want him to wake me up especially if he has a sore bottom already.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I was really excited that we caught the ones that we did and that of worked so perfectly. The temptation now is to expect it to work so well every time. Already today it is not going so well. Part of it is that I'm not as responsive because I've been busy trying to accomplish something ... Anything ... Around the house and he doesn't seem to want to sleep unless I'm holding him and we are sitting or laying down. Half a load of laundry, part of the dishwasher, lunch at </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_747929224" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">3:00</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">... Maybe I need to just enjoy his company since I have no choice anyway. Although, I do feel pretty clever about writing this post on my phone while he is laying down nursing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">All in all, the experience last night has given me some renewed hope!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-24394259239379284342014-05-20T12:32:00.003-07:002014-05-20T12:32:50.468-07:00Ignoring a Squirmy Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ignoring a Squirmy Baby</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">After just a couple weeks of practicing the natural infant hygiene method I can communicate with my infant enough to know quite often when he needs to go to the bathroom. You'd think this would mean I would take him every time and it would work out really well and we would be saving many diapers.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Well sometimes he communicates clearly and I ignore him. I feel so bad even thinking about it. But, sometimes in the night (or when I'm tired during the day) I see baby squirming and kicking his legs. He whimpers and struggles. I know this means he has to go but I ignore it. I try to justify it to myself by saying "oh maybe he will just go back to sleep" or "my back is too sore to hold him in position-it could be a couple minutes before he is ready".</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But then of course he eventually just goes in his diaper even though he gave me ample time to catch it and take him to the bathroom. He doesn't want to go in his diaper. He prefers to be clean and dry just like adults but sometimes I'm just too lazy to give him that courtesy. It is shameful really. Especially considering the fact that much of the time I have the knowledge that he needs to go. Most parents don't notice so it is understandable but since I'm making the effort to notice I should be responsible enough to respond to his communication.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Granted, sometimes I don't notice or he goes in his sleep. I don't feel bad about it if I don't see any signs of communication or if we both just slept through it. These things happen. However, when we have successful communication we should successfully avoid making him wet his pants.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-43417277929788636452014-05-03T14:46:00.001-07:002014-05-03T14:46:46.233-07:00Two Weeks Old UpdateWell, yesterday he was two weeks old and I intended to write a post about how things are going, but it turns out having a new baby keeps you kind of busy!<br />
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So far so good. Things are going better than expected in some ways, and are more troublesome in others. Right now my biggest enemies to Natural Infant Hygiene are:</div>
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<li>Lack of Sleep - It is hard to work up the motivation to get out of bed fast enough to catch it when he needs to go.</li>
<li>Sore Muscles - It takes a little while for him to actually go when I'm holding him in position so my back gets sore, plus it takes even longer when I misread signs. </li>
<li>Positioning - We are getting better at aiming his urine spray, but it is still a challenge.</li>
<li>Fussing - He sometimes fusses when he has to go, and that is heartbreaking. I'm not sure if he is in pain or if it is just a newborn thing. Doctors say it is fine, but I hope I'm not doing anything wrong.</li>
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<li>Supportive Husband - He doesn't participate in it, but sometimes he will read the signs and ask if I want to try to get him to go. That is way more than I expected, so that is encouraging.</li>
<li>Small Victories - Every diaper saved, every sign read correctly, and every small success is a huge motivator to continue on. </li>
<li>Clunky Diapers Seem Uncomfortable - Whenever I put a diaper on him I think about how uncomfortable it must be on his soft delicate skin. He looks so much more comfortable when I let him lay down on some blankets in the buff.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-45108055295159375002014-04-30T16:13:00.000-07:002014-04-30T16:13:01.248-07:00Not Just about Saving DiapersNow here's an issue with Elimination Communication that I didn't anticipate. Sometimes I actually "catch" the need for elimination but baby has "sharted" in the diaper. It is dry and for the most part clean, but there is a small streak of that yellow poo from the last time he farted.<br />
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I almost feel frustrated because I read the signs and got him to the bathroom in time, but then still needed a new diaper. (How much do they cost each?) But then I stop and remember what is important.<br />
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<li>It is also about comfort. I wouldn't put on underwear that was streaked up, he shouldn't have to either. And, if we caught it before he wet or dirtied the diaper then that is a fair amount of time that he doesn't have to sit with his own waste pressed up against his delicate skin. That is a huge win.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-40167254619909390852014-04-29T17:28:00.000-07:002014-04-29T17:28:26.025-07:00Squirming, A New HopeI don't know why I let myself feel discouraged at some points. He is less than two weeks old, I shouldn't expect too much. Still, the other day I was working on some things around the house and holding him. I had just been thinking I would give up on Elimination Communication for awhile because I didn't seem to be doing it right.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-15418946986392858732014-04-28T17:08:00.000-07:002014-04-28T17:08:00.255-07:00First Week of Elimination CommunicationI know I'm probably doing it wrong but I still consider our progress with Natural Infant Hygiene to be a success so far.<br />
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When baby wakes up I start nursing him right away. Hungry growing boy! I then take him to the bathroom and remove the diaper. I assess if he has soiled it or not. Most of the time there is some urine in it, we are still working on catching those. I figure at this stage I'm better off letting him squirm and go back to sleep in case I'm reading his signals wrong. He is tired and so am I. We are just starting so if we miss most of them it isn't a big deal.<br />
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Then I hold him over the sink while I nurse and watch for signals. I watch his face and body language to see if I notice anything different before he starts to go. Most of the time during a nursing session he will eliminate at least once. Usually it is around when we switch from one side to the other. </div>
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Still, as I'm nursing and give him a little sponge bath or get the new diaper ready or sing him a song he usually goes. We avoid the crying session of me having to take his old diaper off and put the new one on before he eats. I just take the old one off and clean him up if necessary all while he is nursing. Then I usually wait until he looks calm to put the new diaper on if we are not going to wait for him to eliminate (or if he already did at least once.) </div>
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If he is nursing contently he will sometimes stop, pull away, fuss and start trying to suck on the back of his hand. At first I thought we just weren't latching very well, but after awhile I realized that the nursing was just fine, but that he was doing it deliberately so that he could be in a better position to eliminate.<br />
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When he first wakes up from a nap he will squirm a little bit before he cries or fusses. He wiggles his legs and moves around. As far as I can tell he does not like to wet himself when he first wakes up and will give me some time to realize what is going on. I have only caught one post-sleep urination, although I'm not entirely convinced they all happened after he was awake. Still, I'm not discouraged but encouraged by this!<br />
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A difficult one to spot is a calm peaceful look. It looks the same as when he is just satisfied with the meal he just had. However, sometimes it means that he is going to spray his urine all over like a fountain in about 3 seconds. This cracks me up even though I have a mess to clean afterwards. I still need to work on aiming the little guy in the right direction.<br />
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So, as of right now, I'm convinced that every time a baby cries or fusses he has a reason for it. Most common is hungry, second most common is related to elimination, and then discomfort either from being overly tired or gas pains.<br />
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Six days old and already communicating! We will learn this language yet!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-25997953791769068662014-04-25T06:00:00.000-07:002014-04-25T06:00:00.628-07:00Challenges to Natural Infant Hygiene with Newborns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been working on Natural Infant Hygiene with my newborn for a few days now, I think. Days sort of run together. Here are a few challenges I'm looking forward to overcoming.<br />
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<li><b>Positioning -</b> Infants can't hold up their heads so holding them in a proper position to eliminate in the right place is difficult. For now I am holding mine over the bathroom sink. More urine has gotten on to his feet than straight in to the sink, and more poop has gotten on the counter and floor than the sink, but we are getting better every time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Attention Span - </b>Newborns don't really want to spend time being entertained or distracted from eating and sleeping so holding them in position without them crying is difficult. For now I am continuing to breast feed while he eliminates. Guessing if he is giving cues for the front or the back and aiming it properly is an interesting challenge. </li>
<li><b>Tired Arms and Back -</b> Holding an 8 pound baby while breast feeding and waiting for him to eliminate gets tiring. I'm going to be so swol! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><b>Limited Cues -</b> We are both new at this so we haven't learned a whole lot of signals yet, and some of them are mixed up with other meanings. When we get it wrong we try try again!</li>
<li><b>Texture -</b> Newborn poop comes in a variety of difficult textures to aim. </li>
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Overall I am really pleased with how things are going so far. I'm surprised I've had any success at all and that there aren't more challenges. Natural Infant Hygiene makes sense and it helps reduce frustration rather than causing it. I'm so excited!</div>
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Anyone have any tips on how to aim boys better? Please share that or any other thoughts in the comments below. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253971584464786876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2014945774693965483.post-29170007145614857522014-04-24T16:24:00.003-07:002014-04-24T16:24:33.795-07:00I Caught My First Poop!...Literally...<br />
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I figured I would give the post nap catch a try. He had just woken up so I took little baby over to the sink to nurse and see if he would go at all. However, I wasn't prepared for it to actually work. I was trying to get ready and do a few other things, too. (This was the day after we left the hospital so we were scurrying to get to his doctor's appointment.)<br />
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So I was holding him in an awkward nursing but holding him with one hand position. I had my hand on his little bottom and sure enough, the black tar that newborns are so famous for exploded in to my hand.<br />
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I didn't care though! I was excited that it "worked". I knew he would have to eliminate and he did. So I made the cue sound, laughed and got it all cleaned up. </div>
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I just saved a diaper! More than that, it gave me hope that this might work. </div>
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<br />Breast feeding is more difficult than I figured it would be, luckily the hospital had very helpful lactation specialists who explained everything and offered tips.<br />
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Connecting through feeding time is probably the best way to start communicating with baby anyway, and Natural Infant Hygiene is all about communication. This communication is two ways and both baby and parents are learning. There isn't a whole lot of elimination going on at this point anyway, so there isn't much to worry about.<br />
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Going home day is a great day.<br />
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