WOW! It really works! + FILM

530 pm Dana here

As i wrote earlier, Mariel and I have been seriously looking into Natural Infant Hygiene (or Elimination Communication as it is also known). It's only in the West that we use nappies (sounds much better than "diapers") as long as we do. In the rest of the world, that is, over 80% of the population, children are totally dry with no need of nappies. This is so intriguing!

Sooo...
From the start, whenever we noticed that Talila had peed, we made a "Sssss" sound. When she pooped, we made a "plupluplup" sound. The idea is that the baby will soon *respond* to the cueing sound so we can get a bowl or potty under her first.

For our part, it's been hard to interpret her signals up to now.... In "Diaper-Free Baby", they suggest trying with wake-up pees first and identifying when she usually poops.
Last night, Mariel caught a poop for the first time in a bowl and today, i managed to get her to pee in a bowl no less than three times so far. This really works This is SO COOL!

She had been sleeping all three times and just woken up mildly agitated, ornery. I just felt, "She needs to pee" so i got the bowl, took off her nappy, lifted her in a squatting position over the bowl and said "Tssssss" and lo and behold: she peed!
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Otherwise, i noticed the other day that she has now started following objects with her gaze.
You can see her following the camera on YouTube,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeFHv0G478A
i uploaded a film there taken with my web camera two days ago. (Unfortunately, it has been speeded up for some reason.)
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Yesterday was Valentine's day. We had nice quality time, Mariel and i. We even watched a film! Didn't think we would ever have time for that till the baby flew the coop in 18 years. So that was nice to see that it was possible! Talila was mellow the whole time. (We saw "Things We Lost in the Fire" btw, good movie!)

All is well!