Baby Wearing

Wearing Your Baby Gives You Extra Freedom While Keeping Your Baby Close and Meeting their 'In-Arms' Needs, at All Ages From Newborn To Toddler...

Did You Know You Can Use Your Baby Wearing Time To Reduce Your Need For Nappies?

Yes, it's true - baby wearing is a key way parents practicing EC develop their 'potty senses' to reduce their need for nappies.

As I write this my newborn Jett is sleeping on my back with no nappy on, braces and all - as he has Talipes and is in a foot brace. He is in a wrap - a simple length of cheesecloth, a cheap 'entry-level' wrap.

(I got his Dad to take a quick photo...)

Have I got some sort of surreal connection to have him nappy free back there as I scribble in my note book, totally confident I will not be weed on?

No!    ...Well, yes, we do have a sweet bond, (gush, gush, baby gush!) ... but you can learn to do this too - and it is far easier than you might think.

Don't be intimidated by the thought of going 'nappy free' when practicing elimination communication - be part time nappy free and develop your confidence. Catch a poo and get the thrill of skipping that first nappy change - and catch the "EC" bug...

Jett, like many babies who are having EC experiences, often sleep dry, rousing or waking to have a widdle. So, when he starts to wriggle, I take him down and offer him a wee-break held safely in my arms, whispering 'sss pss' in his sweet little ear. He does a big wee.

This is called using a 'Prime Time' or a 'Timing Opportunity' to communicate with your little baby about their elimination needs.

You can discover how to do this too - to tune into your 'Baby Radar' to use fewer nappies overall - perhaps not everyday, but often enough that slinging time can become nappy-free time.

You know how lots of cultures have a long tradition of baby wearing? They wear their babies to keep them off the ground, to keep them safe, close, for convenience, practicality and for sleeping, soothing and helping them to become part of the society from their earliest days.

Well, another intrinsic benefit of baby wearing is that you can use it as a tool to reduce your reliance on nappies, instead depending on the bond between you, your understanding of your baby to help them stay clean and dry.

Here are 7 insights into Baby Wearing and Part Time Elimination Communication:

1. Your baby will wee less often when they are upright in a baby carrier.
2. Your baby will signal more clearly when 'on' you - an instinct not to wee on Mum perhaps?
3. Your baby is close to you so your physical connection is 'louder' and so you can pick up on the subtle messages from your baby to reinforce your desire to help them stay clean and dry.
4. Baby is close, so you can use all your EC 'tools' while baby wearing to communicate about 'potty needs' - such as eye contact, language, baby signing and gestures from baby to reduce your need for nappies.
5. You can sense the 'chi pee' - an intuitive signal that your baby needs to 'go' - and let me tell you it is a mind-blowing phenomenon to experience!
6. When wearing your baby, you can listen with your body to their non verbal communication.
7. Carriers that hold your baby's abdomen close to your body amplify your awareness of your baby's needs - like a Ring Sling or soft back carrier.

For more insights into baby wearing and elimination communication, come inside Tribal Baby - join with a free membership and learn more tips about how having your baby close will enhance your bond into a new dimension - EC - and you'll start skipping a nappy here, a nappy there - as you become part time nappy free...

More About Elimination Communication:

Yes, Practicing EC part-time means you can combine it with Childcare. Read some tips here:    Childcare and Elimination Communication

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Here is a list of resources on this topic for you to explore:

Baby Carriers Downunder website, blog and forum. Find out when Sling Meetups are happening near you, join the chatter about stashes and 'carries' and 'ties' and learn how to survive a zombie apocalypse with your carriers, all in one place!

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