Jul 30 2007

The Benefits of EC

Posted by Shen-Li in toilet training
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My wish has been granted. When I took Gavin to pee this morning, I was surprised by a sudden explosion of poop straight into the toilet bowl! Okay, so what if he pooped to the cue sound for pee, the point is that he pooped into the toilet bowl!

This morning’s experience has given me a new incentive to potty train Gavin – I have discovered that it is a LOT easier to clean Gavin up after a poop. Since most of the poop ends up in the toilet bowl rather than being plastered to his bottom, there isn’t as much surface area to wipe up. Ever since Gavin started on rice cereal, his poop has developed a peanut-butter-like consistency that sticks to his bottom like superglue, making it even harder to wipe off.

The really interesting thing is that this happened after I tried something new that I read from Diaper Free. One of the positions that the book recommends for potty training is to hold baby in a air-squat with his back against your abdomen. The benefit of this position is that you can communicate to baby what you are trying to achieve through your breathing patterns. For instance, if you want baby to poop, by tensing your abdomen the way you would if you were in the act of defecation, you are communicating to baby that this is his opportunity to poop.

I tried this the day before without success. Then this morning, he just pooped. Perhaps it is just a coincidence. Whatever the case, I’m willing to try it again to see if it works.

The other thing I noticed today was that Gavin was extremely fussy until he pooped. After that, he seemed more settled. A new sign for me to look out for in future.

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