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Use

elimination communication

to help your baby understand and communicate their toileting needs. It's respectful to them, positive for their health, and good for the environment. Our guides, features and community will support you as you go.
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How it works

ec babies encourages progression through a five step program. It will help you to:

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Recognise when to assist your baby with potty use

Getting to know your baby's wriggles, facial expressions, sounds, and timing, will help with this.

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Become familiar with the holds that work for you

Before your baby can sit by themselves, they'll need support during potty use. There are many options.

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Make EC part of your routine

By using the potty more often, your baby will associate having a full bowel or bladder with getting help.

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Progress together

Soon, your baby will wait for the potty. Before long they'll communicate when they need to go.

Pathways

Classic or Signing?

Before babies can talk, they're very good at finding other ways to get our attention and tell us things.

With regular EC it's quite common for babies to develop gestures as a way of letting you know when they need to go.

As a parent you can wait for your baby to develop their own gestures, or encourage them to use specific ones.

ec babies supports two pathways for gesture encouragement; classic, or signing.

App

Guides, progress and community

The ec babies' app is home to a set of guides to help you get started and grow in confidence with EC.

It's also used to create child profiles and record events.

Events are a baby's toileting actions; a few clicks capture enough information to measure current progress and set goals.

Additional carers can be added to a child's profile. They can get involved with EC and record events that happen while baby is in their care.

Everyone is welcome in the community area; it's a place to share experiences and support each other.

Step by step

A structured method inspired by how babies learn

The ec babies program builds on a step based method described in an academic study from 1985, see FAQs for details.

The ideal time to begin is between birth and eight months. During this period babies learn in a unique way, they begin to construct mental models based on the sensations they feel, experiences they have, and the sequences in which events happen.

Starting later might be challenging because most babies will have begun to expect a routine around relieving themselves into a nappy and receiving a change afterwards.

That said, many parents who begin using EC with babies aged between 8 and 12 months still find success with it!

Drop us a line if you have any questions.

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Success and impact

cleaner nappies, and more...


Whatever your motivation, you'll find a counter to illustrate achievements and inspire progress.

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Frequently asked questions

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