diaper free baby?

[rocking baby]

http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/

has anyone tried this? its where at any age from newborns and up.. u have them do the restroom in the toliet and not have them used diapers...

[jamma]

I think I'm too lazy for something like this!

[rocking baby]

i'd have to go with u on that one..plus with my son..i never know when he goes...i usually just see his diaper bulge or smell him...unless he makes those smiley faces when he's pushing and concentrating..lol [rotfl]

[4HisGlory]

there are quit a few people who do that up where I am. My sister went to a class on one, but didn't think that would work for her. The instructers let their kids go anywhere, in parking lots, ect. up here I doesn't really matter where kids go, because there are woods everywhere...parking lot isn't the greatest but hey it works...just not on my car please. I don't think I will be using this method though.

[MommaBear]

Okay...I have a funny story about why we did NOT do this. Daniel used to get bad rashes on his bum so we had "naked time" every night for about 30 min. Well Chris went upstairs for a movie (and potty break) and I was in the kitchen makin' snacks for Family Night (Daniel was in the living room playing). I hear "tooting" so I look in the living room and Daniel is playing still. I go back to finish up in the kitchen and Chris calls me. I come in to find two "piles" on the floor and Daniel wiping and eating his poo! :lol:

Chris took him upstairs to wash while I cleaned up the mess. Chris and I kept laughing because even though I had been cleaning Daniel's bottom everyday here I was gagging at cleaning it off the floor!!! [rofl] Needless to say...end of "naked time" and start of a GREAT story to share with his future girlfriend!! :wink:

~Kerri

[KansasMom]

My best friend in Michigan is going to do this with her second child that is coming along in July...when she told me I about died...I couldn't believe it. But since then I have done some reading on it. It sounds like if you have the time to mess with it, it could really work.

I am in the midst of potty training my 22 month old and let me tell you, I am tempted to start my 6 month old on it now! It would be a lot easier to have this done with then mess with the attitude and struggles of a toddler. I mean, I already have to clean up several messes now, why not do it when they can't fight you on it?

I found this site about it: http://www.timl.com/ipt/

I guess I have some serious thinking to do...I will be checking this thread to see if anyone really has done this and what they have to say about it.

I don't get this... babies will go anytime of the day or night. Do they put them in a diaper overnight and during the day or do they wear underwear? It sounds like a lot of mess. Unless you are checking their diaper every minute. Which none of us could do.
I can see how it would work with an older baby... like a year or older. But a newborn?

[Rach]

I don't have time for that, but I have heard of it and have friends that have done it ~ you know, the ppl with ONE child :lol:

I do take my two youngest with me when I go and encourage them to sit or try, but I cannot do EC. That's a part of AP that just isn't us. We use cloth diapers, but they are so nice now it's a lot like wearing a sposie... can't tell when it's wet.

[stephwhiz]

Sounds neat! Stephanie

[tracy]

When my dd was about 8mos she would let us know when she had to make a bm (grunting) so we would hurry and rip off her diaper and she would go on the toilet. NOW, she tries to straighten her body when we get her on the toilet and is very fussy with it. We did buy a cheap potty for her so we'll see how that goes, but for now she dirty's her diaper just before she yells for us after her naps. :D Oh well...
Anyhow, my dad calls it parent training...LOL

[Reneemomto5]

How interesting, but definitely not for me. I am uncomfortable when my babies have a dirty diaper where they shouldn't, like in the line at the grocery store etc, I can't see having to deal with this, I would be neurotic by the end of the first week.

But if you can make it work, kodos to them.

I don't think that would be for me either. My first ds was 2 1/2 when I potty trained him. I let him go naked and it did the trick! LOL, my mom hated that idea, she said I would make a nudist out of him! But now at 8 he's really embarrassed to have to get undressed in front of me or dh. Anyway, I can't imagine having the time to do this w/ a little one! Hats off to those that can accomplish it. I would rather spend the time spend checking and rechecking the diapers, playing!!!

[JoyLynn]

Carolyn, when you let your son go naked, didn't he potty on the floor and all down his legs? Do you have carpet? I couldn't even make cloth training pants work. Ds soaked the carpet like three times just the first day. And then I would be afraid he would walk in it and spread the germs around the house. His clothes were drenched all the way down to his socks each time and then he would need a bath cuz ya can't leave urine on on their skin and a baby wipe wouldn't be thorough enough. I just couldn't make it work. I had to resort to the spendy pull-ups with our four.

Joy [welcomewave]

[Bekah]

I don't even see how this could possibly work when you also have a toddler running around!

Besides if you think about it... that baby is going to go regardless of where it's bum is aimed so in my opinion it is PARENT TRAINING

[cjropher]

I'm seeing a lot about this topic lately. Today's Parent (Canadian parenting magazine) had an article on it. I think there's a few things going on. Regardless of how unbusy we want to be, we as a whole are very busy compared to other countries. The woman who wrote the article is Canadian but from Africa and when she went to visit her family with her new baby, she took a suitcase full of diapers hoping they would last the visit. Her grandmother had never seen a diaper before and was shocked that we would wrap a baby's genitals in plastic! So this woman's mom showed her how to do this. Their attitude was if he pees, we wipe it up, if he poops, the dog will eat it. That's not my additude though, so I just might not qualify.

From other stuff I've seen, babies are actually predictible for when they pee and poop so if you can determine that (you are supposed to watch them for a few days) then you can put them on a potty while making a sound every time they pee or whatever and they will learn to assossiate that sound with what they are supposed to do.

It sounds great but way too labour intesive for me. It's really high attachment parenting imo and I'm not that high. You can't really leave a baby to cry it out in this bc it might need to do something, you would need to be with it at night, etc. I like my sleep. Guess I pay the price by having to toilet train in the terrible twos!

[suzyq]

I would not try this with my babies. Though this has worked with many babies, There are important developmental stages you do not want your precious baby to miss. Forcing them to advance physicially before their bodies are ready is not healthy for them. Allowing a baby to "go" anywhere (like in Africa) is different than running a 4month old to the toilet. Babies need to be babies and do not need to be trained to "hold it" until they are at the toilet. 3rd world countires allow their babies to go anytime, and so do we...we just are not a 3rd world country and therefore we cover our babies with diapers. The idea of toilet training an infant seems crazy to me though.