3 Month Update

• Age of your EC-child 

DS 3 months old.

•  We started at... birth.

• Generally speaking we are doing..

Enjoying ourselves

•  How do you know your baby has to go?

In-arms - squirming, kicking legs, pop on and off boob.

At night - squirm, restlessness, kicking.

Independent times - leg kicking, frowning glances.

•  Is there a difference for poos and pees?

Nope - happen at the same time. Poos happen mostly in the morning. DH holds him for his morning constitutional as they take a while, in about three waves, as I catch a fast relax in bed a few more minutes!

•  Which positions/receptacles do you use? 

In-arms at the laundry basin a lot, wide bowl also. Other sinks as well. In arms when out.

• Do you use nappies or training pants?

Cloth nappies with fleece elastic or nakey bum on waterproof mat sitting on a cloth nappy, or with flannel between his legs on my lap at home. Trying out one wet pants at times. Disposables on most outings, or cloth nappy with plastic velcro tab cover, and pee-breaks as possible. 

• How are you doing away from home?

Disposables mostly, with pee breaks when possible. Short walks in cloth nappy with velcro tab cover and frequent changes and pee breaks.

• What are you doing at night?

Practicing with night time. He lays on a mat with a cloth nappy between his legs. He feeds every two hours, and I give a pee break then. Some catches each night, mostly. Some misses - I change the mat or the cloth depending on wetness, dropping it on a waterproof mat on the floor, and washing in the morning. He feeds and pees every two hours. I had some insomnia, and put him in a 'pee bag' over night for the first time since he was tiny - he'd wiggle and squirm until I held him in position in the bed to pee - he wanted to wait! He was in a pee bag at night on and off for a couple of weeks, sometimes all night, sometimes part of the night.

• Who takes baby to the potty?

Me and Daddy.

• Accidents - how many do you have and what times are especially accident-prone?

Mornings especially. Whenever he is active, heck, all the time! Keeping him dry, though, and many catches each day. About 5 misses when he first wakes! Doesn't seem to be much of a regular pattern - sometimes 20 or 10 mins between pees, sometimes 40 minutes. 

• Other new insights:

His communication is amazing, if erratic.

• What do you like most about ecing at the moment?

That we have some nights dry already. That I can sometimes tell when he needs to go. That I can tell when he needs to go when breastfeeding.

• Do you ever wish you'd have never heard about it?

No. It is an exciting challenge. I love it.