| Friday, March 23, 2007 |
| Diaper Free |
Yes, we're doing it. We're trying to go diaper free. The Hippo hasn't yet developed a horrible rash from his cloth nappies, but he has some spots that flare up mildly on a pretty regular basis. I can't remember where I first heard about the Diaper Free concept (will add links later when I'm at my PC and it's easier to do - I'm on a Mac now and Blogger hates Macs. Ok, hate is a strong word. Blogger dislikes Safari, the Mac browser.), but it seemed a little insane to me at first. The basic idea is that you can learn to read your child's potty cues and take him to the appropriate receptacle before he soils himself. Most of the time. Fast forward a few weeks. The Hippo is now three months old and is getting stronger and more clever every day. I've always felt very connected to him - even in utero I somehow *knew* how he was doing/feeling. Like most moms, I can *feel* what he needs at a given moment. So, I figured, why not give this Diaper Free stuff a go?
We started a few days ago and have been quite successful. We purchased a Baby Bjorn Little Potty designed for smaller bums and we were off to the races. He first piddled sans diaper as I was nursing him on the edge of the bathtub. Sure, I got a little wet, but that's why I have about 30 jean skirts. One down, 29 to go. That night, the Hippo woke from his peaceful slumber in our family bed (translation: He sleeps with us. On purpose.) fussing and thrashing about. He wouldn't take a breast. This was strange because the boob solves almost all of his problems at this point. He fussed for another minute as my sleepy brain tried to figure out what the issue was. Then I felt my chest getting wet. I don't leak usually and it slowly dawned on me that I'd just been peed on. Hippo was actually was wearing a diaper, but must have been, ahem, malpositioned.
Obviously I took him immediately to change his sleeper and diaper, but I couldn't help feeling enormously proud (and wet) that my boy had tried to let me know he had to pee before he went! Clever fellow! He followed that performance by pishing three times today in his BBLP (the Potty) and once in a glorious arc as I held him over the bathtub. Loving Diaper Free so far (though I did put him back in a diaper for overnight). Will keep you posted.Labels: diaper free |
posted by Mama K @ 4:48 AM  |
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