I don't think you need to be hovering over your baby 24/7 to catch their elimination. I rely heavily on the signs my son gives and also just on timing (after sleep, after nursing, every 1/2 hour to hour). I don't catch them all in the potty yet, but cloth diapers draped over him get the rest without a mess. I'm not doing this to necessarily potty train my infant, but I think this will offer a very smooth transition to being fully potty trained if he's already aware of using a potty without coercion or bribery. We just make a noise and he goes if he needs to. And even cutting down on the number of diapers we use is a blessing on the pocketbook and the environment. I hope I never need to use a pull up diaper! So for all those people who say they can't even consider doing this, I'm proof that it can be done. You don't necessarily need to go diaperless all the time. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. I think babies still benefit whether it's 2 hours a day or 24. My son is doing great and he doesn't at all mind sitting on a potty. He loves going diaperless and it isn't forcing him to grow up too fast as one reviewer said. He gets to explore and play as much as before. Just without a bulky, dirty, landfill littering diaper on his bottom.
can't do without it
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