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Cloth Nappies – What next? How to keep your cloth nappy stash in tip top
condition for the best resale value!
You can minimise your nappy use as you enhance the communication with your baby – by using nappies part-time!! Why? Using cloth nappies when practicing EC is a helpful strategy for several reasons - it helps the baby to stay aware of their body - feeling the sensations of when they go to the toilet, noticing the wetness. It also helps to keep baby drier as babies in cloth are changed more often, reducing the risk of rashes, plus there is the lack of potential chemical overload from the gels and plastics the disposable nappies are made of. Using cloth helps Mum to be aware of baby's rhythms and patterns of elimination - a basic of practicing EC. How? Begin to use your nappies part time by learning some simple skills of EC (Elimination Communication). It is an ancient way to care for a baby’s hygiene needs as you slowly and gradually reduce your reliance on nappies. You enhance your understanding of and communication with your baby in ways that will just amaze you! What is it like? EC is something you start at home, when you have some quiet time with your baby. You support your baby’s instinct to not wee on themselves by offering them the opportunity to wee in a potty now and then – at nappy changes is a prime time as their nappy is already off. (As is when you check to find their nappy is dry) Modern Cloth Nappies are so gorgeous, it almost seems a shame they will be washed until they fade!! Imagine if your baby stayed in the same, dry nappy for several hours? What if you could spot some of the time that they needed to wee and could help them to go? What if you only had to change a pooey nappy every now and then? This is what being part-time nappy free means – using elimination communication to work as a team with your baby to reduce the number of nappies that are wet or soiled (then washed!), even though baby may be in them all the time! EC means less washing of nappies in the long run! Imagine your nappy bucket taking twice as long to fill. When you are at home, you use nappies far more casually, as you are aware of some of your baby’s attempts to communicate with you. You know enough about their patterns to offer them a timely wee-break at prime times – such as when they wake up. Then, you've learnt to offer a 'timing' opportunity, just like that... EC is like ‘Cloth Minimalism’ – you can use nappies a little less often, keeping your baby’s nappy dry for longer now and then, or a lot less often if you prefer, having your baby nappy free a lot while at home. Babies love the freedom of kicking their legs with no nappy on. Nappies become a parenting tool while practicing EC – useful, but not essential. While learning, and practicing a spot of EC with your baby, nappies become a parenting tool, something you use fully at times, only casually some of the time, not at all at other times, without fear about wee everywhere, as you slowly get to know your baby’s rhythms.When practicing EC, nappies are no longer an essential you can’t survive without! The question is "Why Combine Modern Cloth Nappies with Elimination Communication?" Here are six reasons to consider:
Where next to get started on your EC journey: Visit the "Thrill of the first catch" page to see how some families have begun. Visit "My Grandma and EC" to read about how normal this approach was a generation ago! Visit "How to Start" for tips for starting EC. Getting Started with Modern Cloth Diapers- a tutorial Buying and Selling Second-hand Modern Cloth Diapers ___________________________________________________________________ Getting Started with Modern Cloth Nappies - a tutorial Online Stores to explore that offer Modern Cloth Nappies for sale Buying and Selling Second-hand Modern Cloth Nappies Learn
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