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The Real Story Behind Diapers: Potty Training from Birth Using Elimination Communication with Nicole Cheever

March 22, 2023 Sammy & Rick Sniegowski Season 3 Episode 15
The Real Story Behind Diapers: Potty Training from Birth Using Elimination Communication with Nicole Cheever
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What The Fuck Is Happening?
The Real Story Behind Diapers: Potty Training from Birth Using Elimination Communication with Nicole Cheever
Mar 22, 2023 Season 3 Episode 15
Sammy & Rick Sniegowski

In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Nicole Cheever, Mama of three and Certified Go Diaper Free Coach. Nicole and Sammy share their experiences with elimination communication and how pottying babies from birth is a form of tuning into our intuition as parents. Nicole explains why our country differs from others in the way that we use diapers, and how the narrative that we should wait until our children are “ready” to potty train stemmed from Pampers hiring a pediatrician to convince parents that our babies should be in diapers longer. She touches on the importance of 18 months as the true period for potty training readiness, and how to start your part-time or full-time EC through learning baby’s cues and tuning into our intuition as parents.

In this episode:

  • Elimination communication vs. potty training
  • Babies don't want to soil themselves, starting at birth
  • Why you should be looking for a non-absorbent diaper
  • How diaper marketing has tricked parents into delaying potty training
  • How authority and the “god complex” with doctors robs mothers of their intuition
  • Montessori & Elimination Communication: 12-18 months as the sensitive period for toilet learning
  • The importance of diaper free time for all babies
  • How to begin your part-time or full-time EC journey

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In today’s episode, you’ll hear from Nicole Cheever, Mama of three and Certified Go Diaper Free Coach. Nicole and Sammy share their experiences with elimination communication and how pottying babies from birth is a form of tuning into our intuition as parents. Nicole explains why our country differs from others in the way that we use diapers, and how the narrative that we should wait until our children are “ready” to potty train stemmed from Pampers hiring a pediatrician to convince parents that our babies should be in diapers longer. She touches on the importance of 18 months as the true period for potty training readiness, and how to start your part-time or full-time EC through learning baby’s cues and tuning into our intuition as parents.

In this episode:

  • Elimination communication vs. potty training
  • Babies don't want to soil themselves, starting at birth
  • Why you should be looking for a non-absorbent diaper
  • How diaper marketing has tricked parents into delaying potty training
  • How authority and the “god complex” with doctors robs mothers of their intuition
  • Montessori & Elimination Communication: 12-18 months as the sensitive period for toilet learning
  • The importance of diaper free time for all babies
  • How to begin your part-time or full-time EC journey

Show References:

Sponsor Info:

Social Tags:

Follow Nicole

Follow Richard Raymond Sniegowski II:

Follow Sammy Sniegowski:

Follow What The Fuck Is Happening: