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By: [BLOCKED BY STBV] emgra

[BLOCKED BY STBV] emgra — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:15:09 +0000

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By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:17:52 +0000

Mum, these points that you have made are valid and I think that biodegradable nappies are a good choice if one can afford.
On the other hand EC actually avoids most of the time consuming preparations that mothers have to deal with especially when on an outing.
For instance, if you are in a shopping mall with other mothers with little babies and you had to attend to toileting, you could either hold your ECing baby over the toilet, let them do their business, wipe and pull up pants and be done in a minute or you could drag a bag full of nappies wipes and all the rest of it including the baby to mother’s changing room, unfold the table while watching that baby doesn’t roll over and fall, undo the nappies, clean and wipe baby put on a fresh nappy, fold back the table and pack the bag again only to do it all again in a few hours.
When you visit some of the sites on the subject you will see that it actually gives you less work as baby and you communicate your needs.

By: Mum

Mum — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:42:49 +0000

But you know convenience is not always the best, like the invention of the microwave for instance, convenient as anything but as we are now discovering, very bad for our health due ot the rays it emits and the destruction of nutrients, so while convenience in some form works, may not always be the best.

I do see the pros for EC, simply as the child does get potty trained earlier, and then the savings made in nappies.

I also see the cons to it, where you have to be super organised, etc, just to fit around the babies elimination needs.

However I do choose the biodegradable nappies.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:50:45 +0000

Mum I truly see your point and agree that EC is not always possible especially since today’s working mothers are not always at home to attend to their babies’ toilet needs. However, this is something that can be practiced part-time when there is an opportunity e.g on weekends when Mom is home.
In the long run this will save you money and cut down on the environmental impact as the kids learn to use the potty earlier and you end up buying less nappies.
There’s a lovely site http://www.parttimenappyfree.com.au that gives mothers tips.
Thanks Mum for mentioning that as we often forget the element of convenience, crucial in today’s living.

By: Mum

Mum — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:23:29 +0000

Well I have heard of EC as one of our friends had doen it back in the 70s with er children. Now while I admire that, I am thinking that what if you’re on a bus and the child, a three month old, would need to pee, how would you handle that? If say you could not automatically get off the busand say you wouldh ave to wait for an hour as it is in the country part of Australia?

What would you do then?

My kids were in nappies and while I do appreciate the sentiments for the environment, for me nappies were necessary, otherwise I’d be doing laundry non stop.

However I do buy those biodegrable nappies when I can find them.

There are also the cloth alternative too, but I chose disposable, for the sake of convenience, as I was often out and about with my kids as babies.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:18:25 +0000

As you have mentioned, a lot of time is saved and a very unique bond is made between mother and child. On the expense side, I read the parents spend more that $4000 in disposable diapers in the first year. No wonder everyone says raising kids is costly. These diapers then end up in landfills where they take more that 200 years to decompose. That is a long time my dear friends. When one looks at the choices to available, I feel that reusable diapers are the way to go, should one not consider EC. I supposed if one get squeamish about cleaning the diapers it might be enough motivation to try EC. For those that have done it, please share your experiences.

By: The Nourisher

The Nourisher — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:34:29 +0000

I wish I had known about EC when my babies were little. It would have saved me so-o-o-o-o-o much time and effort. My feeling is it would also instill a connectedness not often experienced by people in our part of the world. How in-tune with your baby would you have to be to know when they’re going to pee? How still would your mind have to be? It sounds like a wonderful spiritual practice and if I had another baby I’d certainly give it a go.