Ever wondered what people did before nappies?

squashy

Felicity wrote: »

There is something very ironic about that statement.

You still have friends and faimly who bottlefed and you still love them to bits

Good on you! Well done! Despite their failings ... you still love them to bits!

Hmm now who is being judgemental? You implied I was a bottle-hater and I was merely demonstrating that I am not. Nope, no irony from where I am standing.

FunkyMummy_2

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Sorry for the rant it just annoys me about how bad people make others feel for their parenting choices.

As it's been said before NO-ONE can make anyone feel bad for anything. Its a personal issue IMO

Mips

My 2 yr old is toilet trained. She climbs up the stairs, uses the toilet, occasionally falls down it.. but overall, is happy. We have the occasional accident, mainly when we are out shopping. She grasped that at 18 months old, but we couldn't stop her putting the Potty on her head or on a poor unsuspecting Brother.

There is no way, having 3 under 3, that I have the energy or the inclination to encourage my children to make sounds so that I can dangle them over the toilet until they are finished.

They make enough noises and sounds as it is, which can barely be heard over Mr Tumble anyway...

With all due respect - have your baby THEN decide if this is for you or not.

Before my first child was born...
.....I said NO MacDonalds. NO Dummies. No Juice past 6 months.

Nitha

TBH I think the elimination thing only works alongside attachment parenting. This method of parenting isn't something I particularly support so I don't think the elimination thing would work for me.

With regards to the b/feeding thing, my baby couldn't latch well and would feed for excessively long periods of time when he did manage it (every other hour for an hour and a half each time) and I didn't get the support. I ended up expressing to bottle and feeding which worked until his 6 week growth spurt and I just could express enough milk. I also found the horrendous comments I got for public breastfeeding put me off (I'm not confident at all). I think a lot of women will do anything to prolong b/feeding but you and your child's wellbeing are more important.

Js_Other_Half

I produced very little milk due to hormone problems. I mixed fed using a medela feeding system until DS was 9 months old.

DS has been signing toilet for several months now - especially when he knows he needs a bowel movement, and uses it on a daily basis at some point. If we're in time he sits on the toddler toilet seat and uses it, whereupon he gets clapped and cheered...lol.

However, I will go at his pace, and if he's still in nappies in another year, it's not a huge issue.

viktory

onlyroz wrote: »

Regarding nappies, my boy (now 3) was in washable nappies until he started crawling in earnest, and then I found that they constricted his movement too much (they're fairly bulky) and were more prone to leakage as he got more mobile. I also think that the nappy soak did some perculiar things to my washing machine. Not to discourage you though - I do think it's better for the environment and it's not really that much hassle when the baby is small.

As for potty training - I tried the technique of putting him in pants and letting him wet himself. I was told that he would find being wet so uncomfortable that he would be trained in a week. This was not the case, and we had quite a few months of puddles on the floor. Even now, he rarely asks to go to the toilet, but I find that as long as I take him every hour or two he usually stays dry. As for the poos - it took him a while to get the hang of doing them on the toilet, and I often find him hiding behind the sofa straining when he wants to go, but most of the time now I can persuade him to do them where he's meant to.

With breastfeeding, I did it for 7 months - until his new teeth made it too painful. I had plenty of support from the hospital and community midwife - perhaps living in a SureStart area helped with this, but in general I found the level of care to be excellent. I do think that some people give up on breastfeeding too easily. Most women can do it successfully - I know that there are some genuine cases where people cannot, but I strongly urge everyone to persevere for a few weeks at least. Also, what's wrong with combining breast and bottle? Any is better than none.

Sorry, but you make it all sound way too complicated!