Thursday, July 16, 2009

Potty Strike!!!

Alaina has been on a potty strike for the past 4-5 days. Our first real hiccup. I even spent one day where I had her in cloth diapers for the whole day and I watched her really close. I took her potty very diligently and frequently. But she would always wait until I had to put her down to go do something else and then pee. She hasn't been pooing much at all during this strike either. Maybe once, I think. But it might have actually been no poop at all for 4-5 days. That was normal for her a few months ago so I'm not worried, but she's been pooping more frequently lately. But seriously, no matter how often I take her pee, she will hold it and hold it until the moment I put her down and turn my back. I'm sure other ECers (elimination communication is the most common term so most people refer to themselves as ECers, but I prefer baby pottying) have encountered this before and I think I even know why she's doing it, so hopefully it will pass. Just when she was getting so good at responding to my "go pee" cue, she decides she needs a break. Bummer. I think it's because she's learned to crawl and sit up and she's got one tooth and is cutting a second one. I might go on a potty strike if I had all that to deal with too. So hopefully it will pass and we can pick up where we left off. To any of you other baby pottying folks out there, if you find this blog and have had this experience, maybe you can give me some info about how long I should expect this strike to last and what I can do to get us back on track.