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A natural approach to responding to babies' elimination needs

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DiaperFreeBaby is a network of free support groups promoting a natural approach to responding to babies' elimination needs.

This practice is followed worldwide and is known as Elimination Communication, Natural Infant Hygiene, and Infant Potty Training. The process involves observing one's baby's signs and signals, providing cue sounds and elimination-place associations, and can be done with or without any diaper use.

EC is NOT potty training...

Elimination Communication (EC) is NOT potty training. It is a gentle, natural, non-coercive process by which a baby, preferably beginning in early infancy, learns with the loving assistance of parents and caregivers to communicate about and address his or her elimination needs. This practice makes conventional potty training unnecessary. Read more...

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DiaperFreeBaby welcomes requests from the media regarding Elimination Communication and our organization. We would greatly appreciate all requests be placed by contacting our Public Relations Manager. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Give baby the best possible start

Our worldwide tribe of parents consistently share how EC has helped their babies with earlier communication, earlier and more refined movement, and increases in confidence and self esteem.

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Increase connection with baby

What new parent doesn't want a deeper connection with their baby? Moms and dads alike report an increase in connection with their babies as a result of honoring their babies' elimination cues.

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Reduce harmful diaper waste

Diaper-free babies use 50-75% less diapers than non-ECed babies. No disposable diaper has ever biodegraded. Doing any amount of EC leaves our children a happier, healthier Earth.

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Give baby the best possible start

Our worldwide tribe of parents consistently share how EC has helped their babies with earlier communication, earlier and more refined movement, and increases in confidence and self esteem.

Increase connection with baby

What new parent doesn't want a deeper connection with their baby? Moms and dads alike report an increase in connection with their babies as a result of honoring their babies' elimination cues.

Reduce harmful diaper waste

Diaper-free babies use 50-75% less diapers than non-ECed babies. No disposable diaper has ever biodegraded. Doing any amount of EC leaves our children a happier, healthier Earth.

24.7 Billion

diapers end up in U.S. landfills every year.

None have ever biodegraded...

since their invention in 1961.

How our parents feel about EC

DFB testimonial 1"I liked how EC enabled me to trust my intuitions about being a mom just like breastfeeding did."

A Davis - mom of an ECed daughter

dfb testimonial 2"EC helped me see my children as individuals early on, through our communication about where they wanted (and did not want) to potty."

Amanda - mom to 2 daughters, both ECed as newborns

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Contact Us

888-856-8618
PO Box 16791
Asheville NC 28816

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