Party in the Potty

So, many of you know all about the pooping drama in our house. I know, I know, poop, poop, poop. It feels like all I talk about.

But, those days could be over. I certainly hope so.

Ruby just turned 9 months and she finally is pooping just fine. When she was born, she didn't poop. We went through tests and saw all sorts of health practitioners to try to help her (doctors, chiropractor, cranio-sacral therapist, applied kinesiologist, and homeopath). But, we were stumped. We did find out she had an "abnormally" long intestine, but the doctors said it shouldn't prevent her from pooping and she certainly shouldn't be so uncomfortable by it.

But, finally, the combination of her learning to crawl, seeing the cranio-sacral therapist weekly, and introducing the potty did the trick!

Now, Ruby June wakes up in the morning and the second she is put on the potty, she does her magic! I bet most people wouldn't write a whole blog post about it, but it truly has made Ruby June an even happier baby and we love not needing to change so many diapers. Like Ruby's doctor said today at her 9 month check-up, it certainly is "green."

In fact, if we are around the house, Ruby will pee and poop in the potty all day long. I've gone all day without her needing a diaper. It's called "elimination communication" by some folks and I tell you it certainly works for Ruby.

We did this with Kai too, probably when he was a bit older, but it didn't work as good as it is working with Ruby. He always just crawled off the potty and went on his way (and usually peed in his diaper). We initially did it to try to help Ruby get used to relaxing her muscles in order to "let go." I'm not sure if we were more surprised or she was, but now I'm a believer!