The Go Diaper Free Podcast
Andrea Olson
Andrea Olson of Go Diaper Free explains elimination communication - the concept of pottying your baby, as early as birth - which is what people have done for all of human history and in today's world where there are no diapers. She makes it easy to integrate EC into your modern lifestyle as a new parent, demystifies how to know your baby needs to go, how to take them to the toilet instead of primarily relying on the diaper, and makes EC approachable, accessible, and fun, for all parents...whether part-time, with or without diapers, and in any region of the world. Contrary to popular marketing messages, diapers are tools, not toilets, and babies are ALL born "ready" to use the toilet. Learn how to connect with your baby on this very natural level with Andrea's expert guidance, and experience the freedom of a life without dependence upon diapers, a life without traumatic toilet training, a life where your baby gets a head start on developing motor skills, communication, and learning by prioritizing this age-appropriate skill (0-18 months). EC honors your baby's dignity and makes parenting THAT much easier! Stop changing blowouts...and learn how to listen to your baby's requests for good hygiene. Learn more at godiaperfree.com. (PS - Andrea also occasionally covers potty training, for those of you who find us after 18 months.)
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Jul 1, 2021 • 9min
#148 Confession: Why I Potty Trained My Son at 15-Months-Old
Today's episode is a guest post from Robin Kinney, our EC Coach in Madison, Wisconsin. I love how Robin has learned how to weave EC with potty training and I hope you are inspired by her story! How bending the rules, believing in your child, and finding the right kind of support can make all the difference in your potty training experience...why I potty trained my son at 15-months-old. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/148 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Jun 22, 2021 • 14min
#147 What Would an Indigenous Person Say About Pottying Their Baby?
What would an indigenous person say about pottying their baby? How do babies go diaper free in indigenous cultures? Do babies even wear diapers in intact communities and third world countries? Today I answer Emily's question about the attitudes indigenous women have toward pottying their babies in third world countries...and I try to pull together the pieces of what we know today. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/147 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Jun 8, 2021 • 21min
#145 How to EC an Extremely Fussy Baby
Today I share about "How to EC an Extremely Fussy Baby"...to help you figure out WHY your baby is so fussy in the first place, what works in terms of doing EC anyway, and, overall, how to manage this difficult wrench in the perfect wheel of "I'm totally doing EC from birth." This is how to do elimination communication if your newborn baby is fussy! Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/145 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Jun 3, 2021 • 12min
#144 Potty Training after Elimination Communication (does it make you a failure?)
Are you a failure if you wrap up elimination communication with potty training?? Our guest post today is from Ariane, one of our certified coaches who started EC at 3 months and, at 22 months, was ashamed that she had to wrap it up with potty training. She shares her story today...and it's quite inspiring! I also share at the end how to avoid having to wrap up elimination communication with potty training (but sometime's it's just inevitable!). Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/144 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
May 25, 2021 • 8min
#143 Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Young Toddler
Today I'm sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Young Toddler. You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by my Wrapping Up EC minicourse, which will teach you how to complete what you've started with my book, Go Diaper Free. These two will set you up with success to start and finish ECing your young toddler within the 12-18 month span. Visit godiaperfree.com/wrapup to sign up for that class. You can also read the written transcript of todays' show over at godiaperfree.com/143 where I'll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today's episode. I'll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you're finished learning about the pros and cons of starting elimination communication with a young toddler (just walking, like one year old)! Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
May 18, 2021 • 8min
#142 What is the one thing you would tell people to keep in mind when doing EC?
One of my fave readers asked me many years ago: What is the one thing you would tell people to keep in mind when doing elimination communication? And my answer hasn't changed much since the first time I wrote this way back when: The most important thing I can share with people about elimination communication is...found in today's episode! Including practical ideas of how to make EC great. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/142 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
May 11, 2021 • 8min
#141 Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Mobile Baby
Today I'm sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Mobile Baby. (Listen to episode 139 on Newborns if you haven't already.) You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by Getting Back on Track with EC, my minicourse on restarting EC (or starting EC from scratch) with a mobile baby. This combined with my book, Go Diaper Free, will set you up with success to start ECing your mobile baby in the most effective way. Visit godiaperfree.com/backontrack to sign up for that class. You can also read the written transcript of today's show over at godiaperfree.com/141 where I'll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today's episode. I'll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you're finished learning about the pros and cons of starting elimination communication with a mobile baby! Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
May 4, 2021 • 6min
#140 How do I get my baby to shift his morning poo to a slightly later time?
So what do you do if your baby poops REALLY early every single morning? YOU want to get more sleep. I've been there. But BABY has other plans. Poop plans. Today I answer this very question from a reader in Arkansas. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/140 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Apr 27, 2021 • 7min
#139 Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Newborn Baby
Today I'm sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Newborn Baby. You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by Baby Meets Potty, my newborn minicourse. This combined with my book, Go Diaper Free, will set you up with success to start ECing right at or after the birth of your baby. The minicourse has lots of footage of me ECing all 5 of my babies within minutes, hours, days, and weeks of their births. This is truly the only way to learn EC from the start. Visit godiaperfree.com/newborn to sign up for that class. You can also read the written transcript of todays' show over at godiaperfree.com/139 where I'll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today's episode. I'll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you're finished! Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Apr 20, 2021 • 26min
#138 How to have an undisturbed, and maybe even unassisted, birth
If you're curious about freebirth 🤰 today's show is definitely for you. Yeah, this isn't EC or potty training, but it's related. Because HOW your baby comes into the world MATTERS. Even if you don't think you'd EVER have the GUTS to birth unassisted, I will share how our 9 core freebirth principles can be applied to ANY BIRTH, at home or in hospital, with or without a caregiver. 🤙 I've had two of my five babies unassisted and they were amazing, satisfying, and unbelievably smooth. This is how to have a freebirth. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/138 Get on the waitlist for my newest book, Brave New Birth, at bravenewbirth.com. Coming end of April 2021. Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
