The Diaper-Free Baby

Great Guide
This book was broken down into sections (basics of EC, and then EC'ing for different age groups) which was very helpful. I started EC'ing at 10 months so it was great that i didn't need to read everything starting at the newborn stage. Very easy reading - important when you are trying to catch reading time during nap time. Also not 'preachy' - it allows you to feel good about trying this without doing it 100% of the time.
Not for the parent (caregiver) who wants a very detailed formula on elimination communication. Great for the parent who can trust their instincts and can generalize information.
This is not about potty training. EC is about learning to read and understand the signs that your baby is giving you. This book does a great job of explaining the philosophical perspective behind elimination communication.
I would definately recommend it.

I give this to everyone who is having a baby
Christine Gross Loh makes elimination communication (infant diaper training) seem less scary and doable. We did it with our daughter and it was wonderful.

good info.
This isn't going to make your child start to use the potty immediately, but it's filled with great examples and techniques to try. Some actually work, but my child is still having trouble using the potty... "EC'ing" or not. :)

Didn't believe it....
I purchased this book because I was expecting a son and have two nephews who were not completely potty trained until they were four. It was not my intention to intensively EC. I really just wanted information on different potty training methods. I still do not intensively EC. What I DID do is follow the directions on giving the baby cues in an effort to just keep my son aware of his bodily functions. I honestly did not expect it to really work but I gave it a shot. Well, after that one thing led to another and my son now goes poopy on the potty! Now that he is 10 months I can't even tell you that I am sure what happened. Just taking this element from the book casually led us to this point. It's really terrific. My son has never had to "sit" in a dirty diaper. I have always been kind of on top of it because of trying to give him the cues. Now that he goes in the Little potty, it is so much easier to clean him up after a bowel movement and he is so much more comfortable. He has NEVER had diaper rash and I attribute it to this. The other day while he was eating he even "told" me he had to go potty. I was so amazed when he actually went. My husband was really skeptical when I told him we were going to casually try this but now he's happy with the results. I haven't been brave enough to try it with pee too much but I intend to start soon. Just to note...I did read the book by Laurie Boucke, it's very informative but kind of overwhelming and repetitive. If your just considering this method, start here. This book has the essential points and is a very easy read.

Many involvement levels and alternate situations listed.
I really enjoyed this book. I also bought "Diaper Free" by Ingrid Bauer and while I liked her writing, it seemed that she was more of a completely diaper-free person. Gross-Loh (this book) gave alternatives for Full-time, part-time and occasional use. It made it really easy for me to feel that it was adaptable to my situation and any way I did it was ok and their were some helpful guidlines. There were also helpful guidelines that I will prob try to impliment with my conventially diapered 2 year old. My daughter is now 3 weeks old and even with just our part-time/ occasional and a 2 year old we're catching 3 or 4 a day and most of the night time ones without stress or much effort. A beautiful concept that the Western world isn't in to, but soooo easy to do. I felt a bit overwhelmed thinking about doing it, but this book helped me feel that it really wasn't that big a deal and you just do what you can. Would definately recommend.