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First time parent and finding this book useful!
Good book, easy to read, covering a lot of topics...i like the writing style of the authors b/c it's not heavily scientific or overly wordy...it covers topics very completely but doesn't overwhelm...plus, the way it's broken up, you can pick it up and read whatever section interests you...good choice for first time parents!

Lots of praises for this book
This books is a basics guide on what to do once you've come home from the hospital. I actually brought this book WITH me to the hospital and found it handy while recovering from my c-section. I still refer to it even now that my baby is 1 month old.

The book is divided into 6 parts:

- Into the Mouth of Babes: on breastfeeding, formula, bottles and nipples, feeding itself
- What Goes In Must Come Out: you guess it! pee, poop, burping, gas, spit up, vomit
- Activities of Daily Living: sleep, crying, diapering, bath basics, clothing, taking care of yourself
- Thinking Outside the House: going outside, car safety, flying
- Just for the Health of It: finding the right baby doctor, head to toe basics, fever, jaundice
- Thanks for the Memories: memories and moments

At first when I had read up on the formula part in the book I thought I would NEVER be doing that, but I had to supplement because I had a preemie. The information in this book really helped me understand and be okay with supplementation in the beginning. I also spent lots of time referring the book to check out the information on diaper contents and all the spit up (and found out it's okay and normal!) Buy this book around your 2nd or 3rd trimester and keep handy when the baby comes home for the first time!

Very useful practical advice
As first time parents, this book was invaluable. I read it during my wife's 3rd trimester and after the baby was born we frequently refer to the pages. For example, My newborn had trush in her mouth and we quickly referred to the book to learn that it was nothing serious. The only complaint is that the details are scant and on a few topics(breastfeedig) we really wish the authors had gone a little in detail

Too Simplistic
While this book did cover the basics, it did not go far beyond that. If you have every spent a couple of days with a newborn, you pretty much know most of what this book has to tell you. I was quite disappointed since it received such rave reviews. I think it would be most suited for first time parents who have never had any experience with babies.

new dad
Looked through the book and have found some great tips. Not going to be a dad for another month but it looks like this book will be a good reference.

@ 12 months...
I completely agree with EC. My daughter Bella is 12 months old and going "potty on the potty". We still use diapers at nap and bed time (she is co bedding with us). Other than that we are diaper free!! Granted we have at least 1 baby potty chair in every room of the house plus the vehicle...LOL! (I feel like Kate plus 8 with all the potties we own!) I think that the dvd's "Baby Signing Time" helped also. There is this song called "Diaper Dance" that we loved to sing and dance to while learning to sign "potty". Those dvd's were awesome in helping open up communication with Bella. She was walking at 7 months (Glenn Doman method), reading and signing a few words by 10 months (Baby Can Read)... I intend on adding this book (along with numerous other products) to my friend's goody box as soon as her A.I. process is completed.... GREAT, GREAT, METHOD!!

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.