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www.kissaluvs.com—fitted, snap cotton diapers
www.bumkins.com—all-in-one (AIO) cloth diapers
www.gap.com (xxs cotton underwear)
www.babylegs.net (website of the creator of BabyLegs—leggings for the EC’ed baby)
www.diaperfreebaby.org/shop (EC items available from DiaperFreeBaby)
Babywearing
www.kangarookorner.com (slings and baby carriers)
www.peppermint.com (slings and baby carriers)
www.thebabywearer.com (online baby-wearing resource center)
www.nineinnineout.org (NINO) (baby-wearing advocacy site)
www.mamatoto.org (baby-wearing advocacy site with comprehensive list of baby-wearing support groups and classes)
WEBSITES ABOUT ELIMINATION COMMUNICATION
www.DiaperFreeBaby.org
www.timl.com/ipt/
www.natural-wisdom.com
www.PottyWhisperer.com
www.commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm (a site that demonstrates American Sign Language signs, including the “toilet sign” [under T])
ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eliminationcommunication/(elimination communication discussion group)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalInfantHygiene/ (natural infant hygiene discussion group)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IPTLateStarters/ (infant potty training for “late-starters”—babies over six months of age when starting EC)
www.mothering.com/discussions/([Mothering Dot Commune EC bulletin board] Visit the elimination communication forum under Diapering)
PUBLICATIONS ABOUT EC
Bauer, Ingrid. Diaper Free! The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene. NY: Plume (Penguin), 2006.
Boucke, Laurie. Infant Potty Basics: With or Without Diapers…The Natural Way. Lafayette, CO: White-Boucke Publishing, 2003.
———. Infant Potty Training: A Gentle and Primeval Method Adapted to Modern Living. Lafayette, CO: White-Boucke Publishing, 2002.
Natec, Elimination Timing: The Solution to the Dirty Diapers War. Kea’au, Hawaii, 1994.
PARENTING SUPPORT
www.attachmentparenting.org (website of Attachment Parenting International, a nonprofit clearinghouse that provides support groups and resources to promote Attachment Parenting)
www.lalecheleague.org (website of La Leche League International, an organization that provides mother-to-mother support, education, and information about breastfeeding)
www.askdrsears.com (general advice on parenting and health care by Dr. William Sears, M.D., author and pediatrician)
www.findothermoms.com (finds moms near you who share similar interests and parenting philosophies)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book would never have existed without the unwavering support of two amazing women and mothers: Melinda Rothstein and Rachel Milgroom, cofounders of DiaperFreeBaby. Our meetings and discussions have taught me so much about motherhood and being in tune with my babies. Melinda and Rachel’s dream of helping to influence how we parent our babies by raising awareness of EC has come true, and I’m honored to be part of their endeavors.
I’m truly grateful to Talia Cohen, my agent, who had faith in this project—and my writing—from the very start. Without her constant encouragement and straight thinking, this book would never have come to fruition.
Judith Regan, my editor Maureen O’Neal, and Jenny Brown, all of Regan, were a pleasure to work with and invaluable for guiding this book through to the end.
Laurie Boucke has been an inspiration and a supportive friend. She answered one of my questions on an online bulletin board when my first son went through a brief “potty pause.” Her sensible advice helped us to stay the course when I had no one else to ask. Ingrid Bauer, another EC author, was a gracious presence in my life. Laurie’s and Ingrid’s work in helping to raise awareness of diaper-free babies helped a book like mine to become a reality, and I am grateful to them.
I thank my parents Charles and Hwasun Loh, for always believing in me and encouraging me no matter what I pursued. They quietly and unfailingly support my parenting, which is the best gift any daughter could have, and they are such loving grandparents. If my mother, unfettered by cultural norms, had not gently persisted in