Elimination communication

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Talk to me about elimination communication.
Have you tried it? Did it work for you? What age did you start? Was it with your first child? Did it actually help "potty train" your child earlier/less stressful? Did you do it day and night?

Following. DD2 poops on the potty due to constipation, ERIC recommended us to when she was 7 months. Occasionally she pees on there too but interested in whether/how we could make the most of this!

So we've just turned 5 months and I feel like I've got more of a hang of dds rhythm. (Wouldn't have been able to catch a wee or poop even if I tried that first 3 months - she was absolutely all over the place) and we've just started ec.
So far so good, and like pp said, we're doing it after naps and a little while after feeds when I feel like she needs to. Sometimes I pop her on throughout the day and nothing happens, others she surprises me with a poop I hadn't expected she needed.
We're using a mix of reusable and disposable nappies (we're out an about a lot and she is a heavy wetter so disposables are more comfortable for her /easier for us) and nights. But a lot of the time, especially now it's warmer, we're bare bum a lot.
Even if it doesn't turn into much (I don't see why it wouldnt) at least it's. Few less nappies to wash and change and she's comfortable on the toilet!

Mine won't sit still ever, so trying him on it before he was one just meant pee on the floor! He hates nappy changes too, because, again, staying still. He really hates wet nappies though. Since he's just turned one, he comes to the toilet with me every time and is happy to sit on the potty if I'm sitting on the toilet. I blow bubbles for him and he has a special toilet toy. I'm hoping his serious dislike of nappies encourages him to train himself now he's getting used to the pot. I think we'll go back to cloth nappies when the weather's a bit warmer as an encouraging factor. They felt too mean earlier though, given quite how much he disliked them when he had no other option.

After a really hard time potty training my eldest I gave it a go with my second child started between 4-6 months pretty much all poos on the potty wees took a bit longer but out of nappies in the day by 13 months at night by 16 months. People think you have to watch your child constantly but you learn pretty quick there signals. Made them so much more independent and helped with walking, climbing etc no bulky nappy to hinder movement Try go diaper free by Andrea Olson it's a great resource.

If you can get your hands on a copy of The Tiny Potty Training Book or Go Diaper Free by Andrea Olson they are decent guides on EC/potty training.

We did a very low key version of EC for our daughter and we followed a slight hybrid approach of Andrea Olson and Oh Crap (they're similar approaches but different pacing mostly) and she's now potty trained at 17 months. I think our EC background and her familiarity with potty and toilet sits massively helped. We also did cloth nappies though so it's hard to know precisely what made the difference or if it was all a combination or just luck!

The bowel people ERIC recommend a gradual but early approach though. Potty training is multiple skills disguised as one milestone, they have to learn a lot!

Sorry @pb1234 just spotted you've recommended Andrea Olson too. It's a good approach especially if they're young though!