Isn’t it messy?
This is often the first question people ask about elimination communication. If going diaper-free were messy, how would it be practical (or sanitary)? Most people who ask this question do not understand how elimination communication works. As the name suggests, communication is key. Parents learn when their infant is ready to eliminate, and they use those cues to hold the baby over a toilet. After a short period of time, the infant will start to prompt the parent with his or her particular signals when they need to use the bathroom. Thus, there is no mess involved. In fact, elimination communication is less messy than diapers, because you don’t have to deal with the diaper waste.
