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What if there are carpets/rugs at home, upholstered furniture? I assume removing them as much as possible is the answer. We've got a 6 week old and while I like what you're saying, I think it would ruin our couch when accidents happen.

Only let them on the couch or beds after they have recently peed. In my experience, my children have never had an accident on the furniture, only on a carpet if walking around the floor. I also only go fully diaper free once they can walk bc you can start to communicate the potty better and they can walk to it as they get more advanced. Before walking I keep organic cloth diapers on. I do EC as well from small age but I have found it has only worked best once they can sit. Before they are sitting it can be a bit difficult to hold them on the potty consistently. So I usually just do full time organic cloth diapers until they can sit. Once they can sit I do part time diapers and try and just catch the poops. Pee in the diaper is expected, but they start to develop a relationship with the potty once they are pooping in it. Then once they can walk, I just get rid of the diapers unless we are not home (don’t want them peeing in car seat etc). But they start to learn very fast. Removing the diaper for night is the last step but my son got it by 18 months and never had an accident at night!

And ofc it’s easiest to remove the carpets until they understand. But this approach I find is worth it vs having a 3yr still wearing pull-ups or doesn’t understand where to do their business

Ok so it's sequential and contextual. Going to roll this out as he grows... thanks for the details

Our oldest boy never peed the bed and I also believe it has something to do with core strength, where low muscle tone/dev in the core (pelvic floor included) leave the kids less prepared to hold their business for the appropriate time