What People Are Saying About EC Simplified

Update August 2012: With my new revision of EC Simplified now out, lots of folks have been talking about it and raving about the improvements (and the potential positive effects on the entire EC-practicing community!)…please take a sec to read Kristen Burgess’, of NaturalBirthAndBabyCare.com, review of EC Simplified version 2.0 and learn about all the new stuff and why the new information in version 2.0 is so essential to anyone beginning (or continuing) an EC practice with a 0-18 months old baby! Thanks Kristen!! xxoo Andrea

“Hello Andrea, Thanks so much for helping to make my EC journey simple and beautiful. 

I have read a few books on the subject. But found your eBook to be the most helpful and practical. Your videos and eBook have become my EC guide.

Early each morning, just moments after I hear my wife begins feeding our 6 week old son, I rub my eyes and pop up to the thrill of another day with my wonderful little Andrew. Smiling and sleepy we both gaze at each other. “pssss”…”pssss” I whisper, as I gently hold him over the sink. His eyes roll back slightly, his shoulders shrug, and he pees right on cue every time :-) He and I share the most wonderful times throughout the day. Starting with morning pee and poo-poo time. Some whole days go by with one cloth diaper! I can’t tell you how happy I’ve been to find this way of connecting with my boy. It’s easy for fathers to feel a little left out at times. But EC and baby wearing have made me feel like my wife and my baby know I’m doing everything I can to meet their needs! I love it!”
- Jason H., Monterey, CA

“When we first started just over a month ago (at 5 months old) I was washing a load of 25 diapers every day. Now we are down to washing a load of 30 diapers about every 4 days. It feels great! (And helps cut down the water and electricity bills haha). I can’t help but get excited and be amazed every time we catch a poop and pee on the potty. It used to be rare to catch something.”
- Chastity, USA

“Aah the things you panic about while nursing in the middle of the night. After downloading your book version 2.0 and reading certain parts, I felt a lot better. The answer was simple really.”
- Michelle, USA (regarding July 2012′s Version 2.0 of the book)

“I’ve read the new sections of your book and they are AWESOME! Thanks so much! So specific, and it felt like it was just for me.”
- Tracy, USA (regarding July 2012′s Version 2.0 of the book)

“I’m ECing our 5 week old. No poopy diapers for 3 weeks!!”
- Chelly S., USA

“Thank you for your EC Simplified website and book. It has helped me get through a “potty pause” with my 13 month old daughter.”
- Jen, USA

“My baby was supposedly colicky. What made the crying stop completely was starting EC with him at 5 mos. EC also helped my son gain quick control over his BMs, which seemed to be what upset him so much. At that time he had been pooping in 5-6 diapers a day and quickly went to happily going on a little potty about 3 times a day. No more crying.”
- Tina, USA

“Just caught a pee based on what I read in your book…can’t wait to read more and get better at this…I found your website helpful as well, with the info about obstacles at 5-6 mos. and 10-14 mos…FANTASTIC!!”
- Lindsey S., USA

“I’ve been reading your website and emails for weeks now and trying to do EC… and I have just finally decided to commit and buy the book so I can do it right! Now, I have ECSimplified on my iPad, and a bare baby bottom on my lap! I really appreciate this audiobook too. I can listen while doing all the things I need to do while the baby naps! :) I haven’t read more than a couple pages in one sitting of any book since she was born 3 months ago.”
-Elizabeth G., Dallas, Texas

Click to read the “Honestly, I didn’t think it would work” testimonial

Click to read DiaperFreeBaby’s official testimonial

“Your book has helped me take the leap into EC.  Had I known it’d be so easy, I’d have started earlier.  My baby is now 13 weeks old.  I started only a week and a half ago and he’s already waiting. I haven’t got much time to read these days…the reason I like your book so much is because it’s a much more concise, easier read than all the others out there.”
-Andi B., London

“I CANNOT say enough about your book. I catch more than I miss and I haven’t changed a poopy diaper since starting (YAY!). Your book made this process SO much easier for me since I’m more of a “hands-on, let’s get right into it” sort of person. You have no idea how…empowered…I felt after reading it! Seriously. I refer to it almost daily for reminders and tips. I love that it’s click through and so easy to read.  =D ”
- Alicia W., Los Angeles

“I love listening to the audiobook on my iPod while I’m on the treadmill…I can jog for days. =) Keeps me intrigued because of your animated voice…just what i needed! We’re 50% there…got the poops down completely now!”
-Faren G., Napa Valley

“Andrea, I’ve spent the last hour or so perusing your book with a half-naked baby sleeping on my lap! :) I decided to give modern technology a whirl and download your e-book. As you predicted I am enjoying it (especially the convenience of the links throughout the book). When he was born, I attempted EC with my now 2.5 year old but being a new mom, lacking the needed how-to details and being discouraged by my family (who thought I was nuts) I, unlike you, did give up. We’re now struggling with unlearning diapers and I feel bad when I get frustrated because I’m the one who contributed to it. We now have a 2.5 month old who I’ve been trying to EC and I think your book may help me  fill in the blanks – so thank you!”
- Stephanie O., USA

“When I first heard about EC I thought it was an all or nothing, overwhelming process. I figured, ‘My place is carpeted. I’m not going to have a naked butt baby running round all the time peeing and pooping on the carpet and everywhere else!’ In the book though, she teaches how you can do only as much as is right for you. Even just 30 minutes diaper free is enough to teach each other signals. Glad I can still put a diaper on him most of the time. Everybody still benefits! And with a coin-op laundry at this apartment, my wallet will benefit in a big way!”
- Jaya S. K., California

“I highly recommend EC Simplified. The many pictures were a great help and it’s much more about the how to of EC. She has some great extra tips and research in there too that I’ve been able to apply. It’s also an easy to view guide because you can click on the table of contents and go right to the topic you’re interested in.”
-Sharon H., USA

“I highly recommend this beautiful and excellent resource for EC families. It is the first multimedia version (bravo!) and thus enables readers to quickly find things in the book. EC Simplified is richly illustrated and is an invaluable compilation of information.”
– Laurie Boucke, author of Infant Potty Training

“I EC’d my daughter from 7 weeks. People can’t believe she’s been diaper free (even my pediatrician) for so long, and I’m sure you have had very similar reactions. I wanted to write to say thank you for your site and work to make EC more accessible. I’m passionate about it too and am an ardent advocate wherever I go; but my daughter is the real proof in the pudding. ‘She’s wearing underwear?!?’ is one I’m sure you hear a lot too. Best wishes and congratulations on your book!”
- Chandra A., California

“Hi Andrea, I’m enjoying reading the book! My boy isn’t due til December so I’m slowly reading, planning and imagining how I’ll use EC. I find the book great- simple and informative- really helps make things clear. Between this and the EC forum I think I’ve got plenty of support when the time comes for me to implement it! Thanks again for writing this book!”
-Jo W., Australia

“Your book was really fantastic! I loved it, especially how immediately usable it is. It really inspired me and gave me some practical tips for Honor. We had been doing well with poops but not so well with pees – but now we are catching tons of them :) I like to think it’s helping Honor be a little less grumpy ;) Also, you convinced me to re-evaulate the feasibility of nighttime EC and I’m happy that Honor and I have had several dry nights, and we’re still getting a good nights sleep! Anyways, it really is a very practical, ‘user-friendly’ guide. I think out of all the EC books I’ve read it’s really the best one for how to get started right away.”
-Kristen B., Mother & Owner of Natural Birth & Baby Care, See her full book review here

“Andrea, we absolutely loved your ebook!!! Its the first book about EC that is really about the very practical side! I can feel all the experience of the many mothers that you gathered on email lists and other exchanges with mothers. Really excellent! Thank you for your inspiring work.”
– Tamara H., midwife, homeschool & babywearing educator, & mother, Brazil

“Andrea, What an amazing resource! I congratulate you on all the work you’ve done to pull together this beautiful, easy to read and follow book. There was a mom in my class who is ec-ing and I mentioned your book to her today and voila, she had it :) She praised it for its simplicity and said it was more useful than other books she bought.”
– Kim L., Owner of Tum-e-Time in SF Bay Area & Mother

“Hi Andrea, I really enjoyed your book and even though I had read several others books on EC I still found lots of info and tips in your book, so it was extremely helpful. Even though I have only been practicing EC for two months I can’t imagine going back to diapers. My relationship with my daughter is so strong and connected and my life is so much simpler. I know you know this… EC is so much more than potty training. Thank you again for taking the time and energy to put together such a wonderful resource on EC.”
– Jenay B., USA

“I was especially impressed by the section on praise– the best I’ve read on that complicated issue yet. Way to go!”
– Melodie S., DiaperFreeBaby Assistant Director, Mother of 2 (EC Simplified is endorsed by DiaperFreeBaby.org)

“I’m just working my way through this book now and boy, I wish I’d had this to read when first starting out with EC 8 years ago! It’s amazingly hands-on and visual, and features tons of photos and diagrams. It’s loaded with great information and tips…and I love Andrea’s warm style of writing.”
– Deirdre G., Mother & Owner of Continuum-Family, See her full book review here

“Wonderful book, my little girl is already telling me when she needs to go, feel dreadful for not understanding sooner! My girl is 3.5 months and I’m now seeing EC is far more intelligent then I thought possible, blows my mind every time I catch something.. I’m so grateful to be able to fill her needs, and start getting away from yucky landfill nappies and better, but still cumbersome, cloth diapers. It’s interesting that when I mentioned what I was doing to my mother she told me it was big in her day in England when she was a baby (she’s 65), I suppose because their only option were cloth diapers and lots of washing. On the other hand my mother-in-law, used to drive from Montreal to New York to get the new fangled disposble diapers for my husband (now 40) when he was a baby, and now I’ve got her ‘catching’ when she baby sits…funny how the world turns.”
– Sara O., UK

“Firstly, I am very excited about your book as I am starting (this week) with my eight month old baby boy. I am not going to “wish I had done this much earlier” (anymore) but rather enjoy the process from where we are. Secondly, your website and youtube channel are awesome! Your videos are really inspiring. I am also inspired by how calm and relaxed you look with your boy. Thank you for taking the time to write this book and create all this online media stuff too!”
– Andrea R., Oklahoma

“My partner and I have been reading EC Simplified together and absolutely love it! We are convinced that our 6 month old is completely aware of the fact that she is on the “fast track” to a diaper free reality and is grateful for it. It’s also inspired us to increase our beach time threefold and is bringing us closer and closer as a family.”
– Liat C., Hawaii

“I tried EC 6 years ago with my first child, but I got discouraged and gave up. It always seemed like guess work. Now I’m pregnant with my second child and wanting to give EC another go. The simple, practical advice you give in your book is so encouraging, and the videos and other bonus materials are extremely helpful. I feel like I’m much better prepared this time around, and EC doesn’t seem like such a daunting prospect. Just a joyful, instinctual way to connect with my baby!”
– Amy, Mother of soon-to-be 2, USA

“I am amazed by how well you’ve managed to cover every issue and question I myself have asked about EC, as well as just about everything I have ever seen come up on message boards and in real-life discussions with moms practicing, or thinking about trying EC. You have truly thought of everything! Your inclusion of great photos make it much easier to visualize everything you talk about. By the time I made it halfway through, I felt as though I was listening to advice from a trusted friend.

I was really thrilled with the digital format of your book. It enables me to click through to the many valuable links you’ve taken time to provide within the text itself, putting all kinds of great resources right at my fingertips. The beauty of the digital book in this case is that it provides you with an easily searchable resource. Trying to remember what Andrea suggested for the baby who protests pottying at night? Do a quick search within the document for the word ‘night’ and you have what you’re looking for in no time!

Overall, I can honestly recommend this resource to any parent interested in EC, even if you already have a routine in place that’s working.“
~Melissa, Mother & Writer, The New Mommy Files, See her full book review here

“Infant potty training made not just easy but enjoyable! EC Simplified is a comprehensive, fun and approachable read with loads of how-to pictures and tips. I only wish we started earlier! We read EC Simplified when our baby girl was 12 months and caught a poo the next day.

My partner and I run a business and are busy during the day, but since reading EC Simplified we’ve been letting Kiro go diaper-free in the mornings and evenings when we’re at home and generally making a fun activity of EC. EC Simplified focuses on EC for younger babies than when we started, but there’s a section with over 2 dozen tips for late starters and early start potty training. We’ve implemented about half of the tips and look forward to incorporating more as we are able to.

I had a difficult postpartum healing period that kept me bedridden for the first 3-4 months and was glad for our compostable diaper service then, but do wish I began EC sooner. I understand now that her peeing and pooping in a diaper is a daily-year-long habit that we’ve enabled her to form, and am glad that we’re starting to break that habit now rather than in another year or two! Thanks Andrea and Kaiva for the inspiration and for taking the extra steps in encouraging us, sharing your EC knowledge and passion, and making the world a more awesome place!”
– Prisna N., mother to Flowtoys and baby Kiro, California

“I’m really impressed with your clickable ebook with all the pics and solid simple organization. Lots of people put together crappy internet products but yours is stellar and stylish! PS: Your reading style for your audiobook is very nice too. Pleasant to listen to. Nothing worse than to get an audiobook where you can’t stomach the narrator!”
- Jaya S. K., California

“I’d like to second pretty much everything Andrea wrote…I’m also practicing EC and the truth is it’s perfect for the lazy mother (me)…we started when my daughter was three months and have been doing it for four months now. The first week or two required a lot of effort and attention on my part but the last 14 weeks have been a breeze. Now that I have some experience I would start even earlier.”
– D.A., USA

“I am sharing this information with my friends and clients. Wish I had this info when my kids were potty training!“
– Keith, Father & Grandfather, USA

“A wonderful read. Thanks for doing the good work and bringing it to the people in such a timely manner. Love the book!”
– Alexandra M., California

“I read your book and found it very useful. Actually I’ve been ECing my daughter for 5 months before reading your book and still found some very useful tips in it.”
- Larissa G., Israel

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