EPISODE · May 4, 2026 · 17 MIN
013 / The Part of EC No One Talks About (Raw Behind The Scenes with a Potty Trained 1-Year Old)
from Held & Heard: Infant potty training, elimination communication & postpartum motherhood · host Heather Medlin, Ready From Birth
If you’ve ever thought: “It was working… but now I’m missing everything” “My baby was signaling, but now they’re resisting” “I don’t know what to do at this stage” This episode is for you. Because this is the part of elimination communication that almost no one talks about. Not the first catch. Not the highlight reel. But the messy middle—where your baby is learning, growing, changing… and things stop feeling clear. In this episode, I’m sharing a real, unfiltered excerpt from one of my Listening Circle coaching calls—where I talk through what actually happened when: 👉 my baby clearly needed to poop… 👉 I gave him the space to get there on his own… 👉 and he did THIS instead... But that doesn’t mean failure. It means the process is working. We’re talking about: Why misses and messes are part of learning What “progress” actually looks like in EC Why independence comes after awareness and communication And what to do when you’re no longer a beginner—but not fully confident either Because EC isn’t something you learn once and master. It’s something you live with your baby—and it changes constantly. — ✨ This is exactly why I created the Listening Circle. A space for moms who are already practicing EC and need support in the real-life moments: when your baby stops signaling when they resist the potty when you’re thinking about ditching diapers when you’re not sure what to do next Inside, we get on live calls together and work through what’s actually happening with your baby—in real time. Not theory. Not guesswork. Real support, so you can stop second guessing and make this work in your life. You can join us here: 👉 Join the Listening Circle
What this episode covers
Elimination communication isn’t always clean, consistent, or Instagram-worthy—and that doesn’t mean it’s not working. In this episode, I’m sharing a raw behind-the-scenes excerpt from a real Listening Circle call so you can see what EC actually looks like in the messy middle.
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013 / The Part of EC No One Talks About (Raw Behind The Scenes with a Potty Trained 1-Year Old)
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