hi tracey,

this is how i understood it from sarah buckley's explaination of it.

in lots of cultures they do not use nappys. the babys are carried around and the mothers seem to be able to lift them off them when the baby needs to wee or pooh. so how do they know. sarah suggests that the baby can indicate to you from newborn that they are going to wee or pooh. this is by means of grunting, looking off into the distance, conscientrating or even crying. when this happens the mother starts to notice her baby's cues to wee and pooh and responds to them by pulling them away so they wee on the ground or in our culture putting them on a potty or toilet etc. when the mum does this she makes a noise to associate the action for the baby and the noise such as psssttttt or as astrid says 'piddle'. i say pooh pooh for oscar. the baby will then start to indicate earlier that she/he needs to wee/pooh and you can respond. she also then said that after a few months you can make the sounds and the baby will wee/pooh on command for times like before a car journey etc. i hope this info helps trace. i'm happy to answer questions if i can.

ps indah is soooo cute.

love beckles