Cindy says she uses a combination of common sense, instinct, timing and listening to work out when Chloe needs to go. As she says: 'Often if I get it wrong and we have an accident it is because I haven't listened.'
Now I'm a great believer in parents following their own instincts but I'm not sure a two-week old has the nous to communicate exactly when they need to go.
Also what happens at night time when a baby is deeply asleep? Will Cindy and her husband rise from their slumber and be able to determine exactly which cries represent hunger and which denote needing to do a pee.
Look all credit to her for trying something new but it sounds like a lot of hard work. And what happens if she has a second baby and is trying to juggle a toddler as well? Will it be as easy to be attuned to each cry?
What's more, what happens when someone else such as a grandparent or a childcare worker is looking after her child - will that person be able to understand the signals?
Cindy says the practice helps her develop a closeness to her baby which is "intense and rewarding".
Good on her - but she's only two weeks in.
I'd love to see how she's going in six months. Will Chloe be fully toilet trained or will the experiment have simply resulted in excess washing, frustration and the purchase of industrial quantities of disinfectant?