How often do you wash your nappies?

mamalove · Feb 27th, 2012, 03:32 AM

I have around 40 nappies,and wash every 5-6 days but read somewhere that they should be washed more often?
All my nappies were bought new,first nappies are around 8 weeks old but i'm constantly buying new ones so some are a week old ..yet they all have a really nasty smell? not so much as urine,but like bumbo mixed with something weird ..so i'm going to do a strip wash and start washing every 2-3 days - is that ok?
only thing is,my machine is 9 kgs is that a problem?

Blah11 · Feb 27th, 2012, 04:08 AM

if i leave mine more than 2 days they start to stain, especially my bitti boos. I wash every 2nd day and put it on a long wash with a teeny bit of non-bio washing liquid then do an extra rinse at the end so i dont get much buildup. does sound like they need stripped. my bg xs smelled horrid when they needed stripped. i think mf based nappies smell worse sooner than other materials.

DarlingMe · Feb 27th, 2012, 04:56 AM

I was every 2-3, usually closer to 3! I have heard not to leave them too. I would strip & start washing more frequently if there is an issue. If not than it is ok. But if they aren't washing clean I would try to do another load every week.

Bexxx · Feb 27th, 2012, 05:15 AM

I do a wash about twice a week, so every 3/4 days? Isla isn't much of a pooper though, but when she does I don't like to keep that nappy hanging around so tend to do the washes around her bowel movements

flubdub · Feb 27th, 2012, 05:52 AM

I do mine every 3rd day, but im going to start doing them every 2 days because Ive had some real problems with smell!
A 9kg drum is quite big! Ours is 6kg, but I think it also depends on what efficiency rating your washer is. Mine is an 'A' rating so it hardly uses any water at all and isnt great for nappies as they need lots of water. There is never any water pooled at the bottom of the drum and I end up pouring more in through the powder drawer!
If yours is 'A' rating and you fill a 9kg drum full of nappies, Im guessing that theyre not going to get rinsed properly.

Mum2b_Claire · Feb 27th, 2012, 06:58 AM

every other day, i think they'd be even more stained otherwise.

mamalove · Feb 27th, 2012, 07:42 AM

Thanks girls! will start washing more frequently!

my washing machine is A grade,i do rinse,long 40C wash and another rinse. Not had too much problems with staining,i use fleece liners so that helps,but the smell is very unpleasant!

discoclare · Feb 27th, 2012, 13:13 PM

twice a week

katerdid · Feb 28th, 2012, 11:55 AM

We only have 18 diapers, so they get washed every other day

Rachel_C · Feb 28th, 2012, 12:39 PM

Whenever I have a load (or sometimes sooner if a nappy I particularly want to use or prewash is in there!), which usually means every other day at the moment.

Feb 27th, 2012, 03:32 AM	#1
mamalove Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: uk Posts: 1,454	How often do you wash your nappies? I have around 40 nappies,and wash every 5-6 days but read somewhere that they should be washed more often? All my nappies were bought new,first nappies are around 8 weeks old but i'm constantly buying new ones so some are a week old ..yet they all have a really nasty smell? not so much as urine,but like bumbo mixed with something weird ..so i'm going to do a strip wash and start washing every 2-3 days - is that ok? only thing is,my machine is 9 kgs is that a problem?

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Feb 27th, 2012, 04:08 AM	#2
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 38,168	if i leave mine more than 2 days they start to stain, especially my bitti boos. I wash every 2nd day and put it on a long wash with a teeny bit of non-bio washing liquid then do an extra rinse at the end so i dont get much buildup. does sound like they need stripped. my bg xs smelled horrid when they needed stripped. i think mf based nappies smell worse sooner than other materials.

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Feb 27th, 2012, 04:56 AM	#3
DarlingMe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Posts: 4,003	I was every 2-3, usually closer to 3! I have heard not to leave them too. I would strip & start washing more frequently if there is an issue. If not than it is ok. But if they aren't washing clean I would try to do another load every week.

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Feb 27th, 2012, 05:15 AM	#4
Bexxx Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Highlands and Islands Posts: 2,478	I do a wash about twice a week, so every 3/4 days? Isla isn't much of a pooper though, but when she does I don't like to keep that nappy hanging around so tend to do the washes around her bowel movements

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Feb 27th, 2012, 05:52 AM	#5
flubdub Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,638	I do mine every 3rd day, but im going to start doing them every 2 days because Ive had some real problems with smell! A 9kg drum is quite big! Ours is 6kg, but I think it also depends on what efficiency rating your washer is. Mine is an 'A' rating so it hardly uses any water at all and isnt great for nappies as they need lots of water. There is never any water pooled at the bottom of the drum and I end up pouring more in through the powder drawer! If yours is 'A' rating and you fill a 9kg drum full of nappies, Im guessing that theyre not going to get rinsed properly.

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Feb 27th, 2012, 06:58 AM	#6
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 16,777	every other day, i think they'd be even more stained otherwise.

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Feb 27th, 2012, 07:42 AM	#7
mamalove Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: uk Posts: 1,454	Thanks girls! will start washing more frequently! my washing machine is A grade,i do rinse,long 40C wash and another rinse. Not had too much problems with staining,i use fleece liners so that helps,but the smell is very unpleasant!

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Feb 27th, 2012, 13:13 PM	#8
discoclare Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,343	twice a week

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Feb 28th, 2012, 11:55 AM	#9
katerdid Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan/USA Posts: 3,996	We only have 18 diapers, so they get washed every other day

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Feb 28th, 2012, 12:39 PM	#10
Rachel_C Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 11,657	Whenever I have a load (or sometimes sooner if a nappy I particularly want to use or prewash is in there!), which usually means every other day at the moment.

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