Doesn't washing nappies in hot hot water make them shrink?

[mommyandbaby]

I hear that if you was the nappies in hot hot water it keeps them from having residue build up (or to boil water in a pot on the stove and pour it in the wash mashine and let them soak)...
Wont this make the nappies shrink????

 

[Arcanegirl]

You dont need to wash them in hot hot water.
30-40 degrees (centigrade) is hot enough with a decent washing powder.

 

[Kina]

I wash mine at 60 and they're fine

 

[mommyandbaby]

So Should I do a hot/cold wash then a cold wash after that? How should I dry them? theres no sun to do hang dry. Is Air fluff safe? Or low heat?

 

[Kina]

I prewash mine on cold, wash them on 60 with an extra rinse and either line dry them or hang them up inside on a clothes drier. Sometimes I finish them off on a cool tumble in my mums tumble drier but this can reduce the life of your nappies so I try not to do it too often.

 

[Tezzy]

i wash mine at either 30 or 40 and ive never had a problem

 

[Helen]

I wash mine at 40 and tumble dry them and they're fine. I wouldn't recommend tumble drying the liners though or plastic bibs for that matter.