how do you wash yours?

[dougie]

i guess im still trying to findn the right setting on our machine to wash our nappies
i was told by an advisor that it would be best to do a cold wash as it would flush the smells away, however my nappies really smell of wee, its quite unpleasant

has anyone got any better ideas?

 

[Lu28]

I do a cold rinse followed by a wash at either 40 or 50, depending on how much poo there is! I can't imagine that a completely cold wash would do the trick for us.

ETA We use soapnuts as detergent.

 

[Arcanegirl]

Ive always gone straight into a hot wash at 60 degrees with bold 2 in 1 detergent.

 

[dougie]

i think i will try just a hot one today see what happens i guess
ive had them on pre washes and extra rinses depending on what setting my machine is on, i swear it has a mind of its own sometimes!

 

[twiggy56]

ahh, im sure I remember your username from 3rd tri when I had abigail...:wave:

I go straight into a 60 degree wash and the a cold rinse...they seem to come out ok, microfibre always smells though, I bleached mine and it got rid of that problem though

 

[dougie]

hiya!!
how is she?

yeah its mainly my BGs and LLs that smell, my BBs are okay

maybe i will have a go with that next time, normal wash then a cool rinse

 

[twiggy56]

Shes doing really well thanks hun! Its the star tattoo I remember from your bump pics

Yeah my BG MF inserts hold a bit of pee smell, but I bleached them a while back and now they are no bother at all...microfibre tends to need a good strip wash more often than bamboo or hemp


Play about with your settings until you get fully clean nappies (or a few drops of an essential oil of your choice to make em' smell a little bit nicer)....but personally I always do a hot blast just for the sake of any bacteria getting zapped!

 

[dougie]

haha yeah everyone remembers the stars, im amazed they have gone back to normal actually!

yeah maybe i will try doing a strip wash one day soon, definitely think they need to be washed hotter

we will see eh

 

[T-Bex]

I just put them in on a 60 degree, with washer balls. We do add a nappy cleanser (Lollipop one, with Lemongrass and Hemp) though, and it seems to work pretty well.

 

[bjl1981]

60 deg with prewash, and put the washing powder in with the prewash. i'm trialling bold 2 in 1 to see if it is better on stains than just persil liquid.

 

[Kaites]

I do a cold rinse, followed by either a warm or a hot wash (depending on how many icky, poopy nappies are in there) with detergent.

If the MF inserts are holding the ammonia smell, try a vinegar soak just on the inserts- it helps dissolve the ammonia salts- hth

 

[dougie]

is that just normal vinegar?
thanks ladies

 

[Mary Jo]

I do a cold rinse, followed by a 60C wash with soapnuts. Every so often I bleach my microfibre inserts and that zaps the smell. If I have bad stains I pretreat with Vanish or add a tbsp of Napisan in with the main wash.

I wash nappies every 3rd day, which is when my bucket is full.

 

[Kaites]

is that just normal vinegar?
thanks ladies

Yep, just plain white vinegar

 

[Lisa1302]

I do a rinse (which is 30) then a normal wash at 50 with soap nuts (or occasionally bold 2in1 recently)

I find 30 is fine to wash at if the nappies are fresh, as in you are washing just one days worth and maybe no poop - but if the nappies have been sat in the bucket for over s day the smell is a little harder to clean which i don't think 30 can do too well.

 

[dougie]

just put the smelly ones on a 30degree 'hygiene wash' its going to take 3 hours but maybe they wont smell anymore

 

[dougie]

aaah

fresh nappies again

surely a 3hr wash every day isnt the most efficient, and probably defeats the object of going green and using real nappies
still trying to get into the rhythm though i guess

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

I dont do a special wash or rinse (unless its the poop dipes). Normally I do Hot/Cold and just throw em in with homemade detergent. For the poop ones, I do Hot/Cold but add vinegar to my downy ball for the rinse cycle.

Never had an issue. Never needed multiple rinses/washes/etc.

 

[MrsRabbit]

I rinse out poop diapers until the water runs clear. On wash day I dump em all in the washer on the longest cycle with Purex free and clear and then do a long cold rinse with white vinegar - hang dry on a rack over night.

 

[Kota]

hmmm, I cold rinse, then wash on 40 (occasionally 60) then cold rinse, may nappies never smell and i've never had to do a strip wash.