Washing baby's clothes

[sproutly2003]

At what point did you all wash baby's clothes? I'm holding off, but am worried baby will come early. On the other hand if I do it now and am on time, will I end up needing to re-wash everything?

 

[Rachie004]

I've just started to leisurely wash things. It's more because I feel like I ought to be packing my hospital bag soon so need things to be washed to go in there

 

[lkkha]

I wash baby's clothes around 34 weeks, my reasoning is, if baby arrived before then it'd be in an incubator and not wearing clothes so I would have plenty of time to wash clothes before they were needed and also they'd all be too big so I'd have to buy tiny clothes anyway!
I've had 4 babies born at 35-36 weeks so I always make sure I'm packed by then, but this time baby is holding on so everything has been washed for nearly a month now but still smells nice and fresh so I won't be doing it again until they've been worn x

 

[lovebabyhopes]

I say never too early. I started washing hand me downs as soon as I got them. I was anxious to arrange the baby closet and only wanted fresh, clean clothes in it. I've been washing as a go. If there are any clothes I am unsure about keeping, I'll leave the tags on and keep them in a bag but for the most part, I've been keeping everything and washing.

 

[BigLegEmma]

I was just thinking about this; I've been putting it off 'cause it means folding everything again, but I might as well do them all at once so as to get a full load for the machine *sigh*

 

[sproutly2003]

Did you all was everything, new stuff and second hand?

 

[wookie130]

Yes, I wash EVERYTHING. I wash clothing as I get them, so that I can organize them into the drawer, or pack the larger sizes into storage. I also wash sheets, hooded towels, Boppy covers, whatever, as I get them, whether they be new, or secondhand. One thing that is important, is to not use fabric softener or dryer sheets with baby clothes, as it removes the flame ******ant that is applied to baby clothes during the manufacturing process.

 

[sproutly2003]

I didn't realise not to use fabric softener.

 

[BigLegEmma]

Yes, I wash EVERYTHING. I wash clothing as I get them, so that I can organize them into the drawer, or pack the larger sizes into storage. I also wash sheets, hooded towels, Boppy covers, whatever, as I get them, whether they be new, or secondhand. One thing that is important, is to not use fabric softener or dryer sheets with baby clothes, as it removes the flame ******ant that is applied to baby clothes during the manufacturing process.

That's good to know, thanks! I'm toying with the idea of using soapnuts - I've not heard of them until recently. Reckon I'll try a small sample pack out. I tried miswak sticks for cleaning my teeth for a while and they worked great (but then I moved house and they're still packed away somewhere). I don't know if I can post a link, but just google soapnuts.

 

[birdlee337]

I didn't realise not to use fabric softener.

I have washed it all. When it comes to drying...there are these dryer balls you can get that help dry things faster and help with the static electricity. I am not sure where you live but you can buy them at bes bath and beyond. I use four at a time. They are reusable.

 

[emalou90]

I didn't realise not to use fabric softener.

You can, I'm not even aware in the uk they put fire resistant coatings on baby clothes

Who knows?

Anyway, I've always used softener, or two in one stuff.


You can wash when you like, new and second hand things, you won't need to wash them again unless you feel they are musty or something
I washed all mine, dried them all and they are all packed away ready for when baby arrives x

 

[wookie130]

Well, you CAN use fabric softener, but it will remove the flame ******ant stuff applied to the clothes when they're new. I don't know about over in the UK, but in the states, they apply flame ******ant to the clothes, so that in the event of the a fire, while it won't protect your baby from the fire or burns, it slows the burning process, and can lessen the extent to which a child is injured and burned. I just thought it was an important tidbit of info, that's all. If this doesn't matter to you, then by all means, go ahead and use the fabric softener.

 

[Rachie004]

That's good to know, thanks! I'm toying with the idea of using soapnuts - I've not heard of them until recently. Reckon I'll try a small sample pack out. I tried miswak sticks for cleaning my teeth for a while and they worked great (but then I moved house and they're still packed away somewhere). I don't know if I can post a link, but just google soapnuts.

I use soap nuts They're fab!

One bag lasted me 9-10 months. The only thing with them is to make sure you keep the resealable bag sealed. Can't recommend them enough :

I'm interested in what miswak sticks are now, I love using natural products wherever I can

 

[Nats21]

We washed everything at around 33 weeks, wanted it done for the hospital bag, still smells lovely and fresh now xx

 

[BigLegEmma]

I use soap nuts They're fab!

One bag lasted me 9-10 months. The only thing with them is to make sure you keep the resealable bag sealed. Can't recommend them enough :

I'm interested in what miswak sticks are now, I love using natural products wherever I can

Yay! You're the first person who's heard of them let alone used them; now I'm definitely ordering them

Miswak sticks are used in the Middle East, Africa and Asia and are basically just twigs from a tree that have a bristly texture inside like a toothbrush and antibacterial properties; you just cut off the bit you used when it gets worn and voila, a new toothbrush! I ordered mine from ebay and they came individually sealed. You don't use it with toothpaste or anything, just moisten it and scrub away.

The science stuff:
https://www.miswakstick.com/miswak.html

 

[Misscalais]

I'm 34 weeks and going to do mine this week I'm so excited.

 

[FleurDeMai]

We've washed the clothes we bought as soon as we got home, and will re-wash them again soon once we buy a perfume-free detergent. This time we'll also wash the secondhand clothes, because even though we know they're clean, we don't know when was the last time they were washed.