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Kimmi
20 yrs ago
Im going to be using Motherease cloth nappies for my baby. I have noticed on the websites there is so many different ways to wash them and what products to use when washing and soaking them. Please can I have some advice and shared experiences with using different washing methods especially like the'baking soda' and 'vinegar' method. THANKYOU
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Well, for my part : I use washing balls and Baking soda (also known as bi-carbonate of sodium). I used to also add vinegar as a softener, but I've stopped recently (I've been out of stock) and didn't notice much difference, so I think that I'll just stop altogether...
The most important thing to know in my opinion is :
- not to use softener. Often a great source of baby skin rash, and it can coat the diapers leading to leak.
- rinse well. Diapers shouldn't have any smell once dried (no fragrance smell and of course bad smell).
Hope that helped.
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crj
20 yrs ago
We use motherease and love them.
We have three bins near the changing table.
Laundy
1 is just a laundry hamper for dry clothing.
2 have lids, with removable insert buckets that we bought at pricerite.
Garbage
1 is just a garbage, with a bag inside and gets thrown away - for wipes, tissues, etc...
Nappies
1 is 'wet' we put water and a bit of napisan inside, and in goes all the nappies and clothes with food stains and muslin cloths with spit up. Then it gets dumped in the machine every day.
We wash in the machine using Persil NonBio, and only use about half the recommended amount at 70 degrees.
Sometimes use Kushi flushable biodegradable liners in the nappies, so those get flushed. If he poos directly in the nappy, we try to rinse off a bit, or shake off into toilet - but I do not obsess about this, whatever is left goes into the bucket.
This is because I have no desire to make cloth a 'hard' process - keep it easy and simple for yourself.
Also, I use Pail Pals from Nappypooh website, they are great to keep the room smelling fresh, and I burn lavender oil every night.
PS - we found they only got a decent level of absorbancy after they were washed about 10 times, so expect to change them more often the first 2 weeks, and after that their absorbancy increases.
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Kimmi
20 yrs ago
Thanks for the replys. Where is the best place to buy those disposable liners?, I have seen them in Mothercare, PHP brand, I think. Also how about nappy soak, I know about napisan as I use it occasionally for stains on clothing, but its so expensive in HK. Have you used the Detol pre soaker before?. I suppose I should just try different things and see how I go. How do I use the Pail Pals? Thanks
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You can find the disposable liners at B2B, Eugeune group and Mothercare. My advice is not to buy to much. I've bought 2 rolls before my bb's born and now I still have one... :-/ But then, I use mostly pocket so...
Pail Pals are deodisk you can stuck with tapes inside the lid of the bin (or some bin have special place of it) or if you have a laundry bag with a hanger like me, in HK, it comes with a small tulle bag, so I just hang it to the laundry bag.
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:-))
20 yrs ago
I just use the eco nappy soaking powder from mothercare for soaking. Then rinse cycle before washing, and an extra rinse at the end. I believe adding vinegar to the final rinse is good if the baby has a rash problem.
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Kimmi
I think you already received great response, but should you have further questions or should you wish to meet some other cloth diapering moms, a diaper workshop will be held to discuss all this next week.
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mumm I guess I had read a bit too quick..
so here my 2 cents on vinegar
Just be cautious with it and avoid to use it on a regular basis, ason the lung run, it will kill the elastics of your nappies..
so it's ok with prefold or contour nappies wihtout elastics but not so much with Motherease :)
Another golden rule (on top of the 'no softener'): do not use bleach (too harsh on both the fabric and baby's skin)..
HTH
happy nappying everyone :)
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Cloth nappy experts - I just noticed that our nappies are a bit stinky even after washing (drying indoors in this vile weather) - is it not enough rinsing? Or not hot enough water? What to do? Soda? Tea tree oil? Anything?
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hello..
well there can be different reasons for stinky dipes and which can differ according to the type/fabric of diapers.. (hemp for instance is well known for its stiking issues).. besides do you notice this with all your diapers or only a few?
anyways..here are some 'tips' you may want to try, but only one at a time to see if there is any difference
- if due to hard water, add some baking soda in your washing cycle
- can be due to 'detergent build-up', then yes you can strip them by runnig a 'rinse cycle' several times and until there is no visible suds in the washing (well which you can't see if you have a top-load washer.. then.. just rinse it several times and watch the result)..
if you can do a HOT rinse.. if you can't, try adding some vinegar (for once a while,it's ok ;-)
- you can naturally add some essential oils (lavender or mandarine) in your detergent if its a liquid one or you put some drops on a cloth wipe which you'll add just before the rinsing cycle.. should leave a nice smell!
otherwise if you usually air-dry them and hadn't noticed that stink issue, by drying them again outside should help...
HTH
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Doubibou said most of it.
I would try first some extra rinses and try to use a little less detergents.
I believe that you have mostly Tot bots, don't you? I'm not the Tot Bots expert here, but as they are terry, I think it may help to have a HOT wash or rinse once in a while.
Also try to dry them under the sun whenever possible (Yeah, not exactly possible these last few days :D ), it would naturally bleach and sterilize them.
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Thank you ladies. I was going to try and sort them out today, but guess what? More rain...
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Thank you ladies. I was going to try and sort them out today, but guess what? More rain...
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Where do you buy Sunshine detergent/soap?
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Kimmi
20 yrs ago
As anyone used the DETOL pre soak liquid?. It says on the bottle OK for newborns and good for soaking nappies
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I did.. but can't remember if I used it as pre-soak or not - if yes, not more than twice actually as I then used it directly in the washer actually..
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:-))
20 yrs ago
Janey88, it would be nice if sunshine could be bottled and sold in shops, but I think Ruth was referring to THE SUN outside! LOL and sorry if the joke was intentional.
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LOL!!!!!!!!! That is a result of not enough sleep - brain not functioning!
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I never did any pre-soak, I find it too much of a hassle. Dry pail is definitely easier, and nappies come out just as clean with modern washer to my opinion...
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