Am I washing correctly?

I was putting my nappies through the wash this morning and started wondering if I was actually doing things right? I have a 10yr old Simpson washer and I put my nappies on a short rinse cycle first, then add my detergent (usually Eco Store but at the moment soap nuts) and set the machine to a warm, gentle Delicates wash cycle. The cycle has a rinse at the end, but should I be doing an extra rinse at the end? I don't have a setting for a double rinse, I would have to physically turn the dial at the end of the cycle. And if I use soap nuts does this still require an extra second rinse at the end. Also, is it right to be doing a Delicates cycle (which seems shorter) or should I be doing a Normal cycle?

Your thoughts & tips would be greatly appreciated! I'd hate to think that after more than a year of cloth I've been washing them wrong all this time!

Vic xx

i do a prewash, then add detergent, and continue with a normal wash in cold water. every so often i do a 2nd rinse with hot water.

I'm lazy and don't have probs with my nappies and this is what I do: throw everything in and do a normal cold wash. That is it. No extra rinses or anything and I never have probs with build up.

I wash them in a warm long wash. Just chuck them in click on heavy duty and leave them to it. I honestly don't have enough time to be going back in there 3 times just to wash one load. We haven't really had any issues with leaks from build up either (although we have only being doing it for a few months).

just discovered my machine actually has a nappy wash cycle!!   must look into what it does

I wash in warm cos i find cold leaves them smelly.

I throw them all in and do a warm wash. Add tea tree oil but I am starting to get sick of the warm urine and tea tree smell so would love some other suggestions of what I can add.

Also what can I do to stop my night nappies (foxy) from smelling in the morning. Should I add extra inserts. He NEVER leaks but they are soaking and I use the trifold and an extra hemp insert.

I've heard lavender is quite nice but my sister (an aromatherapist) said you can pretty much use anything. Some babies might react to citrusy smells tho she said.