newborn poo and washing
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Topic: newborn poo and washing
Posted By: Richtea
Subject: newborn poo and washing
Date Posted: 13 March 2009 at 2:10pm
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Hi We are using prefolds and covers on our 1 week old and are wondering how to deal with the soiled nappies. At the moment we just pop the insert into the bucket and then wash them over night. This seems to be leaving the prefolds stained though. Have tried rinsing out the poo in the toilet but not alot seems to come off!!! Any ideas about the storage and washing of the soiled napies would be geatly appreciated. Thanks ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 13 March 2009 at 2:13pm
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I (being naughty) have a scrubbing brush in the laundry sink just for nappies, I just give them a light scrub if they need it with the water running and put them in a bucket. I wash every night so they aren't sitting around much. -------------  
 
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Posted By: nicolaann
Date Posted: 13 March 2009 at 3:27pm
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It will get better soon once you get over the newborn poo stage. But you could try soaking the prefolds (not the covers) in something like nappy san. I use the ecostore soaker. I know some people say not to soak nappies, but I always found it fine with my prefolds. I bleached mine a couple of times when they got quite stained and they were fine. Otherwise I did the same as you, just popped them in a bucket till wash time. ------------- Nicky, Mum to Alex (5) & Sophie (3) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 13 March 2009 at 3:30pm
My sister used pocket nappies with her newborn and although they stained too she said the best thing for it was sunshine - over time it bleached all the yellow out of her nappies 
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 13 March 2009 at 3:49pm
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Oh yeah, if the prefolds got really bad then I had a bucket of napisan sitting there to put them in.....forgetting the really newborn stage sorry (how quickly you forget!!!) -------------
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Posted By: Ladybird84
Date Posted: 13 March 2009 at 4:02pm
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I am at the newborn stage too and i just give my prefolds a little scrub in the sink lightly with a scrubbing brush and a high pressure tap. I then squeeze them out and chuck them in a bucket (I usually wash every second day)
What the washing machine doesnt get out the sunlight sure does. Ive been using my prefolds for 7 weeks and they still look as clean as the day I got them. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Ladybird84
Date Posted: 13 March 2009 at 4:04pm
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I forgot to add that on washday i do a cold rinse followed by a warm wash in ecostore powder. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 13 March 2009 at 10:54pm
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I put my flats in nappy san, rinse & then hang in the sunlight somewhere, outside or inside by window. Outside is definitely better.
With my MCN's I rinse without spin & then wash with Ecopowder & hang outside & the stains go. Sunlight works a treat. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Richtea
Date Posted: 14 March 2009 at 5:59pm
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Hi, Thanks for advice. Looks like I need to pray for sunny weather!! Was wondering if anyone had any advice for storing the nappies before washing? When we change her in the night, going to the bathroom to rinse them is a big job.. What does any one else to? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 14 March 2009 at 6:15pm
I don't plan to rinse each nappy after changing - I'm just going to try dry pailing, so I'll just throw the nappy straight into the nappy bucket as is and do a wash (with a cold pre-rinse) every day. I'll keep a lidded nappy bucket in the laundry and one in the nursery (with the change table) just to make it easier on myself. That's my plan anyway!  -------------
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 14 March 2009 at 10:44pm
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Sunlight is the key. I remember almost bursting into tears the first time I washed my prefolds and found them all stained! Everyone told me sunlight would fix it and I couldnt believe them but it did!!!!
This time round I only rinse the poos (by poos are we meaning the yellow seedy stuff?) if they are really bad, otherwise I just chuck it in the nappy bucket and it goes in the wash that night. No stains.
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 15 March 2009 at 9:08pm
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i did prefolds on my newborn and i rinsed them before putting them in a bucket. drying them outside is good for them too. i dont have poo stained prefolds...no soaking or scrubbing here at all. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: first
Date Posted: 16 March 2009 at 11:44am
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When my boy was newborn I was useing fitted so this might be different but all we did was rinse the worst of the poo of then dry pail. They did get a bit stained but once it came into summer and the sun came out all the stains disapeared.
At night time we just sat them in the dry pail till morning then in the morning I had the lovely job of rinsing them all off. What an exciting way to start the day. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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