Silly washing question
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Topic: Silly washing question
Posted By: shadowfeet
Subject: Silly washing question
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 2:19pm
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When you're washing nappies do you do a seperate load for nappies or do you throw them in with all the other baby stuff? If you just throw them in with everything else does it make everything else smell? TIA, it's a silly question I know ------------- 
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 2:26pm
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I'm lazy and I wash all the kids clothes with Joels nappies....have done since using cloth. I use soapnuts and just let the machine wash as normal in cold water. We have no smalls.....and most of the time I smell everything as i'm hanging things up (must look very odd to the neighbours -------------  
 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 2:53pm
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I do a separate nappy load, tried washing them with other clothes but personally I didn't like it
ETA: oh and a question is only silly if you don't ask it! I think you will find that alot of people was their nappies with other clothes ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 2:56pm
| I wash her clothes with my clothes (only since she got to the point she was dirtier than I and going through 2 or 3 changes of clothing a day), and nappies/wet bags/liners/changemats together. |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 3:03pm
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I do a rinse cycle first/no spin & then throw more stuff in. Depends on the size of the nappy load though.
Lindsey, I smell it too  ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 3:05pm
I'm the same as Kel! If I've got enough I'll do a solely nappy load, but otherwise I'll throw the nappies in, put them through a rinse cycle, then throw other stuff in on top  ------------- 
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 10:13pm
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Thanks, great to know any way is fine -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 10:21pm
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I do seperate loads.. but I have a lots of nappies LOL Actually I am so anal I actually was my ittis seperate from my pockets. That said, its because I hot wash my pockets and cold was my ittis.
OMG I sound so ridiculous... hmmm not working and need to compartmentalise. (Nappy brain, is that even the right word... hmm need to exercise brain more). -------------   
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 10:55pm
I do either. Mostly nappy wash separate...becuase 2 in nappies= full load. If there arent any really sh*tty ones I might throw in the kids clothes too. I dont like putting bibs and teatowels in though
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 22 January 2010 at 11:02pm
During winter I was doing a rinse cycle on the naps then throwing in her clothes, but I found the fleece on her pockets started accumulating fluff which would transfer to her botty which drove me mad trying to wipe off 
So now I do seperate again. Usually washing every two days.
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Posted By: Jam08
Date Posted: 23 January 2010 at 1:33pm
| Seperate washes here everytime. I only wash nappies every 2nd or 3rd day so it's always a half load anyway. I like the nappies having plenty of room in the machine. Makes me feel like they are getting washed well! |
Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 24 January 2010 at 9:26am
I mainly wash nappies separately, every 2nd day so it almost fills up the machine. But sometimes I'll throw in clothes if they are pukey or really messy from food. When we went camping I washed Chelsea's nappies with mine and DH's clothes too lol, but at $3 per wash couldn't justify doing extra loads everyday  ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: jessiesmum
Date Posted: 24 January 2010 at 2:39pm
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I've always washed the nappies on their own because that's what my mum did LOL. I also read that if you use a eco-laundry powder they can damage the overnaps (make them less waterproof) so I handwash them with ordinary stuff.
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Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 9:09pm
I didn't even realise you could wzas nappies with clothes  . Hmmmm I've been doing nappies, DS whites/colours, towels, our whites, colours, darks. Maybe that's why I just spent $400 on water .
Now here's a silly washing question - can I actually wash his and our clothes together?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 25 January 2010 at 9:33pm
I do! When she was younger I used to wash seperately but then the novelty wore off So I do towels, then clothes (all of ours) and nappies seperately. I'm even too lazy to seperate whites
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lovingmummyhood wrote:Posted By: Carnelian
Date Posted: 26 January 2010 at 9:26pm
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I always do my separate. I like a previous poster like to make sure they get plenty of space and water around them. I generally only do a nappy load every 2-3 days. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 28 January 2010 at 2:44am
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I do my seperately too, I wash nappies every other day so its pretty much a full load in the stupid front loader washing machines we have here in the UK.
I have always had to wash with sensitive liquid for DH's skin so have always just done all our washing together. Bibs I do separately too but have a basket in the kitchen that holds them all for a day or three depending on the amount of spills / messes that need clearing up as well, old school flats for pee on the floor situations lol ------------- 
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Posted By: Kirstine
Date Posted: 28 January 2010 at 9:46pm
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I do mine separately from other washing - I wash nappies every second day so its worth it to do a load just for them. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 29 January 2010 at 7:12am
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The main reason I do all mine together is I have a full load after about a day and a half of both nappies and clothes and in this heat I don't like to leave the nappies to long before washing as they get stinky. -------------
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Posted By: Janie
Date Posted: 29 January 2010 at 2:05pm
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I put our nappies and wipes through a rinse cycle first, then add Abigails towels and flat cloth nappies that have been used for wee catchers etc. We have a largish washing machine so it's about a 3/4 load every second day. I still wash her clothes separately but might start washing them with ours soon. -------------   
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