how do i strip nappies
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Topic: how do i strip nappies
Posted By: Kazzle
Subject: how do i strip nappies
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:00am
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Rhiannon is using mummys touch nappies...but since being on peptic jr formula they have really started to smell...even after only 30mins of wearing them...and once she pees in them...oh my god.
i wash them with napisan on a cold wash then i do a rinse. but is there anyway i can strip them to make them smell nice again? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:37am
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have you tried any teatree oil?
it also has antibacterial properties so could help kill those odours without bein harsh on the nappie?? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:38am
| i am of the opinion that napisan doesnt really help with smell issues - just my opinion tho. i think stripping them involves a hot wash and some people think a bit of extra washing powder in the wash and several rinses to make sure all the powder residue is out too. |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:51am
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this is one person version of stripping from TNN
do a hot wash without detergent and then do a cold (well not always cold to be honest) wash with ˝ cup baking soda and ˝ cup vinegar in the wash and another ˝ cup vinegar in the rinse cycle, and then do another long rinse. Actually I put in less than those amounts because we have front loader, but I do put in as much as I can! also the fuzzi bunz site has some good info re washing PUL nappies. http://www.honeychild.co.nz/Info/Washing%20Guide - here |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:52am
thanks Gandt...thats really helpful  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 7:54am
| Use white vinegar rather than brown vinegar though .. one of my friends used brown vinegar on hers and it did nothing |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 11:48am
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I strip when the naps are clean (variation on Deb's version), do a hot wash with 1/2 cup of vinegar, then a rinse with 1/2 cup of baking soda, then an extra rinse after that.
The smell is something to do with build-up and urine reacting with that... or so I've heard. I do a strip once every month or so now, just to keep them smell free. But yeah, I know your pain!! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 12:46pm
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I actually wonder sometimes if the napisan soaks the smells in, the FOE on Maya's night trainers used to be really stinky when I soaked them, but adding dettol fresh to the wash seemed to neutralise the smell. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 1:31pm
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Hmmmm...DD's nappies are really stinky in the morning, often when she's only wet them. I have been wondering if I need to do a strip, but it's only in the morning that they are smelly? I thought it might be because I use hemp in her night nappy - is that supposed to be smellier?
I might strip the naps anyway. Thanks for the info as well, good topic Kazzle. |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 2:38pm
| mazzy thats normal for them to smell a bit in the morning after wearing them all night... |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 2:39pm
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mazzy thats normal for them to smell a bit in the morning after wearing them all night...
hmmmm, how did that happen...i dont remember doing it twice.??? 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 7:52pm
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I have another way, have only done it on clean nappies but its really effective.
Dishwashing liquid! Wet you nappy, squirt o a little dishwashing liquid, scrub the fleece together, rinse then in the machine. Same with any inserts. Oh and I agree with Deb about the napisan. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 2:26pm
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Yeah, I've heard dishwashing liquid is good for getting rid of cream that might be coating the fleece. Must do that soon.
Just bought two new nappies for Han at night as I am too lazy to strip as much as I need to. and they were Ecobubs and I've been wanting some for aaaaaages. And Hannah has gone back to being super-wetter at night. ARGHHHH |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 2:33pm
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i have noticed that in the past two days that ive stopped using nappy san her nappies have stopped smelling as much...going to buy some white vingear on the weekend and strip them all....
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