My diapers stink first it was a musty smell and now its barnyard. I assume they need to be stripped, we've used them for 9 months and haven't had to yet. So how do I strip them?
They are BumGenius Freetimes mostly. A few elementals thrown in here and there as well.
watermelon / 14467 posts
Okay, so I had success using Squeaky Clean. It's a locally made product, but you can buy it online. The stench is totally gone and I was so glad that I didn't have to try and use Dawn.
You can buy it online here: https://squareup.com/market/squeakypieces/stripper AND they ship free in the US.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@avivoca: Great! I was really hoping to be able to do it tomorrow lol (they're driving me crazy) so I'll give this a try if I don't find any other way.
honeydew / 7091 posts
Whenever I've needed to strip my diapers (rarely, maybe 3 times in 16 months) I just double the detergent in the first wash, and then do 2 extra rinses (3 total rinses) (making sure to not let them sit in the washer too long either, that's always a problem for me!!)
honeydew / 7504 posts
I do an overnight soak in Rockin Green's Funk Rock. Then I wash as normal, then do 2 extra rinses. And if the weather allows, I hang them outside to dry in the sun.
cherry / 212 posts
I do a small squirt of Dawn in a pre-wash, then wash as usual afterwards with an extra rinse, and dry in the sun.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Also, do you know if you have hard water? A million rinses won't help much if you have hard water. I have to add calgon to our water.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@jetsa: They make test strips (I ordered some but DH said maybe Lowes or somewhere would also have them). We have well water so that was pretty much guaranteed hard water.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@T.H.O.U.: we haul water so who knows, it's muncipal until it sits in our cistern.
watermelon / 14467 posts
@jetsa: Is there a nearby cloth diaper store? You could talk to them about the water in your area (once you find out what type of water you have) and they could recommend detergents that work best with your water.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@avivoca: I've done that 
that's how I ended up with Allen's over rocking green and now I've switched to Ecos
apricot / 287 posts
We use BG 4.0's and when I was having stink issues I emailed them (Cotton Babies). They recommended a 1/4 cup bleach added to the wash cycle and actually said I should do it about once per month to prevent further issues. I am not thrilled with using bleach but it really works! I probably do it about every 6-8 weeks.
The cloth diaper store near me also recommended Allen's Naturally Stink Out (I think that's what it's called), it didn't work for me because I have a front loader and don't have an option to soak.
pomegranate / 3791 posts
@Veggiemama: Bleach is what my local cloth diaper store always recommends as well if stuff like Rockin Green doesn't work for you. It makes me kind of nervous too, but I just rinse a million times.
Whatever you do, do NOT put Dawn in your washing machine. I used to work at a store that sold appliances, and one of my jobs was scheduling service calls and dealing with any problems that arose - I cannot even begin to tell you how many washing machines I've seen break down because of people putting Dawn in their washing machines. Sometimes it breaks right away right away, sometimes it takes awhile before it starts causing problems. But it's expensive to fix, it voids your warranty, and it's just not meant to go in a washing machine. I always see people online saying it's fine and not bad, but I have lots of personal experience that says otherwise.
coconut / 8498 posts
BG recommends bleach. Dawn is a horrible idea for reasons @wonderstruck: said. Also, we have hard water and use Tide Ultra Original to wash. I've only had to do the bleach wash 2-3 times since starting to use it over a year ago.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@Weagle: @wonderstruck: I emailed BG bc I think he may have a yeast infection as well they said 1 tsp dawn and 1/4 cup bleach so I'm stuck. Also I've used just bleach it doesn't fix the stink issue
honeydew / 7091 posts
Oh, and I had to switch to Tide Original because the fancy CD detergents just weren't cutting it. (Also have hard water, not sure if that's why)
pomegranate / 3791 posts
@jetsa: How weird! I'm quite surprised that they said that. What water temp are you using? For stripping it should be as hot as possible - I don't really like using really hot water, but for stripping I've found it to be necessary. I would try to find out whether or not you have hard water in your area, because like PPs said that can have a pretty big impact.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
Ok I bought Allen's stink out and the RLR Laundry treatment, I'm going to start there and only go to dawn if they don't work
pomegranate / 3917 posts
What about just boiling them? It's time consuming and requires more work on your end, but no worries on what kind of water you have, no bleach, and the smell once they're boiled is so clean!
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@Beebug: can you boil AIO diapers? I thought it was bad for the elastic
pomegranate / 3917 posts
@jetsa: crap, I didn't clue in to that part! Sorry, yah no....I was in my BG pocket world, sorry
watermelon / 14467 posts
@jetsa: Do you want me to send you some Squeaky Pieces? They sell a trial size (enough for one load of diapers) in the store for $2 and it wouldn't be any trouble to pop it in the mail tomorrow.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@avivoca: @Beebug: @wonderstruck: @swurlygurl: @Veggiemama: @Weagle: @T.H.O.U.: @OldEnglandMama: @littlebug: We are having issues once again. This time a very slight ammonia smell but bright red rash on his bottom. I want to send them to be professionally stripped anyone have any recs?
watermelon / 14467 posts
@jetsa: I don't have any recommendations other than my local cloth diaper service. I can wall you their contact information so you can see if you can send the diapers, have them stripped, and send them back. It takes about a week for them to strip them.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@avivoca: that would be great. I'm almost certain I have nothing local but I've asked in my local FB group.
apricot / 287 posts
@jetsa: Oh no! Sorry you're having issues again, did you try the bleach again? I notice with my LO he starts to get a little red and I notice the stink and that's what clues me in to do a cycle with bleach. Also maybe try sunning them? I haven't done it but I know a lot of people says it really helps with stink and stains. Are the Freetimes or Elementals cotton on the inside and do you notice a difference in your LO's rash using the cotton?
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