https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 21:14:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/musty-smelling-wubbanub#post-1603486 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 18:11:46 +0000 Elderberrygin 1603486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good tip! I'm just about to throw LOs wubbanubs in the washing machine. Those things get nasty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/musty-smelling-wubbanub#post-1603443 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:51:43 +0000 chopsuey 1603443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/musty-smelling-wubbanub#post-1603084 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:28:41 +0000 ChitownRo 1603084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a PSA re: cleaning musty smelling wubbanubs. Add some vinegar to the wash and add an extra rinse cycle. They are now back to normal! </p> <p>I searched for a while on here and google bc my 5 month old loves sucking on the limbs of his wubbanub. It was constantly soaked and started smelling musty. Washing on the gentle cycle wasn't cutting it (<a href="http://www.wubbanub.com/faqs.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wubbanub.com/faqs.html</a>). Luckily, vinegar was the trick :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378306 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:49:53 +0000 sarac 378306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have some serious staining on my covers from my daughter's messy solid food eating, which bums me out. Not enough to wash them religiously, obviously. But still, they used to be so cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378276 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:32:31 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 378276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Rockin Green, but we have pretty easy water. I use Classic Rock and I push all the buttons on my machine (extra rinse, stain cycle, whatever). Cold wash.</p> <p>Every couple months I do a soak with Funk Rock for the ammonia and a very hot (turn up the hot water tank) wash with multiple rinses to strip.</p> <p>Inserts go in the dryer, covers hang to dry. I also have staining when they don't get sun, but like @sarac: I don't care because it's on the inside where no one sees it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378268 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:25:55 +0000 sarac 378268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use that detergent, with a heavy hot wash. Then I dry them on hot. That's it, I don't do any of the crazy wash cycles. The downside to that is that I do have some light staining on the inserts. As something designed to catch poop, I don't mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378233 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:58:17 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 378233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do: cold rinse, hot wash with detergent, cold rise, cold rinse. Once a month or so I add a tiny bit of bleach, and every couple weeks I add vinegar to the rinse (helps with removing hard water residue/detergent). Whenever I have had issues, a couple of washes with nothing but water usually help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378153 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:42:42 +0000 autumnlove 378153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cold rinse. Hot wash with Ecos free and clear. Cold rinse! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378144 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:36:43 +0000 Mrs.B 378144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pre cold wash with extra rinse</p> <p>Hot wash with Tide Free n Clear </p> <p>Extra rinse </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378141 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:34:58 +0000 MsMini 378141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our wash cycle is the following in an HE front loader:</p> <p>Cold clean cycle (cold wash/cold rinse/spin turned off) with Funk rock, and auto soak (automatically adds 30 minute soak)</p> <p>Sanitize cycle (hot wash, cold rinse) with Hard rock, with auto soak and extra rinse.</p> <p>I take all the covers/pockets out and hang dry, and then dry the wipes, inserts and my fitted diapers on hot. If I am in a rush, I then take out the wipes, inserts and fitteds and dry the covers on low. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378133 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:30:12 +0000 brownie 378133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HE Front Loader with extreme hard water<br /> - put diapers in<br /> - do a prewash with calgon water softener, no spin, cold<br /> - warm wash (per instructions Grovia), calgon water softener, DROPPs detergent, extra rinse and spin on heavy soil<br /> - cold water wash, extra rinse and spin with calgon water softener<br /> - Rinse 1 - 5 more times depending on how things are going (are there still suds). I usually remove the shells after like 1 rinse.<br /> - Put into drier on low heat for 3 hours until dry.</p> <p>We had Rockin Greed and really didn't like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378120 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:20:07 +0000 Weagle 378120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subscribing! We're having some ammonia issues, too. I'm having an email conversation with Abby's Lane right now to figure it out. We just switched to Tide, so hopefully stripping and then a good routine will help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378111 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:14:40 +0000 cvbee 378111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@woodentulip: a bad batch?! strange. How did you figure out it was bad? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378109 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:13:00 +0000 woodentulip 378109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just moved, but at my old house, with a top loader this was my system:<br /> -plop diapers in, put on hot/cold wash with an extra rinse but leave lid open<br /> -put in the 2 Tbs of Rockin' Green Hard Rock<br /> -let it soak overnight<br /> -close lid in morning and let it finish (with that extra cycle)<br /> -wash again with no extra cycle, cold/cold<br /> -hang dry</p> <p>The only time I ever had any issues was with the bad batch of Rockin' Green from sometime I think in 2010. No buildup, no ammonia, nothing!</p> <p>Also, our washer was giant--far larger than the regular wash tub size, so that was nice too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378103 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:10:24 +0000 cvbee 378103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>cold pre-rinse</p> <p>hot wash with rockin green, cold rinse, extra rinse</p> <p>once a month I do add bleach for my microfiber inserts as per BumGenius instructions, and I do this for all the pocket diapers at the same time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378099 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:07:11 +0000 MrsHotDog 378099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That seems strange to already be getting ammonia. I would add an extra rinse to your current routine and also add a 1/4 cup of bleach to your next wash cycle to get rid of the bleach. </p> <p>Do you have hard water? I have read a lot of people don't actually like Rockin' Green for their diaper especially if they have hard water. </p> <p>My routine;<br /> One cold cycle with prewash of Bac-Out only<br /> Hot cycle with a Tide Free and Clear with an extra rinse<br /> One warm cycle</p> <p>I have hard water and an HE machine so I have to do one more cycle to make sure all my suds get out. I got ammonia twice and that was when I was using too much detergent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-wash-your-cloth-diapers#post-378091 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:59:06 +0000 stargal 378091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just wondering what everyone's routine was. im having some amonia issues ( with brand new prepped diapers that havce only been used a once or twice!) think im not washing them right. i use rockin green det. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321339 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:28:44 +0000 pastemoo 321339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: I have a wet pail (cold/room temp water), not a wetbag that the dirty diapers go it so I can do the first wash hot. I don't have any stain issues yet....@cvbee: Agreed! I used to wash separately until I realized all baby stuff is pretty gross. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321316 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:10:50 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 321316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to, at the little baby stage when they seem to go through sleepers like no one's business. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321299 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:55:16 +0000 lovehoneybee 321299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sometimes throw other stuff in there with them--like the nursing tanks I wear to bed (I refuse to wear nursing pads at night and wake up damp) or his blankets and clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321295 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:49:21 +0000 cvbee 321295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: I do same as you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321293 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:48:56 +0000 cvbee 321293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash together.</p> <p>I do a COLD prerinse with just diapers. </p> <p>Then I put everything else in WITH SOAP and wash HOT, rinse COLD, extra rinse. </p> <p>It is not gross at all. In fact, once I ALMOST dried my diapers after the cold pre-rinse, and they were almost totally clean. I just thought hmmmm these are slightly stained more than normal.....then it hit me. So, I'm telling you, after the pre-rinse, they are almost totally clean and are super fine to wash with clothes.</p> <p>Plus, the disposable diaper people get 'blowouts' all the time (which cloth diapers seem to avoid--yay) and those people are washing their clothes with the poop and it's all good. </p> <p>My poop is still EBF. When it gets solids-yucky I'll be using a diaper sprayer, and suspect I can still then do the same routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321284 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:42:27 +0000 brownie 321284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will wash my shells with clothes, but the actual cloth inserts I wash separately. Cold Wash no detergent, Warm Wash (per the instructions) with detergent, Cold Wash no detergent, 3-5 rinses. We have really really hard water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321280 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:32:11 +0000 Freckles 321280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: i always thought it was cold first, to make sure the diapers don't stain? Have i been doing it wrong this whole time?? :S i just follow the directions on the rockin green detergent bag. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321272 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:23:51 +0000 Mrs. Pen 321272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I think that's icky... but my son is now on solids too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321262 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:18:34 +0000 MsMini 321262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep the diapers separate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321191 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:39:11 +0000 Mrsbells 321191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beyond2: We mistakenly did this in the beginning and realized it was a bad idea because her regular clothes kinda had a smell even though the diapers smelt fine. It was weird. So now we wash the diapers separately with the pail liner. Our LO was also exclusively breast fed at the time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-321188 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:38:00 +0000 yin 321188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash them separately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-320976 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:42:58 +0000 pastemoo 320976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do... but it's complicated. First... rinse the diapers alone with HOT water. Then add the clothes. Then smell the diapers and make sure they actually came out clean. Move the clothes to the dryer, rinse the diapers again (to get out any detergent residue). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wash-cloth-diapers-with-other-clothes#post-320970 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:38:11 +0000 T.H.O.U. 320970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really worry about it because I use a really long wash cycle (pre-rinse, extra wash, extra rinse). </p>