https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 20:40:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-842229 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:46:02 +0000 Foodnerd81 842229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Good point. The car seat had a tag that said machine wash on delicate, but I wouldn't have though of that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-842217 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:32:21 +0000 immabeetoo 842217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Look at the car seat manual, many say to hand wash bc machine temps remove a fire resistant coating. I wash everything else in the machine even if its new - I'm more concerned about packaging chemicals than germs. Anything else I wash with hot water and soap the first time we use it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-842145 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:11:26 +0000 Foodnerd81 842145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: Haha-- exactly! What do normal people do?! </p> <p>I'll say this-- don't douse toys that have a battery (like buttons that play music) or they will break. Oops. And be careful with anything that water could get in-- my sister gave me one that has little balls inside of a plastic casing and I got water droplets inside so I'm afraid it will grow mold eventually. I'm glad I made the mistakes on old hand me downs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-842140 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:07:58 +0000 Cherrybee 842140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no, I hadn't even thought of washing the car seat cover. Our car seat is new - but you have to wash new clothes..... what do normal people do???!! And do you wash new toys? Such a good question - I have no idea!! Agh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-842051 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:51:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 842051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally got some toys wetter than they were meant to and broke a music toy. Oops. Car seat cover is in the wash though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-842020 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:15:36 +0000 CarrieLouWho 842020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything cloth I washed and toys I wiped down or ran through dishwasher depending on the complexity of the toy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-841960 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:33:18 +0000 loveisstrange 841960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I just wiped stuff down, like you did. I figure a few germs aren't necessarily a bad thing.</p> <p>I would take the covers on the carseat and such and wash them though, because newborn skin is really sensitive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-841956 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:30:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 841956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: I'm not terribly nervous. More like.... what do normal people do? Does that make sense? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-841952 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:29:20 +0000 loveisstrange 841952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're nervous, most plastic toys can be run through the dishwasher, which will sanitize them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-old-or-used-infant-toys#post-841945 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:24:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 841945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How do you clean toys and such? Hard plastic, stuffed animals, etc? Did you wash all the new stuff you receive or buy?</p> <p>I have received some hand me down infant toys from my sister, so it's not like they are from some sketchy warehouse, but they were stored in a storage unit and her attic. I wiped everything with alcohol wipes then rinsed with hot water or wiped with a hot damp washcloth. Is that good enough for a teeny infant? I'll be less nervous with older kid stuff I assume. </p> <p>What about soft things? Stuffed animals-- did you wash even new stuff stuffed animals? Or ones that you have had around for a while? </p> <p>Finally-- gear like the stroller muff things, or the infant car seat. My sister gave me her car seat (not expired, never in an accident). Again, it's been stored for a year or so, so should I take off the cloth part and wash that? Just sponge it off? It looks clean to the naked eye. </p> <p>I'm trying to figure out where the line is between *paranoid germaphobe first time mom* and *ew you didn't wash that?* is. My shower is in 2 weeks so I'm trying to get all the stuff I already have sorted before adding everything new to the mix! </p>