https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 12:10:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-381718 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:20:10 +0000 sarac 381718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't! I also think baby detergent is stupid. (not actually) bad moms unite! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-381277 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:46:38 +0000 wheres_c 381277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: @JerricaBenton:<br /> That's basically what I decided too. I feel like baby detergent is ridiculous too (unless of course your baby has a reaction)<br /> It's so expensive!<br /> I just switched our detergent over to All free and clear so that it would be good for baby's skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-381133 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:56:29 +0000 JerricaBenton 381133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to wash in small batches as time goes on. I have a few outrageous gifted items, like cashmere onesies and silk dresses that obviously I'm not going to wash. I'll probably run them through the air dry cycle in the dryer and lay them outside before use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-381127 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:55:16 +0000 pinkcupcake 381127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash everything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-381115 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:51:25 +0000 shopaholic 381115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelingbrit: I'm glad you posted this question because I've secretly been wondering the same thing (in part because the clothes just look nicer when they're brand-spankin' new too!)<br /> I plan to only wash small batches as the time comes to wear them. Even if you're already washing clothes in current rotation, you can throw in a few new pieces/sizes here and there in your loads and won't risk taking off the tags for everything in one size range. At least, that's how I'm thinking ahead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-361281 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:55:47 +0000 mrsjyw 361281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I washed nb, 0-3, and all blankets, sheets, cloth diapers. i left th 6 month+ clothing with tags on and unwashed so that they're returnable for at least store credit if LO outgrows them before he even wears them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360855 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:23:59 +0000 wheres_c 360855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for all the input. I guess I'll start by washing clothes in small batches before he wears them and go from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360837 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:17:50 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 360837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely wash clothes before putting them on a baby. Like @Mrsbells, I've seen clothes in retail stores and even though probably nothing will happen, I would not put a newborn's immune system to any additional tests. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360826 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:12:49 +0000 Mrsbells 360826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelingbrit: It really is necessary to wash first. I've worked in retail and these clothes are stored in dusty dirty conditions sometimes, plus all sorts of people buy them and take them home and then bring them back for a refund, not to mention the not so clean conditions of the factory where they were made. Please wash them before you put them on your baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360770 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:53:28 +0000 mediagirl 360770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I washed everything first. I figured if we didn't keep it, or didn't want it, I could sell it later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360584 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:10:41 +0000 LazyLightning 360584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not planning to wash stuff first.</p> <p>I figure, the more you raise kids in a "bubble", the more sensitive to different things they become. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360367 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:47:58 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 360367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the flipping time!</p> <p>And she is perfectly healthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360356 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:41:39 +0000 winniebee 360356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I washed everything before he was born, but now on occasion I'll put him in something I haven't washed (he's 5 months). As a general rule I still wash everything though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360298 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:24:11 +0000 Springtime 360298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did before he was born, but now I don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360280 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:20:12 +0000 Weagle 360280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I washed NB-3mos, but after that some clothes were washed and some weren't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360196 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:00:31 +0000 mrs. wagon 360196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I washed two or three sets of clothes and kept the tags on the rest until I knew they would fit. Then I did a big washing of everything I knew I'd keep and returned everything else. It's a good time to get used to doing small loads of laundry daily :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360194 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:00:17 +0000 loveisstrange 360194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When she was tiny, I did. Now, I'm a lot more lax about it but I do still try and wash things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360192 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:59:32 +0000 Mrs. Pen 360192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: same.</p> <p>I did wash all his clothes and still do. However I think there may have been 1-2 times I didn't?! I wouldn't make a habit of it.</p> <p>However *I* never wash my clothes (except underwear) before wearing them lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360189 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:58:41 +0000 Mrs. Bee 360189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think not washing coats are fine when they're older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360188 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:57:39 +0000 T.H.O.U. 360188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the first year I pretty much washed everything. </p> <p>I would wait until I knew that she needed some stuff and I would try it on and pull the tags off and wash some of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360087 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:21:38 +0000 rachiecakes 360087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. But there were some blowouts where I had to buy something and immediately put it on him. He survived :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360067 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:15:35 +0000 T-Mom 360067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As someone who has given away loads of washed, but never worn baby clothes, I would recommend holding off washing items until right before they will be worn. With the exception of basic onesies that the newborn would be wearing right away. I had to give away so many of the clothes from early on that I had washed but just never had the opportunity to put on LO. This way you can still try to return, regift, or sell unworn items with tags. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360064 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:14:50 +0000 SugarplumsMom 360064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have really sensitive skin and I can't just wear things without washing them, I'd get a rash =/ So I washed everything before letting her try them on. Now that she's a little older, I've made an exception: a winter dress my mom bought her. There's no way it'll look as good if I washed that thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360058 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:13:12 +0000 Mrs Checkers 360058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can do both/and.</p> <p>I washed a pack of newborn onesies so she would have something to wear home from the hospital, and I washed a few things in each size. But I took the recommendation of another mama friend who said she regretted opening and cutting tags off of a bunch of brand new clothes, b/c your baby goes through them so fast and may only wear a certain size for a few weeks before they outgrow them. I did end up returning/exchanging several items that Aliya never wore, and once your baby is born you can generally tell just by looking at him/her to see if something will fit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360057 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:12:55 +0000 MrsBrewer 360057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dont have little ones yet, but I think I will for sure when they are babies, once they are toddlers I might be more lax. I am pretty lax with my own clothes, and I normally don't wash them before I wear them, except for underwear! I always wash those first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360049 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:10:23 +0000 stiffaknee 360049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, its probably an urban legend, but when I was younger, I heard a story about a child getting really sick after wearing a new pair of jeans that his mother had not washed. The story (as I remember it) was the child fell really ill and went to the hospital, but they couldn't figure out what was wrong (after wearing the hospital gown, he got better) and then a week or so later, he wore the same jeans (still not washed) and got really sick again. It turns out that the jeans had been shipped along with some pesticides and the pesticides had gotten onto the clothing.</p> <p>Whether the story is true or not, I washed everything for LO, because you never know how the clothes are stored or transported...on top of that, if they aren't in packaging, you can only imagine who has touched or handled it (and what germs they had on their hands!) I'm not a germaphobe or anything, I just want to make sure I'm not exposing LO to any crud...but I also wouldnt think any less of anyone who didn't wash before wearing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360036 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:05:46 +0000 mrbee 360036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would for a newborn. Once they're older, I'd be open to not doing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360033 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:04:56 +0000 Honeybee 360033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I washed certain items (like sleepers) ahead of time, but not outfits. I didn't have the time/motivation (especially with #2) to do extra laundry before they wore new clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360020 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:00:30 +0000 mrsjazz 360020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I washed everything when she was a newborn. But sometimes when I need to move her up a size and I haven't gotten to wash that batch of sizes, I just put her in the outfit she needs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-anyone-not-wash-baby-clothes-before-baby-wore-them#post-360018 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:59:35 +0000 Andrea 360018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. You hear about all the gross stuff that ends up on the clothes from the factory. Maybe you can hold off on anything of NB size until you get home. 0-3 is going to fit so it's pretty safe to wash a few items at least. </p>