https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:02:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760983 Sat, 04 May 2013 11:25:00 +0000 ladyfingers 760983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apparently you're not supposed to use dryer sheets (which I didn't know until I started reading Hellobee lol) so we don't use any now. Vinegar in the wash cycle is supposed to act as a softener instead, but I haven't tried it yet. We use whatever free and clear detergent is on sale at the moment because Dreft is ridiculously expensive (IMO)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760982 Sat, 04 May 2013 11:20:48 +0000 stargal 760982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use whatever we have. Detergent is usually tide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760940 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:49:54 +0000 pl0508 760940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were gifted dreft so I'm using it but prefer all free and clear and bounce free sheets ! LO has sensitive skin and I feel like the dreft is too perfumey for him ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760921 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:25:55 +0000 autumnlove 760921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use All Free and Clear and Bounce Free. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760920 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:22:24 +0000 mrskc 760920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use All Free &amp; Clear and no dryer sheets. I found this tutorial for making your own dryer balls: </p> <p><a href="http://www.dreambookdesign.com/2012/09/diy-wool-dryer-balls.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dreambookdesign.com/2012/09/diy-wool-dryer-balls.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760917 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:18:28 +0000 luckypenny 760917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We don't use them for any of our clothes. My mom always insisted it ruins them </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760911 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:13:07 +0000 immabeetoo 760911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use wool dryer balls for all our laundry - but I'm guessing the chemicals in dryer sheets don't fly for babies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760900 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:05:12 +0000 Weagle 760900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I bought mine from Abby's Lane, but you can get them from most cloth diaper retailers and Etsy. We leave them in the dryer for all laundry, not just diapers. And wool dryer balls are more gentle on clothes than the plastic ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760893 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:57:20 +0000 SAHM0811 760893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've read that using softener on baby clothes reduces the amount of flame retardant in it. We use dryer balls for all our laundry anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760888 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:51:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 760888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I don't know about 25 weeks, but at 27 weeks all of a sudden I'm like, everything must be done now!!! We don't have baby furniture in the room yet, and I stayed home from work because I wasn't feel great, yet last night I was organizing all the hand me down clothes by size and moving furniture... I'm told that's nesting :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760881 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:42:32 +0000 tinyperson 760881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't use dryer sheets for any of our clothes - just throw blankets that get really staticky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760880 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:41:58 +0000 cascademom 760880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Not early at all. Considering that we didn't paint the nursery until a week before I delivered, I say early nesting is always good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760877 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:40:38 +0000 lawbee11 760877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, thanks everyone! Is 25 weeks too early for nesting to kick in?!</p> <p>@oahujeni: We actually bought the Target version of Dreft--much cheaper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760865 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:32:10 +0000 cascademom 760865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash LO's clothes in Target's version of Dreft, no fabric softener, and dry with little to no heat. During one of our baby classes, one of the nurses mentioned not using fabric softener on baby clothes for awhile because of sensitivities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760864 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:31:35 +0000 Smurfette 760864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually don't use them but we have bounce Free so I just use those if I do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760861 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:30:21 +0000 lavender 760861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do dreft for the wash and don't use dryer sheets for LO </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760858 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:28:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 760858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was wondering the same thing about washing/drying baby clothes! </p> <p>@Weagle: Where do you get a wool dryer ball? We actually can't use dryer sheets in our dryer (I don't understand why, the landlord told us not to so we don't). It's not usually a problem but some things get very static-y. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760854 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:25:01 +0000 oahujeni 760854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We also use bounce free sheets and never had a problem. We use All free and clear detergent because draft is so expensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760851 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:20:46 +0000 Weagle 760851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't use dryer sheets for any of our clothes, and we don't use Dreft. Zero problems here. Wool dryer balls do the same thing as dryer sheets, but they're reusable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760847 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:14:42 +0000 doodlepoodle 760847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw something along the lines that some babies can have sensitivity to what's in the dryer sheets but J's never had any issues :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760842 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:09:34 +0000 MsLipGloss 760842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use Bounce Free sheets. I don't know if you're supposed to, but I do. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760841 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:09:29 +0000 blackbird 760841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. I wash them in regular tide powder, too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-baby-laundry#post-760835 Sat, 04 May 2013 09:04:33 +0000 lawbee11 760835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry if this is the dumbest question ever...</p> <p>We got some hand-me-downs from my SIL and I am planning on washing them today. I went to the store and bought Dreft, but I noticed they didn't have any Dreft dryer sheets. So do you not use dryer sheets at all when drying baby clothes? </p>