https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:18:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-766735 Tue, 07 May 2013 21:59:25 +0000 tequiero21 766735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids were both ff and bf and o.m.g there are some nasty stains. I'm annoyed I let my mil do all the laundry. She never spot treated them and almost none of the stains came out. I am going to try oxyclean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-766531 Tue, 07 May 2013 20:13:43 +0000 MaisyMay 766531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stains can appear over time, even if not evident when an item is washed and put away. </p> <p>For any light colored onesies, have you thought about using dye to change the color? I think Mrs. Bee did a post a while ago about doing this for Charlie's leftover for Olive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-766523 Tue, 07 May 2013 20:10:41 +0000 immabeetoo 766523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Yep, any hand me downs that are stained are from FF babies, it's a yellowish tinge along collars. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-766115 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:31:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 766115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: Well, these were packed away for 2 years, too. But in my research on the stains, I saw something that said formulas that are higher in iron will stain/discolor more? I have a feeling they looked cleaner when she boxed them up, though, and the stains sort of showed up over time. Again, not enough for me to throw them out or anything, but still. Worth the bucket of Oxi Clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-766109 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:28:47 +0000 photojane 766109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: perhaps she was using a different kind of formula, because we only use formula &amp; I have a messy little eater with no stains. I don't spot treat either. I will say that I've had good luck with Oxyclean on my own stains though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-766003 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:42:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 766003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: I can only guess that it was from the formula, since I'm sure my SIL washed her baby's clothes just as often as my sister did. Unless she let my brother be in charge of the laundry, in which case... who knows what was going on! But almost all of the clothes I got from them have yellow stains where drool or spit up would land. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-765997 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:40:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 765997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And those clever markters at Oxi Clean even have a baby version now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-765988 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:36:53 +0000 Mrsbells 765988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dont have any stains from formula or breast milk. I wasnt aware that either of those leave stains. All my burp cloths which were heavily soaked in breastmillk or formula washed clean with no stains </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-765983 Tue, 07 May 2013 14:34:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 765983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: I'll pick up some Oxy-clean tonight! Good to know it's not worth hanging things in an open window to dry in the sun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-765180 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:26:42 +0000 loveisstrange 765180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Soak everything in oxyclean. Thats the BEST way to remove formula and poop stains.</p> <p>Formula stains arent super responsive to the sun treatment, to be honest. It took a good long soak and some spot treatment to get my hand-me-downs and some of C's stuff clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-765164 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:17:57 +0000 Foodnerd81 765164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Some of them are colored, so I don't think bleach would work on a lot of them, but the sun is a good idea. We don't have any outdoor space in our apartment, though, so I wonder if laying them in front of sunny windows would have the same effect! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-765152 Tue, 07 May 2013 10:13:26 +0000 swurlygurl 765152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bleach? Then you could wash it afterwards a lot of make sure the bleach was out before you put it on your LO.<br /> Or, maybe try putting it in the sun after you wash it? I know the sun is magical at getting stains out of white cloth diapers, so maybe it would work with the onesie too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/set-in-formula-stains#post-765099 Tue, 07 May 2013 09:43:40 +0000 Foodnerd81 765099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I received a lot of hand me down baby clothes from my sister and SIL. I noticed a lot of the ones from my SIL have yellowed stains on the neck and chest, while my sister's didn't-- I am taking a guess here but does formula stain a lot worse than breast milk? Sister breast fed and SIL formula fed, so that's my theory. </p> <p>My real question is, is there any way to remove the yellowed stains from clothes that have been stored for about 2 years? I am not going to be too fussy about it-- a onesie to go under an outfit doesn't need to be spotless, but at the same time, would be nice if it didn't look totally dirty. Any brilliant solutions? </p>