https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:07:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1550428 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 10:10:49 +0000 nicoleannette 1550428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: I've heard good things about boiling inserts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1548722 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 21:00:56 +0000 sandy 1548722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I boiled my cloth inserts with dawn to strip them. I never put the dawn in the washing machine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1548687 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:31:05 +0000 nicoleannette 1548687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bleach bleach bleach. A 1/4 cup in a large load, wash as normal and rinse rinse rinse until you don't smell the bleach anymore. I started visiting with moms in a group on facebook and realized that I had believed too much hub bub about all the do's and don'ts of cloth diapering. We originally used Nellie's (supposedly a stupendous cloth detergent) and while it worked great for a while, eventually we got build up of ammonia and had to strip. The build up was SO bad that our diapers actually leaked (from the build up coming to the top) for another handful of washes. We now use the Nellie's as a prewash and use a free and clear detergent to wash them and haven't had any issues since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1543355 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:37:25 +0000 Weagle 1543355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bleach. 1/3c in the wash instead of detergent... And lots of rinsing. Every diaper resource I asked said to stay far away from Dawn because it can break your washer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542845 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:48:20 +0000 autumnlove 1542845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Just with fitted diapers. I replaced some BG 4.0 inserts before LO2 was born so those are ok and LO 1 only wears those at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542758 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:24:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1542758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Is the stink in the inserts or the diapers (I think you use pockets). If its just the inserts I boil </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542710 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:11:59 +0000 Lindsay05 1542710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have boiled them before and it works great but very time consuming. Lately I have been adding boiling hot water to my washes. Calgon has also been good for our hard water build up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542642 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:57:28 +0000 autumnlove 1542642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Seattlemom: I have the same wash routine, minus the soak. I will try that (and maybe the tub) tonight. LO 2 is wearing disposables at night until I figure this out! :)</p> <p>thanks everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542607 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:49:07 +0000 pelikila 1542607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only used Dawn in the tub and hand stripped but did all the final rinsing in the washer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542605 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:48:19 +0000 lady grey 1542605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the FuzziBunz Laundry Detergent with our cloth diapers. I do a 30 minute soak with the soap every time I wash plus a extra rinse and that has helped a lot with the stinkies. So I do:<br /> 1) full wash cycle with cold water and nothing else<br /> 2) wash cycle with a 30 min soak with soap &amp; hot water<br /> 3) an additional full cycle with only cold water to make sure everything is rinsed really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542547 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:36:15 +0000 birdofafeather 1542547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: whoa! dang. yeah, we've done it in my mom's HE washer and our super old tiny washer and had no issues. i would try in the tub! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542543 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:35:05 +0000 autumnlove 1542543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: I tried it a few weeks ago and used one teaspoon and the suds came out before I even added the diapers! I don't want to deal with that mess again.</p> <p>That didn't happen with the washer we had at our old apartment. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542500 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:27:10 +0000 birdofafeather 1542500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>dawn worked great for us. why don't you want to use it in your washer? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542497 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:26:28 +0000 sarah.clarisse 1542497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't want to use it in my washer either so I stripped them with dawn in the bathtub. I filled with the hottest water then added a few pots of boiling water to that. Dumped the diapers in and washed them by hand. I rinsed each as much as I could before putting them in my washer for a bleach cycle. Then a couple extra rinse cycles. I didn't get any sudsy water in the washer so I think it worked. The diaper smell was gone as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542470 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:21:12 +0000 jetsa 1542470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm interested in the responses too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542455 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:19:14 +0000 Meltini 1542455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll be interested in reading the responses to this too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stripping-diapers-without-dawn#post-1542427 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:11:54 +0000 autumnlove 1542427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO's fitted diapers smell awful but I don't want to use Dawn in my washer.</p> <p>What worked for you? </p>