https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 31 May 2026 21:45:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1971920 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:14:31 +0000 PinkElephant 1971920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our whole family uses various free and clear detergents - currently I have All but we aren't terribly brand loyal. I didn't do a special detergent for baby #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1971914 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:32 +0000 maybebaby 1971914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Babyganics also has a very light lavender scent for detergent! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835941 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 20:17:14 +0000 MrsF 1835941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've always used tide free &amp; clear for all of our laundry, so I'll keep using that for baby #2. </p> <p>BTW - you've probably heard them too, but I've heard a few warnings lately about being extra careful to store the laundry pods out of the reach of LOs. It seems like there have been a lot of ingestions because they look like something yummy, and the detergent inside is extra concentrated so it's more dangerous. There's always something to worry about, right?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835912 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:57:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1835912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have always used our own homemade Laundry detergent for everyone in the family and will continue to do so. LO 1 clothes gets washed with our delicate now. New baby will probably be washed separately for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835902 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:50:31 +0000 yellowbird 1835902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've used all free and clear since day one with lo1. That's what we use for our things too so we'll stick with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835899 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:49:41 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1835899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use either tide or all free and clear, but for us we use tide because it smells nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835885 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:38:01 +0000 immabeetoo 1835885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dropps is another pod option with free and clear, we used them while moving and liked them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835856 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:20:50 +0000 edelweiss 1835856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we used to use method free &amp; clear--that worked fine. then i tried soap nuts. those did not impress me. now we are using tide free &amp; clear pods--no scent, but cleans well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835837 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:09:13 +0000 Canoli 1835837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just switched to Tide free and clear for us all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835836 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:09:01 +0000 Beehive 1835836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tide Free &amp; Gentle for DS (and regular Tide for us, I like the scent!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835830 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:06:07 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1835830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use all free and clear for everything also - it comes in pods! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835825 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:04:09 +0000 hellobeeboston 1835825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash everything in Dreft! I love the smell. I sometimes but free &amp; clear too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835789 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:39:28 +0000 yoursilverlining 1835789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All free and clear for everyone; LO when she was a baby included. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835788 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:38:21 +0000 immabeetoo 1835788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Costco unscented free &amp; clear for everyone. Fragrances usually have weird chemicals and I would absolutely use a different detergent with a baby, their skin absorbs so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835776 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:32:09 +0000 Weagle 1835776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Tide Ultra original for everything, including diapers. It's actually the only one that got our diapers clean. We won't use anything else unless baby is sensitive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835757 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:18:11 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1835757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use tide powder for everything, including my diapers (its the recommended detergent from my manufacturer). No special detergents unless baby has a reaction and needs it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835744 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:06:28 +0000 Andrea 1835744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use All Free and Clear for everyone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835731 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:00:13 +0000 Smurfette 1835731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We all use All Free. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835705 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:47:02 +0000 Arden 1835705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Method Unscented for everybody. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835700 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:45:21 +0000 mrskc 1835700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used free &amp; clear for DS's laundry when he was a baby. Used our usual Kirkland detergent for our clothes. When he was around 1, I started washing his clothes with our detergent. I just wash baby #2's laundry with All free &amp; clear. I also bought some better life detergent that I'm going to try out when the All is gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835689 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:39:14 +0000 gingerbebe 1835689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have sensitive skin and we alternate between Tide Free and Clear (and we throw in the Tide Vivid White pods every now and then for white loads if we find them at a good price), or a homemade soap (washing soda, Borax, and Fels Naptha laundry soap blitzed through the food processor, although I'm told Ivory soap works well for baby laundry too). We've never reacted to either and they wash really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835683 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:36:37 +0000 sorrycharlie 1835683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use babyganics for both my LO and us anyway, so I'll probably just use that for the second baby. Though it doesn't have a smell - which is nice, but part of me misses that fresh-out-of-the-laundry smell ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835682 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:36:19 +0000 hilsy85 1835682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We all use tide free and clear or 7th generation and will prob continue to do so for the future! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-mamas-what-detergent-are-you-using-separate-detergent-for-baby-2#post-1835672 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:31:16 +0000 sandy 1835672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I started out using a special detergent from the local organic store that is on the approved list for cloth diapers - free of additives and dyes and perfumes. I used it for about 18 months. My DH never liked it and said he felt like his clothes weren't as clean but I continued to use it...and I never had an issue with my cloth so I didn't want to risk ruining them with another detergent.</p> <p>For the past year we went back to our beloved Gain (the little pods are so much more convenient than the powder and liquid detergent). I love the way it makes our clothes smell and stains come out much better than with the expensive detergent. </p> <p>My LO has sensitive skin but hasn't reacted in any way. I think I'll buy some of the expensive detergent to do wash my cloth diapers but I'm thinking of just continuing to use Gain for the rest of the laundry...including baby #2's laundry. </p> <p>What are you using? Do I need to use special detergent for the baby's clothes? </p>