I wash our laundry in All Free & Clear and our burp cloths still smell like spoiled milk. Has anyone else has this problem and how do I get rid of it? Thanks!
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Hmmm I do laundry in homemade detergent, no fragrance, and don't have that issue. Try Borax? It's a laundry booster.
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Hmm. I use free and clear and they don't smell either. They don't even really smell that bad before I wash them. How long are you letting them sit for?
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You could try using a little bit of oxyclean. We use Dreft and haven't had any problems. I've tried on of the free & clear detergents before and didn't like it. My clothes didn't seem to come out clean. I didn't like OxyBaby either.
ETA: Could your washer need cleaning? That might help.
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Wow I've never had this issue with any breastmilk. BM usually washes out really easily
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I've never had this issue either! I use either Dreft or All Free and Clear, and use Baby Oxyclean with it.
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I know when I have things that smell, I let it soak in vinegar for a little bit and that helps with any smell issue. I don't know about spoiled milk though.
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Never had a milk smell problem but in my last place the washer needed cleaning and everything that was clean still smelled bad.
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@pastemoo - how do you clean your washer?
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Hah. I made my mom and SIL smell the burp cloths and they thought I was crazy. They said "it smells like babies!" Maybe I'm being overly sensitive.
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@BeachMama: they make tablets/powders for front loaders. They are notorious for making things have a sour smell.
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This happens with us too. I like to pour the detergent directly onto the things that get soaked with milk or spitup (burpcloths, bibs, etc) and that usually helps.
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@mrs. wagon: thanks! Will try that. Also read that baking soda or oxyclean does the trick.
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@BeachMama: They make washer cleaner for it that you can get at the grocery store.
@JessLC:
Babies (well newborns) smell good! Like milk but not like sour milk.
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I clean my washer by running bleach on the strongest, hottest cycle and then run it again to get rid of the bleach. Could also you vinegar if you're not a fan of bleach.
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@pastemoo: I don't think it smells like sour milk really but just this weird milky smell. I dont really know how to describe it! It doesn't smell like regular milk to me...but I don't drink milk either.
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@JessLC: oh, Your mom and MIL are right, Babies smell like milk.
Babies (well newborns) smell good! Like milk but not like sour milk.
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