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Don’t do a search for cloth diapering and
laundry unless you have a full work day to sort through the madness. There are
a BAJILLION MILLION ways of running diaper laundry. If you stick with cotton, it is quite simple:
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Rinse on cold
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Full wash on hot with half of the soap box
recommended amount
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Rinse on cold
- The major concern with laundry and cloth diapering is that the detergent will leave a residue behind in your diapers, which causes them to be less absorbent and also to stink. Hence, the second rinse and the reduced amount of detergent.
- Choice of detergent does matter, because some have more residue causing stuff than others. We’ve used All Free and Clear powder with no problems. Here is a nice chart of laundry detergent choices.
- Don’t use dryer sheets at all.
- You’re also supposed to occasionally (1x/month?) use either bleach, bac-out, and/or oxyclean to sanitize. If diapers start to get stinky just after getting peed in, it is time to sanitize! We didn't have to do this often until well after a year of age.
- This is my basic guideline for laundry: http://www.greenmountaindiapers.com/washing-diapers.htm
- Regarding poop: exclusively breastfed baby poop is water soluble and totally fine in the wash. The reason for the first rinse is to get the poop and pee out of there so the detergent can work. So, you're clear to just dump into the washer for the first six months. After solids are introduced poop consistency will change and will require being knocked off into the toilet before putting the dirty diaper in the diaper pail. They make flushable diaper liners to help with this.
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