Do they really wash clean???

[Uncle Amy]

I was sure i would stick with cloth when I got baby home, but was staying with my mum temporarily, so i did what was easiest for her - we did well sticking to cloth we used in the hospital for the first few months but went to disposables after that.

I was sure i would go back to cloth, but i remember how hard it was to get the bright orange/yellow poo stain out of the cloth if you didnt bleach it properly.

In all my pre-birth research, all claimed not to need bleach or napisan type stuff, and yet i just cant believe that if you chuck them in the normal wash it will come out clean. My boy is breast fed, 7 months old now, and his poos are still watery and bright yellow/orange - I have an all in one and he pooed in it once and i freaked not wanting to ruin it so i soaked it first.

Do they really wash clean without napisan or equivelant???

[Junglemum]

Absolutely! I never soak, bleach or do anything other than wash and hang out in the sun.
The sun is the key though, gets any stains out............ i was amazed myself.

My DD is 8 months, and BF and we have no stains at all. Give the sun ago, you might surprise yourself!

[melham74]

My Hubby and freinds said that it wouldnt work either BUT they have all changed their opinions now.

[~Raven~]

Any stains left on the nappies after washing will bleach out in the sun! I was a huge sceptic till I saw it for myself.

[~Saram~]

I don't know why but the modern cloth don't stain! I did have to soak my terry squares in nappisan etc but our MCN go into a bucket of water and then into a wash with half as much Purity as recommended on the bottle (half a cap) and they was spotless nearly everytime. As the others have mentioned any residual stains i would put a bit of washing liquid directly on the atain and then rewash next time and hang in the sun - after 15mth of continuous use I have 1 black/blue stain on one baby kanga and my Bumgenius inserts are a little cream/yellow rather than white but you can't see the inserts anyway.

[Snacks]

Sometimes we get stains, but after the next wash (if they don't get pooed on again) they are spotless once more!

[Uncle Amy]

That is so bizarre! Err . . .actually the ONE I have is terry toweling I think, do they stain? If so, why did I get the only one that does?!?!?!?

[QueenMab]

Absolutely! I never soak, bleach or do anything other than wash and hang out in the sun.
The sun is the key though, gets any stains out............ i was amazed myself.

Here here!!!

Danda - see the strip wash post above - that's what you should do if your naps are getting whiffy!