Every two day ss fine & managable when they are little. I have found as DS is older that I don't nee dto wash so often though as he uses a lot less nappies. I wash mine every 2-3 days - but if it's going to be the 3rd days before I wash, I put them into the machine on day 2 & fill it with water (sometimes I do this after day 1 if the bucket is stinky). Then I just add them straight into the water as I use them - I figure that makes it ok going a bit longer - but maybe I'm ruining my MCNs?
The other thing I do is to rotate the buckets - I have a few & leave them out in the sun when they are empty to kill the germs & get rid of smells.
Hey, has anyone tried sticking one of those lemon dishwasher deodorisers into the lid??
Last edited by Ezz; February 10th, 2009 at 03:12 PM.
I'm new to the MCN and was wondering if it is ok to soak the nappies and boosters in a small amount of just cold or warm water till they are washed.(Nothing in the water at all) Will this damage the nappies at all over time? I have read my instructions and they say you can soak in small amount of water but I wanted someone's experience!!
I wash every 2nd as my stock pile isn't very big yet!
I dry pailed a few times but the smell was pretty bad.
I wet pail the pooey ones & dry pail the wet ones. Never had any problems doing this. As I posted before I sometimes leave mine soaking in the machine for a day or two in water - which I guess is equivalent to wet-pailing. My nappies are still going strong after over a year. No problems with leaks, worn elastics, faded colours etc.
Leesha, I think just plain water is fine - it's only a no-no to soak in detergents or bleaches. I think for my newborn poo nappies I'll be wet-pailing.
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