Washing NEW nappies?

[~clover~]

I did all my prefolds & covers last week. Just hot washed them.
I had a few that mice had poo'd on so I hot washed them, with a soak, with a drop of eco store dishwashing liquid.

ETA - none of them had PUL. For a first wash with PUL I'd just use cold water. No detergents needed really. I rarely use anything on any nappies, except in a strip wash
Dirty nappies might get a hot wash & soak, but still no detergents here. DS is too sensitive.

[~Kim~]

Same as Mel, I'm a bit slack with the whole prewashing thing. And with NBs you only get a very short time in the nappy so I think DS's only got the 1 prewash. DDs used to go straight on her.
They say 5 times for bamboo.
I use bicarb (2tbs) on my nappies and 3 drops of essential oil in the rinse (usually lavender or teatree - got that tip from Limeslice).
I'f I'm in a rush I just use a 1/4 scoop of regular powder.