The mould thing is tricky. I had a mouldy pillowcase and tried a salt solution, scrubbing with sea salt, soaking in Napisan and dabbing the mould with clove oil and none of that worked. I just kept chucking it in the wash and hanging it out in the sun every time I did a white load and eventually the mould washed out (but it would have been at least 15 washes...probably more).
Given the age of the bunny rug that may not be ideal. I would patch test for colour-fastness with an Exit Mould type of product and if it was all good leave it in for just a couple of minutes on the mouldy marks and then rinse and get it in the wash asap.
As for the other stains...I would still try a normal wash and sun dry first so you can see what you are dealing with...maybe spraying a bit of pre-wash stain remover first. Then go for the soaking option if you have to.
You know i always wondered what those stains were from and looking at the old baby clothes i have they actually look like drool marks from when bub was teething.
I recently washed some of my knitted baby clothes (which are now 30 years old!) and to our suprise, the old stains came out! I put Nappisan (the in-wash type) in with my normal laundry powder then washed as usual in the machine - no soaking required. Only one outfit required three washes, the rest were clean after the first wash!
I noticed the same thing on my first daughters newborn clothes when I pulled them out for the new baby. I'm guessing that it's actually milk vomit and some of the stomach acid has come up with it perhaps and over time discoloured the fabric?! Just a guess! I just soaked mine in napisan and washed as normal. I hung them out in the sun too, so maybe that had something to do with the stains disappearing... I just couldn't be sure.
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