Stinky nappies!

Couldnt find anything about this so thought i would ask!

Our nappies are really stinky? Especially our BBH and bumG! I wash them and hang them out and they smell fine but once DS does a wee they stink really bad?

Am i doing something wrong with the washing process? I will do a hot wash occasionally and have put a splash of eucalyptus in to try to deoderise them but they really stink? I am not sure how to strip wash so havent really done it? I will wash twice a week, so they are in the nappy bucket till they are washed.

Any suggestions would be great! Sorry if this has been discussed before am tired and sick of smelly nappies:redface:

Thanks x

i read that if bub has a lot of amnonia in their wee it makes them stinky (ie esp if on their bums for a longer period). and best thing to do it rinse before dry pailing. And not to leave them longer than 2 days wet.

I have been thinking about this too and at the moment i wash every 2 days

I don't have this problem and this is what I do.

Wash twice a week at sixty degrees with Napisan and a normal washing tablet.
Dry either outside or inside as weather permits.

A strip wash is to strip excess washing powder in the nappies and is just a basic wash without adding and detergent.

Also, your son may have stinky wees due to an infection or slight dehydration - or they're really wet so need changing more often. May not be the case but worth bearing in mind.

We have the same prob. We wash once a day and put a couple of drops of lavender in.
I was actually wondering whether it was a boy thing? As in when he is going through a growth spurt he may have more testosterone in his urine causing the smell.
Would love to hear from MCN users with girls?

DD's are only sticky in the am - the overnght nappy

thanks girls!

i change him maybe every hour to 2 hours, so maybe i will change him sooner?

Also how do they get amnonia in the wee? He is still fully BF and doesnt seem to be sick? Is this a whole new can of worms????
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How much washing detergent are you putting in? It could be too much, or too little. It might be a good idea to do a strip wash.

Urine just has ammonia in it. :)

Ammonia is a natural waste product found in urine. It STINKS - our dry-pailed nappies the day of washing can bring tears to your eyes. I change DS every 3-4 hours, so I'd think 1-2 hours is enough, but we have bigger inserts than the typical bumgenius has (bumgenius is for going to nursery in or if he poos an hour before bathtime!).

A bladder infection would show as pain when urinating SOMETIMES, not typical sicky behaviour. But it would smell, and smell different to ammonia, which is pungent and sharp.

yep (uric acid) it is a biproduct from the break down on proteins in the urine.
Normal process but if it high amounts of wee it can smell like ammonia

:doh: oh well see my brain went when i gave up sleeping!:redface:

I might put some boosters in tomorrow and see how i go?

thanks girls what would i do without you all!

id strip all your fitted and boosters, not anything with pul, on 60 degrees with i think its a 1/2 a tablespoon of dishwashing liquid, do extra rinses til no suds left, should help with the smell!!

Cloth nappies just do smell unfortunately. But, it's a good way of knowing when your little one needs a nappy change. As long as they smell fresh once you've washed and dried them, then I wouldn't be too concerned. You can buy little "bath bomb" type balls to go in the bucket to make it smell better and when it breaks down beyond reconition, then you just tip it in the wash. I can't remember the name of them. But, most online nappy stores sell them. Someone mentioned they use napisan. If you're using BBH and Bum Genius, then don't use napisan, you'll break down the PUL and ruin your nappy in no time!

HTH

2 hours of use should be fine.What boosters are you currently using? And I agree with Celsie, don't use Napisan.

thats what i thought clesie, I kew they would have some sort of smell! I dont use nappisan only biodegradable stuff that i use a 1/4 of the amount! will look into the bomb thing! thanks x

Sorry jodie posted at the same time! i dont use a booster in the BBH AIO and only use the BumG booster that snaps over in the pocket BumG. do you think i should use more boosters?

Oooh, I use Napisan (generic name for nappy soak - sometimes it is, usually it isn't but it was all I could buy last time) just a tiny amount in the drawer you put the washing powder in whenever I wash nappies and I must confess I haven't noticed a problem yet - is it just if you soak in Napisan or if you wash in it?

Is it the bbh magicalls you're using, or fitted? I know my fitted sometimes have a smell to them, but I've never had my magicalls smell. I boost my magicalls if Emily is going to have a sleep, that way I'll get around 4 hours out of them. I usually boost my fitted with both short & long boosters.

I'm not sure on the napisan question. I would have thought washing in them would do just as much damage as soaking them in it??

Soaking, I did notice the covers were funny after just a month when DS was newborn so stopped soaking. It's the difference of overnight in it compared to a 60-90 minute wash with it in only part of it. I've not noticed any cover crack or leak since not soaking.

Ryn, I think they suggest not to use Napisan at all.........

Two hourly changes should be fine :) I would try a strip wash, or even just a couple of washes on 60. Apparently you shouldn't use dishwashing liquid if you ahve a front loader? Also, maybe try washing every two days. That's what we normally do, but if I leave them longer than that for any reason, they REALLY stink LOL.

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2 hours of use should be fine.What boosters are you currently using? And I agree with Celsie, don't use Napisan.

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You should really have no use for Napisan. Line drying in the sun will get rid of any stains and the fresh air and sunlight would kill any remaining bacteria the wash didn't.

That's fine, saves me money (and I have done it occasionally), but I have to ask...

Poo nappies? Just a normal wash? Yes, has happened on occasion but I thought it would be yicky. Also, line drying only happens about a third of the time. I do try to get it in the sun when possible, but I live in the land of rain so is it still OK to not line-dry and not use something strong in the wash?

I hate stinky nappies ! We find that it is only when DD is teething that it becomes a big problem but does happen at other times as well. If all of her nappies are smelly I do a strip wash (hot with double rinse and a little bit of washing liquid) Our normal washing routine is to do a rinse, then a wash with half a cap of purity and extra rinse and either line dry or dryer dry.

oh we also soak in cold water which is good for getting the smell out of the fitteds in our nappy buckets at all times

Hemp is our biggest culprit and fitteds are worse then pockets etc. not sure why

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That's fine, saves me money (and I have done it occasionally), but I have to ask...

Poo nappies? Just a normal wash? Yes, has happened on occasion but I thought it would be yicky. Also, line drying only happens about a third of the time. I do try to get it in the sun when possible, but I live in the land of rain so is it still OK to not line-dry and not use something strong in the wash?

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Do you not have a Little Squirt to squirt off the poo? I do this, then run the nappy under some water in the laundry tub and rub it together, which removes any remaining discolouration and then it's "clean" and goes into the bucket with the rest of the wet nappies. I actually hardly ever line dry mine. I've never had a stain on my nappies other than purple panadol stains and I put them on an inside line in the laundry to dry, especially in winter. In summer, I'll throw them outside, as it's dries much faster.

ryn i do a prewash first them add DD clothes and do a full wash.
sez i have a front loader and no probs so far!!
i also find if i dont remove the washing from the machine straight after washing and hang up, they tend to get smelly too!!!

Talking about Napisan!- I've always thought it was a big no no too. But I read something interesting the other day on a nappy site. The owner recommended using Napisan (or a similar BICARB based product) to do the a strip wash. Which meant soaking them overnight in it. Then doing a rinse with Canesten Laundry rinse or Dettol Fresh. And do this every 1 or 2 weeks..Interesting technique I thought (This lady makes PUL pockets).

Both the BBH & BumGenius websites suggest not using Napisan at all. Check out their website Boomba, they have a section there on how to care for your nappies.

When I'm rinsing nappies I use either the shower head or the loo flush and the majority of the poo comes off - sometimes there's a bit left on and there's sometimes a LOT of discolouration that takes the sun to bleach off. I only use water for that.

When I was using paper liners, when DS was a tiny baby, I'd throw nappies in with normal white washing no problem, just wash it in normal powder at 60 degrees. But now there are stinky-poo nappies I like to know they're hygienic.

Having said that, I'm going to stop using the napisan unless DS gets a severe case of diarrhoea!