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Washing clothes

HarleyKinsHarleyKins member
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A previous post reminded me that I have questions on this topic.

 There are two camps to washing baby clothes before they are worn:

 - those who do

- those who don't

I've talked to many and can't figure out what is best. I'd like to hear both sides if there are those out there who do not wash before baby is wearing them. I see from a previous post that there are plenty that do.

Thanks in advance for the insight!

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  • BelhurstBrideBelhurstBride member
    I won't wear clothes without washing them so I sure as sh!t won't put unwashed clothing on my kid. Not only is clothing handled by so many different people, but the chemicals and crap they're treated with? Gross. 
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  • ASmallWonderASmallWonder member
    Always wash.  They sit in warehouses covered in dust and chemicals and honestly, rodents/bugs.  Plus all the people who have pawed them over in the store.  I don't really see a pro to NOT washing them, kwim?
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  • mommy0411mommy0411 member

    Definitely wash baby clothes before they wear them. I accidentally put my DS in an unwashed onsie when he was a few months old and he broke out in a rash because of the stuff on the clothes. 

    Baby skin is so sensitive which is why you are su



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  • GraceInCAGraceInCA member
    I have never known any parent who didn't wash their kids' clothes before letting them wear them. In fact, as an adult, I don't even wear stuff without washing it first.

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  • HZ2012HZ2012 member
    I'll admit that I don't wash clothes before I wear them (but when I think about it, I really should - thinking of how many other people tried them on - gross) but for your LO, there's certainly no harm in washing first, so I would definitely wash the clot
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  • mbodymbody member

    I'll definitely be washing all clothes for the baby prior to him wearing them.


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  • MrsMommyofDomMrsMommyofDom member
    imageBelhurstBride:
    I won't wear clothes without washing them so I sure as sh!t won't put unwashed clothing on my kid. Not only is cloth
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  • beth00002013beth00002013
    i wash all bedding, blankets, towels and washcloths too - might as well just start off fresh and clean!
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    imageBelhurstBride:
    I won't wear clothes without washing them so I sure as sh!t won't put unwashed clothing on my kid. Not only is
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  • RussianMommyRussianMommy member
    never heard of someone NOT washing their baby's clothes before wearing.
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  • daracelestedaraceleste member

    Ok, soap box time! lol

    I have a lot of people pressuring me to wash everything but I'm not doing it. If my baby turns out to have sensitive skin I will definitely do everything necessary to accommodate him, but I am not going to assume he will ha

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  • daracelestedaraceleste member

    Also... I have NEVER heard of ANYONE (babies included) getting sick from not washing clothes before wearing them. 

    Maybe I'm the worst mom ever but I'm sure I'll make worse mistakes than not washing new clothes so I'm not gonna sweat it.&nbs

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    I'm with ya girl!

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    imageBelhurstBride:I won't wear clothes without washing them so I sure as sh!t won't put unwashed clothing on my kid. Not

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  • MyaMaternityMyaMaternity member
    One of the major reasons that I wash before wearing is because I have sensitive skin and so do my kids.  I would never buy anything and just put it on them.  Even if we didn't have sensitive skin I would probably still do it because I don't like
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  • daracelestedaraceleste member
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    First off, chemicals are not the same thing as germs. Also, what on earth makes you think that clothes yo

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  • Spacebunny19Spacebunny19 member

    I thought the debate would be: wash before baby arrives or no, because

    1) Maybe the u/s was wrong and you DO have a boy with a penis that wasn't showing up in all those sonograms and he would rather not wear a pink princess onesie and

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  • KarenBoschettiKarenBoschetti
    imagedaraceleste:

    Ok, soap box time! lol

    I have a lot of people pressuring me to wash everything but I'm not doing it. If my

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  • ASmallWonderASmallWonder member
    imagedaraceleste:

    Ok, soap box time! lol

    I have a lot of people pressuring me to wash everything but I'm not doing it. If my

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  • kreeper611kreeper611 member
    Wash. Plus, this is our second and most of her stuff was either stored from DS or given to us from friends, where it had been in storage. 
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    imageBelhurstBride:
    I won't wear clothes without washing them so I sure as sh!t won't put unwashed clothing on my kid. Not only is cloth
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  • sarahjulypsusarahjulypsu member

    As a nurse and no I'm not a germaphobe. I don't use the shopping cart cover and I don't freak out about food on the floor. I have to say I wash clothes. One it just seems like common sense to me.

    Two there are too many serious germs that are ant

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  • daniellelea1985daniellelea1985 member

    Definitely wash clothes before putting them on baby (and you!).

    Manufacturers use formaldehyde as a preservative on clothing. (also keeps them looking "fresh" ...Think about dept store vs a thrift store...)

     I know a lady who is breaks

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    Ok, soap box time! lolI have a lot of people pressuring me to wash everything but I'm not doing it. If my baby turns o
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  • Snapdragon750Snapdragon750 member

    I washed DD's clothes first for awhile because newborn skin is sensitive and I didn't know if she had allergies, but I think I quit being neurotic about it after she was about year old.  I don't wash my own clothes first either...unless they're un

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    Definitely wash first. I always wash store bought clothes before wearing them for myself, and it's even more important to me to wash clothes a sensitive newborn will be wearing.

    This conversation makes me flash back to an episode of "House" I wat

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  • jeremiahz_momma03jeremiahz_momma03 member
    I must be a horrible disgusting mom. I don't wash my kids clothes before they wear them. They have been fine. I also don't use a special detergent or a free and clear or whatever they're called.
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  • Wedding on the Beach 2008Wedding on the Beach 2008
    Def wash! I think it even says to wash before wearing on the label.
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  • ChisenaBlaskoChisenaBlasko member
    imagemommy0411:

    Definitely wash baby clothes before they wear them. I accidentally put my DS in an unwashed onsie when he was a few

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  • LindseyDD716LindseyDD716
    I never wash clothes before I wear them but I have washed all of LO clothes not because I worry about dirt/germs but more because it just seemed to be the natural order of things.  Recieved the clothes/blanket/sheets etc - took off price tags - washe
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  • lisa5201lisa5201 member

    imageskio:
    [quote user="BelhurstBride"Formaldehyde is used on tons of clothing items that have to be shipped long distances to prev
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  • daracelestedaraceleste member

    imagejeremiahz_momma03:
    I must be a horrible disgusting mom. I don't wash my kids clothes before they wear them. They have been fin
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  • ThursdaysAngelThursdaysAngel
    So many wonderful views and opinions in this thread. It's very thought provoking. That being said... I've already chosen my camp as well. I have super sensitive skin, so does my husband, we are both pale red-heads and I assume the odds are good that our b
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  • UnknownUnknown
    I always do. If they're new clothes then you have no idea what kind of dirt or chemical they have gotten on them between shipping. If they're used then you want to make sure they don't have any contaminants from the previous owners. Like pet hair, smoke,
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  • MwithchildMwithchild member
    I don't know anybody in the no wash camp! Gotta keep it so fresh and so clean for the baby! I didn't have any special detergent tonight and I am convinced he's coming soon so I washed with Johnsons baby wash, just poured some in the washer receptacle
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