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What to do about stinky diapers...Please Help!
Hello ladies! We have been cloth diapering my newborn since the hospital, which has been about 4 weeks. We use prefolds and covers. Two days ago we noticed a strong oder in the diapers after she urinated. I was worried about a UTI so we started trying to figure out if it was the diapers. After she peed a few times in diapers she has never worn with normal smell we are certain it is our newborn stash. We do a cold rinse no detergent, then a hot wash with 1 and a half tablespoons of rockin green for hard water. We wash once a day. Can you ladies suggest what to do to fix this problem? Thanks for any help we can get.
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Re: What to do about stinky diapers...Please Help!
Jess & Adam, married 2009, precious Audrey born in 2011. BFP 1/6/13, 6-wk MMC discovered at 9 wks 2/11/13. D&C 2/18/13, second D&C 4/23/13 for retained placenta.
BFP 8/24/13!! EDD 5/1/14, delivered healthy and sweet Zoey Leanne on 5/5/14 by repeat c-section.
I would try two things to see if it helps...first, add an extra rinse to the hot wash cycle and second, use more detergent. I found in the beginning (when I was afraid of using too much detergent) that I was in fact not using enough and we had a little stink issue until I figured it out.
If those don't work, try switching detergents to see if that helps. Good luck!