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Would you/do you bleach baby clothes?

mamarazzimamarazzi
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I just pulled out the boys' baby stuff to take inventory on what sizes of stuff I'll need for DD.  I had two refluxy/pukey babies and most everything is stained.  I didn't notice stains when I put them away, but now they're covered in yellow marks.

Frugal as I'd like to be, I just can't see putting a baby in something that looks disgusting.  Should I try to bleach them?  That seems too harsh for baby stuff.

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Re: Would you/do you bleach baby clothes?

  • TwoChickensTwoChickens

    DD was an explosive pooped.  I bleached a lot of her stuff but I always rewashed it.  I hate how sometimes bleach odor lingers.

     You may want to try an OxiClean soak or even making a paste of OxiClean and water and letting it sit on the stain for a while then wash with Dreft or whatever you choose.  The stains may lift out.

    Just remember that drying the clothes in the dryer will set the stain so I would let them air dry once washed to make sure the stain comes out.

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  • monchichimonchichi member

    I bleached a lot of DD#1's onesies because she spit up soooo much.  It seemed dumb to buy all new things for her--especially when I was looking at things that would be worn under other clothing.

     

    And also--did I miss that you were having a little girl!?!?!?  I thought you were going to be Team Green?  Congrats on the new little one either way :) 

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  • wildfloweragainwildfloweragain member
    Ditto the oxyclean.  We just went through this with 5 yr old DD's stuff for the baby. It almost all came out.  Let it soak in the washer for an hour or so.
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  • mamarazzimamarazzi
    imagemonchichi:

    And also--did I miss that you were having a little girl!?!?!?  I thought you were going to be Team Green?  Congrats on the new little one either way :) 

    We were planning on Team Green and then my H lost his job a few days before our big u/s and we decided we wanted something to look forward to and figured we'd had enough surprises this year after we both lost our jobs.

    So, yes -- we're having a girl!

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  • *Amy**Amy*
    Wash in baby oxy. I think it yellows over time.  I already did that with some of the boys clothes and most everything came clean.
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