When are you washing all of LO's things?

krissymac

I have tons and tons and tons of baby clothes and now blankets, bibs, burp clothes, sleep sacks, etc and I just can't bring myself to wash anything yet. This is OK right? What if I want to exchange some stuff yet, what if she grows like a weed and never wears some things?I just don't see the big deal about getting all of baby's clothes washed before they are even born. And *gasp* I'm not using Dreft. My DH and I have been using Method or Seventh Generation Free & Clear products for years so we'll just continue that. A friend of mine just had a baby less than a month ago and she did several loads of baby laundry before his arrival, then since she was team green, she got tons and tons more baby clothes and had to keep doing loads of laundry to get everything clean. It just seemed a bit excessive... 

DRN8302

I wash it as I get it because I hate laundry (only newborn/0-3 clothes). We use Method also. 

ksulli

I'm team green, so I plan to do a load or two total before LO arrives- just to have the bedding, some blankets, towels, white onsies, and a boy/girl take home outfit ready to go. Laundry is on the first floor where we'll be living rather than the basement, so I see no reason not to be able to do a lot of it once LO arrives (in this house laundry is in the basement and I wouldn't want to do all the stairs).

katiewhompus

We're going to wash blankets, sheets, and the first size of clothing (NB/3 month depending on estimated baby size) around week 36-38 depending on what my body is doing (signs of going early, etc.). I'm just going to wash the clothes she will be using in the next 2-3 weeks and keep the tags on the rest in case we need to return them. Around week 34 I'm going to lay all of the clothing out on her changing table with a note on how to wash it in case she surprises us and my mom has to come wash clothes while I'm in the hospital.

We're not doing a bunch right now, but I do think it will be important to get it done prior to getting home from the hospital. The last thing I'm going to have time/energy for after getting home with a newborn is doing laundry so they can go to sleep that night.

I've read many articles/talked to many mom's who agree that Dreft is not that great. The added "new baby" fragrance they add can irritate skin. Most things just recommend using a Free and Clear product and adjusting if needed as baby does or does not react.

amos07

We already washed all of our stuff and have it put away but I am an organization freak.  It's totally up to you when you want to wash stuff. As long as you don't mind doing laundry after the baby arrives you can have enough to get you through a couple days.  As far as the Dreft, I wouldn't use that either.  It has so much fragrance and we have had no problems using tide free for DD.  I think that you are making a better choice by just sticking with the Seventh Generation Free.  

Five_letter

I'm not washing until she starts needing things.

pettycrocker

I'm going to wait a while before I wash everything- I just don't like the idea of washing everything and having it sit for the next 3 months. I want everything to be nice and fresh. Probably around mid June I'll wash it all. 

dairygirl19

I washed 2 loads of basics and that's about it.

Sometimes I grab and item or two to round out a load I need to fill of our stuff.

I'm not too worried. I'll wash as I need. Laundry isn't a big deal to me. That and most of my stuff is handmedowns from close family that's been washed numerous times and washed before it was sent to me, so if I don't do it again, it'll be fine.

Kristin131

I can't recommend enough to resist washing everything! There is so much stuff DS never got to wear that I wasn't able to return! Either they were "cuter/nicer" outfits I was waiting for just the right occasion (and by the time it came they were too small!) or he just had too much stuff that he didn't wear it all. 

Also I had items that I would hold up to him thinking "no way too big still" and by the time I thought they would fit, they were too small!

Wash in small batches. And I started with Dreft and DS got irritated by it so we have been using Arm and Hammer free since. Since all the dye free detergents have come out I think Dreft is obsolete. 

GracieLou Freebush

I went through her 0-3 mo clothing, bought a few more things to round it out, and almost have it all washed.  Anything larger than that is organized by size in plastic bins with the tags on still in case she never wears it so I can return it or get a better resale value.

We're skipping Dreft as we use All Free & Clear anyway.

aligator423uf

I'm just washing as I get stuff. Unless it came from Wal-mart, I can't return them anyway so I don't see the harm in having everything ready. Plus I'm not really going to want to even do my own laundry in the middle of the summer when I'm huge, living in a house without AC, so I doubt I'll have tons of energy to do all the baby stuff too.

melissa.1985

Mrs Castillo:

I'm going to wait a while before I wash everything- I just don't like the idea of washing everything and having it sit for the next 3 months. I want everything to be nice and fresh. Probably around mid June I'll wash it all. 

This.

momtoRaegan041008

I washed eveything last weekend.  We already had everything from our first since we are having another girl.  I went through the clothes since we are having a garage sale in a few weeks. 

I never used Dreft.  We use Tide Free & Clear or Purex Free & Clear.  We switched when we had our first. 

 

damabo80

I wash it as a I get it for anything up to 3 months.

I'll wash the "bigger than 3 months" later on. She's not going to be a big baby by any means, so I figure I have some time.

e_uecker

I'll start washing after the 24th. That's when we get out for summer break. I'll be just about 35w then.

katie4253

I washed everything already.  That said, I haven't had a baby shower either.  So, anything we get from the shower won't be washed. 

We used Ecos free detergent to wash everything because it was CD safe.  We will never use deft.  That stuff is disgusting.  So many chemicals and fragrances.  No thanks!  

apmantilla

I have hand me downs from my first son and clothes I have purchased at consignment sales. Those I washed about 2 weeks ago. Anything new I will probably hold off on until after he is born.

 My first son was only 5 lbs 8 onz when he was born so I had done all this laudry and he didn't wear it for months. I learned my lesson

I just use my regular detergent for the laundry, If he turns out to have sensitive skin I can always re-wash everything.

Arwen31

I received a lot of hand me downs, so I've started to wash those. If I get new clothes as gifts, I will probably wait until after LO is born in case I need to return anything. I've been using All Free and Clear and will continue to use that.

jesstellina

I plan to wash everything after DH finishes painting the baby's dresser and brings it inside. I know he/she won't wear some things for a while, but I don't want to put them away unwashed, and I do want to put everything away! The nursery is so cluttered right now!

I'm planning to keep all the clothes, blankets, etc. that we've gotten as gifts. We're team green and planning to have more kids, so I figure we'll use everything eventually.

We use Charlie's laundry soap powder since we're CD'ing.

johnsonia

I'll wait till after my shower mid-june-ish to wash anything, and then probably only a small load of newborn stuff that I really like & know i'll use. then go from there and see growth, use etc...

 

As far as soap goes, i dont think Dreft really makes a huge difference, just make sure you use very little soap and make sure things get rinsed thoroughly.  

hcdekarske

I have been washing as I have a load to go.  I hate laundry and it seems to be my life, so anything I can get done and out of the way, I am going to do.  I am the only one that does it and hauling it up and down the stairs has become a real chore.  So I have moved to smaller loads, and any time I have one, I do it. 

aesf

i like the smell of dreft.

alynnr10

i only washed the hand me downs with my first, she didnt have any problems with the clothes we bought. i plan on doing the same thing with our second just washing the hand me downs n not the store bought just encase i need to return something