laundry question (CD-related but I will take all advice)

tomandcourt

So we're on vacation, and our routines are a little off. We had to go to someone else's house yesterday to wash our diapers, and then came back home to put them in the dryer. Well, DH threw our bag of powder detergent in with the bag of clean diapers on our way back, and it accidentally got thrown in the dryer with all the diapers. So now the diapers are all stiff and coated with detergent, ack!

So far my only idea is to just throw them in the washing machine on repeat until they stop sudsing, although this is a high-efficiency washer so it's not like there are a ton of suds anyway. Any other suggestions? Are the diapers ruined? Has this ever happened to anyone else before?  Gah!

HikerBride07

Can you try just adding one of the coated diapers to a load of clothes or something and see if it comes out before doing the whole bag?  I suspect that your idea will work though and I don't think it would hurt them.

QueSrah

I would try throwing them in with an extra rinse cycle (or three) - I'm pretty sure our HE washer has an extra rinse option.  What if you soaked the diapers for a while (assuming you have a bucket to soak them in) before trying the washer - that might help soften them so the washer could get more of the soap out?

GL. It would be such a shame if the diapers were really ruined.

eacerna

If none of the above works, email Stephanie from Abbys Lane. She has helped answer all my CD-related questions. She is very helpful.

Abbyslane@aol.com

JKM416

I would think a bunch of soak/rinse cycles would do the trick.  Probably lots of water would help, and HE machines sometimes can't fill up as much as you'd need.  So...either do only a few diapers at a time or go to a laundromat at first (not ideal because of other detergent residue, but it might do a better job of giving a powerful cycle).

belizeitornot

eacerna:

If none of the above works, email Stephanie from Abbys Lane. She has helped answer all my CD-related questions. She is very helpful.

Abbyslane AT aol DOT com

Ditto this. I have emailed her so many times and she is always helpful. She usually responds within 12 hours (I usually seem to email her late late at night and I have an email from her in the morning)