Laundry tag-team system?

Bonidiebabe

So after reading a post below about how others try to help out with the CD laundry I started thinking. How would someone know what step you are on say if you go take a nap in the middle of a load?

I was thinking about printing out a wash routine and hanging it on or near the washer. Then I could have different tags to put on the machiene that say "cold rinse cycle" "Hot with detergent" "extra rinse". I think this would only be needed for the first few weeks after the baby is born.

Anyone do anything like this?

bookworm982

Here's an even easier idea...

We have a stackable washer and dryer. Hence, the dryer door is at eye level. I'm going to put diaper washing instructions on the door. With the idea of others helping out, I can just put a magnetic arrow pointing to the step that the diapers are on. This might actually be helpful for me to keep track of what I'm doing at first too. If you have more traditional machines, you could do something similar on the top of the washer or dryer.

Bonidiebabe

This is pretty much exactly what i was talking about. We did buy a combo set so the dryer is at eye level. The magnetic arrow is perfect. You are right too....When I'm exhausted it might be nice to have the reminder just for myself of what step I am on.

I thought ppl would say I am nuts and this is unnecessary.

bugandbibs

Honestly, it is not that complicated. MH and I both do diaper laundry randomly and we've never had a problem. On our washer you can see which setting you did last. If you turn it on and it's on quick wash/cold it's pretty obvious the first cycle was done. If it's on heavy wash/warm the second cycle was done. Whoever gets to it first moves it to the next step. It is a good idea to have a sheet with washing instructions though.

bugandbibs

Honestly, it is not that complicated. MH and I both do diaper laundry randomly and we've never had a problem. On our washer you can see which setting you did last. If you turn it on and it's on quick wash/cold it's pretty obvious the first cycle was done. If it's on heavy wash/warm the second cycle was done. Whoever gets to it first moves it to the next step. It is a good idea to have a sheet with washing instructions though.

SoonToBeMsP

bugandbibs:

Honestly, it is not that complicated. MH and I both do diaper laundry randomly and we've never had a problem. On our washer you can see which setting you did last. If you turn it on and it's on quick wash/cold it's pretty obvious the first cycle was done. If it's on heavy wash/warm the second cycle was done. Whoever gets to it first moves it to the next step. It is a good idea to have a sheet with washing instructions though.

Our washer shows the current/last setting, so it's pretty easy to tell. 

Froggy76

I also don't think it's that complicated.  MH and I both do laundry, and we just communicate what we're doing.  We do a cold soak with the washer top open (that's the only way to have our washer fill, but not rinse.  Then, one of us closes the washer so it rinses.  Once that's done, we turn on the hot wash cycle with extra cold rinse.  If I'm really not sure what step of the cycle we're on, I just ask him.

bestmaid6

Here's how we "tag-team"

Diapers usually get washed at night, so DH takes the diaper pail liner and dirty dipes to the laundry room while I get LO ready for bed. He does the first rinse and knows that it needs to be cold and on the largest setting. By the time LO is in bed, I start the wash cycle and add the detergent. Then one of us does the final rinse.

I always transfer the diapers to the dryer, but DH will run down and check on them after the cycles and add more time to the dryer when needed.

It's really not that hard. I thought about making a sign at first, too, but we found our rhythm pretty quickly.

pixy_stix

"Honey! Do these need to be put in the dryer?"

"Is the dial on Rinse or Wash?"

"Wash!"

"Ok, they're good to dry then."

Pretty much the extent of all our diaper washing "where in the cycle is it" conversation. I only had to show him once what to do, and then he was good to go. I mean, he can do his own laundry, I figured he could figure out how to work the cd laundry.

wendyll64

 I think it's more time consuming than complicated.