Tide Fail Help

runningyogimama

Okay, so I thought I would try switching to powder Tide from Charlie's since we have moderately hard water and so many people have such success with it, and I can buy it locally. Well, I washed DD's clothes in it first, to make sure she wasn't sensitive to it...but then I didn't get them put away, and ended up putting away the diapers I washed first for DH to use one night while I was at work. Anyway, long story short, she's horribly allergic to Tide and turns bright red within about a minute or two and SCREAMS, not just from the diapers, but from the clothes.

Anyway, I got the Tide scent out of her clothes after one wash, and her prefolds/fitteds/bamboo inserts no longer smelled like Tide after I did 2 rinse with an extra rinse cycles followe by my normal washing routine, using Charlie's, but my pockets still freaking smell like Tide! And I've now done 3 more rinse cycles. And it's enough to bother her still, since I tried one yesterday.

Do I need to strip them? From only one wash in Tide? Do you think my natural fiber stuff is fine? She seems to be doing fine in her prefolds, so...did the Tide just not stick around in those like in the pockets?

I'm just so frustrated, lol. This was coupled up with a growth spurt and having to switch her to a sensitive formula. It's been a rough week...and I apparently missed quite a bit here the last couple of days! Anyway, help? Tia!

nanabanana06

Personally, I'd do a dawn strip. Just to be safe. I hope she feels better soon! No fun having a butt rash.

CLLDLL

Ugh.  So sorry that happened to you.  My oldest was sensitive to Tide too.  Not fun.

In general natural fibers do get "cleaner" easier than synthetics.  If you have a top loader, I'd probably just do a dawn strip and be done with it.  (Add a couple squirts to the water and then rinse rinse rinse until you don't see suds anymore.)

If you have a FL, adding dawn can void your warranty. So if it was me, I'd either try a few more washes with Charlie's or even just plain hot water washes first.  Then you can always use dawn in your bathtub, rinse a few times, and then move to using your washer.

 Good luck!  Hope next week is better for both you!

SarahinMD

I'd also try a long line dry in the sun.

ForeverEverAfter

I had a similar issue-I used tide on vacation twice. With an extra hot wash and a bunch of rinses she could wear them (not a very bad reaction, more like a mild diaper rash). When I got home I used RLR and they were fine afterwards. Good luck!

runningyogimama

Well, I squirted some blue dawn in before I left for work since I have a top loader, then instructed DH to keep running rinse cycles. I think I'm calling it good with my natural fibers since she was fine in them this morning. Thanks, ladies!

runningyogimama

bookitup:

I just wanted to post to tell you I'm sorry that happened! What a rough week. We went through the sensitive formula too...no fun. : nbsp;nbsp;Hope the Dawn helps. I don't remember if this was mentioned but if the suds are being stubborn, use hot, hot water. nbsp;

Aw, thanks, lady! I know you're a March mama, too, but how old's your LO? DD will be 13 weeks tomorrow, and, omg, this 12 week growth spurt/wonder week thing has been rough!

runningyogimama

bookitup:

JmeJme:

bookitup:

I just wanted to post to tell you I'm sorry that happened! What a rough week. We went through the sensitive formula too...no fun. : nbsp;nbsp;Hope the Dawn helps. I don't remember if this was mentioned but if the suds are being stubborn, use hot, hot water. nbsp;

Aw, thanks, lady! I know you're a March mama, too, but how old's your LO? DD will be 13 weeks tomorrow, and, omg, this 12 week growth spurt/wonder week thing has been rough!

He's 14 weeks yesterday! Lol I feel sometimes like every week is a wonder week...I've lost track of the growth spurts! He has silent reflux, and now we think he's teething (apparently my sister and I had teeth by 4 months?)...so I've given up on finding reasons for the fussiness...he's pretty much been fussy the whole time, lol.

But, he is getting better. Seems like now we have wonder days instead of whole weeks, which is good. : ) What kind of sensitive formula are you using? 

We're using the Target brand of Similac Sensitive, since we were using the regular of that. It was amazing, after one feeding, she was back to being a content baby instead of a screaming baby. My brother and I also got teeth early, like 4 months, so I was also worried about that, but her fussiness completely went away with the formula switch. What kind of formula are you using?