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Why wash brand new clothes?

wwsurf81wwsurf81 member
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I just received a bunch of onesies that were in store packaging.  Do I really need to wash them before the baby wears them?  I washed all the 2nd hand clothes because I didn't know what they had previously been washed in, but what about brand new ones from stores?
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  • MrsLeslie030405MrsLeslie030405
    yes... dyes and other packaging chemicals can be irritating to their skin.
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  • Jessie0706Jessie0706
    I sometimes wash my store-bought clothes before wearing them to get rid of any stiffness or roughness they may have gotten from transportation/handling through the store.
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  • amamommyamamommy member
    you don't know who opened the packages and touched them and had nasty germs...why not wash them?
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  • Sia29Sia29

    I wash everything. You never know who reached inside that package to feel the material and got grubby, germy hands all over the onesies. Or even what touched them at the factory level (picture a sick factory worker coughing on them-eww).

    But that's just me :)

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  • AllisonLeighAllisonLeigh member
    I often wonder that too. I can understand if they are dark and may bleed but onsies and things I don't really see a point in it.
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  • thailajothailajo

    imageMrsLeslie030405:
    yes... dyes and other packaging chemicals can be irritating to their skin.

    This... 

    It's not that big of a hassle that I would risk it...

    yuck

    If you don't have enough for a load, just wash one of your loads with baby detergent and throw the onesies in

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  • wwsurf81wwsurf81 member
    imageSia29:

    I wash everything. You never know who reached inside that package to feel the material and got grubby, germy hands all over the onesies. Or even what touched them at the factory level (picture a sick factory worker coughing on them-eww).

    But that's just me :)

     Good points.  I'll wash them.  I was just hesitant because it's not enough to do a special wash, but I might get some more clothes at my shower tomorrow, or I could wait until the baby's born and throw them in with his other clothes when he dirties enough for a load of wash.  I guess I could always throw my own clothes in there, but I love the smell of my non-baby detergent.

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  • Wife2Be-RachelWife2Be-Rachel
    Tell me you don't also wear underwear right out of the store packaging....
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  • cmontanaricmontanari member
    Yes, was them.  There are often leftover chemicals and irritants from the manufacturing process and from packaging.  Since they were packaged in plastic, the fabric hasn't been able to breathe at all and its probably best to wash - certainly can't hurt!
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  • theemilygracetheemilygrace

    Definitely wash them! ?One time I bought new sheets and just put them on my bed straight out of the package (I was in college at the time, so also lazy) ?:) ?and I woke up the next day covered in a horrible rash. ?I thought I had chicken pox - but it turned out to just be a reaction from the packaging!!

    You never know what can happen - so yes, definitely wash everything before it touches your baby! ?:)?

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  • thailajothailajo

    imageWife2Be-Rachel:
    Tell me you don't also wear underwear right out of the store packaging....

    I was sooooo thinking this!...Hmm

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  • ToledoDeuxToledoDeux member

    The fabric is treated with nasty chemicals in new clothes, towels, sheets, etc....including formaldehyde, which is a carcinogen.

    Plus warehouse conditions are often quite disgusting - mice, roaches, etc, crawling all over your soon-to-be-packaged baby clothes.

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  • ldk4498ldk4498
    ALWAYS wash them.  You never know who touched them - even if in a package, you don't know what chemicals/dyes etc. could have gotten on them that could irritate your baby's skin.  Just because it is new doesn't mean that it is ready to be worn by a baby - their skin is sensitive and you want to make sure they aren't dirty in any way.
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  • MabzieMabzie
    always.  i wouldn't wear anything that i buy before washing them. 
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  • mags2144mags2144
    imagethailajo:

    imageWife2Be-Rachel:
    Tell me you don't also wear underwear right out of the store packaging....

    I was sooooo thinking this!...Hmm

    I wear underwear before washing it. Big Smile

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  • BlairWaldorfBlairWaldorf member
    imagemags2144:
    imagethailajo:

    imageWife2Be-Rachel:
    Tell me you don't also wear underwear right out of the store packaging....

    I was sooooo thinking this!...Hmm

    I wear underwear before washing it. Big Smile

    OMG.  No.  Roach eggs in the vagina.

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  • mags2144mags2144
    I've made it 28 years with no problems yet, but feel free to let your imaginations keep horrifying you.
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  • ToledoDeuxToledoDeux member
    imagemags2144:
    imagethailajo:

    imageWife2Be-Rachel:
    Tell me you don't also wear underwear right out of the store packaging....

    I was sooooo thinking this!...Hmm

    I wear underwear before washing it. Big Smile

    Ick!

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  • imaPrincessimaPrincess

    imagemags2144:
    I've made it 28 years with no problems yet, but feel free to let your imaginations keep horrifying you.

    LMAO! 

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  • OCMom2beOCMom2be
    EEEWWW...why wouldn't you wash anything before wearing it, ESPECIALLY underwear!!!! Indifferent
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  • Samantha82Samantha82

    imagemags2144:
    I've made it 28 years with no problems yet, but feel free to let your imaginations keep horrifying you.

    I don't worry about germs and dirt.  However you don't know if your baby is allergic to some of the chemicals.  I myself am severely allergic to one of the chemicals that is commonly used.  When I was a baby my parents put an outfit on me without washing it and I broke out in a rash that was like a chemical burn.  I cried for days.  I hardly doubt you want to deal with that.

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