washing clothes before baby wears them

amessec · February 2010

Are you going to wash all your clothes before you put them on your baby? I know it would be harder to do but would it be better for the baby?

craddy03 · February 2010

I have washed all the ones we have gotten so far.

evasecka · February 2010

Yep, just finished clothes yesterday and today I will wash all the bedding and blankets! The nice thing is that almost all of a babys' clothes can fit in one load! It really is amazing!

carrotcake06 · February 2010

Anything that he wears, I'll wash ahead of time.

But I'm not going to wash all the clothes I buy/receive as gifts before he's born. I plan to wash a handful of stuff in NB & 0-3 before he gets here, but the rest will stay with tags on & receipts taped to them in case they don't fit or I don't need them.

Kerianne1176 · February 2010

Absolutely. Definitely do it if you can.

Calibride31304 · February 2010

I washed them all before DS1 was born.

Lady Redrum · February 2010

I plan to wash the clothes before we put them on her. I may not wash all the clothes we get though. She may grow out of certain items before she has a chance to wear them.

galwaybabe · February 2010

Yes! We've been having fun doing LO's laundry with the baby detergent (we got Mrs. Meyer's -- awesome).

ToBeMrsT · February 2010

I wash all clothes before they are worn--- for me, my dh, my ds, and for the new baby.

Dr.BeepersWife · February 2010

carrotcake06:

Anything that he wears, I'll wash ahead of time.

But I'm not going to wash all the clothes I buy/receive as gifts before he's born. I plan to wash a handful of stuff in NB & 0-3 before he gets here, but the rest will stay with tags on & receipts taped to them in case they don't fit or I don't need them.

This

Worcbride · February 2010

yes, everything gets washed ahead of time; things in bags smell funny and things that were hung...well, who know who did what do it before I bought it (on the floor, dirty hands touching it etc)

JellymanKelly · February 2010

Definitely wash everything before they wear it. There are excess dyes and sizing in new clothes that can irritate their skin.

annasi83 · February 2010

carrotcake06:

Anything that he wears, I'll wash ahead of time.

But I'm not going to wash all the clothes I buy/receive as gifts before he's born. I plan to wash a handful of stuff in NB & 0-3 before he gets here, but the rest will stay with tags on & receipts taped to them in case they don't fit or I don't need them.

I wish I could do this, but every gift we got had the tags already off, and no gift receipt in sight. Sigh, oh well.

adamstodrake · February 2010

carrotcake06:
Anything that he wears, I'll wash ahead of time.
But I'm not going to wash all the clothes I buy/receive as gifts before he's born. I plan to wash a handful of stuff in NB & 0-3 before he gets here, but the rest will stay with tags on & receipts taped to them in case they don't fit or I don't need them.

This for sure.

NELCORP · February 2010

Yes, I washed everything. The clothes and blankets. The only clothes I didn't wash were the few that are for sizes 9-12 months. I'll wash them when he gets closer to actually wearing them.

ditzydi_2000 · February 2010

Yep. I just washed them all when I was home for a snow day. You're going to have to wash everything eventually. Might as well wash them while you have some free time before the baby comes.

ShannonLK · February 2010

Yep, I've washed everything.

gypsywitch · February 2010

i have washed all the clothes, but I don't think its necessary or harms the baby.

AJflowers · February 2010

Ditto pp's. There are studies showing that there are all kinds of junk on textiles!

xtencornfield · February 2010

ToBeMrsT:
I wash all clothes before they are worn--- for me, my dh, my ds, and for the new baby.

Ditto! However, I won't wash some of the older-sized clothes that we've received until we need to use them.

greeneyes9800 · February 2010

DD #1 is almost three and I still wash everything once before she wears it. I use All free and clear. There are a lot of chemicals in new clothes. It's just part of our new routine now.

UrbanLe1 · February 2010

Everything that touches his skin has been washed--clothes, blankets, burp cloths, etc.

And it's not just the sizing and chemicals from manufacturing--it's everyone's grubby hands that have touched all those cute clothes before they're on him! I'm not a germophobe by any means, but his clothes and blankets were SO much softer after washing. Definite must do.

avada_kedavra · February 2010

yup. i plan on washing them once i get enough to do a full load

i'm using method free and clear with method baby dryer sheets!

sarahwoodworth · February 2010

Yup, I have washed them all.

ldoo · February 2010

Yes, definitely wash them in baby detergent. And depending how sensitive your baby is, the nurse might suggest (they did with us) to wash them twice.

Also, a bit off topic, but be prepared to wipe his/her little but with wet wash cloths instead of wipes. Those first few days, even the most gentle wipes can be too harsh.

mrsjenni · February 2010

Don't wash them all right away. Most of them they won't even get a chance to wear and if they still have the tags on them, you can give them to people or exchange them for something else (usually in a bigger size.)

I did wash clothes before DS wore them, but only like a week in advance.

homebird · February 2010

You should. Babies have really sensitive skin. The clothes have a special coating on them to keep them looking clean and new in the stores, and you should wash it off to keep baby's skin from getting irritated.

jorden&kristin · February 2010

yep! everything we have so far i've washed. I wait till I get a decent amount then do a load with just her stuff in it until her skin gets used to being exposed to everything!

FemmeNat01 · February 2010

I washed all the clothes that we have and my mom washed all the clothes at her house which was like 85% of it. All baby clothes should be washed before your LO wears it.

summerne · February 2010

I have washed all the burp clothes and linens..etc.. I've got all the newborn stuff washed and in a drawer and plan on doing the clothes in stages based on sizes. I feel like that helps me have a grip on what I have and how much I might need. Plus the sizes won't get mixed up. I might be in nesting mode and have over complicated it. lol

megann831 · February 2010

wow, out of all the responses, I'm going to be the only no. I just don't get it. I don't wash my clothes before I wear them, I really don't see why the baby needs hers washed. They are new clothes, they're fine. Any dyes or anything that go into clothes are not going to harm her. I've never heard of a baby getting sick because she wore a new outfit. I'll let you know though if mine will be the 1st

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