Do you still wash all new clothes first?

veronica.tanner · July 2010

I was thinking about not doing it anymore. Her skin has never really been too sensitive. We just got back from the store and I want to put her in a new outfit right now to go out to dinner with the fam. Are you still doing it? For how long?

MCMoo23 · July 2010

I do, but just because I'm a germ freak Stick out tongue

I still do it with my toddlers clothes, too.

Hot Sauce on a Stick · July 2010

Try it. But take a freshly washed outfit just in case.

snicksnack · July 2010

For the most part I do just out of habit but there have been times I have not. For example I really needed a sleep sack (she decided she no longer liked to be swaddled) and I gave her one I had not washed and she was fine

Temp36641187503164 · July 2010

I do and will continue to (probably forever). I don't always wash my clothes before I wear them, but DH always washes his.

MommyMar2010 · July 2010

Totally. It's just about worrying about your LO's skin you know....you'd still want to do it b/c what if someone in the store touched it and was sick or something. JMHO but I'd never put anything on DD that wasn't washed first, because you never know (i've seen people sneeze then touch baby clothes in the store, and have seen little kids pick noses and touch stuff in stores...so better safe than sorry)

veronica.tanner · July 2010

MommyMar2010:

Totally. It's just about worrying about your LO's skin you know....you'd still want to do it b/c what if someone in the store touched it and was sick or something. JMHO but I'd never put anything on DD that wasn't washed first, because you never know (i've seen people sneeze then touch baby clothes in the store, and have seen little kids pick noses and touch stuff in stores...so better safe than sorry)

Ok, I'm washing it. I'm convinced. lol BTW, your DD and her little hat are beautiful.

BabyLove987 · July 2010

I do, but I also wash my own clothes before wearing them.

Soto Pop · July 2010

i always do. for the reasons above and the clothes just feel better.

JinglesChic · July 2010

I'm a bad mom. I've never washed first.

AnotherChance · July 2010

Absolutely. I do it for DS, DH and myself. You never know where that outfit has been, who's touched it, what's been put on it, etc.

Cornbreadsmom · July 2010

I did it for the first time today. I felt like a rebel lol

He was fine...

yourmomwreckedmybike · July 2010

I wash all my clothes before I wear them, I do it with LO too. I like knowing my clothes are clean.

Valentines Day Baby · July 2010

AnotherChance:
Absolutely. I do it for DS, DH and myself. You never know where that outfit has been, who's touched it, what's been put on it, etc.

Exactly my thoughts.

kbugeau · July 2010

I do and shes 4 months. She doesnt have sensitivities either, just a habit for me now I guess

adcffaa · July 2010

I wash EVERYTHING before wearing it/using it. Even for myself. I'm just too much of a germaphobe not to.

Hip2Bsquare · July 2010

I am getting lazy. At first I did because I wasn't sure if my baby was going to have a reaction but DD doesn't have sensitive skin so to save me some laundry time I haven't been. however, the pp above made a good point so I guess I will start doing it again.

aocain02@yahoo.com · July 2010

I do, but I also wash my own clothes before I wear them for the first time.

Krista123105 · July 2010

I do...DS doesn't have particularly sensitive skin, but it's just never been worth the risk for me. Plus the comments about kids picking their noses in the store really grossed me out, so I'm going to continue to do it even though it's a pain in the butt!

ToBeMrsT · July 2010

AnotherChance:
Absolutely. I do it for DS, DH and myself. You never know where that outfit has been, who's touched it, what's been put on it, etc.

this. we wash all of our clothes before any of us wear them

Shell24 · July 2010

He!l yes I do. I will as long as I'm doing her laundry. I still wash my own clothes before wearing them...new clothes are GROSS!

whitward87 · July 2010

ALWAYS. I am germaphobe though. I just find it gross that people in the store have been touching it with their dirty, germy, boogery hands. Sorry, TMI. That's just how I feel though.

meegs1229 · July 2010

I do wash them as a general rule and probably always will. However, there have been a couple of times I haven't- for example, I forgot to wash the 4th of July outfit I got him but it was only good for one day, so he wore it! He was just fine.

JennLuvsMatt · July 2010

I do but I also watch my own clothes when they are new.

kristinem17 · July 2010

I washed all of his preemie, newborn, 0-3 and 3-6. I have clothing in larger sizes that I haven't washed and don't plan to.

MommyMar2010 · July 2010

veronica.tanner:
MommyMar2010:

Totally. It's just about worrying about your LO's skin you know....you'd still want to do it b/c what if someone in the store touched it and was sick or something. JMHO but I'd never put anything on DD that wasn't washed first, because you never know (i've seen people sneeze then touch baby clothes in the store, and have seen little kids pick noses and touch stuff in stores...so better safe than sorry)

Ok, I'm washing it. I'm convinced. lol BTW, your DD and her little hat are beautiful.

Aww thanks---yours is beautiful as well What a cutiepie!

lindsaynjason · July 2010

Nope. She's never had a reaction. I don't even wash mine first (unless it's underwear, of course).

sdtchica13 · July 2010

I do about 95% of the time...anything cotton (i.e. pants, onesies, sleep sacks, swaddle blankets, shirts, cotton dresses, etc.) goes into the wash before LO wears it, but dressier dresses and nicer stuff from Janie & Jack (which will wrinkle badly if it goes in the wash) I usually don't wash first. LO has fairly sensitive skin, but has never had a reaction from one of her unwashed dresses. I'll probably stop washing her clothes eventually, but not for a little while, lol!

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