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Kitchen Sink instead of Diaper Sprayer- Gross or Smart?

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I'm new to CD, DS is 2 months with typical EBF poops. Should I still spray off the small amount of "solids" before washing? I haven't been spraying them off at all but thought the kitchen sink may be an option? No? I just don't feel like installing a toliet sprayer since I'm not introducing solids for another 4 months.
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Re: Kitchen Sink instead of Diaper Sprayer- Gross or Smart?

  • kdellokdello member

    No need to spray off any solids if your kid is EBF. Just throw em in the washer.

    And seriously don't use your kitchen sink!

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  • MWoodsideMWoodside member
    Gross for sure.  But as pp mentioned no need for removing the poop if you EBF.

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  • SL122SL122
    Absolutely do not use any food prep area! You don't want dysentery :)
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  • shotzieshotzie member
    Ditto pp's, EBF poop comes out in the wash. When LO has more solid poops, you can dunk/swish in the toilet if you don't want to get a sprayer. DON'T put poop down your kitchen sink. That goes back into the city tap water. Poop needs to be disposed of properly in the sewer system.
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  • RandiDeeAnnRandiDeeAnn
    Yeah, just toss in the wash. Actually my instructions from Simple Wonders Diapers said even after starting solids...just put it in the wash. I plop or swish mostly, but if it has set for a while and gotten all over the place (i.e. won't come off by shaking) I toss it in the wash...I have some staining right now, but I think I might try sunning tomorrow.
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  • SL122SL122

    imageshotzie:
    DON'T put poop down your kitchen sink. That goes back into the city tap water. Poop needs to be disposed of properly in the sewer system.

    Water from your toilet, washing machine, and kitchen all goes to the same place, typically. Regardless of where it comes from, it's all sent to sewage treatment or septic tank if you have one.  It's very rare to not have that set-up in the US.

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  • tinkersumxtinkersumx
    Thanks guys! I was thinking it sounded kinda gross. Good to know I can just throw 'em in the wash!
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  • Nikki1007Nikki1007
    Just toss in the wash. No need to rinse EBF poo and definitely don't use your kitchen sink. Yuck.  My DH installed a sprayer with parts from Home Depot and it was super cheap. Google DIY diaper sprayer and you will find ways to do it cheap and easy.
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  • Belle15Belle15

    definitly gross!!  If you ebf you don't even have to rinse the poops..i promise :)

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  • shotzieshotzie member
    imageSL122:

    imageshotzie:
    DON'T put poop down your kitchen sink. That goes back into the city tap water. Poop needs to be disposed of properly in the sewer system.

    Water from your toilet, washing machine, and kitchen all goes to the same place, typically. Regardless of where it comes from, it's all sent to sewage treatment or septic tank if you have one.  It's very rare to not have that set-up in the US.

    Oops, thanks for the correction!  I just educated myself about this at: https://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/qahome.html.  Somewhere my brother is doing a :facepalm: that I didn't know how this works - he's owns a plumbing company! 

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  • pixieprincsspixieprincss member

    It sounds like you've made up your minds against it, but in case anyone is reading this and considering it, the answer is a resounding no. When a sprayer sprays, tiny droplets of water (plus anything that water force has picked up) scatters around. This is the reason why rinsing raw chicken seems logical but actually can contaminate your kitchen. Toilets also spray, but at least in there the spray isn't getting on cutting boards, utensils, the mixer, etc. (though remember to not store your toothbush on the back of the toilet). Essentially, if you sprayed a diaper in the kitchen, you'd be scattering tiny bits of fecal matter around your sink and kitchen  counters which could result in some very nasty illnesses.

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  • Nurse122705Nurse122705
    I know a lot of people will say the sink is a gross idea but I clean my sink with boiling water & bleach.  It is pretty easy to sterilize a sink after washing a little loose baby poop off.
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  • SL122SL122
    imageshotzie:

    Oops, thanks for the correction!  I just educated myself about this at: https://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/qahome.html.  Somewhere my brother is doing a :facepalm: that I didn't know how this works - he's owns a plumbing company! 

    lol.
    Honestly, though, wouldn't it make a lot more sense if that is how things were done? It seems awful to me that we flush our toilets with DRINKING WATER when so many people on this planet die from a lack of clean water.

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  • GreekyPieGreekyPie
    Insanely gross.  Ick!
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