Laundry question - do you separate by color?

Re: Laundry question - do you separate by color?

• pixy_stix member

  January 2011

  After the initial prep, nope.  Everything gets washed together.  I can't imagine digging through a poopy pail to separate colors.
  

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• RileyGrace member

  January 2011

  pixy_stix:

  After the initial prep, nope.  Everything gets washed together.  I can't imagine digging through a poopy pail to separate colors.
  

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• blissfully_caffeinated

  January 2011

  I don't separate. I have everything from bright red to black to very pale colors and I've never had anything bleed. If I'm prepping diapers and there's a big different (ex: white and red) then I might prep separately but only that first wash. Then I do them together.
  

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• Ready4VirgoBaby

  January 2011

  RileyGrace:

  Ladies, I've got a laundry question for you.  I don't have all my CDs yet, but I'm planning to get assorted colors (bright and light) and white diapers, plus I've got different colors of wipes and wetbags.  I know I don't need to pull apart the pockets or separate the wipes for cleaning purposes but what about separating the colors?  Should I be doing a load of bright/dark diapers and a load of light/white diapers?  Since I'll be washing them in hot water are my colors going to run?

  I'm really hoping I can just dump everything in together!

  If it matters, the majority of my stash will be BG 4.0 pockets.

  THANKS!!!

  What do you mean by this? I'm only asking because it looks like you're new to cloth diapering and I dont' want you misinformed. You should be pulling the inserts out of the pocket dipes unless the dipes are Thirsties or other brands that have openings on both ends. Personally, I even take the inserts out of my Thirsties.

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• flyer23 member

  January 2011

  I don't separate. White diapers tend to get dingy as a result. I typically don't buy white diapers, for that reason.

  I do pull apart my pockets, though. I use mostly BG, and the inserts don't agitate out. If someone forgets to pull an insert out and I find a diaper with an insert in it after washing, I re-wash it. But I do wash inserts and pockets together.

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