Ugh, super frustrated with my diapers. A few smell like ammonia, and it isn't even the overnight ones. I just washed them once this morning, thinking I was going to hang them outside, but then I found a stinky freetime, so I washed again. I was thinking that I should bleach them, it has been a while. The thing is, I forgot how. I know I should use 1/8-1/4 cup of bleach but do I use it in the same cycle as I put detergent or just bleach only?
My wash routine looks like this: Cold rinse, hot wash with rinse, cold rinse. I have a top loader.
I'm sure I've asked this before, but can't seem to find it. Sorry. I do appreciate all of the help you ladies provide.
Wedding 08/08/08
BFP #1 12/29/10 EDD 08/29/11 Blighted Ovum 02/09/11 D&C 02/11/11
Clomid 50mg BFP #2 09/21/11 EDD 05/29/11 Chemical Pregnancy 10/4/11
BFP #3 4/19/13 Beta1- 106 Beta2- 524 Beta3- 3500 EDD 12/22/13 LO born 12/31/13
Re: Stinky diapers
IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
beta #2 11/28 = 2055
Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
If you bleach it's ¼ c and I always just do it in the cycle with my detergent, but I'm generally not doing it for ammonia.
It is only one or two diapers that stink and it's not even the over night ones. I am about to head out so I will run a cycle with hot water and detergent with bleach and see what happens. Would I benefit from extra rinses (more than normal) when I got home?
I'll keep checking and update again when I get back. Thanks so much for the suggestions.
BFP #1 12/29/10 EDD 08/29/11 Blighted Ovum 02/09/11 D&C 02/11/11
Clomid 50mg BFP #2 09/21/11 EDD 05/29/11 Chemical Pregnancy 10/4/11
BFP #3 4/19/13 Beta1- 106 Beta2- 524 Beta3- 3500 EDD 12/22/13 LO born 12/31/13
Fwiu ammonia is usually one if three things: detergent build up, hard water build up, or bacteria. Hot water washes no detergent, rlr, or bleach can solve each of those issues respectively. Then you can try to figure out why you're getting build up in the first place.
Thanks again everyone for all of the help.
BFP #1 12/29/10 EDD 08/29/11 Blighted Ovum 02/09/11 D&C 02/11/11
Clomid 50mg BFP #2 09/21/11 EDD 05/29/11 Chemical Pregnancy 10/4/11
BFP #3 4/19/13 Beta1- 106 Beta2- 524 Beta3- 3500 EDD 12/22/13 LO born 12/31/13
This is frustrating. I just spent over an hour researching this and everything online says soft water. The water quality reports have a bunch of numbers. I am going to call on Monday.
The bolded doesn't happen. I have no idea what RLR is or does. What should I do then if I shoudn't use hot water washes?
BFP #1 12/29/10 EDD 08/29/11 Blighted Ovum 02/09/11 D&C 02/11/11
Clomid 50mg BFP #2 09/21/11 EDD 05/29/11 Chemical Pregnancy 10/4/11
BFP #3 4/19/13 Beta1- 106 Beta2- 524 Beta3- 3500 EDD 12/22/13 LO born 12/31/13
Were the stinky diapers possibly used diapers you bought? Or did they all come from the same place?
IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
beta #2 11/28 = 2055
Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
Wish this happened a week ago. I go back to work tomorrow (teacher).
BFP #1 12/29/10 EDD 08/29/11 Blighted Ovum 02/09/11 D&C 02/11/11
Clomid 50mg BFP #2 09/21/11 EDD 05/29/11 Chemical Pregnancy 10/4/11
BFP #3 4/19/13 Beta1- 106 Beta2- 524 Beta3- 3500 EDD 12/22/13 LO born 12/31/13
I'll wash the other 1/2 today the same way with less detergent. They are bumgenius so the bleach shouldn't be a big deal because it has been a while. Well except for the diaper MIL soaked in bleach water.
I hope I can get this all sorted out tonight. UGH. Thanks again everyone. This board is so helpful, I am far from an expert.
BFP #1 12/29/10 EDD 08/29/11 Blighted Ovum 02/09/11 D&C 02/11/11
Clomid 50mg BFP #2 09/21/11 EDD 05/29/11 Chemical Pregnancy 10/4/11
BFP #3 4/19/13 Beta1- 106 Beta2- 524 Beta3- 3500 EDD 12/22/13 LO born 12/31/13
We only have Freetimes and 4.0s. It seems to be the Freetimes that smell. We use the MF that the 4.0s came with during the day and a 4.0 stuffed with a Bummis prefold and Thirsties hemp at night, those don't even smell. I'm getting some fitteds from a friend but haven't gotten them yet.
Cloth diapers are more complicated that I thought they would be.
BFP #1 12/29/10 EDD 08/29/11 Blighted Ovum 02/09/11 D&C 02/11/11
Clomid 50mg BFP #2 09/21/11 EDD 05/29/11 Chemical Pregnancy 10/4/11
BFP #3 4/19/13 Beta1- 106 Beta2- 524 Beta3- 3500 EDD 12/22/13 LO born 12/31/13