Help! Poop residue on diapers?

jjdillie · September 2014

I have 1 diaper that looks like there's poop residue on it. It's been through the wash a few times and still hasn't come clean. I'm not really sure what to do. Since this is the only diaper like this I'm thinking it might be buildup from diaper cream. I use Grandma El's but DC seems to put it on pretty thick.

My wash routine is cold rinse, hot wash with 2 scoops of Charlies, extra cold rinse - I wash EOD. The last few washes I've done a full warm wash cycle at the beginning (no detergent), my normal hot wash, and an extra hot wash (no detergent) at the end but that hasn't helped either. I have some Tide I could try on the next wash if y'all think that would do the trick.

PipSqueak0313 · September 2014

Since it's just 1diaper, I'd try handwashing/spot washing it before adding it back in with the rest of the diaper laundry.

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jjdillie · September 2014

@theultimatesak - It's not chunks but it's more than just a stain. It's like lots of fine particles on the diaper.

jjdillie · September 2014

And I tried hand washing it last night and it still didn't come out. I don't know what has happened to this diaper.

freezorburn · September 2014

Can you get the particles to loosen if you scrub it with an old toothbrush (and maybe a few drops of your favorite dish soap)? After that if it's still discoloured you could try sunning it with a little lemon juice.

unaveragejane · September 2014

If it doesn't stink, it could just be a stain. Is it on fleece? I have one pocket with kind of pilly fleece, and the poo stain looks like tiny little brown dots on the surface of the fleece. It's been there for two years.

We also have staining from diaper cream (Magic Stick) but that looks more gray and isn't speckled.

jjdillie · September 2014

unaveragejane said:

If it doesn't stink, it could just be a stain. Is it on fleece? I have one pocket with kind of pilly fleece, and the poo stain looks like tiny little brown dots on the surface of the fleece. It's been there for two years.

We also have staining from diaper cream (Magic Stick) but that looks more gray and isn't speckled.

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It doesn't stink. But yes, it's like tiny brown dots on the microfleece. I thought that was more than just a stain. I'll throw it back in the wash and try sunning it.

Mandmeesh · September 2014

And it's not mold?

jjdillie · September 2014

@mandmeesh - I'm pretty sure it's not mold. It's brown, wouldn't mold be black? How long would they have to sit to get mold? I usually rinse the poop at the end of the day.

Mandmeesh · September 2014

I do think mold is black. Just throwing that possibility out there

musicalsilver · September 2014

I have one style of diaper that just really gets stained by poop - they're my Kawaii GNHW. I've sunned them, bleached them (not for the stain, but they were bleached multiple times incidentally during a battle with yeast), scrubbed with dish soap, and the stain has not budged. I think it's just the material - micro fleece? That's the only unique thing about them. They look terrible, but they still work!

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