Tips from experienced moms: how to wash reusable diapers by hand and in a typewriter

foto12299-1The child was born, and together with the joy of motherhood, a stream of new responsibilities falls on the woman, among which is the washing of diapers.

How to do it right, which detergent to choose, whether you need to iron?

Knowing how to wash reusable diapers (flannel, muslin, etc.) correctly will help you avoid many mistakes and make your mother's daily work easier.

Preparing for washing

Before sending the diapers to the wash, it is necessary to prepare them correctly:

  1. Thoroughly clean the fabric from food debris and feces.
  2. Sort the diapers by color and type of material.
  3. Remove difficult, old stains.
Do not allow a large amount of dirty laundry to accumulate. The optimal washing mode is once a day.

Washing up from baby feces

foto12299-2It is impossible to achieve an ideal cleanliness result if the soiled diaper is not previously rubbed.

If the fabric is stained with urine, wash it under running cool water, washing away traces of urine with laundry soap.

If the diaper is stained with feces, then it is pre-washed, following a certain sequence of actions:

  1. The fabric is moistened with water, the stain is lathered with laundry soap.
  2. After five to ten minutes, the product is rinsed under running warm water and sent to the main wash.

Choice of means

The use of the correct powder will help to avoid severe allergic reactions, dermatitis and other skin diseases in a newborn.

The diaper detergent should only be purchased from specialized stores or large supermarkets, where you can check the relevant product quality certificates.

The safest detergent for delicate baby skin meets the following criteria:

  • does not contain aggressive chemicals (phosphates, bleaches);
  • dissolves well in a warm ode;
  • rinses out completely in cold water;
  • does not contain fragrances and dyes.

The best choice for washing:

  • liquid detergent for baby clothes;
  • laundry soap (72%);
  • baby soap (unlike an adult, it contains a minimum amount of synthetic additives).

DIY powder

foto12299-3To make baby powder with your own hands, you need only two ingredients: soda and laundry soap.

Everything is very simple:

  1. A bar of laundry soap is grated.
  2. Dissolve the soap shavings in 200 ml of hot water.
  3. Heating the resulting soap solution on the stove, gradually add a soda solution to it (200 grams of dry powder per 100 ml of water).
  4. The resulting product is cooled and added to a special compartment of the washing machine.

How to do it correctly?

You can wash the diapers by hand or in the washing machine. The main thing is to strictly adhere to all the recommendations for proper washing. Read more about washing children's clothes here.

In the washing machine - at what temperature?

Machine wash saves mom's time and effort. In most models of modern washing machines, the “baby wash” mode is provided, in which the water is heated to the highest possible temperatures (60-90 ° C), and rinsing occurs in a larger volume of water.

If there is no such function, the wash is selected according to the type of fabric, the mode of double (or intensive) rinsing is set.

The type of detergent is selected for washing children's clothes. The dosage of the powder is indicated by the manufacturer on the package (you do not need to exceed the recommended amount).

Washing takes place in the following sequence:

  1. foto12299-4On the washing machine, set the washing mode for children's clothes, water temperature 60 ° C - 90 ° C, spin - 800-900 rpm.
  2. Liquid detergent is poured into a special compartment for washing children's clothes (as an option, you can use baby soap).
  3. The diapers are loaded into the drum and the start button is pressed.
  4. After washing, the diapers are hung out to dry in a well-ventilated place.
  5. Dried diapers must be ironed on both sides (the temperature is set in accordance with the type of fabric).

For better removal of detergents from the fabric, set a double (or even triple) rinse.

By hands

Washing by hand follows the following procedure:

  1. Dissolve the selected detergent in a bowl of hot water (as an option, you can use grated laundry soap).
  2. Prepared and sorted by color diapers (white fabrics are best washed separately from colored ones) are immersed in water and left for fifteen minutes.
  3. After that, the diapers are rubbed with their hands, and especially dirty places are rubbed with laundry soap.
  4. The already washed diapers are rinsed in clean water two or three times.
The grandmother's method of "boiling" can cause the appearance of a gray or yellow shade of fabric.

Hydrogen peroxide will help whiten the fabric. It is enough to dissolve two tablespoons of peroxide in water (5 l), immerse the diapers in the resulting solution and leave them for three minutes, then rinse under running water.

Features depending on the material

There are several types of diapers:

  1. foto12299-5Muslin - lightweight, thin, made of 100% cotton fibers, soft and very pleasant to the touch diapers. Wash them only on a delicate cycle or by hand. The water temperature does not exceed 40C (hot water will shrink the product).
  2. Flannel - soft, quite dense, with a fleece on one side of the diaper. It is easy to care for them. The main thing is not to allow the tissue to dry out. Flannel napkins are washed at a water temperature of 60 ° C-90 ° C, in the mode of washing children's clothes.

When washing by hand, it is important to rinse out the detergent well, as the powder remaining in the pile can irritate your baby's skin.

Do I need to process immediately after purchase?

New diapers must be washed. There are several reasons for this:

  • starch particles always remain on a new product (added during production to give a better presentation), dust, dyes;
  • the diapers lay in the warehouse, passed through a large number of people (cutters, seamstresses, loaders, salespeople).

For more information on why and what items need to be washed after purchase, read here.

The first wash is best done by hand.Algorithm of actions:

  1. Two or three tablespoons of liquid baby soap (or grated household soap) are dissolved in a basin of warm water.
  2. Diapers are soaked in the resulting solution for ten minutes.
  3. After that, the fabric is thoroughly rubbed with your hands.
  4. The washed items are rinsed in clean cool water at least two to three times.
  5. Clean diapers are hung out to dry in the fresh air.
  6. Dried things are ironed on both sides (the temperature is set depending on the type of fabric), put in a cabinet (chest of drawers) for storage.

How to dry?

To keep the fabric soft to the touch after washing, you must adhere to the basic rules of drying:

  1. foto12299-6Wet diapers are dried only in the fresh air, in a dark place. The use of automatic dryers is strictly prohibited.
  2. Do not dry diapers on heating devices, near an open fire or in direct sunlight, otherwise the fabric becomes hard, dry, unpleasant for the baby's delicate skin.
  3. Dry (and store) diapers separately from adult clothing and bedding.

How to pet?

Basic ironing rules:

  1. The diapers are ironed on both sides.
  2. The temperature regime is selected individually for the type of fabric.
  3. In the first six months of a baby's life, an additional steaming function is used during ironing.
Ironing helps not only remove germs and bacteria remaining after washing, but also get rid of folds that can chafe the delicate skin of a baby.

You can find out whether you need to iron children's clothes and why here.

Important recommendations

  1. foto12299-7It is strictly forbidden for adults to wash children's clothes and linen with dry powder. It contains phosphate compounds, surfactants, chlorine - substances that negatively affect the delicate baby skin.
  2. Diapers are washed separately from adult items and bed linen.
  3. It is forbidden to use bleaches, stain removers and fabric softeners when washing children's clothes.
  4. Dirty diapers are folded separately from adult clothing in a large box with holes for ventilation.

Conclusion

Strict adherence to the rules for washing baby diapers will help you achieve the perfect result of cleanliness and freshness without any problems.

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