smelly MCN’s

yup I know its been asked before but I can't find where.. so...

I use MCn 99% time and I am finding they are beginning to smell quite yuck (wee/anonia smells)

I washing with very little powder and sometimes use dettol laundry rinse. i have also used tea tree in the rinse cycle. Still smells.

I use various inserts from hemp to micro. I use pocket nappies...

Anyone tried something and it works? Am I right in thinking something like baking soda and vinigar??? (don;t laugh if thats totally wrong for some reason those 2 things popped into my head LOL )

I'd recommend stripping your nappies. I've done mine recently and they smell fantastic - as good as new!

1. Hot wash, water only
2. Cold wash, 1/2 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup white vinegar
3. Cold rinse, 1 cap detol in fabric softener compartment
4. Cold rinse, water only

I've also started washing my nappies on a normal cycle, rather than delicate, and doing an extra cold rinse at the end. I haven't had any problems since.

Vic xx

nzpiper - be careful using vinegar all the time, it eats away at the laminate after a while

Aww yay! That's cool then, I know some people who put it in every wash and now have leaky nappies.. don't want that happening to others

We had the same problem. The best thing we have found is, do a 'strip' when you notice the smell build-up. We wash in ecostore washing liquid (only for nappies though), on a hot wash, and occasionally use a bit of that Dettol stuff too. Line drying here cause they stink in the dryer until they are dry and our laundry doesn't close

I line dry most of the time - have dryer dried but very rarely.. I might try stripping all of them

question is do I 'strip' just the inserts or the pocket nappies as well?

boys and their smelly wee I tell ya

Nikki, I think you are right. I hot wash most of the time for Tom's nappies (nothing else gets that luxury as I am scared I will shrink things). Lately I felt bad about using hot water and started doing cold washes for wet naps and hot for the pooey ones. Thats when things started smelling. But it could be that it was just time.

The only scary thing about stripping all his nappies in one go is you realise just how many he has!

ok nappies all stripped and I am pretty sure smelling like new again - yay - so thank you ladies for your great advise

Ha did all of mine today. The line was full. But it is so nice to have nice smelling nappies again.