Stinky Nappies
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Forum Name: Cloth Nappy Discussion
Forum Description: Are you new to cloth nappies? Looking for washing tips? Want to rave about a great new nappy you've tried? By popular request a board especially for all our cloth Mums!
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Topic: Stinky Nappies
Posted By: xLUCKYx
Subject: Stinky Nappies
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 10:58am
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Morning!
Hoping some of you long time users can offer some advice! I have recently started using cloth nappies - a bit of a mixture but mostly pockets that my clever mum made (and are very cute I must say!) I am stuffing these with cloth flats and they are doing the job just fine have had no leaks whatso-ever even overnight etc. My question is or my problem rather - they get a bit stinky at times! They are always clean and resh smelling after a wash but once DD does a wee they smell rather strongly... I never have this problem with disposables so wondering if this is a normal thing, if theres anything I can do to prevent the odour or has my DD just got stinky pee?? I also have stuffed using bamboo and hemp and they still get the weewee stinky smell... not a major but that is my only peeve about cloth use so far :) |
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 11:38am
| Try going to snazipants website and look in their FAQ i remember reading about this only yesterday while i was browsing their website. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 12:47pm
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I found that happened when there was washing powder build up and the urine seemed to react with the washing powder and make them smell awful.
Easily fixed with a strip wash: Hot wash with 1/2 cup of vinegar Rinse with 1/2 cup of baking soda Another rinse after that. Should fix the prob for a while. It did for me anyway 
(I started washing on hot at least once every few weeks as a preventative measure as I found that build up was more likely to occur with cold washes. Just my opinion though) |
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 11:57am
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Nikki, is that "normal" vinegar you use or white vinegar? And no washing powder in with that I presume since you're aiming to strip any buildup off the nappies?
I really should strip my nappies as I haven't yet... -------------    
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 18 September 2008 at 12:09pm
| White vinegar yes. And no washing powder. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 10:04am
| Oops... yep. As Stacey said! |
Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 19 September 2008 at 11:34pm
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Hey ladies thanks for the tips :)
Just wondering would soaking the nppies in napisan make the build-up build up faster and require stripping more often?? |