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How can I fix ammonia smell (from detergent buildup?) on "clean" cloth diapers?
When I was young, when nappies were still made from cotton, they would be boiled, literally, in soapy water, then rinsed in water + vinegar. Ammonia is produced when bacteria break down urea in the ...
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How can I fix ammonia smell (from detergent buildup?) on "clean" cloth diapers?
Ammonia is a bacterial end product of the urea in urine. I haven't looked online about detergents, but if you have hard water, detergents don't work as well. Also, as ammonia is a cation and hard ...
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How can I fix ammonia smell (from detergent buildup?) on "clean" cloth diapers?
A traditional treatment for smelly diapers is to run a rinse or an entire cycle with vinegar. I don't know the mechanism by which this works. It seems plausible that vinegar, being a mild acid, is ...
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Do cloth diapers actually decrease how long a child stays in diapers?
As a mother of three (for 20 years) and daycare provider for over 10 years here is the best way that I can answer this, and any other potty training/diaper question.
Potty training has NOTHING to do ...
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Is it wrong to wash cloth diapers in a shared washing machine?
I would be most concerned about the added duration or use that your neighbors may not appreciate.
For my routine I have to pre-wash which takes about 1:10 in my machine, followed by a heavy wash ...
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How can I fix ammonia smell (from detergent buildup?) on "clean" cloth diapers?
ah, the ammonia stink. We are thankfully no longer washing nappies, but we had some issues.
We did:
A long rinse, as long as your machine can do, with no detergent. We did cold.
A long, hot (40-60C ...
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Washing Cloth diapers
We have gone through two girls using cloth nappies (diapers). Our current procedure is basically:
Rinse used nappies by hand as necessary to get most of the poo off
Toss them in a bucket, which may ...
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What qualities should be looked in cloth diapers?
When I bought ours, I bought them lightly used (don't judge. =]). That means I tried a few brands. The ones I likeds best are the one size fits all. Our boy just turned one and we have been using ...
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How can I fix ammonia smell (from detergent buildup?) on "clean" cloth diapers?
Your problem sounds like it might be due to detergent buildup, which can happen especially in conjunction with hard water. The mixture of scale and detergent on the fibers may become a breeding ground ...
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How can I fix ammonia smell (from detergent buildup?) on "clean" cloth diapers?
At the risk of repeating many of the things other posters have said, you should try changing some of these variables. Eventually you should settle on something that just works! Best thing to do might ...
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leaking cloth diaper while in Ergo Baby
It would be nice to know where the leak is coming from, like from all areas or mostly leg or back. It's hard when small & poop is very liquid to prevent all leaks, certain folding techniques also ...
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How to re waterproof cloth diapers?
I don't think you can; it's a problem with all-in-one washable nappies.
We used a system with a separate water-proof cover and an absorbent towel inner. The outers needed replacing after a few months,...
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Washing Cloth diapers
We used cloth diapers and continue to. They seem to be better for the child and help with faster potty training, and fewer "rash" type incidents. So on that front, my opinion is that they are worth it....
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Washing Cloth diapers
My son was a cloth diaper baby and we used a coin operated washer at the time. My process was similar to @greg-hewgill answer (above). I removed solids by placing the diaper in the commode, securely ...
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Should I rinse cloth wipes once baby starts solids?
Solid-poop diapers should have the solids eliminated before washing. You can use disposable liners (we have some bamboo fiber ones that are biodegradable), a little hose that attaches to the toilet, ...
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