Laundering Baby's Clothes - 3 Excellent Tips

As a new parent, all things enter your mind when it comes to your newborn. Is the outfit warm enough; is he or she getting enough formula or breast milk; what kind of diapers should I buy; will I be a good enough parent?
Eventually, parents will start to question if the baby's clothes should be separated from everyone else's and if they should use their own powder/liquid when it comes to washing clothes. As for the concern, there are some valid points but it breaks down into three subjects areas of concern.

Detergent -
As adults, we know that certain detergents will cause us to break out while others won't. The same thing goes for a newborn but even more so. It is possible that your child could be allergic to the type of detergent you use for everyone else's clothes. Their skin is much newer, of course, making it much more sensitive and tender because they have not been exposed to all the things adults have.
There are numerous detergents aimed at baby garments but there is not that much of a difference from them and other gentle detergents. The best one to use would be one that is fragrance free and added colors.
Should the baby develop a rash or is experiencing some sort of discomfort of the skin, then it would be wise to consult your child's pediatrician. Only they can determine if it's the detergent that is causing the problem or something even more serious. If it is determined it is the detergent, they will more than likely suggest using another mild one.

Baby Clothes vs. Family Clothes -
Are you the type of parents who separates their baby's clothes from the rest of the relatives or are you the type to not really care and just throw them altogether. For those parents who don't wash them all together, keeping them split is not really necessary. The tainting or contaminating of the baby's clothes from everyone else's is nothing to be worried about. This is not true.
The only exclusion to this is cloth diapers. Unless the family uses a diaper service, washing those diapers independently is very important because of the constant peeing and pooping on them.

Cloth Diapers -
A distant thing of recent past, cloth diapers is being replaced by more convenient disposables ones. Yet, for the families who decide on using clothes diapers, there are some considerations that must be factored in.
It is more sanitary to use a diaper service rather than washing at home. Plus this frees up your washer machine for other clothes and keeps the diapers germ-free coming back from the service.
However, should you choose to wash them at home, remember that the diapers need to be cleaned alone from other clothes. Storing the dirty diapers until laundry day should be made sanitary too. This means, wash the diaper in the bathroom toilet to eliminate solid defecate (poop) then store it in a pail pending time to wash. This pail will need to be lined with a bag and be covered to avoid odors. To make things easier, wash the pail when you wash those cloth diapers. These should be washed twice a week.

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