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post #1 of 7
9/15/05 at 12:02am
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I know I mentioned before our birthing instructor said to put a wet pad down on our beds in case of water breaking, but I wanted to just confirm she was right, it does bleach fabric!

Dd was vomiting amniotic fluid a bit during her first day. One time she was on my pillow and I didn't think anything of it, threw the case into the hamper. Sure enough, it came out of the wash with a bleach-like spot on it. So did the arm of one of her shirts she got sick on.

I thought I'd post this just in case any of you mamas-in-waiting hadn't taken any precautions. I'm really glad I rode on a chux pad to the birthing center.
post #2 of 7
9/15/05 at 12:28am
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Wow! I had never heard of that! Thanks for the warning

Laura
post #3 of 7
9/15/05 at 4:57am
Oh my gosh! I wonder if thats why all my towels used in and around my recent homebirth have spots on them.. I thought it WAS bleach stains..
post #4 of 7
9/15/05 at 10:31am
I had no idea! Thanks for sharing.
post #5 of 7
9/15/05 at 6:24pm
Wow! Thanks for the tip! I didn't know that either!
post #6 of 7
9/15/05 at 6:27pm
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Originally Posted by Marsupialmuma
Oh my gosh! I wonder if thats why all my towels used in and around my recent homebirth have spots on them.. I thought it WAS bleach stains..
I forgot to mention, that she had said it was because amniotic fluid (either *is* or contains) uric acid.
post #7 of 7
9/15/05 at 9:26pm
When my water broke I used towels and prefolds to soak it up and it didn't bleach any of them. Maybe depends on the time it takes to set in before washing.

Michelle
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