Mama cloth washing routine?

[1babysmom]

Mama cloth users, what's your washing routine? And for those of you who CD as well, how does it compare to your CD washing routine?

[kimmyjling]

I use a wetpail, and rinse thoroughly every morning. (also a good rinse before putting into pail) I can go a few days if I need to, or just make a load of laundry. Between towels, 3 peoples clothes, there is always a load that needs to be done. I only CD at night for my potty trained son, so sometimes that makes a full load.

[rmzbm]

Just toss 'em in, I see no difference!

[eco_mama]

it's the same as our cd routine. spray off with minishower and toss into wetbag until wash time.

[pixiewytch]

I rinse them off in the sink with hot water during change and then soak in a wet pail with arm and hammer washing soda for a day or two before they all get thrown into the washer.

[KariM]

Last month I tried soaking them and ended up with stains. I bought a few new ones since then and this month I'm just putting them into my pail with the family cloth - dry.

I do wash every other day or so and this time I've had *no* stains.

[bwylde]

I sometimes let them soak but I usually just throw them in the cloth TP/diaper bucket and let the washing machine do the work

[tinkerpuppet]

I rinse mine out in the sink, then toss them in the family cloth bucket (dry pail). They get washed with the diapers every 2-3 days.

[whoamama]

I am past the diaper stage. I rinse them in cold water, then soak in a small container of cold water with a bit of tea tree until I need to wash them, ususally I throw them in with towels. It is really important to change the water every other day, they can get smelly.

[Jeanne D'Arc]

I soak my pads for several days in a bucket( up to three or four depending on
how bad the stains are ) I use the stained water on my plants as
fertilizer, then refill. I do this each day until the pads are clean enough
to hand wash. I use tea tree oil and a small amount of home made
laundry detergent. I hardly have any stains on my pads because of
this. Be careful not to scrub too hard or it will make your pads rough
by breaking down the fabric.

[hello_world_bye]

After rinsing off the extraneous blood, I soak mine with some baking soda dissolved in the water, for the duration of my flow. Once I am done with my periods, I take them out, rinse them lightly and throw them in the washer. They come out without any stains. I use them in conjunction with a Diva cup, so they don't get stained much anyways.

[EnviroBecca]

Cold water is much more effective than hot at removing blood. I wash diapers in hot water, pads with my clothes in cold.

I give the pad a quick rinse and wring. Then I put it in an old yogurt bucket, fill that with cold water, put on the lid, and put it aside where my kid can't get into it. Next time I change pads, I take the previous one out of the bucket, dump the soaking water, maybe rinse a little more, wring it out, and put it on the edge of my laundry basket (in the closet) to dry. It's important to let them dry in case I don't do laundry for a few days, because if they sit around damp they get yucky. Next time I'm washing clothes, I put all the pads into a zippered mesh bag (so they don't get lost among bigger things) and put that in the washing machine.