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WIBU to wash reusable nappies in a laundrette?

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chocolateygoo · 17/03/2013 18:06

Washing machine has broken. ARGH. I have a weekend's worth of used washable nappies that need washing.

Obviously all poo has gone down the loo, but they do stink of wee and have some poo stains (tmi, sorry!).

WIBU to wash them at the laundrette? Would you be horrified to put your clothes in after my nappies had been in?

The other option is to ask a neighbour, but that's even more gross I think? (they have kids but don't use reusable nappies).

I've just totally lost sight of what is socially acceptable these days! Thanks.

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UnChartered · 17/03/2013 18:08

i'd do them for you

washing machine is washing machine - you live near me?

PM me?

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KatyTheCleaningLady · 17/03/2013 18:08

Um... I think this is something that I would do in your position and NEVER TELL ANYONE.

Truth is, all underpants have specks of poo on them and so washing your nappies in hot water will do no more harm that anybody else's load. But, for the peace of mind of other people, I'd keep schtum.

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MummyNoName · 17/03/2013 18:09

Yanbu if you put them on a hot wash

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TastesLikePanda · 17/03/2013 18:11

You could always pop the machine on again after you finished, to do a 'maintenance wash' if you felt bad.

But no, I wouldn't be bothered if I saw you washing nappies.

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MousyMouse · 17/03/2013 18:14

yanbu
assuming the 'solids' have been removed and only 'skiddies' remain.

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zwischenzug · 17/03/2013 18:14

Of course it's fine, what would you do if your washing machine packed in and you couldn't get anyone to fix it for several weeks, and then you had several 'accidents' yourself?

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Mandy2003 · 17/03/2013 18:15

Much less so than the people locally who use the launderette for their horse and dog blankets Angry

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EndoplasmicReticulum · 17/03/2013 18:55

I don't think you are being unreasonable. Who knows what has been through the machines at a launderette? Poo stains are probably not a rarity.

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Dannilion · 17/03/2013 19:01

YANBU. I use the laundrette to wash all of DP's smelly dirty tarry gross work clothes. Don't want them in my washing machine oh no

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WhatKindofFool · 17/03/2013 19:03

People must have washed them at the launderette before disposables were widely used.

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complexnumber · 17/03/2013 19:06

Of course you ANBU.

Though I do hope you are not standing in front of a washing machine in your local laundry with a pooey nappy in one hand, and a tablet or something in the other, awaiting the MN approval.

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MrsKeithRichards · 17/03/2013 19:10

I use reusable nappies and never noticed a stink after?

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chocolateygoo · 17/03/2013 21:28

Thanks all for the unanimous yes. I have a few friends who think reusable nappies are some sort of crime against humanity, its hard to know what's reasonable when you're used to it every day.

unchartered in East Anglia? Thanks for the offer!!

complexnumber lol it hasn't come to that quite yet!

MrsKeithRichards mine smell really bad before washing (maybe my kids just have smelly wee, also I dry pail them for up to 2 days before washing giving lots of time for the ammonia to develop). They're fine after the wash (60 with prewash, napisan and extra rinse), and even better if aired outside for a bit.

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IneedAsockamnesty · 17/03/2013 21:33

Yanbu.

But if your bothered by it just do a empty hot wash after.

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foreverondiet · 17/03/2013 21:34

It's fine but maybe wash something else in the same machine right after!!!

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Owllady · 17/03/2013 21:36

I think it would be fine, they wash duvets and all sorts surely?#and they are industrial machines, not domestic ones

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pointythings · 17/03/2013 21:36

I'm in East Anglia, but it's quite big - are you anywhere near Bury St Edmunds? My machine is used to washables.

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HollyBerryBush · 17/03/2013 21:36

I have been in the launderette when someone came in with horse shit blankets and riding gear.

Makes a babies nappy pale into insignificance really.

But launderette machines rarely go above 40 degrees, they aren't configured for a good old boil wash

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pointythings · 17/03/2013 21:38

And FWIW I wouldn't mind washables in a launderette, though I'd probably wash them at 60 rather than 40.

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ThatGhastlyWoman · 17/03/2013 21:41

If you're in Cambridge, PM me. I have a relative who actually runs a nappy laundering service there...

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toobreathless · 17/03/2013 22:05

Go for it.

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Molehillmountain · 17/03/2013 22:08

Course it's fine. People are strange. Launderettes are for washing out everything that gets into stuff that's worn or slept in. Nappies fall into that category.

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MrsDimples · 17/03/2013 22:08

I've washed cloth nappies in the launderette.

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fallon8 · 17/03/2013 22:15

This is why disposable ones were invented...why go to the hassle of lugging grotty nappies around? What is the point? Who benefits? Certainly not you or other launderette users...move into the 21st Century..

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PurpleCrazyHorse · 17/03/2013 22:18

PIL did as we were leading a kids camp with DD and they came 3 times in the week to pick up the nappy bucket (and clothes) to wash in their campsite laundrette. They washed the nappies first, then did our clothes after, so the next person was at least one spot removed from poo Grin

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