Day 2 of us trying out reusable nappies, dear god it smells like Glastonbury festival! Does my son just have exceptionally smelly wee, or am I doing something wrong? Also how do I know which of the million poppers I'm supposed to use to get the right fit?
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Reusable nappies, smells like Glastonbury festival :(
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catsofa · 29/08/2015 13:13
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Kryten2X4B523P ·
29/08/2015 13:27
YY to trial and error with fit.
Smell wise, first thing in a morning is the worst for us. Especially when baby decides to come and sit on your head to wake you. I find that my DS has stronger smelling wee when he's cutting teeth, so that could explain a worse than usual smell. Or he's been eating asparagus 
I've never used tea tree oil in the bucket, do you just drop it neat into the bottom?
LibrariesGaveUsP0wer ·
29/08/2015 21:25
Something doesn't sound right.
On the used nappies, did you just wash them or do anything else? Do they smell worse than the others?
What brand and type are the new ones?
I find reusable shouldn't smell on (though the bucket can!) and the chemical smell of disposable ones makes me heave.
MrsReiver ·
29/08/2015 21:49
If you're only on your second day, it sounds like whoever had your nappies first was washing them with a tiny bit of powder. Do the smell fine until the first wee? If so that would suggest urine build up due to underwashing.
Give them a really good suddsy wash and remember, bubbles are NOT the enemy.
(I have possibly outed myself to any nappy fb page users as that is my mantra )
LibrariesGaveUsP0wer ·
29/08/2015 21:55
Bubbles are good surely?
Unless they are still round the seal after the rinse and spin.
MrsReiver ·
29/08/2015 21:59
I know, but there are regular pics posted in nappy groups of washing machines with bubbles captioned "omg look at the bubbles - what do I do? 
" As if the suds are going to dissolve the elastic.
The myth of detergent build up makes me so mad 
catsofa ·
29/08/2015 22:01
The used nappies I just washed, no fabric conditioner we don't use it anyway. I don't think they were smelly before we started, they are from several different sources including some lent to me by a friend which definitely smelled ok when I got them!
I've only done one wash so far as this is only day 2, I heard our usual Ecover washing liquid isn't that good at washing nappies so I used some Tesco washing liquid that's sold specifically for baby stuff. 60 degrees.
The massive smell is from the freshly used ones and the ones which have been in the bucket for two hours or more though, so I don't think it's a washing problem just yet (although I'll check how well the smell has actually come out of the ones I washed today when they are fully dry).
I think it might actually be my son's wee that smells particularly bad, although I've nothing to compare it with really. I'm not sure mine would smell that bad though. He is teething, does that make a difference? He's not 4 months old yet, I'm surprised to find him so offensive when he has such a cute face !
Lots of nappy users will tell you to use a tiny amount of powder and pray the smells out
LOL ok I'll do a small test just to see if baby reacts at all to bio liquid and switch to that if he doesn't - sensitive skin is the only reason to avoid it isn't it?
Some people seem to use a "wet pail" what does that involve?
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catsofa ·
30/08/2015 01:45
Yeah can't use Napisan with the pocket nappies I have, so no wet pail then. I did buy some for maybe occasionally doing the inserts if they need it, since it sounded so lovely and disinfecty, but I think my problem is more the wee itself than the washing - the load I did earlier smells fine now it's dry, and the ones I just took out of the machine are obviously still wet but they smell fine too.
So I need to figure out if my son's wee smells worse than the average 4 month old, or if I'm just being over sensitive.
Do other people just use baby wipes for actually cleaning the baby at nappy changes? Like I said, he does seem more damp himself in cloth nappies than in disposables, and I've wondered if the persistent vague wee smell following me around is actually him.
Did a little bit of googling on UTIs and don't want to scare myself... but thanks I will bear in mind the possibility. I have a friend coming over tomorrow who has much more experience than me and who will have changed babies using cloth nappies many times before, so I'll ask if mine seems smellier than average or if I'm maybe just a bit sensitive to it.
Thank god for friends who you trust enough to know they would tell you honestly if you asked them if your house smelled of wee !
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