AIBU - Am I being Unhygenic?

[elderlyprimagravida]

...to wash flannels that I use to go over my baby's bottom in with the general household washing?

I always wipe DS's botty with wipes, then go over it with a flannel and water, to remove nasty chemicals, when I change his nappy. I change the flannel every day. DP thinks that we should wash the flannels at 60c, but I think he is being a bit anal ('scuse the pun).

The way I see it, the poo is removed by the wipes, so the flannel is no more dirty than your standard skid-marked undies.

Who's right?

[cheekysealion]

i agree with you....

[McDreamy]

I would wash wish with the rest of the laundry.

[Cappuccino]

no

[bythepowerofgreyskull]

yanbu

[CandleQueen]

I wash just about everything at 30c.

[nickytwoooohtimes]

You are right.

[crokky]

I have quite high hygeine standards, but I would be happy doing this.

[yama]

I did what you do but rather to dry bottom than to remove chemicals. It would never have occurred to me that flannel should then go into a separate wash. No, you are right.

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

I'd do it, Dh wouldn't but he can't even wash his undies with any other washing.

[childrenofthecornsilk]

does he think baby poo is toxic?

[SharpMolarBear]

I would wash with normal washing with the exception of D&V bug where everything apart from delicates is washed at 60 anyway

[hotbot]

why not just wash bot with flannel anyway and then wash with tea tree oil separately?

[FourArms]

I'd be happy with that.

[seeker]

Why is this flannel any different from pants? Presumably you put pants in with the other washing?

[Furball]

I'd also be happy with that. Nappisan in the wash claims to get rid of bugs.

[Flamesparrow]

Plenty of people wash cloth nappies in with the main wash. You're fine

[ScaryHalloweenSquonkRAAR]

I'd rather do that than leave them lying around for weeks while you try to get a full wash together.

Or didn't wash them at all!

YANBUnhygienic

[SuperBunny]

He can put them in the 60' wash when he washes his skiddies.

YANBU

[elderlyprimagravida]

Thanks all. As it happens our LO has D&V at the mo, so will wash at 60 or use cotton wool (sorry eco-warriors) until next week, then back to business as usual.