Poop on reusable nappies?

[silliebear1]

Hi,

I've recently starting using reusable nappies.
Baby is 7 months and having relatively solid poops in general.
Using paper liners but I've found both times baby has pooped there's been some poop on the fabric nappy. Not loads but some.
I'm dry pailing and both pooey nappies are in there at the moment.
Would these be ok to put straight into the washing machine with the other nappies?
I can't wash them in the toilet unfortunately.

Tia!

Hi, I did and they were always fine! If you get some fleece liners rather than disposable ones I found that the poo came off them really well into the toilet then all in the wash together!

I use paper liners and just put nappies straight in when ready to wash- it’s what the rise cycle you do first is for. That removes any poo so you can then do the actual wash cycle.

Thanks for the replies I'll do a rinse cycle with them in with all the nappies I'm washing then wash at 60 degrees. Still getting to grips with it! I'm glad I don't need to handwash them first.

@silliebear1 yes there should always be a rinse wash for all nappies before the wash.

The Nappy Lady wash routine is the best

Thank you Megan
My rinse cycle is cold on my machine though I'm hoping this won't be a problem?

If they are still a bit stained, dry in sunshine.

Always rinse cold first, hot water sets the stains. Also you probably already know but ‘flushable’ liners shouldn’t actually be flushed, like with ‘flushable’ wipes.

I never bothered with any liners, my routine was flush solids, start wash with cold rinse cycle, full wash at 40’, extra rinse cycle, line dry.

Start with a cold rinse and then wash as normal.

Thank you all so much for the help!

I always used fleece liners. I wiped off what I could and then put them on a cold rinse before washing. They always can back clean, and if they had stains I'd leave them on the windowsill so that the sunlight could do its thing.

I always thought of it this way - if a baby has an explosion and poo gets on the edge of the vest or up the back, you would have no qualms about putting that in the washing machine. Even if nappies have a bit more, you do a cold rinse first and bob's your uncle.

My DCs are 6 and 8 now, but I still sometimes look at a day like today and think "ooh today would have been perfect to line dry nappies and get out any stains!" So I line dry bedding, tea towels and school uniform instead now

@silliebear1 cold rinse is what you need

If the nappy is particularly pooey I rinse it on its own before chucking g the rest of the nappies in and then doing a rinse and a wash.