To ask what these spots are on my clean washing?

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Any ideas much appreciated. Nothing else from same load has them. Can I get rid of them?

TIA!

Looks like mould, was it damp and left waiting before washing?

No. Nothing else affected either. Strange!

That's mould Bleach gently dabbed should remove it, but may also take out the print.

That happened to us when I forgot about a wee covered baby grow in a nappy bag for too long. I changed DS and put the wet baby grow inside a nappy bag and into his change bag. I came to it 3 days later and it had gone mouldy! Completely forgot I’d left it in there! You can’t get it out, you’ll have to throw it.

It could be oil from the bearings. I have had it on a previous machine.

(Replacing the bearings isn't a hard job, its just fiddly and takes a couple of hours labour. I did it with another person and YouTube to help. Cost £30 for the parts.)

Yeah, that’s mould. There is some powder stuff you can get from wilkos, think it’s called Dr Beckmann’s, it lifted some mould stains from a babygrow for me.

Thanks all! Machine brand new (we just moved house) and it’s a good one so hope not that.

I’d say mould then...

Banana?

Weaning age child? Banana and pear both leave stains, even after washing

I'd say maybe banana too

Could be from overloading the machine if you had too much in the drum. I'd try running it again on its own.

1000% mould

Mould

I’d say mould though it was only one affected, probably mashed banana! Machine wasn’t overloaded.

Is it definitely not salvageable?

Banana stains must be a common problem as googling throws up lots of things to try

A few mumsnet posts also pop up

If it mould, or banana, then soaking in Violet's mineral bleach will get it out without bleaching the coloured pattern.

Violets is the only thing I've ever managed to successfully remove mould with. It's expensive to buy, but rescues enough items to earn its investment back!

Has the washing been on the line outside? They could be the marks from where spiders have rubbed their willies against it.

If you think that is bad, check what banana does to a baby’s poo. I thought they had a weird parasitic disease.

You can get mould if milk has spilt and you wash at a lower temperature or with non-bio. If it happens again either was at 60 or above or use laundry disinfectant.

Thank you all! Possibly milk either. Baby is 2, first time I’ve had this!

No line outside so definitely not spiders me willies

*spiders’ willies!