Help! Our reusable nappies are breaking down in the wash! Not sure where we are going wrong but really need to figure this out before we wreck all of them!
We used reusable nappies for DC1 from birth until she potty trained. We had about 10 all in one tots bots nappies which started to breakdown but otherwise had no issues. I contacted Tots bots and they asked us to send the nappies to them, which we did. They couldn't figure out why this was happening but agreed to replace them. The other nappies we had were fine and we continued to use them until she was 2 & 1/2.
Fast forward to DC2 and the same thing is happening again but this time it's not just the tots bots ones it's bambino mio, baba and boo, and some others. Bambino mio agreed to replace the inserts as they were brand new, the others are second hand or ones we used with my daughter so too old to get a replacement.
We wash at 30 with persil non bio. We don't use fabric conditioner. We try to line dry where possible. We do sometimes dry on a heated rack but this didn't cause an issue before and bambino mio said it wouldn't cause the nappies to breakdown.
I thought it might be the velcro pulling at the liners but I've tried washing them separately and it still happens. It also seems to be the lining on the inside that's breaking down.. you can feel how they've gone lumpy/bitty inside even when outer material is intact.
I've attached a photo of some of them, I've thrown the worst ones away already. Does anyone know what might be causing this? I can't keep replacing nappies if this is going to keep happening. I really don't want to use disposables but not sure what to do.