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?

i agree with you....

I would wash wish with the rest of the laundry.

no

yanbu

I wash just about everything at 30c.

You are right.

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

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.

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

does he think baby poo is toxic?

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

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

I'd be happy with that.

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

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

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

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

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

YANBU

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.