How do I get baby foodstains out of clothes - help!!

[Tryharder]

First time I have ever looked at the good housekeeping thread so apologies if this has been asked before.

I recently splashed out on some semi-designer clothes for DS2 and - guess what - they are now stained a lovely strain of orange. Poor old DS2 usually gets second hand clothes and handmedowns so don't want to discard these new ones.

Have washed on a hot wash several times, used Vanish etc to no avail. Any advice anyone?

I don't know if it would work, but have you tried soaking the clothes in biological soap powder. It gets the yellow out of my sheets!

On the other hand, LOs grow so fast that there is almost little point in being precious about what they wear or they'd never wear anything nice!

depends what it is, but washing them as normal and hang them out on the line on a sunny day always worked for tomato/carrot stains.

I second the sunny day. Or at a push you could leave out for a few days/nights I believe that can help even more!

Are you all saying that actually leaving the item in the sun gets the stain out even if it's still there after you washed it????

Right, have just washed the top at 90o and will hang out first thing tomorrow morning. Bloody babyfood, DS2 keeps ripping his bib off and spitting food all over himself.

Was going to flog the good clothes on ebay after DS2 had done with them but don't think that;s going to happen now....

There is a Stain Devil for baby food - it is wonderful, magical stuff, and the only thing that shifted it for me.

Yes Tryharder, something to do with the sun activating the left over soap pwder. I can honestly say it does work. Also stain devil is a good one, maybe doing both togeather will give excellent results.

I used to soak ours in Milton fluid prior to washing. Works a treat.

"Are you all saying that actually leaving the item in the sun gets the stain out even if it's still there after you washed it????"

Yes. The sun simply bleaches it out.

Soak in BioTex or Milton beofre washing - works a treat on most stains

I'm not sure about the sun - I regularly still have babyfood (and other) stains on clothes after they'e been out in the sun!

Oooo I am also having baby food stain related problems so am going to pop a milton tablet in with my already soaking carrot coloured white vests!

Honestly- the sun really works!
DD got lasagne down her eyewatering £34 school uniform summer dress the first day she wore it - a massive orange stain . 2 washes, and a line dry in the sun, and the stain is completely gone.

Also- napisan gets most stuff off.

Big thanks for the tip guys - milton tablet worked a treat