When did you stop pre-wear washing baby clothes?

[Loulovesummer]

Just wondering the above really.

DD is 6 months. I have been washing all of her clothes before she wears them ever since she was born.

my mum has bought her a lovely outfit to wear tomorrow for my birthday lunch. I want to put her in it so as not to upset my mum and also think it’s lovely but I can’t get it washed and dried between now and then.

is 6 months an ok age to not faff around with pre-wear washes?

Never did

Never pre washed anything in my entire life and I have an excellent immune system, as do my kids.

I didnt even know it was a thing people did until recently.

That said, if I had allergies or eczema it seems sensible to do.

I wash everything because I don't like the smell (particularly of denim) when it's new. Most manufacturers recommend a wash before wear on darker clothes due to dye transfer. A few years ago the EU banned several chemicals known to cause allergic reactions, so in theory you should be able to wear straight from the shop floor, but I still give cloths a quick rinse before donning them!

Never did it. 4 of them all still alive here.

Dyes can cause skin irritation, especially in babies,children and the elderly.

Clothes are often pre treated with formaldehyde resins to prevent mould and moisture from damaging clothes during shipping. This can cause contact dermatitis, eczema like rashes and even breathing difficulties in some people. Your skin is porous and will absorb these chemicals. There are other chemicals and starches used during the actual manufacturing process. Not to mention that vermin are notorious for liking clothing warehouse. Manufactures always recommend washing before wearing for the first time.

Having worked in retail back in day and, no way of proving or disproving customer claims but one was certain she had got scabies and another body lice from clothing that had been purchased. Some of the returns were frankly fucking rank as well and were trashed on the odd occasion. The others if we were feeling generous or we actually had time, would give returns a quick steam and put back on the racks.

I've never done it except school shirts from next because ds reacted to whatever they put on the collars to keep them firm!

Never crossed my mind too but this thread is giving me a million and 1 resins to consider doing it in future 😂

Nope.. never ever done this, not even once

I can happily report that DS9, DS2, DH, DM and DDad are all alive and well

Agree if you have eczema that is set off by not pre-washing then you should do it. This is rare. Most other people have a functioning immune system.....

Don't be persuaded by other people's paranoia...............

I did until ds was about 9 months but he gets very dry rashy skin so was being careful. I probably didn't need to do it for so long.

Likewise.

I’ll add this to my list of things that make me feel ‘I’m doing life all wrong’.

Or maybe I won’t and just carry on with a maverick attitude to garment health & safety.

Never pre washed them. Mum washed some first time around trying to be helpful, but the very first thing dd wore was straight out of a new packet as she was nearly 2lbs smaller than expected (39 week scan said nearly 8lbs, a week later just over 6lbs) hospital found a "tiny baby" sized white sleepsuit the "friends of" supply. I didn't pre wash anything more as the hospital obviously didn't think it was necessary

Oh and yes I wear underwear without pre washing, I've survived 50 years without issue. (I also use supermarket own brand biological capsules and wash in the machine which others seem to think aren't underwear appropriate!)

Honestly I think either people are finding jobs to do to fill up time or have anxiety issues. At least this thread explains how people have so much washing to do.

Clothes do carry lots of chemicals, these can cause skin irritations and our immune systems as you put it are taking a hammering left right and centre from all the additional chemicals our bodies are absorbing. Washing kids clothes is recommended for this reason, it's not as silly as your implying.

Recommended by who? I very much doubt there are any proper medical guidelines on this, for the population.

What chemicals?

Almost straight away. I did wash the things I had bought pre-birth, but then ds turned out to be much smaller than expected so family ended up having to go out and find smaller stuff.

Who recommends it? Also, what chemicals are you talking about? Don't you realise that laundry detergent is a set of chemicals? So is water.

I'm still washing my daughter's at 16 months! Not entirely sure why, but she does have very mild eczema. Most of them come second hand so need a wash anyway, may as well throw the new bits in

I never started.....😛

Just stop! It'll be fine.

I didn't know this was a thing.

Depends on their skin. 1st 6 months everything new washed before wear, after that stopped unless they had skin issues.

Never did. Was I supposed to 😱

29 year old 6ft daughter and 21 year old 6ft 5” son. Doesn’t seem to have harmed them.

They're in a packet ! Of course not.
Never even heard of this before I read it here . I love crisp new clothes and sheets, never the same after you’ve washed them.