Help - Poo collecting in my Bum genius's

[arthymum]

I have recently started using BGv3 and really really like them...except...

My ds is BF and so poos go everywhere (especially as he is teething at the moment so pooing ten to the dozen). I wash on 60 with one gel thing of non-bio but when I get them out, there is often crusty poo (sorry for anyone eating breakfast) in the elastic leg creases. I know it's not just staining as have applied the thumbnail test (sorry again).

Am I doing something wrong or is it a sign that my decrepit washing machine needs to be helped on its way? Or do I just put up with it until weaning firms things up? (I'd rather not, it's gross)

Bumping for me - anyone?

Sorry got no idea, just interested in the answer as have bought some BGv3 preloved and and aiming to BF so any advice to prevent problems ia welcome!
Sure someone will be along ot help soon

hmm i have never had this problem with any nappies tbh!
do you rinse them out properly before washing?

I wash them every other day (don't soak) and put them through the full 60 degree cycle, which takes about 2.5 hours. I presumed that this would start with a rinse but maybe I need to check?...

i always rinse mine in the toilet or sink first, to get all poo off before washing.

they're then fine on a quick 30 degree cycle with a pre-wash

I have gone back to the wet pail for mine but as i have 2 in cloth i do a load every night, i do a rinse then a 60 with super rinse function.

I've tried rinsing in the sink or toilet but find this BF poo impossible to remove. A liner catches some of it but never all.

Is it okay to soak BGs? (obviously not with Tea Tree oil)

if mine are particularly bad around the leg elastic before I wash them I pop them in the bath and then spray with the shower attachment, which usually does the trick. Obv then I clean the bath very thoroughly....

gel tabs are not the best thing for washing nappies.
I would do a cold rinse cycle on your machine before the main wash. This also rinses out the ammonia so you are not washing in piddly water.
I would recommend you use powder (half normal amount) as this works better than tablets or liquids ime.

Do a rinse cycle in your machine first. My DD4 is bfed and we've had no problems at all with the bumgenius v3. We do a rinse and then a 60 deg wash.

Thanks everyone - will switch to powder and try a rinse cycle first.

I find this happens a bit with my pop-ins, I think it's because the elastic is so fierce it just means the fabric is all wrinkly and the poo doesn't always get washed away. Lovely!

I use Ecover stain remover, it has a brush thingy which gets rid of poo in the seams.

Thanks BouncingTurtle, that's useful - do you brush before you wash them or when they're dry?

I brush them before dumping in the nappy bucket, so when poo is fresh - find it comes straight off this way.

Can I ask a couple of sort of related questions here? I've bought some Bumgenius nappies ready for our imminent arrival (6 weeks to go). We bought 15, will that be enough? We've got 8 tots bots as well as about 10 others (can't remember which make they are), that should be enough, shouldn't it? As for washing Bumgenius, what washing powder would you recommend? I don't want to use my normal powder and end up ruining them, can't afford to replace them! Can they be pre-soaked, and what should I soak them in? Oh, and one last thing- the website said they should be tumble dried, but I don't have a drier, does it really matter?
I sound useless here, don't I? If I can't cope with washing a few nappies, how will I cope with a baby?!

We have 15 BG too. I don't use them at night and find I wash them every two days. I'm sure if you have 18 others and wash often you will have plenty! We started using them when DS was 4 months and personally I could not have coped without disposables when he was newborn - up to 12 chicken korma-esque poos a day on top of everything else I was trying to get my head around! However, it's a personal decision and I'm sure others have coped fine. You might want a packet of disposables to hand just in case, if you don't have a shop nearby, that's all...

I don't pre-soak but you can (see thread above but don't use tea tree oil etc as it can wreck the outers) Given the advice above I am now using Fairy non-bio powder. You don't need to tumble dry them. I hang them on a clothes horse at night and they are usually dry by next morning. Don't put them on a radiator.

As you can tell from my thread I am a bit of a novice too so am sure you will get other advice from more seasoned users too! Good luck with the new arrival!

no need to tumble dry bumgenius - they dry quickly on an airer - in fact they are a popular choice because of this. (Avoid drying directly on a radiator.)

no need to soak nappies; just put dirty ones in a dry pail and wash every other day. When baby starts to do real poos it is helpful to use paper liners so the solids can be flushed.

Generally you need a minimum of 21 nappies - 3 days worth so you have enough while you are washing and drying the dirty ones. You should have more than enough.

I just use normal non bio powder (not tablets / liquid) and you only need half the recommended dosage. Otherwise you will get detergent build up on the nappies which can cause irritation. Do not use any fabric softener.

As mentioned before on this thread always run the nappies on a cold rinse first to get the worst of the soiling out. I wash on 60 degrees because there are always a few pooey ones in the load, but you can just wash at 40 degrees if they are only weed on. If you go straight to a hot wash without rinsing first you can set the ammonia into the fabric and nappies can begin to smell.

Real nappies are easier than you think and you will grow to love them!

Arthy afaik, you're not supposed to soak aio style nappies - it corrodes the waterproof outer.

Thanks AnnVan - I personally don't but was advised by someone else you can - see, I said I'm a novice!