washing babyland nappies

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HI, I was just wondering what other people do. The advice from the seller was to wash on a cool wash at 30 degrees, very environmentaly friendly, but is this hygenic? I know I can't use napisan with these type of nappy. but is there something I should be putting in with the wash as a sanitiser? Btw, I love these nappies to bits!

I have never used a babyland nappy. I would have thought that washing a nappy at 30 degrees would be seriously unhygenic. Do you really want your baby getting thrush or really nasty infected nappy rash?

However cute a nappy is, ultimately its job is to catch baby sh!t.

I would be very surprised if you could not wash it at 40, or at least the insert at 40. What is the nappy made of?

If I was you I would wash one nappy at 40 degrees and see what happens. If it is ruined by being washed at 40 then ebay the rest of the nappies.

There are plenty of cute nappies that are practical as well.

Thanks for the reply really although I have to say that firstly the nappy isn't that cute and I bought them because they didn't leak and my LO didn't scream the minute he peed. Secondly I wouldn't have thought that it was any more hygenic to wash at 40 degrees as bacteria thrive from 20-40 degrees (body temp and below). Isn't that why nappies used be boil washed? No idea what the nappy is made of, fleece and something else(written in chinese) the inserts are microfibre (so can be washed at 40 degrees). Sorry just read this back and it sounds really snotty, didn't mean it to be
Just trying to be concise while balancing baby. I do appreciate all input

I am sorry if I offended you. My reply does look at bit snotty.

Washing powder has improved considerably, it is why you can wash clothes at 40 and there is no need to boil wash nappies. It is why we can even complemate washing clothes at 30. Washing powder disolves better at 40 than 30 and that will help make your nappies softer.

Human body temperature is 37 degrees so it makes you realise quite how cool a 30 degree wash is. Washing at 40 will kill bateria, but not 100 percent. When a human being is ill their temperature might rise to 40 to kill of bateria, but obviously any higher temp would kill the person as well. I imagine that 40 degrees would kill of some types of bateria and sunlight will finish other bateria off.

If the nappies are made of fleece and pul then they should be fine on a 40 wash. Also fleece does not hold water so will not get full of urea.

I wash my nappies at 40 most of the time, but I do an occassional 60 wash if they still reek after being washed.

You didn't offend at all, and thanks for getting back to me. I use a washing liquid (precisely because I was having issues with powder not dissolving on my normal 40 degree washes and clogging the drawer...damn technology!

I don't know if it's a pul material, it's like woven nylon/polyester which has been coated with something that makes it waterproof. I have washed them a few times on a 40 degree b4 i realised that it was supposed to be 30, but I don't want to reduce their lifespan by doing this all the time.

I'm sure there are others around who use these nappies as I looked them up after someone asked about using them.