I use vanish (the white one) and soak them for a few hours before washing them on a regular cycle with a pre-wash also with vanish in. Obviously only for light coloured baby clothes.
My DD is out of newborn clothes and into 1m - I feel a bit lump-in-throat-ish that I'll never have cause to use them again. Going to put the first thing she ever wore into a keepsake box with her scans and hospital writstband because I am a soppy old moo.
Thaleia I'm sorry you are having such a tough time. Please don't beat yourself up about it. He will poo eventually, you haven't damaged him with a little bit of formula but if you can and you want to BF exclusively then I'm sure that with all the tips from bushy (and local breastfeeding supporters - Breastfeeding cafe, La Leche, NCT?) you'll get there.
Tea - Congrats and welcome. Well done for getting him home so soon. So he's only 35 weeks now? You have done really well. My DS (now a shouty toddler) was born at 35 weeks and had to spend 2 weeks in SCBU. He weighed 4lb 5oz at birth. I remember when we got him home we took him to the GPs after a couple of nights because he was so snuffly and noisy we thought something was wrong with him but apparantly preemies are noisy sleepers. He was also quite a vomity baby until he was 6 or 7 months. Not huge projectiles - just stealthy mouthfuls of cheese over every new change of clothes after about 5 mins of having them on.
DD is doing well. Touch wood I've been really lucky and had no probs BFing. She still shits constantly - periods of wakefulness are getting longer and she's started smiling (big gummy beams) which is heart-melting and wonderful. We had a good night last night and my mum is having DS today so I've had time to sit down and catch up on here whilst she naps in her pram.
Had a bit of a disastrous excursion across town yesterday morning. Took both of them on my own on the train (DS in mclaren, DD in Ergo) to the Museum of Childhood where I'd booked him in for some session for under-5s. Parked buggy in the lobby, still got baby in baby carrier, stifling hot but looking round the museum is going well until the time comes when we have to go downstairs for our session. He doesn't want to leave so he decides to lay on his back on the floor and not move. I finally coax him into the room and he starts playing with the toys while the woman introduces what they're going to do. When she finishes he decides to leave. Just walks out and refuses to come back. I chase him (with baby) but all our bags and coats and baby carrier is in room. Have to get someone to watch him while I go back for them then get someone to hold baby while I go for a wee and get his pushchair. I didn't take any lunch and he's begging sandwiches from other people (I bought him a cheese sandwich but he simply took it apart and looked at it and then continued to harrass the nice lady who was holding the baby for more of hers). I was hot and bothered and mortified - everyone was so nice and helpful but I felt totally out of my depth and like a newbie idiot. Not being able to just pick him up as I had baby strapped to me made me realise that a time will come when he's too big to just pick up and take somewhere if he's refusing, so I need to work on my diplomacy and persuasion rather than relying on me being bigger than him and him being portable. The walk from the station to the museum was half an hour each way - the baby got inconsolable on the train on the way home so had to take her out of Ergo and cuddle her and get it back on again without any help before our station. It was a difficult morning. Luckily DS slept on the way home.
I think I need that double buggy sooner rather than later.