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Do i need to wash new baby clothes?

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DaisyChainsForever · 23/08/2017 08:46

Exactly as the title says really. Do i need to wash all new baby clothes before DS wears them? And does it need to be in Non Bio? Thanks.

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RatOnnaStick · 23/08/2017 08:50

Technically? No and any detergent is fine, but I think we all do to start with, to get rid of the factory grub and chemicals etc. And because there's nothing nicer than a line of pristine white babygros in the breeze .

In reality there will be many times when you have to just rip something from the pack and put it straight on. Its fine. We all do it.

Detergent is dependent on how sensitive babies skin is etc, just like grown ups. Go with what works.

HarrisHawk · 23/08/2017 08:52

Yes, you need to wash them and to use non-bio.

Norfolkbumpkin · 23/08/2017 09:09

Yes, absolutely. The manufacturers use various chemical treatments to make sure the items have no creases and display perfectly on the hanger.

Ttbb · 23/08/2017 09:20

Yes. Hey can have all kIndia of stuff on then.

chowmeinchick · 23/08/2017 09:22

You haven't got to but I don't know why people wouldn't.

WhyTheHeckMe · 23/08/2017 09:37

When I was pregnant with dc1 I religiously washed absolutely everything and hung it all up.
In reality it was actually a bit of a pain because he outgrew everything so fast he barely wore half of it so we didn't use it but couldn't return it or swap it!
A lot of people laughed when I said I was washing everything saying "just wait" and I did see what they meant as he quickly outgrew things and as we were low on new sizes we'd rush out and end up not washing it.
He's now 19mo and has never had any skin issues.
I'm pregnant again and I will wash the newborn stuff again but not all of it. Just what's needed as I don't want to end up back in the same situation where I can't return any of the stuff he never got time to wear!

qazxc · 23/08/2017 09:45

I don't think it would make a huge amount of difference if you didn't. If washing non bio is better, but if you don't have it just running through the rinse cycle (ie just plain water) will do fine.

teaortequila23 · 23/08/2017 09:48

Yes wash them on the quick setting also only use non bio on babies as the bio leaves residue and can give your little one a rash if they have sensitive skin

Freshprincess · 23/08/2017 09:49

First child - yes
Subsequent children - who's for time for that?

RatOnnaStick · 23/08/2017 09:52

I just think that there are far too many ways to feel guilty as a new mother without the added stress of worrying about washing before first use. Yes, it's ideal to do it before it's worn but it isn't essential and there will almost certainly be times when you have to buy an emergency outfit in Boots when baby has sicked or puked over every change you have and you just have to go with what you can get. Babies cope.

Crumbelina · 23/08/2017 09:58

Arg, Freshprincess - you beat me to it! Definitely for PFB. DD2 due in a few weeks and I'll barely have time to get them out of the loft.

Checklist · 23/08/2017 10:02

Are you an allergy family? Hayfever and eczema run in mine. Sure enough all my children had sensitive skin, a tendency to eczema and an allergy to grass - I have had to use non bio for all their clothes!

Tw1nsetAndPearls · 23/08/2017 10:06

I didn't

SoupDragon · 23/08/2017 10:07

I didn't for any of mine.

In fact I had to return all DS1's new baby clothes because they were too small for him. I couldn't have done that if I'd washed them all.

fatfingeredfran · 23/08/2017 10:07

I've washed all the newborn and 0-3, as new babies can have very sensitive skin. I haven't washed the bigger sizes as waiting to see how the baby's skin is.

My partner has such sensitive skin he needs to pre-wash everything in fairy and he is 35 so I'm hoping that bubs gets my skin

SoupDragon · 23/08/2017 10:08

I did switch to non bio detergent though.

LucyLocketLostIt · 23/08/2017 10:09

I didn't. No problems.

Lemondrop99 · 23/08/2017 10:12

I know a few people who have been caught out washing everything, then their baby has grown quickly and they've been left with unworn baby clothes that they can't exchange.

Perhaps wash some and hold some back with tags on until you know what size your baby actually is?

JustMeeAgain · 23/08/2017 10:15

I did for the first but never for 2nd or 3rd. I did once find a broken needle from a sewing machine caught in a seam though so I always check for those.

QueenNefertitty · 23/08/2017 10:16

I did when he was a newborn.

I don't now new clothes are often bought because he's done a massive nappy defying shit while we're out and about, and it's new chemical laced clothes, or sit marinating in his own faeces.

And once you've put them in the unwashed clothes and realised their skin hasn't fallen off ... well you don't really go back to prewashing after that

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 23/08/2017 10:16

There can be all sorts of starch on new clothes so I would definitely wash.

raviolidreaming · 23/08/2017 10:19

www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/Pages/what-you-need-for-baby.aspx

"There's no evidence that using washing powders with enzymes (bio powders) or fabric conditioners will irritate your baby's skin"

fairgame84 · 23/08/2017 10:26

I didn't and I didn't switch to non-bio once DS was born. I didn't know you were supposed to

Kirbs1979 · 23/08/2017 10:34

I'm using biological powder with my 2nd dd. Had a moment when I realised it was pointless using non-bio and putting vanish powder in for stains as I was adding the biological part back in but in a more concentrated form. It is possible that babys skin could have a reaction so wouldn't wash everything. I washed all my 1st dd's newborn clothes in non-bio and fairy fabric softener, her skin reacted to the fabric softener and I had to rewash everything again when she was a few days old

doleritedinosaur · 23/08/2017 10:43

I would & did because I worked for Next so there's a lot of chemicals & plastic used on clothes plus floor is filthy if anything drops.
I wash anything shop bought but

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