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Clothes getting stained!

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marzipananimal · 06/04/2011 15:14

BLW is going great but DS is getting stains on his clothes (and also the washing machine struggles to remove ground in cereal etc).
I feel like he needs to wear some sort of pinafore but can't be bothered to make anything. Any tips?
How do you wash their clothes? I don't want to use bio powder cos of his delicate baby skin but they're just not getting clean.

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belledechocchipcookie · 06/04/2011 15:17

Put him in old clothes when he's eating. Or clothes that are dark so the food stains won't show. Or get him a bib!

PrettyCandles · 06/04/2011 15:23

Vanish spray before washing.

Rinse of any lumps of staining stuff (usually red, orange or brown food) immediately, don't let it dry and sit on clothes in the laundry basket.

Colour-co-ordinate clothes to that day's menu. Eg spag bol = red t-shirt, broccoli soup = green or blue t-shirt.

Waterproof bibs with long sleeves and a crumb-catcher pouch. Machine washable. Many of the washable nappy companies make very good ones.

Viagrafalls · 06/04/2011 15:24

Strip him off and feed him in a nappy! you can also but bibs with long sleeves and only remove his trousers if you want to say 'dressed for dinner'

PrettyCandles · 06/04/2011 15:25

And laundry balls in the machine. Not Eco balls. These don't replace detergent, but bash the clothes about a bit more to help remove ground-in porridge.

Lulumama · 06/04/2011 15:25

naked feeding ! or one of those long sleeved fabric bibs

napisan in the wash helps too

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marzipananimal · 06/04/2011 15:31

yes naked feeding is becoming possible in this warmer weather :)
I can't really be bothered with getting him dressed/undressed 3 times a day though [lazy arse emoticon]
Where would I get laundry balls from?
Like the colour coordinating meals and clothes idea!

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ballbreaker · 06/04/2011 15:35

I have tried every bib on the market and eventually settled on the baby bjorn coverall bib, pricey at around £18 but well worth the money, wipes clean easily, can be chucked in the washing machine and dries super quick.

Initially used it with a cloth bib underneath as the neck was a bit gapey on a 6 month old. Have used it 3 times daily for 3 years and its stiill in perfect condition, my 4 year old still wears hers for painting and crafts. Expensive but saved lots of frustrated scrubbing.

SchrodingersCatFliesToOz · 06/04/2011 15:36

You need this.
Non bio is more aggressive to the skin than bio (to which very few people are allergic) you could switch, but carrots/pepper and banana won't come out with it either.
hand wach horrible stains before washing machine.
Sun dry flat it bleaches the stains, works even better on grass.

SchrodingersCatFliesToOz · 06/04/2011 15:37

X post, it is probably the same as the baby bjorn but much cheaper.

AngelDog · 06/04/2011 23:13

Baby Bjorn bib is good - we use it for painting. We use SillyBillyz for mealtimes, but I'd buy the Baby Bjorn a second time.

blackcurrants · 07/04/2011 13:03

I have the baby bjorn bib too. The cost was a bit 'argh' but the ikea one we had (an older model to this one) was too tight on his arms and it was a fight getting his big shovel hands through it. The Bjorn one gets a wipe/shake after each meal and a proper scrub and hang to dry over night.
We put a pelican bib over it, so that he can pick up food again-again, and so less falls on his legs.
Stuff still gets in his hair, mind - can't think what to do about that!

newtonupontheheath · 07/04/2011 18:29

I have several long sleeve bibs from the poundshop. I chuck them in the washer as soon as DS is done chucking his food around and as they're only £1 each, as long as they are clean, I don't worry whether they are stained etc. They're pretty big at the mo, as DS is only 6mo, but plenty of room to grow!

Usually take his bottom half clothes (jeans/combats) if we're having something particularly messy

gourd · 08/04/2011 11:11

Pound shop near us also sells cover-all bibs with sleeves, but if we've none to hand we just roll up her sleeves - as they're the bits that can get really badly covered. Soft cotton or towelling bibs are fine for absorbing water, sauces and juices from fruit, and I just accept that the bibs themselves will be a bit stained, but so far her clothes are fine. I think putting the laundry liquid directly into the machine in a dispensing ball or in the cap from the bottle (not in the dispensing drawer) gives a better result, as does not overloading the machine.

gourd · 08/04/2011 11:13

Old towels are also useful for covering our LO's knees whilst she's sitting at her high chair table, but it tends to be just water form her cup that gets on her trousers or tights anyway, not food, as she's reasonably accurate.

Flisspaps · 08/04/2011 11:15

We use the poundland sleeved bibs and they clean better than any of the others we've tried.

We also used bio powder from about 6mo with no ill effects, although by then DD was crawling and I figured if she was getting scuffed knees and elbows, then she wasn't going to keep soft baby skin very long anyway.

Besides, babies are SUPPOSED to be a bit mucky, it's all part of their charm.

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marzipananimal · 08/04/2011 12:08

thank you - I think I need a trip to poundland :)

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