Help, the Smell Is Too Much to Handle!

Have you tried checking out the forum at www.diaperswappers.com? There are a ton of ideas from cloth diaperers there! I'm about to try a stripping method for my microfiber inserts - running them thru the dishwasher (no soap) because it heats the water to a higher temp than the washer can. I hate that smell! Blech! My Dh was helping with laundry and accidentally ran a load of rinsed but unwashed diapers through the dryer and put them away in the diaper bin, and when I put one on dd - eeeewww! In a pinch like that, I have used Odo-Ban (from Sam's Club)to deodorize. I think it's kinda hard on the fabric, but I'd rather wear the diaper out using it successfully than have it stink so bad we can't use it.

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Hi E.,
Try soaking them in a baking soda and water solution after rinsing them and then put some baking soda in the washer with them. I have found that it removes all kinds of odors just as well, if not better, than bio-kleens's bac-out. I use it in the wash when I wash my towels also as they sometimes smell stale.
L.

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Hi E.,
I had the same problem, a slight change in wash routine solved it. Toss the diapers into the machine and do a cold water rinse. Wash in warm water with 1/2 the usual amount of liquid detergent and a scoop of baking soda, fill the fabric softner cup with vinegar (or a downy ball if your machine doesn't have one). Last step is one more cold water rinse. I sun dry my diapers, machine drying should be fine. Check out www.diaperpin.com or other websites for laundering tips. Good luck, K.

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Soak them in diluted white vinegar. To give you the idea of how much vinegar it would be about a cup for a kitchen sink full. Let them soak before washing for a couple of hours, then wash as normal. It should work.

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