Cloth nappies are economical, great for the environment and great for baby's bottom but there are a few tricks to getting them clean and fresh.
For nappies that are simply wet with urine, I 'dry pail' them by simply placing them in a bucket with a lid. As I have enough cloth nappies to last me four days without washing, I have several buckets around the house to store these wet nappies. I put a dash of eucalyptus or lavendar oil in the buckets prior to use to try and mask the urine smell.
For soiled nappies, I wipe the poo off into the toilet with some toilet paper. I then rinse the nappy liner and nappy under the laundry tap and soak them in a bucket with warm water and my home made laundry detergent. I let the nappies soak until I'm ready to wash.
I wash all my nappies, nappy liners and nappy covers in a warm wash (60 deg) for 2.5 hours. I add 2 cap fulls of my home made laundry powder and a capful of eucalyptus oil.
The nappies come out of the washing machine warm, clean and smelling divine. I peg them on the line in the morning and let them dance in the sunshine all day.
I give the used buckets a rinse with warm water then put them out in the sunshine all day to dry out.
Happy Nappies to Everyone!
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