Washing for a young mother is more than usual. And this is not surprising, because during the day the baby needs a huge number of all kinds of diapers, rompers and other things. At the same time, you want the clothes to be not only clean, but also safe for the newborn. After all, the baby’s skin is very delicate, sensitive to various irritants, and improper care can lead to the appearance of allergic reactions on the baby’s skin. Let’s consider in detail how to wash things for newborns.
Selection of detergents
Until recently, it was believed that it is better to wash newborn clothes with baby laundry soap. However, this is not entirely true. After all, hand washing is a rather burdensome task that requires a lot of time, and in the life of a young mother, in addition to this, there are many other household chores. In addition, it is quite difficult to rinse baby soap from things.
Things of a newborn baby can be washed in a washing machine. Particular attention should be paid to the choice of washing powder. When buying powder, it is important to choose the option with the appropriate marking on the package, which indicates that this powder is intended specifically for washing children’s clothes. This mark indicates that the powder does not contain substances that can harm the sensitive skin of a newborn (active additives, phosphates, chlorine).
At the same time, you should not buy a large amount of powder at once, because even a special children’s product can cause an allergic reaction in a child. It is better to buy a small package, try it, and monitor the baby’s reaction. If everything is normal, there are no irritations, in the future you can wash with powder of this particular brand.
How to properly wash children’s clothes?
When washing things for a newborn, you need to follow a few simple rules:
- Children’s clothes should be washed separately from other clothes.
- If the child wets the diapers, you can rinse them without soap and powder, since the urine of a newborn does not smell, has no color. But if, in addition to clothing, the bedding is also soiled, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with how to remove urine stains . If there are remains of feces on the diapers, it must be removed, wash the diaper with your hands, and only after that send it to the washing machine.
- When washing children’s clothes, you should not use aggressive detergents, for example, bleaches. In addition, do not use fabric conditioner, as its use can provoke an allergic reaction.
- It is best to dry clothes in the fresh air (street or balcony). Laundry dried in the conditions of the apartment does not dry completely, mold develops in the wet fabric, which is undoubtedly very harmful to the health of the baby’s delicate skin.
- Periodically (after an illness, when drying in a damp room and other risks) it is recommended to boil the newborn’s clothes. This will not only remove stains (if any), but also disinfect things.
- It is important to rinse the washed items thoroughly. If you wash by hand, you need to rinse the clothes at least 5 times. If you use a washing machine, set the additional rinse mode on it.
- After washing, the newborn’s dry clothes must be carefully ironed on both sides, especially if the baby’s umbilical wound has not yet healed. This will also disinfect the fabric.