Help! Stained Nappies!

[MelZ]

My daughter had a bit of Gastro last week, and all her poo's were fairly runny, making it almost imposible to rinse properly. I didnt have the time to do a better job of it. I got the poo off, but you could still see where it had been.

Now half the nappies are stained, and the inserts. How do I get rid of it? Or prevent it for the future? Im in Melbourne and theres alot of rain and cold weather so I dont think sun bleaching will be affective

Maybe I should start using liners in them.

[~Miss Cinders~]

Oh dear Mel!!

Benji did this to some of his nappies too

I ended up washing the stains by hand with some Sard Wondersoap.
I gave it a good lather, and let it sit soaking in the machine for about an hour before washing normally.
It did help, but I can still see some of the stains

And yep i use liners alot more now!!

Hope the little Miss is feeling lots better

[MrsJones]

Another vote for Sard Wondersoap here and I noticed yesterday when I put his nappy on the line even though it was terribly overcast the lack of sun still took out some of the staining... it is back on the line again today...

[Sheree Scott]

Hi there! I am a Tri Nature PreWash Soaker user as well as Sard Wonder soap. These all help, but I would just wait until there is sun or at least day light available to take out the last of the stain. Most decent soakers these days work on the assumption that there will be sunshine (doesn't have to be full sun or hot). In winter here is wagga which can be wet (although atm who would notice!!) I just wait until I can hang stuff out and then the stains eventually disappear.
Hope it works for you too. Meanwhile, I hope everyone at your house is well again and staying that way.
regards,

[nappyhappy]

The stains come out from the UV rays so even hanging them out in the rain will bleach it, it just takes longer though as UV isn't as strong. It's just the same as getting sun burned on overcast days.

[MelZ]

All the stains mostly came out in the next wash.........

Thanks! I will hang them outside next time. What if I have a line in my carport?

[johT]

put a portable rack outside? (like the ones you use inside that can be wheeled about?)