smelly laundry :(

[Shann]

Hi ladies,

I'm hoping someone can help. We have had some wet weather so my nappies have been going in the dryer. Something might also be going on with my bub (teething?). Anyway all of a sudden his wee really smells bad! When I open the nappy bucket it is so ammonia smelling it is hard to breathe. The laundry is closed up because of the weather so no real air flow.

Anyway the laundry/bucket etc smells awful. What's the solution? (The actual nappies don't seem to smell when freshly wet -except for the morning one).

I wash every second day and haven't had this hassle before or with my older baby either. I assume that detergent build up etc would make the fresh nappies smell not the old ones? HELP!!

Rebecca

[craftykelly]

I love Canestan rinse, will leave your nappies (and clothes) smelling fresh and clean plus kills all those icky germs I do find it hard in winter to keep the nappies smelling 'clean' and canestan is brilliant.

HTH

[BOB]

I find if I don't wash every day I get smelly nappies. Think its a combination of them sittiong round longer and a larger load size.

[Swishy]

I know this sounds strange, but I dont put a lid on my bucket and it doesn't smell! I found if I leave the lid on it stinks when I take the lid off, but if I dont put a lid on it doesn't smell at all (even with poo-ey nappies, though I rinse them in the toilet first). I wipe out the bucket every now and then with a few drops of tea-tree oil, just to get rid of any nasties.

[MadMel]

Wash daily. That will help.