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Baby laundry questions
FTM here and LO is due in 3 weeks so I'm getting all the laundry done and folded. I'm using ALL and some borax but no fabric softener. I think I have it down but I do have some questions for experienced moms out there please:
But if I really needed some fabric softener, can I use vinegar like I do with our clothes?
Also, what can I do for static cling? Yesterday I washed and dried 2 blankets. One was a homemade knitted one and it created soo much static! I was actually having fun shaking it in the air and seeing tons of sparks fly! But now I need to know that I'm not going to shock baby when I wrap her up in this beautiful blanket and what I can use other than fabric softener or sprays to get rid of the static.
THanks!
Re: Baby laundry questions
I don't normally use fabric softener (or dryer sheets) because I just don't find that we need it. 99% of our clothing is natural fiber, so I just don't get much static. I also don't find that I need any 'softening' for my clothes. That's just me though. Some folks have success with vinegar.
When I do dry something synthetic, I will use like 1/4 of a dryer sheet to get rid of the static.
Thanks! I actually didn't realize that could be happening. I think sometimes the clothes is still damp so I put it back on...maybe I AM over drying it.
Ditto PP on the over-drying.
I almost always hang dry my LOs hand-knit blankets- they dry quickly and last much longer that way.
Oh yes, you most definitely are. That knit baby blanket sounds like it's acrylic yarn - it was probably dry in about 5min. Man-made fibers dry a lot faster than cotton.
I use dryer balls, just the plastic kind you see in walgreens/walmart/target/everywhere, and they help cut down on static a lot too.