How do I clean Newborn clothes to avoid explosion stains?

[sent]

In the almost 2 weeks since we've had her home, the baby has had some poo explosions.  At first it was because we weren't putting the diapers far enough up her back.  Now I think it's because they fit sorta loose around her legs.  Either ways, it get on her clothes.  

My feeling is I have to scrub the stained areas with an old toothbrush and the baby's fragrance free detergent before putting them in the washer.  My husband did some scrubbing with a paper towel but her clothes came out with stains.  Is there a better way?  

I'm sure the baby doesn't care that her clothes are stained, but I do.

Update: I used an old toothbrush and Palmolive dish soap that has OXY in it.  Worked well on the new stain and an old stain my husband had overlooked.  

[Deleted]

The sun takes out poo stains. Wash normal, dry in the sun. Through the window works, unless you have fancy windows that block UV rays.

Some people soak in oxiclean. Ain't nobody got time for scrubbing with a toothbrush.

[countthestars]

I don't know how much you care about the fragrance free stuff, but I've found that Dreft spray (fragranced) works wonders on DD's clothes.

[Velar Fricative]

I use the Babyganics stain remover before tossing them in the washer and it works great.

[Ashley&Scott]

Rinsing by hand & pre-treating with Shout worked well for us.

[ilikedonuts]

We use the deft spray or oxi clean and soaking for the really bad stains

[pattieice]

I scrubbed with a toothbrush using a few drops of dishwashing soap with oxyclean. I think it was Dawn plus oxy.

[Deleted]

Honestly, I think I might have a magical washer and dryer, because I very rarely got poop stains, and DD had explosive poops almost daily. We use All free & clear (I think that's the one), and never pre-treat the stains.

[holly22]

I usually rinse the outfit and get it into the washer as soon as I can

[holly116]

I use powdered tide and if the stains don't come out on their own through one wash, they almost certainly do after a second time.

[sent]

Jan 6, 2014 16:34:59 GMT -5 @roseyposey said:

Honestly, I think I might have a magical washer and dryer, because I very rarely got poop stains, and DD had explosive poops almost daily. We use All free & clear (I think that's the one), and never pre-treat the stains.

This is what we use.  We don't get the clothes into the washer right away though.  I should go soak the one from an hour ago and get it into the wash.  I think I have that Dawn + Oxy pattieice mentioned.  

There is no sun here today so maybe another day for that.  

[everafter07]

We rinsed all the poop off then treated with OxiClean gel stick.

[halfpint]

I add OxyClean, but sun is the only thing that always gets poo out. Magic.

[sent]

Double post sorry

[dbsk8dance]

oxy clean spray soak for an hour or so, then wash as normal. Sun if needed.

[DarcyLongfellow]

Dreft spray is magical. I spray with that, then I use Free and Clear OxyClean in the wash. I use Tide Free and Clear. When I've used something other than Tide, I've had much worse luck with stains.

[Deleted]

Soak in oxy clean before washing. It works well on anything organic.

[greycat]

Either was right away or spray on some shout before tossing it in the wash

[speckledfrog]

Rinse immediately, if you can, and soak in Oxyclean.

[sjh722]

Jan 6, 2014 16:23:06 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

Rinsing by hand & pre-treating with Shout worked well for us.

This is what I did. Sun if the wash didn't take it out.

[KKD]

I swear by pretreating with Clorox 2 free and clear.

As with any stains, though, it's best to treat it ASAP rather than let it sit in the hamper and set for a few days.

[ladygrey]

Oxyclean spray has always worked well for us.

[monpetitchou]

Jan 6, 2014 16:17:35 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

The sun takes out poo stains. Wash normal, dry in the sun. Through the window works, unless you have fancy windows that block UV rays.

Some people soak in oxiclean. Ain't nobody got time for scrubbing with a toothbrush.

:Y:

I was skeptical at first but the sun is amazing. We had stains that I tried to pretreat and scrub and wash multiple times, all to no avail. A few hours drying outside and they looked brand new. I don't have a clothes line, I just tossed them over some chairs.

[dlphndoc]

Rinse by hand and wash normal. If there are any stains left, and that has only happened once, it gets sunned out.