Best stain removal for baby clothes?

[Saffron]

We've just started baby led weaning... so much fun, but messy! Any advice on how best to get stains out of baby's clothes?

:-)

[new mother]

vanish?

[sanity girl]

rinse with water and give a quick rub with some soap asap, then in the wash as usual - dry in the sun if possible. Banana is a nightmare and won't come out!

[snowboarder]

Sunlight has an amazing effect on tomato sauce based stains (and yellow poo!). Also we still use bibs with arms - helps a bit....

[ryedalema]

Laminate em!

But really - plastic fronted bibs definitely!

And I dress them according to the colour of the mush they are going to eat:

Porridge and rice = whites and creams

Tomatoey stuff = red

etc etc.

(It's the other end that's the problem - not many pretty yellow and brown clothes for girls)

If still in trouble I use Vanish - direct on the stain and in the washing machine drawer.

[The Nappy Lady]

I think before Vanish existed people used lemon juice! And yes, out on the line in strong sunshine usually zaps any remaining stains.

I'm a big fan of the bibs with the scoop as they catch a lot of the stuff that gets dropped so you don't end up with food all over their laps.

Molly

[uppereastsider]

i second bibs with the lip - soup dragon sells these, but a bit pricey...and you can just rinse off. But not much use if your little one's like mine and likes to take them off, in which case soak in vanish

[The Nappy Lady]

Think most supermarkets and some chemists do the scoop bibs too. You can tie a normal bib underneath for extra protection & Houdinis!!

[Lochie]

Give Napisan a try!

[The Nappy Lady]

Be careful with nappy soaks, they have some chemicals in that can be pretty fierce and especially if tumble dried the residual chemicals when heated to TD temps can actually attack some fibres and elastics.

It's why we don't advocate soaking nappies anymore.

Molly