Must I separate my baby’s laundry from mine?

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My son is 3 months old and up to this point I’ve been doing his laundry seperately from mine. Do I still need to do this? I don’t much care, I suppose, whether I use Dreft or adult detergent like Tide, but I’m tired of doing extra loads of laundry, when his clothes could easily fit in with mine. Should I worry about formula stains from his clothes getting on mine?

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  1. Heather, R.N. says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    My infant is now 9 months old and I changed his laundry detergent around 3 months old. I did a trial first- wash a few articles of his clothing with your preferred detergent and watch his skin to see is he develops a rash, raised patches of scaly, pink skin, or general redness. If he seems overly fussy while wearing those pieces or develops any of the symptoms above, he could possibly be allergic to the new detergent. Personally, I hated the way Dreft smelled and couldn’t wait to stop using it! If he doesn’t develop any of the signs of an allergy or irritation, then that detergent should be okay to use. Take care not to switch your detergent too often, though, so that if he does develop an allergy to a particular detergent, you can easily single it out.

    As for formula stains, no, they won’t transfer. Good luck!

  2. Michael I says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    Is your priority the welfare of your child or the welfare of your washing machine?

  3. ada wong says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    Just do the washing altogether, you don’t need to make extra work for yourself when you have a baby. It won’t do any harm.

  4. lori b says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    yes you should you need to wash the babies clothes in dreft

  5. kandigyrl says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    I would wait he’s still young and it might irritate his skin keep doing it separately

  6. angel says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    no the formula stains won’t get on your clothes by washing them together. The only thing I would worry about was an allergic reaction he might have to your detergent. I would suggest washing a few pieces of his clothes in your detergent and try them on him for a week and if he doesn’t have any type of reaction then you could wash them together.
    I know with my daughter I could only use one type of detergent but with my son I could use anything.

  7. Ex-Patriot says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    Wash them together but use only free and clear detergent without any perfumes.

  8. adrianac says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    what you should worry about is your baby getting any allergy’s from because is formula stains wont harm your clots

  9. Wicked_Rissa says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    I never used Dreft on my kids, too much work to separate. You are probably doing a ton of laundry anyway right. Well what I did because my kids have very sensitive skin anyway I used a regular detergent but only the ones with no dye or perfumes. Such as All Free or something like that. It works and no rash for little sweet babies.

  10. angelfood says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    he might be a little young. The issue here is the sensitivity of his skin…if he is very fair or has had rashes already etc…you might want to consider either waiting a few more months or changing to a detergent that is for sensitive skin with no perfume or strong chemicals. I would be more worried about him getting something scary from my laundry than the other way around…unless you have iron supplement in his formula.

  11. rocketman33 says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    We buy regular detergent without dies or perfumes in it, and wash everything in that. Previously, we used Dreft, but like you, decided is was becoming more of a hassle, and more loads of laundry. We also got into the habit of rinsing out clothes that were especially dirty by hand first before washing.

  12. fungirl says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

    Yes babies skin is very sensitive and if you wash your clothes with the babies the soap residue and sweat and everything will come into contact with your babies clothes its a hassle but your babies skin should come first

  13. stimply says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:55 am

    It’s not that you have to wash your baby’s clothes separately but that the baby’s clothes need to be washed in either a special detergent, such as Dreft, or a perfume and dye free detergent. Regular detergents can be too strong for a baby’s skin.

    Stains generally don’t transfer unless you’re letting, say, an article of clothing with a fresh and wet oil or blood stain rest against another garment.

    Obviously babies require extra work and special consideration. I don’t know how you are as a mom but if you’re three months into it and already complaining about extra work and worrying more about stains getting on your clothes than your baby’s skin, you might want to look into some resources to help you cope with the extra responsibility resulting from having children.

  14. CalebsMom says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:55 am

    No, as long as the baby is not allergic to the detergent you use to wash your clothes with. No, formula stains will not get on your clothes in the wash.

  15. july5_uk says:
    April 21, 2010 at 2:55 am

    Can you not simply use his detergent for your clothes?

    As for formula stains… they wash out.

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