Talk about a full-time job.Maybe not literally, but I swear I am up to my elbows in baby clothes that have some trace of spit up, pee, poop and/or umbilical-cord blood.
The above photo is of the clothes that had stains on them. There was a huge basket of baby clothes and linens that were simply dirty.
And mind you, friends, I last did baby laundry on Friday. Five days ago Friday.
I know, I know. It's not as bad as it could be. I'm fully aware of women (my sister and SIL among them) who have to do daily batches of laundry to simply keep the flow somewhat under control. But pretreating and scrubbing this many clothes with stains is time consuming, not to mention tiring.
I'm plum out of spit. (Did you know your own spit gets your blood out of clothes? Sure it's my spit on Elliot's blood, but I figure it's as close as I'm going to get because I'm not depleting my baby's mouth.)
When does the laundry get better?
I have a gut feeling the answer to that question is: Never.
7 comments:
Only gets worse.......:o) It will get better when most of our children are out of the house, then it will be like it is with my mother. She feels like she should be doing laundry all day every day, there is a void for her....so sad. JK
Hydrogen peroxide gets blood of clothes, also :D
Sweetie, I wish I could say it gets better. Vinegar works wonders on stains and oders... just pour/spray and soak.
I think the infant only loads decrease around 6 months ... when they stop spitting up as much. And then you have a honey moon period until about 3 yo, when they start dressing (and undressing) themselves about 3 times a day. And where do the clothes go? In the laundry basket. So even when they aren't dirty, they smell dirty after being crammed in there with other dirty clothes for 2 days.
BTW, I did 5 loads this morning, so I'm feeling your pain today!
Sing it, sister. And I'll sway behind you in a choir robe and periodically shout "Amen!" the amount of laundry these little angels can produce...sheesh!
I learned the best trick from Tamara...get a bucket from home depot and fill it with water and oxy and just add the clothes as they get dirty. It saves the scrubbing. My washing machine has a soak cycle so I usually fill it and let it soak for a couple days. Good luck!
I LOVE the dreft spray. It has saved me tons of time and I don't have to put the clothes in the washer right away. LOVE it.
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