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Sorting
your Baby's Laundry
There are all kinds
of tiny little clothes, what should I do
The experts call for separating clothes
into whites, pastels, colourfast brights and darks and then separating
them again into lightly soiled and heavily soiled. This makes eight
tiny loads of laundry, so most mothers combine at least some of those categories.
The essential rule is
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Keep the “faders” and really grubby
clothes away from the white, light and delicate items which may actually
pick up dirt if they rub shoulders with their grimier neighbors.
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When you are sorting, gather up tiny
items like baby booties and put them in mesh bags so they will be less
likely to get lost.
How should I wash
clothes of older babies and toddlers
Clothes of older babies that get
put into the regular family wash should be checked as you would your own.
All these things will seem very time-consuming if you do them while you
are standing over a washing machine, so you may want to get in the habit
of making these adjustments when you undress your child.
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Turn pockets inside out (particularly
important when you have a toddler who stuffs things into them);
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Turn down cuffs and brush away any loose
dirt; zip up zippers and hook hooks to prevent getting them stuck in the
machine or with other clothes.
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To keep corduroy crawlers from getting
lint on them, turn them inside out. Do the same for items that are
embroidered or appliqued, so the decorations won't get snagged.
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