| Poll Question: Chlorine bleach on your dipes? (multiple)"
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 Posted: 13 Feb 2012 at 8:23pm |
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We use it about once a month. It's part of maintainence and it's the only things that's really helped with our issues. Toddler child has always had yeast problems and bleach was what we needed to keep it under control. I put about a TBS in a cup and fill the cup with water and add it to the bleach dispenser when I run the detergent load.
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Posted: 13 Feb 2012 at 8:29pm |
Me neither - it says "you cannot vote in this poll". Glad it's not only me 
I use a tiny bit of bleach every time. I run a short cold cycle with bleach (anything cotton, bamboo, hemp), then add in the unbleachables (PUL and anything with a cute print) and run a long hot cycle with CS, followed by a short warm cycle with nothing (basically just to get a warm rinse). I actually separate what I bleach or not in the pail - I hang a small wetbag inside where I put anything I don't want to bleach (including separating soakers that I want to bleach out of diapers that I don't). That way I don't have to sort as it goes into the washer.
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Posted: 13 Feb 2012 at 8:42pm |
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I do a capful of bleach in the pre-rinse. Ironically, I need it more for my plain cotton items than my pockets which is a bit weird to me. Sometimes, covers get accidentally tossed in the diaper pail so they get washed with bleach too, but normallyI to add them in the hot wash and take them out with the pail liner before the extra wash to rinse everything.
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Posted: 13 Feb 2012 at 10:10pm |
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I just use it once in a while - on everything - PUL, microfiber, cotton
I'm too lazy to sort :)
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Posted: 13 Feb 2012 at 10:42pm |
I can't vote either.
I used to use it on every load to keep ammonia at bay. Now I just use it about once a month or less on a couple of loads in a row to make sure all my nighttime dipes get bleached. Its pretty much when I notice that DD's diapers in the AM are starting to smell stronger (toddler pee).
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 7:28am |
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Weird, I just tried and was able to vote. Of course, I chose the wrong option ("never"), oops. Meant to choose "part of stripping routine" though the last time I stripped dipes was in early 2009 when e still used pockets, and with the non pocket/synthetics-free stash I have never had to strip.
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 7:57am |
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Maybe just the mods can vote?
I voted every time. I usually use a little in every wash, but forget every once in a while.
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 8:46am |
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I use it in every wash. 2 to 3 TBS diluted in the extra 2 or 3 gallons of water I run into my machine for the prerinse. We have all cotton (pfs, flats and Sandies). THe PUL cover go into the wash after the bleach rinse, so they are exposed to some residual in the Hot wash that follows the rinse. I do a fast cycle with no detergent after the hot wash to make sure it's all rinsed out. We have hard city water, even with a water softner in our home.
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 8:52am |
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1-2 Tbs in every load on all my diapers, mostly cotton and a few bamboo and hemp items. I add it to the hot wash and do 1-2 extra rinses. I wash my covers with my clothes after I spray any poo off them.
Edited by Clare_S - 14 Feb 2012 at 8:52am
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 9:10am |
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Once in a great while for me. I think is almost 3 years of CDing I have used it maybe 3 times.
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 9:45am |
voting should be fixed! The permissions were set wrong on this forum - nobody had rights to vote. 
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 10:08am |
I used to use it in every wash. I only use cotton dipes so I don't have to separate. I do separate out the covers, but have occasionally bleached DS's covers when he was in diapers since his poo was so nasty! 
Right now I'm trying to do a wet pail with borax and I'm hoping I can avoid using bleach every time because it is rough on the diapers. We'll see.
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 11:46am |
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I voted never. I'm scared of bleach, I don't even own any. I never use it for anything. You can use it on diapers without bleaching the colors out?
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 11:49am |
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I usually use a little bleach in each load. Otherwise the ammonia is back.
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 1:00pm |
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Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 10:23pm |
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I use it in each load about 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. I use about 1/2 cup in my water efficient TL machine. I use it in my hot wash and all my wipes, prefolds, flats, AND Thirsties Duo's and MEAF's are bleached and have suffered no ill fates. I have been doing this for over a year and my PUL still works as good as new, the elastic is fine also.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 10:55pm |
I've never had to use bleach. But when my 5-month-old hits toddler time, I will definitely reconsider if the pee is as toxic as I hear.  Tracy
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Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 11:55am |
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I said every time but keep in mind that it is for a preschooler who is only in diapers at nights and I only wash once a week and we have very hard water.
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Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 1:27pm |
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I just did my last 2 loads of diapers without bleach and they came out just as clean. I don't think I really need it right now and that makes me glad.
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 4:00pm |
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2 tbs. in FL every load with sani cycle on everything including PUl. Haven't noticed any excessive wear. Works like a charm and keeps the wash routine simple. I've also never needed to strip my diapers.
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 4:07pm |
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i haven't tried yet but i have had to strip my dipes once.
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 4:14pm |
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I voted other because I use it so infrequently, maybe once or twice a year. I hate how long it takes to rinse the smell out plus it stinks up my whole house since the washer is in the downstairs bathroom.
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 5:00pm |
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I voted other because I use it so infrequently, maybe once or twice a year. I hate how long it takes to rinse the smell out plus it stinks up my whole house since the washer is in the downstairs bathroom. |
I agree that the smell is repulsive. Since I'm very crunchy it's kind of a contradiction to my lifestyle/ health choices.
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 7:23pm |
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i've never used it, i thought you werent suppose to on diapers? guess i was wrong but i've never had and problems with smell or rashes but my first potty trained early 16months
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Posted: 22 Mar 2012 at 9:49pm |
i guess my diapers don't need it yet, 7 months going. They are still absorbent and don't smell too bad, a little bit of the "diapers" smell. Maybe in a few more months.
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Posted: 21 May 2012 at 8:40am |
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I had always heard "never bleach diapers" for lots of reasons. However, after reading these posts, I'm going to try it to get rid of a mild smell that remains after drying & see if I can get them sparkeling white again - thank's!
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