Need help with my wash routine

I need help figuring out what to tweak with our washing routine.  Here is the story: 

We stripped our diapers (that we have owned less than a month) with dawn and bleach at the beginning of April due to stink issues.  We switched to original Tide liquid.  We tried up to the 1 line but noticed bubbles in the extra rinse so reduced it down to 1/2 of that.  Diapers didn't smell after the wash so they seemed cleaned.  Well at about 3 weeks, we started having stink problems again.  I just stripped them again and don't want to have to strip my diapers every 3 weeks. What should we do? 

Other info: We wash our diapers, about 16, every 3 days.  Cold pre-rinse, hot-wash, extra rinse all to the highest water setting on our top-loader.

I think our problem is detergent build up.  I have read about white vinegar in the rinse cycle to help the detergent rinse out.  What are people's recommendations/ideas? 

I'm also wondering what type of diapers you have. And what type of washer?

I *think* that generally stink is caused by not getting the diapers clean enough and repelling is caused by detergent buildup. So using the smaller amount of detergent with a vinegar rinse might work, or using the larger amount of detergent with an extra water rinse might work too.

Yep, with pockets I would avoid the bleach.  I know some moms bleach the microfibre inserts though.  I'm assuming you have a top loader?

I just found something out at my local CD store today, that might help you.  She said that regular tide is good for hard water.  It's what they recommend to people who have trouble with the cd soaps.  Liquid dissolves better, but powder works too.  Even in a top loader she suggested a Tablespoon of detergent.  I guess I would start at a Tbsp and see if that works. 

You have to rinse till you have no bubbles, or you can't smell the tide anymore (this is what the lady at the store told me).  But she said most top loading people can achieve that with one cycle after thier wash cycle.  it would be like adding 2 extra rinses.

 

OH!  She did mention that you can use a small amount of non chlorine bleach on the pockets.  They can't offically recommend it, but if you use a small amount and dilute it in lots of water before adding the diapers you can get the freshness back.  She says use at your own risk, tho.

 

HTH 

When I used BG pockets/MF,  I added a splash (about 1/4 cupish) bleach to my wash cycle every time.  It was the ONLY way to keep the funk out of my diapers, and prevent repelling. Some people have water that doesn't clean MF very well.  I I added it to the water before adding the diapers and I added the pocket shells to the wash too (once it was decently full of water) without incidence. I don't have my BG 3.0s anymore because I gave my whole stash to my SIL, but she's still using them, and they've been in heavy use with bleach for 3 years now.  think Bectoria does this as well. She might be able to weigh in on  here too. 

Awesome!  Love the easy fix!