Diapering Without Sense of Smell

I am in the research stages of cding and mothering for that matter...still waiting on my little one through adoption.  90% sure I will be cding, eventually.  Problem is I have almost NO sense of smell.  I am worried that my wash routine will be flawed and I won't know until someone else points out how horrible my kid smells!  Also, how do I know what kind of water I have, hard/ soft/ etc.?

Honestly sposies smell worse than any poorly washed CD I've ever come across. But if you have issues in your wash routine odds are there will be some visible cues too. Usually a case of rashing on your baby.

I too have virtually zero sense of smell, but as other's have said you can smell ammonia, even I think with almost no sense of smell.  I bought a gallon of ammonia once to fishless cycle my aquarium and it literally about knocked you over just taking the cap off.  But back on topic, when you take your diaps out of the washer, stick your nose right on them and sniff.  If you can smell anything, than somethings up.  I sniff test mine everytime, and I haven't had an issue yet.  And seriously, after you CD for awhile, you get to where even with no sense of smell you can't stand the smell of sposies.

Do you have a water softner?  Is there a Sears store or store that sells water softners near you?  Usually they can/will test your water for free.  You'll probably just need to take a fresh sample of water in and they should be able to tell you how hard or soft your water is.