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I'm in the prep phase with my prefolds. I thought, "I'm almost done! I'll just do this last cycle without adding any detergent 'cause there's probably some left over from previous cycles." Well, five cycles later of not adding detergent, and here I am still getting soap suds... What the heck?
(I was using Tide Free powder detergent, halfway up to the line below the 1, for a load of 36 clean diapers.)
How clear is the water supposed to be? I will wash until I'm blue in the face to keep Drew from getting diaper rash as soon as I put these on him, but I feel like I'm sort of overdoing it... Can I ever expect the suds to go away? There's still a pretty substantial amount of bubbles going on...
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With us on earth for five short days, with us in our hearts forever.
(Thank you Natasha for this beautiful graphic of Andrew, and to the ladies of the Nov 10 PR who help me in carrying on his memory.)
Jan. 2009: Came off years of BCP and started TTC
March 2010: BFP -- finally!
Oct. 22, 2010: Drew is born, but has to stay in the NICU because of cord complications resulting in oxygen deprivation and brain problems =(
Oct. 27, 2010: I held him in my arms while Daddy, Grandma, Great-Uncle and I sang him to sleep =( Hardest thing I've ever done...
June 14, 2011: Drew's baby brother or sister waved hi to us with a BFP!
June 25, 2011: Natural miscarriage... Can we please catch a break here?
Nov. 2011: 100mg Clomid followed by 2mg Estrogen, Ovidrel trigger, and 200mg progesterone suppositories 2x/day 14 days. BFN.
Dec. 2011: 2nd medicated cycle. BFN.
Jan. 2012: Took a month off to breathe...
Feb. 2012: Same regimen of Clomid and other meds, add IUI. 2 eggs and 8.5 million swimmers. BFN.
March 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-11, follie scan CD 8 showed 6 follies likely to mature. Triggered, IUI on CD 14, 4 million swimmers. BFN.
April 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-10. Scan showed 2 mature follies, 2 almost certain to mature, and two not likely but possible. (All 6 evenly and perfectly spaced out between the left and the right.) Triggered, IUI CD 13 with 5 million swimmers. BFN.
May 2012: 75 IU Follistim starting CD 3. Waiting to O. Timed intercourse. Likely 5 follies to mature.
So is the water supposed to run completely clear for the diapers to be okay to use? I have MOST of the suds gone at this point, I did another run through... Not sure if I should go another round...
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With us on earth for five short days, with us in our hearts forever.
(Thank you Natasha for this beautiful graphic of Andrew, and to the ladies of the Nov 10 PR who help me in carrying on his memory.)
Jan. 2009: Came off years of BCP and started TTC
March 2010: BFP -- finally!
Oct. 22, 2010: Drew is born, but has to stay in the NICU because of cord complications resulting in oxygen deprivation and brain problems =(
Oct. 27, 2010: I held him in my arms while Daddy, Grandma, Great-Uncle and I sang him to sleep =( Hardest thing I've ever done...
June 14, 2011: Drew's baby brother or sister waved hi to us with a BFP!
June 25, 2011: Natural miscarriage... Can we please catch a break here?
Nov. 2011: 100mg Clomid followed by 2mg Estrogen, Ovidrel trigger, and 200mg progesterone suppositories 2x/day 14 days. BFN.
Dec. 2011: 2nd medicated cycle. BFN.
Jan. 2012: Took a month off to breathe...
Feb. 2012: Same regimen of Clomid and other meds, add IUI. 2 eggs and 8.5 million swimmers. BFN.
March 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-11, follie scan CD 8 showed 6 follies likely to mature. Triggered, IUI on CD 14, 4 million swimmers. BFN.
April 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-10. Scan showed 2 mature follies, 2 almost certain to mature, and two not likely but possible. (All 6 evenly and perfectly spaced out between the left and the right.) Triggered, IUI CD 13 with 5 million swimmers. BFN.
May 2012: 75 IU Follistim starting CD 3. Waiting to O. Timed intercourse. Likely 5 follies to mature.
Are you sure they are soap suds and not just the water? You know when you fill a glass of water quickly it will sometimes foam for a second? If you stand there with the washing machine lid open, how quickly are the suds gone?
The other loads were definitely soap, no doubt about it. This last load may have just been water bubbles... I think I'm finally done. WHEW.
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With us on earth for five short days, with us in our hearts forever.
(Thank you Natasha for this beautiful graphic of Andrew, and to the ladies of the Nov 10 PR who help me in carrying on his memory.)
Jan. 2009: Came off years of BCP and started TTC
March 2010: BFP -- finally!
Oct. 22, 2010: Drew is born, but has to stay in the NICU because of cord complications resulting in oxygen deprivation and brain problems =(
Oct. 27, 2010: I held him in my arms while Daddy, Grandma, Great-Uncle and I sang him to sleep =( Hardest thing I've ever done...
June 14, 2011: Drew's baby brother or sister waved hi to us with a BFP!
June 25, 2011: Natural miscarriage... Can we please catch a break here?
Nov. 2011: 100mg Clomid followed by 2mg Estrogen, Ovidrel trigger, and 200mg progesterone suppositories 2x/day 14 days. BFN.
Dec. 2011: 2nd medicated cycle. BFN.
Jan. 2012: Took a month off to breathe...
Feb. 2012: Same regimen of Clomid and other meds, add IUI. 2 eggs and 8.5 million swimmers. BFN.
March 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-11, follie scan CD 8 showed 6 follies likely to mature. Triggered, IUI on CD 14, 4 million swimmers. BFN.
April 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-10. Scan showed 2 mature follies, 2 almost certain to mature, and two not likely but possible. (All 6 evenly and perfectly spaced out between the left and the right.) Triggered, IUI CD 13 with 5 million swimmers. BFN.
May 2012: 75 IU Follistim starting CD 3. Waiting to O. Timed intercourse. Likely 5 follies to mature.
Cut back on your detergent in the future, I'd rather have to rewash diapers bc they smell a tiny funky bc I didnt use enough detergent than strip and rinse, rinse rinse diapers to get buildup out ESP if you have pockets/AIO's too.
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I don't have the scoop that came with my Tide anymore, so I can't say how close it would be to the 1 line. But I use 2 tablespoons for an average load and 3 tablespoons for a huge load. I think you could probably try less detergent next time. Also I noticed you said "left over from previous cycles" - if you used detergent more than once, that's your problem. You shouldn't ever need to use detergent in more than one cycle - whether you're washing, stripping, or prepping. With diapers, less is always more
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ditto the above. I threw out the tide scoop. I use a 1/4 measuring cup, and a tablespoon. For prep loads i use 2 tablespoons. Maybe a 1/4 cup for heavy soils. Instead of doing double rinses, i just run another short HOT wash. Helps get the bubbles out.
oh you poor thing!! I remember having to do all that!!! I started out using Tide Free and Gentle and filled the same amt you did. I had to do about 7 or 8 full hot washes to get it all out!!!!
Now I use original Tide powder, and have FINALLY figured out that 3 tablespoons works perfectly for us. 2 was leaving a hint of stink and w/ 3, NO stink and no rash
the kids were about 5-6 lol I used the body wash my self after I gave birth, I had 33 stiches and its the only thing I would dared to have put on my body and I even washed my hair with it in fear of the suds of my regular shampoo dripping down my body!!
Last edited by mattqui; September 21st, 2010 at 10:12 PM.
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