I've been cloth diapering for 3 months now. 2 of those months were in Charleston, and we had pretty normal water. Then we moved to a town out in the middle of nowhere about a month ago, and oh my gosh- I've been been in a battle of the stink since. Our water is VERY hard. My showers take me twice as long because it takes 4 extra rinses to not feel like I've bathed in a tub of slime. I've been using Rockin' Green Classic Rock because I had 3 bags when we moved. I've never had a problem with it, my diapers come clean and it gets the stinkies out. I've been trying my hardest to use up what I've got. I bought some funk rock- Rocked and overnight soak, then soaked with the funk rock, and rinsed, rinsed, rinsed, and then rinsed some more! My diapers came out fresh, and didn't smell after he peed in them.
Alas, it didn't last for long, the stink came back. So, I read where someone put funk rock into a spray bottle with some water, and gave their diapers a spritz before tossing in the pail. I tried that for a few rotations, and it didn't help, and they just keep getting stinkier. Last night I put him into a brand new super cute soaker from Wild Child Woolies, and this morning the smell knocked me on my feet. I thought he had pooped, but it was just the horrible ammonia smell from the prefold he had been wearing, and now my pretty new soaker needs a wash :(
So, here's to getting rid of the stinkies. I'm about to order Rockin' Green Hard Rock and email the company and get some tips- maybe change up my wash routine. (My current routine is regular wash rinse, in cold w/out detergent, hot wash with detergent, and 4 rinses- it takes forever!!!). I'll use it for 2 weeks and let y'all know how it goes!
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