Cloth Diapering and Urine Smell?

Angie,
I also have my wet bag in a diaper pail with a lid, but mine is in the bathroom next to the laundry room. I figure it is OK if the bathroom smells a little.

When the diapers start to smell too much like urine pre-rinse them in cold water and then wash them warm with the washer set on the highest water level with 1/2 cup baking soda and a Downy ball full of white vinegar. You may have to do this twice to get the smell out. I add baking soda and vinegar to the load once a week now and that pretty much keeps the smell under control.

If you don't use cloth wipes I recommend it, I've found this helps my son smell better. I use Washy Wafers from nuttybums.com. You dissolve them in water and then put them in a spray bottle or soak your wipes in them. I prefer the spray bottle, which I spray directly on him and I control how much (more if he's too smelly). I also REALLY like the Northern Essence foaming wipes solution (also put right on him) but it is much more expensive, or we go through it too quick.

Hope this helps ^_^
SAS

In addition to the good suggestions already posted, you could try Borax in the first wash of the diapers.

We wash the diapers with two cycles - the first COLD with a HOT rinse, then just COLD, COLD. We keep the diaper pail (just a tall kitchen pail with a large wet sack inside) in the bathroom and really have had no problem with odor. (sometimes I do sprinkle a little baking soda in the paid, just in case) Make sure to wash the wet sack EVERYTIME you do the diaper laundry -

Hanging the diapers to dry outside might help you, too.

Best of luck to you.

We use a garbage pail with a lid to throw his diapers into. You can sprinkle some baking soda in the bottom to eat up some of the odor. As far as the diapers are concerned, we notice that my baby's diapers start to stink when they need to be stripped. What happens is the oils from her skin and urine get trapped in the diaper and they need to be stripped of the oils otherwise the odor becomes very strong. Try washing the diapers in some dawn dish soap and add some Mrs. Meyers oxygen bleach (you can find it at Linens N' Things). Then run them through a few rinse cycles until they are rinsing clean, no suds at all. This should help with the diapers holding in the urine smell, and if it happens again in a few months (which it probably will) then re-strip them. Good luck!

We use Bac-Out, it helps keep down the odor and prevents bacteria growth, etc. We also have our wetbag in a diaper pail with a lid (got that on sale at Target!).