Special soap?!

[chocolatecake42]

Do I need to wash all the things my baby will come in contact with or only her clothes? And do I need special soap such as dreft or will any soap be okay?

[TxMamma]

I didn't buy anything special.  We had been using "All" without dyes so there was no need.

[TxMamma]

I didn't buy anything special.  We had been using "All" without dyes so there was no need.

[chocolatecake42]

Very true. Thank you. :)

[BrittAman]

i would recommend it, u dont know what other things it has touched before u bought it

[chocolatecake42]

So should I wash all her bedding too?

[BrittAman]

every baby is different so their skin is different too. i washed all of my daughters things in dye free hypoallergenic soap until she was about 6 months then switched to our regular detergent. u dont need to buy the special baby stuff at babies r us. that stuffs expensive. just make sure its dye and perfume free.

[MamaBear0612]

I just had this conversation in a baby care class led by a nurse at my delivery hospital. She says there's no real difference between dreft and most sensitive-skin, dye-free and fragrance-free detergents. The "all" brand is a good example of one you can use, but she said you should definitely use it while they're young babies since their skin is more sensitive.

[Jennyjoelogan]

I used dreft only as newborn for his cloth only, then by 2months i changed to the regular soup i would use for my cloth but not with a strong smell.