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Do you 'enjoy' spending time with your kids?
- Yes, most of the time we really have fun together
- Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's really dull and aggravating
- Honestly most of the time it's not fun at all, but it's not supposed to be fun
- I really don't enjoy it at all, and wish I could spend less time with them
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We live in a condo and share the laundry facilities with the rest of the tenants on our floor. I'm really concerned about washing the baby's clothes in a public washing machine. What are my options? What do you recommend?
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I agree this isn't a big deal. washing the clothes should kill the germs. Dreft detergent is good for newborn's clothes. Your only other option would be hand washing but then you'll have little onsies drying all over the place. The clothes are small but they go through a lot in a day.
[ Reply | More ]If you don't feel comfortable with it, do a bing or google search for manual washing machines. I'm considering one. Most of them are plenty small enough to use and store in the bathroom, they're under $100, and they use less water and detergent than a washing machine. I don't think the laundromat machines would be bad for my kids, but I can do the laundry at home for less money and in less time.
[ Reply | More ]um...I'm no scientist but I would be very, very surprised if there were any kinds of germs lurking in a public washing machine or dryer. For one thing, they get filled with churning detergent; second of all, they get very, very hot. I really think that you have zero to worry about. If you want to hand-wash, then hand-wash, but I'd think your clothes will get cleaner in a machine. Seriously though...this is not something you should be worrying about.
[ Reply | More ]this is one of those things that you have to block out of your mind or you won't be able to function. that and why the bakery/deli people put the paper that they touched into the bag with your nice clean food.
[ Reply | More ]oh good lord...this stuff makes me crazy, frankly. Hate that we know have to have the plastic forks at Whole Foods wrapped in plastic because God forbid someone has touched them, the ice cream cones wrapped in paper, latex gloves on all the restaurant people. Does it really make a difference?
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you know, this is not a bad idea. why isn't there some sort of anti-bacterial laundry detergent. probably b/c if you wash in hot water it's not necessary. but not everything gets washed in hot water.
[ Reply | More ]And in laundromats, the "hot" water usually isn't hot enough to kill viruses and bacteria.
[ Reply | More ]I would LOVE someone scientific to chime in here please--this sounds insane to me. What kind of bully viruses and bacteria could survive and thrive in a washing machine? Most of them are just not that tough. I mean--you wash your hands, right, and assume you've gotten rid of most germs, bacteria, viruses, etc.--how could any similar thing survive a wash cycle? I really, really think that you folks need some other more pressing things to worry about.
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