My baby will be in June and last night I started by the baby clothes of my 13 years, the immaculate, if I were put away 13 years ago. Unfortunately, now I am full of spots and stains that appear to be spitup old formula. I need from these spots and the dye will cost a fortune. 20, I like clothes. Any ideas?

6 Responses to “How do you get stains out of heirloom baby clothes. The stains are probably spit up and formula stains.?”

1. Jen says:

   August 6, 2010 at 6:22 pm

   They have those ‘Dryel’ “at home dry-cleaners” for sale in grocery stores etc. Those may work. You may also want to use a detergent that’s safe on colours but has bleach in it and just let the clothes soak in it for a while before you hand wash them.

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2. Toffy says:

   August 6, 2010 at 6:43 pm

   I know this method is used for Antique Tablecloths and napkins….it is a process…..Fill a large tub with warm water and set it in the sunshine….next you will need about 3-4 Fresh Lemons…..and you need to juice them add that to the water…..next you will soak the clothes in this for a couple of hours up to 24 hours….This isn’t supposed to harm the fabric or discolor the fabrics. Check the clothes after a couple hours and see if the stains are gone….then wring them out rinse well and wash in the washer…..then dry as you normally would….
   Should solve the problem. Below is a couple searches….some say don’t do the lemon soak….some say use and enzyme type of cleaner like Biz….some say to use a Bissel Carpet Cleaner…let it dry and vacuum…so many ways to do one thing….

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3. Barbara B says:

   August 6, 2010 at 7:20 pm

   Denture cleaner works great for this sort of thing. In a dishpan, with warm to hot water (depending on the fabric) put 3-4 tablets of denture cleaner, let soak for about an hour, then wash and dry normally. You want to get the effervesent type of tablet. Good luck with the new baby!

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4. truth says:

   August 6, 2010 at 8:03 pm

   My mom got them out just using Tide with bleach. (The formula not Tide and your own bleach) I liked Biz. I don’t think anything on the market worked better than Biz just follow the directions.

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5. Babe says:

   August 6, 2010 at 8:23 pm

   I used Oxy-clean ( for laundry ) on my grandmothers 100 year old dress. I let it soak over night and them hand washed it . I couldn’t wring the material because it was fragile. This might work on the dresses. Martha Stewart gave the hint out when doing old linen and table clothes.

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6. saaanen says:

   August 6, 2010 at 9:00 pm

   I just used dishwashing detergent as an extended pre-soak.

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