White Vinegar and Diapers

Thank goodness for WHITE VINEGAR.

So, many of you know that I have been using cloth diapers with Lucas. Well, a couple weeks ago I noticed a familiar smell. It smelled like the litter box. HAHA But really, I noticed a smell coming from my used diaper bin. It smelled like AMMONIA. 
What a horrible smell. I washed my diapers, but would notice that after they were soiled, the smell came back quite strongly! So, I did some investigating about ammonia. I came across some people saying that white vinegar does wonders for getting rid of vinegar-- so I tried it.


My wash cycles now goes as such:
Cold Pre-wash/rinse with 1cup white vinegar
Hot pre-wash/rinse
Full wash and rinse cycle with detergent
Cold Rinse with 1/2cup vinegar
Cold Rinse

Well, ammonia is basic, and vinegar is acidic, so they cancel each other out, so to speak. Since I've started using vinegar in my wash the ammonia smell has not come back after Lucas soils his diapers. Thank God for vinegar because ammonia smells awful! And if there is anything else I've learned, RINSE, RINSE, RINSE your load. Detergent build up not only can lead to your diapers repelling urine, but it can lead to ammonia. So, add some vinegar to your wash and make sure you rinse your detergent out well!!!