Just curious here. I tossed the underwear out and then I thought "Hmmm, how many more pairs will I toss out?" Do you toss them or keep them? If you keep them, do you soak them? I don't want to throw them in with my regular laundry. I'd love any advice you may have.

Uggh, I hate potty training!

By Kay on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 03:02 pm:

I just kept Clorox on hand, and did a bit of soaking. It sure beat buying new underwear!

By Feona on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 04:36 pm:

I throw them out if we are out. Else I wash them by themselves with alittle bleach. I think I tossed 4 pairs?

By Dawnk777 on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 04:40 pm:

I just washed the underwear and they kept right on wearing it! I would wash it in the sink, since it usually needed extra scrubbing anyway. They both survived this. It really isn't any different from wearing cloth diapers that would be reused.

By Ladypeacek on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 04:40 pm:

I tossed them, but honestly when i was potty training i was lucky enough to have hard wood floors so i put a long tshirt on dd and no undies or daipers during the day. Don't know what i will do with ds now since we have carpet!

By Trina~moderator on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 05:48 pm:

If they were really bad I tossed them but otherwise I quickly hand washed with oxiclean and then threw them in with the regular wash.

By Happynerdmom on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 06:11 pm:

It depended on my mood and energy level at the time! Tossed quite a few...LOL

By Truestori on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 06:37 pm:

Well,

The dollar store had lots of 2T underoo's at the time so we tossed them!

By Bellajoe on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 08:42 pm:

I never even thought of throwing them out! LOL ! I just dumped the *stuff* in the toilet, rinsed the rest off (eeew!), soaked them and washed them in the washing machine.

I guess if it would have happened while we were out, i would have thrown them away. But when we went out, I put pull-ups on him/her.

By Tink on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 08:51 pm:

Ditto, Bellajoe. It never crossed my mind to toss them out. I just soaked them and did a wash cycle by themselves with bleach and then rewashed with a full load.

By Bobbie~moderatr on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 10:11 pm:

I also soaked, scrubed and washed them. Unless they were really bad..... Then they went into the trash. You could be going through a lot of panty buying if you toss every pair she has a BM in. LOL And in no time potty training will be a faint memory that you will remember hating going through but details will be fleating.. LOL

By Ginny~moderator on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 08:03 am:

Yes, you would be throwing out a lot. I agree with those who say soak, wash, and re-wear. And, as part of the potty training, if she notices that some of the underwear is slightly stained, you can tell her that its because she had a BM in her pants, and when she no longer has BMs in her pants and uses the potty/toilet like a big girl, you will thrown them out and buy new. pretty underpants. But I'd wait until she brings it up - I'm sure she will notice at some point. Then, after that discussion, when you are in a store you can point out some really pretty underpants and tell her, that's the kind we will get when you are a "big girl".

But if they are badly stained after washing, I probably would toss them.

By Karen~moderator on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 11:07 am:

Add me to the bunch who washed them and kept them unless they were really bad, then I tossed them.

By Mommyathome on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 11:02 am:

Always tossed them. For some reason I couldn't stomach cleaning them out. Though, I don't have a problem with changing diapers. Just the thought, I guess.
It only happened a time or two. I suppose if it happened repeatedly that I would have to start re-using them. That could get expensive!

By Marcia on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 04:31 pm:

I washed them, too. I only tossed them if they were in really bad shape.

By Audreyj on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 01:16 pm:

With my first child, I soaked and washed them in Clorox, with my second child, I tossed them. I guess it just depends on your energy level. At my house, BM accidents didn't happen a lot so I decided to just toss them, especially when I had "another bell to answer" it just seemed easier.