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Does anyone wash new baby clothes before putting them on baby or not

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Yes I would for the first year

Yeah x x

Always x

Yeah I washed mine x

Yes of course! I wash new clothes I buy for myself as well. You don’t know where it has been stored before it got to you and what were the conditions

I’ve washed everything apart from Coats/snowsuits xx

Yes, I did wash everything 🥰

Yes.

Third and final baby and I honestly don’t, unless your going to wash everything and wash your own first then no point.
The point of washing is they could have anything on from factories ect.
So this could be on bedding , car seat, pushchair ,Sheets, bouncer, Moses, crib, blankets, towels, coats, jackets, clothes.

Its personal preference but if you wash any I’d say wash all 🤍

Yes, especially anything that will touch the baby's skin

I’ve washed everything, taken things apart to clean the fabric even disinfected and wipe down everything else. Purely for dust and dirt from shops and factories x

I’ve washed everything new and old x

I will be as new ones smell chemically and don't know where they've been kept beforehand

Yes i washed everything.

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