Drying baby clothes - advice

For anyone who has started washing baby clothes, how did you dry them? I'm worried about using a tumble dryer in case they shrink, but I don't have a garden so can't dry them outside, so the alternative is to use a clothes airer but I don't want them to lose softness. I do have a heated airer - would that be better? What have other people done?

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I don’t have a tumble dryer or heated airer, and weather isn’t good enough for the garden, so I’ve dried all mine on the normal clothes airer. They’ve stayed soft and I haven’t noticed any issues

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I just used a normal airer and anything that was a teeny bit rough I ironed, to be honest I probably didn’t need to as it was all still pretty soft x

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I did 30 minutes in the tumble on gentle care then hung them up on airers and they've come out great! X

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I’ve dried on just a normal clothes airer x

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What washing powder did you use to wash the baby clothes?

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just the fairy non bio powder with the fairy softener

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I used the tumble dryer on the baby setting and they came out really soft with no issues or shrinking x

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I’ve washed all the baby clothes today, washed them with fairy non bios pods and fairy fabric softener. I’ve put them on a normal clothes airer x

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I tumble dry mine. I’m not too fussed if they shrink a little as they don’t wear them for long anyway 🤣

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Remember not to wash too early - you don't want them sat out for weeks and weeks collecting dust and allergens

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I've popped mine on heated airer and radiator to dry them and keep softx

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I’ve put mine on the air dryer and they’re still nice and soft 😊

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I switch on my dehumidifier to dry our clothes and baby clothes on a clothes drying rack

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I’ve tumble dried all of mine so far on the same setting so at least if i have shrunk them a little bit they’ll all be shrunk the same amount 😂

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I did the opposite. Air dried hanging overnight, then finished them off in the dryer so they don’t get smelly or stay damp.

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