Perhaps my most memorable stain was the pink butter cream frosting on my daughter’s first birthday cake. Butter cream, despite its heavenly yumminess, is nasty to get out. The grease from the butter inevitably stains the clothes and also makes it a huge chore to get off skin. And not only did the pink dye from the icing stain her clothes (which ended up in the trash) it also stained her face for a day before it wore off.
As for treating the stains, the sooner we got to them the better. In addition to the stain removers we used before babies (which work fine for baby stains) some manufacturers have special baby stain removers that some of my friends swear by.
Explosive Poop…
When my son was a newborn he would have what we called “explosive poop.” Yes, I know that’s gross, but it’s a reality of motherhood so it was only right that I share! The poor little guy would go so much that it shot right out of his diaper. Saying that this rather common occurrence caught us as new parents off guard is an understatement. Due to the nature of the stain, it required a complete rinsing and then we’d spray it with stain remover and just hope for the best. Outcome: not favorable.
Unfortunately baby stains are par for the course. Every baby is going to make a mess and some outfits are going to be goners no matter how hard we try.
How have YOU battled baby stains?
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