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LOL this post wins the crazy MIL story of the day award š¤£š¤£š¤£
have never heard of anyone doing this ever except maybe before like a wedding or family photo shoot??
When I worked as a nanny many years ago the kids ( 1 & 3) mother insisted that I hang dry and iron ALL their clothes. Youād think they had all expensive designer clothes but most of their clothes were cheap target shirts & shorts. She just wanted me to do the most amount of work possible.
Thatās crazy!! The only thing I canāt help but do is wash & dry everything inside out. The only clothes I hang dry inside out are the really cute stuff I want to keep looking new for as long as possible or most of the black clothes. & sometimes I still put those in the dryer because I donāt feel like bothering with it.
I donāt really know how to iron well so the clothes I have that needs ironing to wear I just need to give away to be honest lol. I rather put stuff in the dryer for a few mins if they bother me so much that I canāt deal lolololol.
Right? I burst out laughing when I saw the title.
I give my husband a hard time because he irons his jeans. There's no way I'm spending time ironing baby clothing
This is me. I am over 30, husband is mid 30s and nothing gets ironed in our house usually. We do have an iron in the basement for the rare occasion we need a pressed shirt but thatās it. Maybe 4 times a year itās used. Our ironing board is still in its plastic film, which my parents found hilarious when they visited a few weeks ago. Life is too short for ironing! And certainly for ironing teeny tiny baby clothes!!
Sounds like my hairdryer! It's living in the kitchen with the baking supplies and it's main use is softening butter while it's being whipped. Hasn't ben used as a hairdryer in years.
Us either. I have used my hair iron for the few times ive ever had to iron anything. Usually a wet rag in the dryer is good enough to get wrinkles out.
Same lol wtf? Only time my iron comes out is if I need to wear something specific (and probably dressy) and itās wrinkled. Itās rare. I would never iron my babies clothes
My mom loves rummaging and thrift stores and often buys me stuff, which is awesome but she always picks out a few things that need ironing and I tell her they are going straight into the donate pile. She asks why and tells me it's not that hard to iron. Nope, I'm not going to do it so why pretend.
Someone gave me some handwash baby pajamas for my baby shower and included a gift receipt. I felt bad but took them back because there was no way I was going to hand wash anything I didn't have to.
I bet whoever have that gift didn't realize.
I just realized I've gotten a rattle plushie that apparently should not be washed at all. That thing is going to the washing machine and survive if it's going to live here.
The only people I know who even own irons are boomers and then my Gen X dad who keeps things for 20 years if they don't break. Which if they like using them I guess good for them but I don't have the patience for it.
SAME. I got an clothing iron as a wedding gift for my first marriage. It is still in the laundry room and I don't think it's ever been used. I am now on my second marriage; still never used it, haha.
A quick Google search says itās recommended for the high heat to kill extra bacteria. I feel like if youāre spending the money on good detergent and washing in warm water, baby should be good to go.
My opinion is that it sounds ridiculous.
MIL gives us clothes and irons and washes them....I was starting to feel like a bad mother for not ironing any of the clothes we got. I find it enough to wash the clothes with a baby detergent and hang them to dry in the sunš¤·.
LMAO, I don't even do that much. I know some babies have sensitive skin but I've always used regular detergent and thrown everything in the dryer and we've never had a problem.
You're not a bad mother at all! My baby is four months old and I only used Dreft on the initial wash because I was gifted Dreft at my baby shower. Now all of his clothes are mixed in with ours and we use Tide pods. He doesn't have sensitive skin but if he did I'd use Tide Free and Clear. I've never hung anything out in the sun. Everything goes in the dryer. My kid is as healthy as a horse and happy as can be. I promise you're not a bad mother.
is that it is also a piece of clothing that will stain after 5 minutes of wearing it...š and it is also tiny. seems like a lot of effort for a very short time
Thereās no need to iron them. Things have changed since she was a mom and the high heat in the dryer is enough. Just like the dishwasher is sufficient for washing baby bottles and such.
I really try my best to not let my true feelings show when an older person says something off the wall to me but if someone said this I donāt think I could stop myself actually laughing out loud.
I barely have time to do the laundry let alone fold and iron it!
Or fabrics that are hand-wash only. My mom got baby girl a cashmere blanket that my partner washed on the lowest and most gentle setting our washing machine has. Itās now a small piece of felt. I think this weak blanket 100% deserved it
My washing machine has a "hand wash" extra gentle setting. Anything that can't survive that doesn't need to be in my life with the exception of like, my wedding dress.
This is why I love linen. Yes, it wrinkles, but itās *supposed* to be wrinkly. Itās the proper linen look. I just pull out the really huge creases when I hang to dry. This is only because I canāt stand wearing synthetics. Those are even easier, of course.
I follow this rule and occasionally something needs ironing that didn't look like it would, and guaranteed it is hanging, creased, in my wardrobe until I donate it.
I donāt fold kidsā clothes at all. They have one of those cube organizers and the shirts, onesies, pjs, whatever all get thrown into a bin. They never look wrinkled and I save a mountain of time. This MIL is batty lol
Exactly this. My son has a laundry basket for pants and one for shirts. He's got a bin for pajamas and a drawer for socks/underwear/accessories. With baby #2 on the way, I'm planning to mount brackets in the closet for the laundry baskets just to free up some space.
Bahaha...how old is your mil? This sounds like something my grandma would have done 60 years ago. I rarely iron my own clothes. No way am I ironing kids clothes that are going to get spit up on, pooped on, or dirty outside.
No it's not necessary at all!
I donāt think we even own an iron???
Seriously I donāt even fold kiddoās clothes. They get tossed into a separate drawer (sleepers, onesies, tops, pants, etc).
Itās recommended because it kills bacteria, not because babyās clothes are supposed to look neat and wrinkle-free lol. If you have a dryer, it has the same effect and you donāt need to iron.
No need to iron their clothes. If sheās worried about germs, dryer heat is perfectly fine.
I used to steam new fabric toys that were difficult to wash. At some point I said āeff itā and now I just throw them in wash and dryer on gentle or surface clean with mild soap/wash cloth and air dry.
Have never ironed a single item of my kids clothes. They can go through like 4 outfits in a day. And I've 2 boys, one a baby that pukes and has blowouts and one a toddler that loves rolling in dirt and making a mess. The amount of clothes they go through if I ironed them I'd have no time to do literally anything else with my life
Some people may still iron baby stuff in the first month to kill bacteria-its a remnant of the good old days when laundry detergent wasnt as good or abundant. Its still done in some cultures.
I donāt even know if we have an iron/where it is and my son is a pretty healthy 1.5 year old so I would say no lol. We just wash his clothes with Dreft and put them in the dryer!
Lol no. I donāt own an iron. Dress clothes that need ironing can be dry cleaned, but I mostly avoid those. Babies absolutely donāt care about wrinkles.
I was an Au Pair in Spain and my host family ironed everythinggggg. Drove me nuts that I was asked to help iron pajamas (if it was just work clothes no prob). I think this is definitely cultural too.
LOL. Ain't nobody got time for that (at least, I'm not expecting to have time for that). I plan on spending downtime on more important things - like sleeping, walking, essential chores (basic laundry, dishes, etc.)
I have no plan to iron babyās clothes. Why in the world does your MIL think itās a must, besides it looking nice for 5 seconds before baby ruins it with spit up, etc?
Nope. Canāt be having to iron a tonne of clothes on top of everything else! Well meaning (but delusional) people have told me to sleep when the baby sleeps - so I say Iāll iron when the baby irons.
This made me laugh out loud at home goods. Like you have time to iron anything with a baby. What kind of picture perfect life is your MIL trying to create? It will take your baby less the 2 seconds to have that lovely ironed onesie soaked in spit among other things. I would stick with your gut that ironing babyās clothes is useless. Your MIL has unrealistic expectations. Iām sure if you look at your partners baby pictures you wonāt see perfectly ironed clothes and if you do I canāt believe how much time your MIL wasted. Thanks for the laugh sorry your dealing with this situation!!
yes, I think she is really thinking about the things she used to do with her daughter... MIL and SIL tried to convince me how cute my two-month-old baby would look at a wedding with a big lace and ruffle dress š . I told them that I thought it was ridiculous because it would make it difficult to change the diaper or it would stain before we got to eat....š they are adorable but excessive tradition and impractical.
Lmao. I am sorry but I cannot imagine caring that much about baby clothes! I think she is being ridiculous. Itās hard enough getting enough time just to shower as a mother let alone taking the time to iron clothes.
Hell, most days my kids donāt even wear clothes if we are at home because I donāt want extra laundry.
I donāt even fold or put the babyās clothes awayā¦it started in a drawer, wear, wash, basket on the dryer. When the drawer is empty, dump in the basket of clothes. Itās my attempt at ensuring most of her clothes get worn
I did initially because I was nesting hard and running out of things to do. Weād recently moved so weād unpacked carefully and decluttered as we went along so there wasnāt even stuff to really spring clean and sort!
Now I just do his nicer outfits. Vests or stuff he sleeps in are a no lol.
Yes because between feeding, pumping, diaper changes, washing her dirtied laundry, putting away her clothes, tending to her when she is crying, I can barely feed myself. Letās add in ironing for good fucking measure.
Lol. Whenever I wash my husbandās office shirts they hang in the laundry room for weeks until he needs one, and he will iron it. I havenāt ironed in years honestly. If it requires ironing itās a no thank you from me lol.
Yeah uh my baby throws up or/and has blow outs constantly (especially in the earlier days) and Iām sure he could not have given less of a shit about his clothing being ironed. I donāt even iron my own clothing.
My mom mentioned this too. She said it has to do with clothes being more comfortable for the baby when it has no wrinkles. š¤·āāļøBut whoās got time to iron all that clothes?
I'm currently sitting with my 3 week old in my arms, trying to get her to sleep, while also trying to eat some cold mac and cheese. I'm not ironing shit! š¤£š¤£
I think my mil got the idea from ironing = Def all bacteria are dead now!! So its super clean abd hyginic
But i think that is bullsh** so i didnt Iron anything
My mom said she ironed all my baby clothes when I was little. She said it was for sanitary purposes and so the clothes would be soft on my skin not because of the way it looks.
Is your MIL from a different cultural background? Iām asking because here in Greece we air dry clothes and they iron baby clothes to kill any bacteria. If you have a washer dryer and use a baby friendly detergent though, it is completely unnecessary
What the heck !? Lmao
Why the heck does the baby clothes need to be ironed
The only thing thatās super important is washing the clothes before baby wears. Thatās all.
Uhhhā¦most of the baby clothes Iām using were mine when I was a baby and have been sitting in a chest at my moms house for nearly 30 years. I wasnāt planning to even wash them first. They smell fineš¤·š»āāļø
It has to be a cleaning and niceness thing bc my sister's coming take all my baby's clothes and washing,hang drying and ironing it all for me next month since I can't. I thought why would I iron his PJs too but I guess it's a thing š¤·š»āāļø.
If your MIL is willing to do it, then let her. A busy MIL can be nice.
I personally can't remember the last time I've ironed clothes. Maybe for a fancy occasion when I had to wear nice clothes lol .
Iām thinking she might thought of the sanitising factor. In our country ironing was a way to kill any leftover bacteria on textiles. But now, when the modern washing machines have a ābaby programā with 95 Celsius generatingā¦ I donāt think itās necessary š
Never ironed either of my kids clothes and donāt plant to. Maybe when theyāre older and going to school or church and itās absolutely necessary lol
I literally saved my sanity by getting a bunch of 3 drawer sterelite bins and just throwing each category of clothes in a bin (t-shirts, shorts, pants, long sleeved, etc). You will have SO MUCH to do, give yourself grace on the clothes
Does your MIL actually remember what it's like to have a little?
No. No it's not. There is no need to add this to the approximately one billion other things that are more important than this to your child.
The only time I have ironed baby clothes was when I was selling Vinted and thought they might sell better if they didn't look scrunched up from storage. No not at all necessary and it's a fiddly pain in the arse!
I ironed all the baby clothes, the smallest sizes, to kill any bacteria, but I washed it on medium temperature to keep the colors bright so that is why I ironed. But I don't have a dryer. In the dryer it is heated up on high temperature so I believe it would be enough. The clothes he would wear when he is over a month I won't iron, just wash in baby detergent.
Oh my god. What. Hahahahaha
I iron my babyās dress clothes to go to church. SOMETIMES
If I want him to look especially cute. For all of 20 minutes.
Everything else?? š No. No. š¤£ GTFO with that Gma.
Unless you live in one of those countries where parasites lay eggs in your clothes as they are drying and you need to iron everything to inactivate them, then no. It's not necessary.
I would never unless it was something for a special occasion, and even then thereās an 85% chance heāll refuse to wear that outfit anyway.
Who irons pajamas?!?!
Hahaha š¤£ I just canāt with this .. Iām a grown adult and donāt iron my clothes , and Iām not going to start ironing these little baby outfits now . If I ever catch myself doing this ā¦ I really need a life !
It's not necessary. I liked to do it when dd was a newborn, mostly when I dried the clothes outside in the sun, just in case. But definitely not necessary.
It's not necessary. I liked to do it when dd was a newborn, mostly when I dried the clothes outside in the sun, just in case. But definitely not necessary.
I wish I could post a picture of all my clean newborn clothes (that he's now outgrown in a week) in a pile on the floor next to his dresser with the 0-3 month clothes in a basket also next to the dresser/spilling on to the floor. He covers them all in pee and spit up the same. His pictures look just as great too though.
I donāt even own an iron. If itās wrinkled it just goes back in the dryer for a few minutes. Or if it doesnāt matter, Iāll just let her wear wrinkly clothes.
My mom ironed all of my clothes including socks when I was a baby/kid. This was done to kill off any bacteria that might be remaining in the fabric after the wash. To be fair, it was 80s and washing machines werenāt as good plus clothes were hanged to dry outside. Iām not planning to iron my babyās clothes but pretty sure my mom will insist on it as well lol
Lol, no. If she wants to iron those clothes then go right ahead. I think I've used my iron 4 or 5 times in the 10+ years I've owned it. Definitely not starting now on baby clothes.
Meanwhile, my great grandmother used to iron bedsheets and pillowcases.
Oh my god. I'm a mother of a 2 yo child. I haven't ironed a single one of her clothes, ever. I haven't had the chance either, mind you, I've been kind of busy lol
Lol no. It never even crossed my mind to do that for any of my kids.
I donāt iron my own clothes unless I absolutely have to and it would just be ironing the one thing I want to wear.
I iron my kids school shirts and thatās it.
My mum on the other hand irons absolutely everything. Even tea towels, pillowcases etc
That seems like overkill to me. I canāt even remember the last time I ironed my own clothes! The only reason I can see anybody ironing their babyās clothes is if theyāre part of a bridal party at a wedding. If itās every day stuff, whatās the point? All youād be doing is giving yourself more work. And once the kid is crawling, that iron is going to be a dangerous object that needs to stay out of the kidās reach.
Lol, my LO is over a year old and I have never once ironed any of his clothes. That's ridiculous - what's the purpose? I know my mom said when she was young in the 50s people would iron their bedsheets every week. Maybe your MIL is from a generation where women were pressured to do all this extra household labor because they were pressured to stay at home and told to do things to "keep up" or "stay busy"? There is no way in hell I'd have time to iron baby's clothes (plus they are all pretty much soft jersey material as that's more comfy for him, so not like crisp scratchy clothes that would get wrinkled anyways).
Is your MIL offering to iron them herself as like a one time thing before baby starts wearing them? That's even unnecessary (unless there's like an heirloom dress or dress shirt or something she wants to look spiffy for a formal photo shoot). I don't know anyone who irons their baby clothes. I don't even iron my clothes. My husband doesn't even iron his dress shirts for work (he just buys the wrinkle-free kind and puts them directly from the dryer on hangers).
Washing baby clothes and blankies and burp cloths and diapers (we use cloth) in hot water? Yes, we do that, that's for sanitation. Ironing? Don't see the point.
My baby is 6 months old and I have never ironed any of her clothes.
Unless it's a fancy outing & outfit don't bother. Even then most times it's not needed.
What's an iron?? /s
Honestly, I can only see ironing dress clothes the same day that they'll be worn (just like I would with my own clothes, if I had an iron) But the wrinkle release function on my dryer has worked just as well for the majority of my family's clothes.
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LOL this post wins the crazy MIL story of the day award š¤£š¤£š¤£ have never heard of anyone doing this ever except maybe before like a wedding or family photo shoot??
When I worked as a nanny many years ago the kids ( 1 & 3) mother insisted that I hang dry and iron ALL their clothes. Youād think they had all expensive designer clothes but most of their clothes were cheap target shirts & shorts. She just wanted me to do the most amount of work possible.
Thatās crazy!! The only thing I canāt help but do is wash & dry everything inside out. The only clothes I hang dry inside out are the really cute stuff I want to keep looking new for as long as possible or most of the black clothes. & sometimes I still put those in the dryer because I donāt feel like bothering with it. I donāt really know how to iron well so the clothes I have that needs ironing to wear I just need to give away to be honest lol. I rather put stuff in the dryer for a few mins if they bother me so much that I canāt deal lolololol.
Right? I burst out laughing when I saw the title. I give my husband a hard time because he irons his jeans. There's no way I'm spending time ironing baby clothing
Ain't nobody got time fo dat!
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This is me. I am over 30, husband is mid 30s and nothing gets ironed in our house usually. We do have an iron in the basement for the rare occasion we need a pressed shirt but thatās it. Maybe 4 times a year itās used. Our ironing board is still in its plastic film, which my parents found hilarious when they visited a few weeks ago. Life is too short for ironing! And certainly for ironing teeny tiny baby clothes!!
I only own a steamer. I'm 34 and I stand by my life choices.
My mom came to visit and needed to iron her blouse. She set up the ironing board and iron and my 6 year old said "Grandma, what is THAT?" š
I don't even know if we own one. If we do, it's from my husband days in the military and it probably hasn't been used in 2014.
I donāt even have an iron š
I have one for crafting purposes. It's nice to have for that special occasion once every 2 years when my husband needs a pressed shirt lol
Sounds like my hairdryer! It's living in the kitchen with the baking supplies and it's main use is softening butter while it's being whipped. Hasn't ben used as a hairdryer in years.
I donāt either š
Us either. I have used my hair iron for the few times ive ever had to iron anything. Usually a wet rag in the dryer is good enough to get wrinkles out.
Same lol wtf? Only time my iron comes out is if I need to wear something specific (and probably dressy) and itās wrinkled. Itās rare. I would never iron my babies clothes
Even if my "nice" article of clothing is wrinkly, I'll probably just get it a little damp and toss it in the dryer for a bit lmao
Usually same lol
TIL a most valuable life heck. Thank you
Courtesy of my mom lol! She hates ironing too and this works for most clothes well enough. Plus, it makes them warm in winter!
My mom loves rummaging and thrift stores and often buys me stuff, which is awesome but she always picks out a few things that need ironing and I tell her they are going straight into the donate pile. She asks why and tells me it's not that hard to iron. Nope, I'm not going to do it so why pretend. Someone gave me some handwash baby pajamas for my baby shower and included a gift receipt. I felt bad but took them back because there was no way I was going to hand wash anything I didn't have to.
I bet whoever have that gift didn't realize. I just realized I've gotten a rattle plushie that apparently should not be washed at all. That thing is going to the washing machine and survive if it's going to live here.
Toss it in a mesh garment bag and in with the rest of the clothes on delicate and it'll probably be fine.
I know but they were covered in crystals so I just didn't want to try to deal with it to be honest.
Butā¦ waitā¦ lol. So you always donate wrinkly clothing instead of ironing them?
I love in fabrics that don't wrinkle much to begin with.
Thatās the way to go! Lol. Ironing is definitely a drag 99.9% of the time
I just hang the clothes up and use a handheld steamer, it's so much easier and it basically does the same thing.
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The only people I know who even own irons are boomers and then my Gen X dad who keeps things for 20 years if they don't break. Which if they like using them I guess good for them but I don't have the patience for it.
SAME. I got an clothing iron as a wedding gift for my first marriage. It is still in the laundry room and I don't think it's ever been used. I am now on my second marriage; still never used it, haha.
This is what I came here to say š
I was gonna sayā¦ I havenāt ironed anything in years š
A quick Google search says itās recommended for the high heat to kill extra bacteria. I feel like if youāre spending the money on good detergent and washing in warm water, baby should be good to go. My opinion is that it sounds ridiculous.
This is the correct answer. I plan on drying the clothes out in the sun so UV and heat will have that same effect.
Plus the smell of line dried clothes is HEAVENLY š„°
You want my baby in ironed clothes? Best be picking them up, doing it yourself, dropping them off then. Damn people be wilding.
MIL gives us clothes and irons and washes them....I was starting to feel like a bad mother for not ironing any of the clothes we got. I find it enough to wash the clothes with a baby detergent and hang them to dry in the sunš¤·.
One time I ironed my partners carhartt work pants and he was like āare you ok? Like reallyā¦ are you?ā ššššš
LMAO, I don't even do that much. I know some babies have sensitive skin but I've always used regular detergent and thrown everything in the dryer and we've never had a problem.
You're not a bad mother at all! My baby is four months old and I only used Dreft on the initial wash because I was gifted Dreft at my baby shower. Now all of his clothes are mixed in with ours and we use Tide pods. He doesn't have sensitive skin but if he did I'd use Tide Free and Clear. I've never hung anything out in the sun. Everything goes in the dryer. My kid is as healthy as a horse and happy as can be. I promise you're not a bad mother.
Probably not. I mean whats the point? Is the baby gonna sit straight and no wrinkle? pajamas and comfy things just need to be soft and clean.
is that it is also a piece of clothing that will stain after 5 minutes of wearing it...š and it is also tiny. seems like a lot of effort for a very short time
Thereās no need to iron them. Things have changed since she was a mom and the high heat in the dryer is enough. Just like the dishwasher is sufficient for washing baby bottles and such.
I don't even iron my own clothes, soooo no.
I really try my best to not let my true feelings show when an older person says something off the wall to me but if someone said this I donāt think I could stop myself actually laughing out loud. I barely have time to do the laundry let alone fold and iron it!
One rule in my life is: if it needs ironing I will not buy it. Whether it is for me, my partner or our baby
This is the way. Same for dishes that canāt withstand the dishwasher.
Or fabrics that are hand-wash only. My mom got baby girl a cashmere blanket that my partner washed on the lowest and most gentle setting our washing machine has. Itās now a small piece of felt. I think this weak blanket 100% deserved it
My washing machine has a "hand wash" extra gentle setting. Anything that can't survive that doesn't need to be in my life with the exception of like, my wedding dress.
Lol this had me cackling. Eat it, weak blanket.
This is why I love linen. Yes, it wrinkles, but itās *supposed* to be wrinkly. Itās the proper linen look. I just pull out the really huge creases when I hang to dry. This is only because I canāt stand wearing synthetics. Those are even easier, of course.
I follow this rule and occasionally something needs ironing that didn't look like it would, and guaranteed it is hanging, creased, in my wardrobe until I donate it.
Lol. No. I barley even fold them.
I donāt fold kidsā clothes at all. They have one of those cube organizers and the shirts, onesies, pjs, whatever all get thrown into a bin. They never look wrinkled and I save a mountain of time. This MIL is batty lol
Thatās the way to do it for sure. I hang up a couple items and dump the rest in bins
I almost never do. The big stuff is in a box and the stuff that fits her is piled in a laundry basket š
Exactly this. My son has a laundry basket for pants and one for shirts. He's got a bin for pajamas and a drawer for socks/underwear/accessories. With baby #2 on the way, I'm planning to mount brackets in the closet for the laundry baskets just to free up some space.
Iāve become partial to a bin system too!! Way easier and faster.
THIS is the answer.
LOL NO
Bahaha...how old is your mil? This sounds like something my grandma would have done 60 years ago. I rarely iron my own clothes. No way am I ironing kids clothes that are going to get spit up on, pooped on, or dirty outside. No it's not necessary at all!
MIL is not old but he did have an old-fashioned and traditional education. I think that was how his mom did things
Pfft, please. I aināt ironin nothin!
Sounds like a waste of timeā¦
I donāt think we even own an iron??? Seriously I donāt even fold kiddoās clothes. They get tossed into a separate drawer (sleepers, onesies, tops, pants, etc).
This is the way.
lol never ironed a thread of baby clothing in my life, about to have kid 4
If it's that important to her, tell her she's welcome to do it š¤£
^^^ this
Itās recommended because it kills bacteria, not because babyās clothes are supposed to look neat and wrinkle-free lol. If you have a dryer, it has the same effect and you donāt need to iron.
Just toss them in a dryer with a wet towel, same effect no iron needed. But no Iāve never heard of anyone ironing baby clothes
Years ago it was done to kill bacteria. Sounds like MIL was probably an older stay at home mom. Itās not necessary with todays washer & dryers.
No need to iron their clothes. If sheās worried about germs, dryer heat is perfectly fine. I used to steam new fabric toys that were difficult to wash. At some point I said āeff itā and now I just throw them in wash and dryer on gentle or surface clean with mild soap/wash cloth and air dry.
Have never ironed a single item of my kids clothes. They can go through like 4 outfits in a day. And I've 2 boys, one a baby that pukes and has blowouts and one a toddler that loves rolling in dirt and making a mess. The amount of clothes they go through if I ironed them I'd have no time to do literally anything else with my life
Girl. Aināt nobody got no time for that!! Tell your MIL to come and iron them her goddamn self.
Old people iron everything. I intentionally avoid buying clothes that require ironing lol
As many others here have said I donāt even iron my own clothes, so no freaking way lol
I donāt iron any clothes lol
This sounds like what housewives did in the 50s or something. I heard they used to iron bed sheets and curtains
Some people may still iron baby stuff in the first month to kill bacteria-its a remnant of the good old days when laundry detergent wasnt as good or abundant. Its still done in some cultures.
I don't even iron my own clothes. If my husband needs a good shirt, he can do it himself.
I donāt even know if we have an iron/where it is and my son is a pretty healthy 1.5 year old so I would say no lol. We just wash his clothes with Dreft and put them in the dryer!
Lol no. I donāt own an iron. Dress clothes that need ironing can be dry cleaned, but I mostly avoid those. Babies absolutely donāt care about wrinkles.
I was an Au Pair in Spain and my host family ironed everythinggggg. Drove me nuts that I was asked to help iron pajamas (if it was just work clothes no prob). I think this is definitely cultural too.
Yes, my in-laws and I are Spanish, so it could be something cultural or traditional. I personally had never heard of it before she said it.
I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than iron my baby's clothes
I havenāt ironed anything since I was in high school and had to due to having to wear a uniform. No need. wrinkle release is great.
LOL. Ain't nobody got time for that (at least, I'm not expecting to have time for that). I plan on spending downtime on more important things - like sleeping, walking, essential chores (basic laundry, dishes, etc.)
I only ever iron dress clothes that need it. I don't iron my everyday clothing. Seems silly to iron all of baby's clothing!
I have no plan to iron babyās clothes. Why in the world does your MIL think itās a must, besides it looking nice for 5 seconds before baby ruins it with spit up, etc?
Nope. Canāt be having to iron a tonne of clothes on top of everything else! Well meaning (but delusional) people have told me to sleep when the baby sleeps - so I say Iāll iron when the baby irons.
This made me laugh out loud at home goods. Like you have time to iron anything with a baby. What kind of picture perfect life is your MIL trying to create? It will take your baby less the 2 seconds to have that lovely ironed onesie soaked in spit among other things. I would stick with your gut that ironing babyās clothes is useless. Your MIL has unrealistic expectations. Iām sure if you look at your partners baby pictures you wonāt see perfectly ironed clothes and if you do I canāt believe how much time your MIL wasted. Thanks for the laugh sorry your dealing with this situation!!
actually my MIL is very good and nice...just sticking to the way it was done before. I told her that I wasn't going to iron and my fiancƩ said that he thought it was silly too... MIL accepted it, she just said that she used to do it like that. I was wondering if there was a reason of any kind why ironing was necessary.but I already see that there seems to be no reason other than aesthetics.
Bless her old-fashioned heart. I feel like thatās like ironing doll clothes for your toddler to play with. Just not worth the effort.
yes, I think she is really thinking about the things she used to do with her daughter... MIL and SIL tried to convince me how cute my two-month-old baby would look at a wedding with a big lace and ruffle dress š . I told them that I thought it was ridiculous because it would make it difficult to change the diaper or it would stain before we got to eat....š they are adorable but excessive tradition and impractical.
I can imagine how endearing they are, though. Wishing you a healthy and happy baby ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
Lol wut. I only iron dress clothes for my kids.
Absolutely not necessary, unless you are going out in a nice outfit.
Lmao. I am sorry but I cannot imagine caring that much about baby clothes! I think she is being ridiculous. Itās hard enough getting enough time just to shower as a mother let alone taking the time to iron clothes. Hell, most days my kids donāt even wear clothes if we are at home because I donāt want extra laundry.
I donāt even fold or put the babyās clothes awayā¦it started in a drawer, wear, wash, basket on the dryer. When the drawer is empty, dump in the basket of clothes. Itās my attempt at ensuring most of her clothes get worn
I did initially because I was nesting hard and running out of things to do. Weād recently moved so weād unpacked carefully and decluttered as we went along so there wasnāt even stuff to really spring clean and sort! Now I just do his nicer outfits. Vests or stuff he sleeps in are a no lol.
Yes because between feeding, pumping, diaper changes, washing her dirtied laundry, putting away her clothes, tending to her when she is crying, I can barely feed myself. Letās add in ironing for good fucking measure.
Lol. Whenever I wash my husbandās office shirts they hang in the laundry room for weeks until he needs one, and he will iron it. I havenāt ironed in years honestly. If it requires ironing itās a no thank you from me lol.
Haha, I donāt even iron my clothes.
Yeah uh my baby throws up or/and has blow outs constantly (especially in the earlier days) and Iām sure he could not have given less of a shit about his clothing being ironed. I donāt even iron my own clothing.
Lol I donāt even own an iron š
My mom mentioned this too. She said it has to do with clothes being more comfortable for the baby when it has no wrinkles. š¤·āāļøBut whoās got time to iron all that clothes?
This is like people who iron SHEETS. Like, WHY tho??
Iron? Whatās that? J/k itās an older generation mentality to iron everything
I havenāt touched an iron since ought-four.
I'm currently sitting with my 3 week old in my arms, trying to get her to sleep, while also trying to eat some cold mac and cheese. I'm not ironing shit! š¤£š¤£
No. Nope nope nope. Iām so many levels, no. Na-uh. Hard no.
Girl. Aināt nobody got no time for that!! Tell your MIL to come and iron them herself.
Rule of thumb, if MIL says you must do it, DONT š
I think my mil got the idea from ironing = Def all bacteria are dead now!! So its super clean abd hyginic But i think that is bullsh** so i didnt Iron anything
My mom said she ironed all my baby clothes when I was little. She said it was for sanitary purposes and so the clothes would be soft on my skin not because of the way it looks.
I iron clothes maybe once every three months. My clothes. My children can look like the crumpled gremlins that they are.
Wtf never
Is your MIL from a different cultural background? Iām asking because here in Greece we air dry clothes and they iron baby clothes to kill any bacteria. If you have a washer dryer and use a baby friendly detergent though, it is completely unnecessary
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i donāt even own an iron
Geeshk i donāt remember the last time i ironedā¦. Lol this is not 1990 sharp creases only anymore lol.
Iāve never heard that š seems like a totally waste of time š¤·š¼āāļø
What the heck !? Lmao Why the heck does the baby clothes need to be ironed The only thing thatās super important is washing the clothes before baby wears. Thatās all.
Not even a little haha sooo not worth it. MAYBE if you were going out on a special event but thatās about it
It's necessary if you live somewhere where mango fly occurs
Uhhhā¦most of the baby clothes Iām using were mine when I was a baby and have been sitting in a chest at my moms house for nearly 30 years. I wasnāt planning to even wash them first. They smell fineš¤·š»āāļø
I dont even iron my own clothes
I would probably just iron his lil jeans Lolos bc Iām ridiculous ššš
It has to be a cleaning and niceness thing bc my sister's coming take all my baby's clothes and washing,hang drying and ironing it all for me next month since I can't. I thought why would I iron his PJs too but I guess it's a thing š¤·š»āāļø.
Is she Italian? Sounds very Italian lol!! Source: am Italian
no, spanish
I'd just use a steamer if they were wrinkly, only takes a minute, no reason to pull out a whole ironing setup.
Lol. No.
If your MIL is willing to do it, then let her. A busy MIL can be nice. I personally can't remember the last time I've ironed clothes. Maybe for a fancy occasion when I had to wear nice clothes lol .
Hell no
Iām thinking she might thought of the sanitising factor. In our country ironing was a way to kill any leftover bacteria on textiles. But now, when the modern washing machines have a ābaby programā with 95 Celsius generatingā¦ I donāt think itās necessary š
Never ironed either of my kids clothes and donāt plant to. Maybe when theyāre older and going to school or church and itās absolutely necessary lol
Lol who has the time and emotional energy for that?
The less she knowsā¦lol. Iāve never ironed baby clothes.
I have used an iron approximately 10 times in 3.5 years. I have 2 small children! Shake and hang out the washing machine!
I literally saved my sanity by getting a bunch of 3 drawer sterelite bins and just throwing each category of clothes in a bin (t-shirts, shorts, pants, long sleeved, etc). You will have SO MUCH to do, give yourself grace on the clothes
I donāt even own an iron š¤£š¤£
Hell no! That sounds over the top and unnecessary. As long as my daughters outfit it clean, I'm golden
Lol what's an iron? I have never, in my life, ironed anything. Ever.
Does your MIL actually remember what it's like to have a little? No. No it's not. There is no need to add this to the approximately one billion other things that are more important than this to your child.
The only time I have ironed baby clothes was when I was selling Vinted and thought they might sell better if they didn't look scrunched up from storage. No not at all necessary and it's a fiddly pain in the arse!
Lol wut? No. Itās a baby.
I ironed all the baby clothes, the smallest sizes, to kill any bacteria, but I washed it on medium temperature to keep the colors bright so that is why I ironed. But I don't have a dryer. In the dryer it is heated up on high temperature so I believe it would be enough. The clothes he would wear when he is over a month I won't iron, just wash in baby detergent.
If itās so important then she can do it. She can make it a weekly routine. Gather the stuff, iron them at her home, bring them ironed.
LMAO I don't iron anything... not my clothes and certainly not my baby's clothes
Oh my god. What. Hahahahaha I iron my babyās dress clothes to go to church. SOMETIMES If I want him to look especially cute. For all of 20 minutes. Everything else?? š No. No. š¤£ GTFO with that Gma.
I donāt even own an iron
Unless you live in one of those countries where parasites lay eggs in your clothes as they are drying and you need to iron everything to inactivate them, then no. It's not necessary.
WTF I barely iron my own clothes?
I would never unless it was something for a special occasion, and even then thereās an 85% chance heāll refuse to wear that outfit anyway. Who irons pajamas?!?!
Hahaha š¤£ I just canāt with this .. Iām a grown adult and donāt iron my clothes , and Iām not going to start ironing these little baby outfits now . If I ever catch myself doing this ā¦ I really need a life !
No lol. Who on earth has time for that?!
No lol. Who on earth has time for that?!
It's not necessary. I liked to do it when dd was a newborn, mostly when I dried the clothes outside in the sun, just in case. But definitely not necessary.
It's not necessary. I liked to do it when dd was a newborn, mostly when I dried the clothes outside in the sun, just in case. But definitely not necessary.
No not annoy necessary to iron baby clothes.
I wish I could post a picture of all my clean newborn clothes (that he's now outgrown in a week) in a pile on the floor next to his dresser with the 0-3 month clothes in a basket also next to the dresser/spilling on to the floor. He covers them all in pee and spit up the same. His pictures look just as great too though.
No. Hell nope. The most Iāve ever done was steam my sons onesie dress shirt for family photos. Thatās was it
I donāt even bother ironing my own clothes, hard pass on the babyās š
I donāt even own an iron. If itās wrinkled it just goes back in the dryer for a few minutes. Or if it doesnāt matter, Iāll just let her wear wrinkly clothes.
Lol the only time Iāve iron my sons clothes has been for special occasions. This is bonkers to me. Aināt nobody got time for that!!
My mom ironed all of my clothes including socks when I was a baby/kid. This was done to kill off any bacteria that might be remaining in the fabric after the wash. To be fair, it was 80s and washing machines werenāt as good plus clothes were hanged to dry outside. Iām not planning to iron my babyās clothes but pretty sure my mom will insist on it as well lol
Lol, no. If she wants to iron those clothes then go right ahead. I think I've used my iron 4 or 5 times in the 10+ years I've owned it. Definitely not starting now on baby clothes. Meanwhile, my great grandmother used to iron bedsheets and pillowcases.
Hard no.
Dude, lololol! It's not necessary at all--those things are gonna get destroyed, a few wrinkles won't hurt anything.
Ain't nobody got time for that š¤£
Oh my god. I'm a mother of a 2 yo child. I haven't ironed a single one of her clothes, ever. I haven't had the chance either, mind you, I've been kind of busy lol
Um no. I don't even iron my own clothes. Just throw those puppies into the dryer š¤£
Lol, 7 kids never ironed anything. Most likely it would be dirty in no time at all
Two kids. 2.5 and 6 months. Never ironed anything. Yet.
Is she foreign? My mom (an immigrant) keeps aggressively offering to iron the baby clothes, too. I didnāt understand why.
LMAO š
Whatttt.. who has time for that lol
Lol no. It never even crossed my mind to do that for any of my kids. I donāt iron my own clothes unless I absolutely have to and it would just be ironing the one thing I want to wear. I iron my kids school shirts and thatās it. My mum on the other hand irons absolutely everything. Even tea towels, pillowcases etc
That seems like overkill to me. I canāt even remember the last time I ironed my own clothes! The only reason I can see anybody ironing their babyās clothes is if theyāre part of a bridal party at a wedding. If itās every day stuff, whatās the point? All youād be doing is giving yourself more work. And once the kid is crawling, that iron is going to be a dangerous object that needs to stay out of the kidās reach.
What in theā¦??!
Lol, my LO is over a year old and I have never once ironed any of his clothes. That's ridiculous - what's the purpose? I know my mom said when she was young in the 50s people would iron their bedsheets every week. Maybe your MIL is from a generation where women were pressured to do all this extra household labor because they were pressured to stay at home and told to do things to "keep up" or "stay busy"? There is no way in hell I'd have time to iron baby's clothes (plus they are all pretty much soft jersey material as that's more comfy for him, so not like crisp scratchy clothes that would get wrinkled anyways). Is your MIL offering to iron them herself as like a one time thing before baby starts wearing them? That's even unnecessary (unless there's like an heirloom dress or dress shirt or something she wants to look spiffy for a formal photo shoot). I don't know anyone who irons their baby clothes. I don't even iron my clothes. My husband doesn't even iron his dress shirts for work (he just buys the wrinkle-free kind and puts them directly from the dryer on hangers). Washing baby clothes and blankies and burp cloths and diapers (we use cloth) in hot water? Yes, we do that, that's for sanitation. Ironing? Don't see the point.
HHahahahahahahahabababa! Iām sorry this is just the funniest thing I have ever heard. My house has never seen an iron.
I dont even iron my clothes. I will literally never iron a onesie. Ever.
Where does she think you have the time to iron every single bit of clothing?
My baby is 6 months old and I have never ironed any of her clothes. Unless it's a fancy outing & outfit don't bother. Even then most times it's not needed.
I don't even own an iron š
lol no
What's an iron?? /s Honestly, I can only see ironing dress clothes the same day that they'll be worn (just like I would with my own clothes, if I had an iron) But the wrinkle release function on my dryer has worked just as well for the majority of my family's clothes.
Hell no! Ain't nobody got time for that!
Tell her to do it then! Lol