How to Get Food Stains Out of Baby Clothes

You first move is to get all the heavy gunk off your baby’s clothes by running it under cold water ASAP. If you’ve got a faucet with high water pressure, you’re in good shape.

Before you toss baby’s clothes in the washer, give yourself a fighting chance to get the stain out with a pre-treatment. Dreft Laundry Stain Remover has an advanced cleaning formula to help you tackle the biggest messes. Just spray it directly on the stain and rub it into the fabric. Wait about five minutes and then you’re ready for the next step.

There’s no need to do anything extraordinary here. Wash your clothes on a normal cycle in warm to hot water using the detergent of your choice. Dreft Stage 2: Active Baby Liquid Detergent removes 99% of baby food stains, and it’s safe to use in both standard and high-efficiency washing machines, so it’s a great choice. Whatever detergent you use, there’s no need to overpour—use the cap to measure it out just like you would for any other load of laundry

When the washer buzzes to tell you the cycle has finished, remove the clothes immediately. If one washing doesn’t do the trick, do not put baby’s clothes in the dryer as drying may cause a baby food stain to set in. Instead, repeat the previous steps until the stain goes away.

Once the stain is out, run the wet clothes through the dryer at a normal setting. When the dryer’s done, fold baby’s clothes right away to prevent them from wrinkling.