morning mamas, just woke up my son to find he had a bloody nose in the night :(
all over his sheets, blankets, stuffed animals, and worst of all, his "lovies" - flannel receiving blankets he has had since he was born (he is almost 5). even if i replaced them at this point it would not be the same unless i washed them five hundred times lol. soooo how do i get the blood out? most of it is dried.
and i don't deal with blood well. so i am having a crappy morning. trying not to get sick! just a side note lol. i know it's not important.
what is, is that i have run out of my stain stick. what's the best one to get? i have to be at work in an hour and a half, and will be running to the store SOON.
THANKS!!
thanks everyone! Queenofthecastle wins - she was the only one who answered before i had to leave lol. but thank you all. i did try the Zout (which also worked great as a spot cleaner for the mattress), and it got every single spot out - which had been sitting all night and all day at that point - except on ONE receiving blanket. sheet, second receiving blanket, mattress protector, and blanket all came out beautifully. i am not sure what happened to this last little blanket. BUT i can live with that. right now i am doing a cold soak with peroxide and Zout. i hope to get the last one clean too! what an adventure. learn something new every day! you guys were all right on with the cold water. thanks so much!
Can you soak them in ice and water in the tub? Whenever I have a spot of blood on clothes, I let an ice cube melt on it, wash it with oxy, then keep washing and DON'T dry it until the stains are out. Drying it will set the stains.
You could get Woolite and use that. It does remove blood from items. I used it when I had my monthly many years ago.
The other S.
Peroxide and cold water.
Works wonders.
LBC
Run everything undaer cold water that should help, even before you wash
Peroxide and cold water. Hope your day gets better!!!
Haven't read the other answers but here is what worked for my daughter's sheets and lovies after her nose bleed.
Soak the stained parts in hydrogen peroxide and then dump baking soda on top of it and form a paste and let it sit. Check it every few hours and add more hp and baking soda removing the older dried up stuff as you go. The blood will be drawn out of the cloth.
Only use cold water to wash as warm or hot will set the stains for good. even after a cold wash you can go back over the spots with more hydrogen peroxide and baking soda.
My daughter's loves have never looked so good.
hydrogen peroxide BEFORE wetting or washing the blood has worked wonders for me. pour it on, leave it, then scrub.
good luck!
hydrogen peroxide works perfectly on blood. Pour it on, sop it up, and do over if necessary.
NO WARM WATER ON BLOOD EVER !!! You need to treat all blood stains with cold water only. Soak what you can in cold water and check every few minutes, replace the cold water if needed and add only a little detergent. Once the blood has lifted ( yes it does ) you can wash it at your normal temps in the washer. Good luck .
Regular windex. Spray it on the blood spots till it's good and wet then toss in the washing machine on cold. Check the items when the wash is done and treat again with windex as needed and rewash in cold. If you dry the stuff, it will set the blood stain in. It's the ammonia in the windex that will help release the blood. If you don't have than, try peroxide in the same fashion. My son is very pron to nose bleeds too and sees to always get them in the middle of the night :(
Good luck!
S.
A soak in either Oxy Clean or Biz should do the trick...unless of course any of it is solid white, then regular bleach is the best. If some of the stuff just has "small spots" on it or for the non-machine washable (IE: Too big or bulky), you can also try Huggies Natural Care baby wipes. I don't know why, but they seem to be able to get any stain out of anyfabric with no damage. I've also heard of tomato juice to remove blood stains, though I've never tried it.
Spot Shot has worked great for us on more than one occasion. We have a dog who has some skin issues. We have had to get dried blood off carpet, furniture and clothes. I think we have tried every trick in the book .Shot Shot has cleaned it every time (also got out permanent marker), It's carpet cleaner, but I have used it numerous times on clothing. You can get it pretty much anywhere - grocery stores, hardware stores and the big box stores. It's a blue bottle with an orange cap.
resolve laundry stain remover and remember to use cold water when washing stuff.
Carbona stain remover in the yellow bottle in the laudry section. Get #4 for blood and milk. Works great.
cold water soaking.
Oxyclean and wash....COLD..
Don't put them in the dryer until you see the blood is gone. Oxyclean is usually really good about getting blood out. Put it on BOTH sides of the blood stain.
If you are not worried about color, peroxide works great! Otherwise, try warm water and detergent. Hopefully the stains are fresh enough they haven't set yet...good luck.
My cousin the nurse has always said to use hydriogen perioxide. She learned this from a patient who worked in housekeeping in a high end hotel. It works for blood every time!
I have used Zout to get dried blood out of my son's clothes. Even if I treat is several hours after the bloody nose happened, it still comes out.
I have used Dreft spray for all bloodstains. I let the stains sit for a bit so the spray can take effect, and then I soak the clothes in cold water. Either fill up a bucket with cold water or let the washing machine fill up before the cycle starts. Let the clothes sit for about 15-20 minutes if you can, then run the cycle as usual with regular detergent. NEVER use warm or hot water. I did that and it didn't work at all.
My daughter had nosebleeds on a camping trip, and so I wasn't able to wash her clothes until a week after the fact and was able to get most (if not all of the blood out using Dreft and cold water. I think you can use any type of stain remover you prefer, but cold water is the key.
Good luck!
I was just talking to a friend about this. She said pyroxide. Use full strength pyroxide to soak it. It will not damage the fabric.
