For my homebirth, I had a stack of old towels set aside to use, but we used them up pretty quickly. I had Tim bring me a towel and it was one of our better towels, but I didn't care at that point. Well, it sat for a good 24 hours probably and was pretty well soaked in blood. It looked like someone had been killed I'm sure. I decided to soak all the towels we used in oxyclean and see how it went. I put them in the bathtub in super hot water and put quite a bit of the powder in and let them soak overnight. They came out of the wash and there is not ONE discolored spot or blood stain on any of them (probably 8 towels total!) I knew this stuff was good, but man, that's pretty amazing!!

Definitely something you need to have on hand for after your birth!! It can save your sheets, towels and even your carpet if you happen to get blood on them.

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