Pack N Play Cleaning Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- UPDATE: DO NOT SUBMERGE THE MAT!!! IT WILL NOT DRY COMPLETELY AND BREAK APART. I LEARNED FROM THIS MISTAKE. TRY A SPRAY SOLUTION TO CLEAN THE MAT AND SCRUB IT INSTEAD.
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Cleaning tutorial on a stored Pack n Play for new baby or just to freshen it up. Any feedback or suggestions to better clean a Pack and Play process will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Ingredients:
1/4 Cup- Distilled Vinegar
1/4 Cup-Baking Soda
1 Cup of Tide Original Powder detergent
OR
1 Cap full of liquid detergent; which ever brand you like.
Fill tub with hot water and soak Pack-N-Play for about 15-20 minutes. If your Pack-N-Play is not completely submerged; turn over and soak for another 15-20 minutes.
I am open to any suggestions on this cleaning method.
Thanks for watching!
i watched multiple videos on cleaning playpens, and this worked wonderfully for the actual playpen. i wish i saw the comments, but my mat is now filled with the icky water and it won’t come out. i’m looking online for replacement mats now. but thank you for helping me get the playpen clean again!
I wish I had read the comments before I did this!!!! About 2 weeks ago I washed my daughters pac n play after watching numerous videos. Afterwards it looked amazing and I was happy. Yesterday I noticed a smell so this morning I pulled up the mattress and it was covered in mold spores. I then noticed which I hadn’t before that their was a zipper to take off the cover. I unzipped it and saw the particle board also covered in mold spores. I feel absolutely horrified that I let my daughter sleep in this. I don’t know how long it’s been since the mold began to grow. I did let it sit in the sun all day to dry after I washed it. I wish I knew what to do now because my daughter refuses to sleep in her crib but I can’t let her sleep in her pac n play now. Please, please do not do this !!!! Like I didn’t know but I feel like a horrible mama right now!!!!
You are not a horrible mother you just made a mistake.
I would contact the manufacturer but leave the part about soaking it in the tub out of the story lol.
Hugs to you.
That must have been very upsetting to you to see her mattress covered in mold… Don’t be too hard on yourself. We just try to do the best we can.
The mold may have already been there, we had something similar and it got moldy after winter so we discarded and bought another one, i think they aren't made to last more than 1-2 years
It molded cause the pad is flemsy board. I think it'd be ok it you just left the pad out maybe
This!!!!
I figured. Happy I found a video for confirmation about the mat. Thank you!
PLEASE don't soak your mattress in the water without first taking out the wooden boards inside! I just watched this guy's video, th-cam.com/video/NGiNXnTgMJ8/w-d-xo.html. He took out the wooden boards, and show you how to sewing it back into the mattress as well. If you soak your mattress it will ruined the mattress for good.
Yes! I just learned this the hard way ! My pack n play smells like wet cardboard and it's not as sturdy as it was I wish I knew this before I soaked it !! It is ruined 🤦😭
You're a genius!! Thanks for this idea!!!!!
For people saying the mat can't be washed target sells covers for the mat part.
Because of the ppl who got more stain since the wood inside of pad, i just showered the top of the pad and try to rub it with baby detergent like 1oz diluted with water. It is so much better than doing nothing. Was a good idea to bring it to the carwash but i don't agree with pad part. Maybe the plastic frame would be okay, but pad would be better with light shower with brushing with baby detergent!:)
Thank you for posting this. It gives me the confidence to know I can clean our playpen.
Thank you did same cleaning method so I could pass mine down to a friend for her grand kids 🧸😍🤗😎
Pro tip.... The ingredients that you put in your tub should help with your drain problem as well....
So what I did because I was absolutely terrified of my mat molding is I did this with the frame of the pack and play but with the mat I sprinkled baking soda on it and then sprayed it with warm soapy water and scrubbed the crap out of it then I rinsed it off really good and then I folded it and squeezed as much water out of it as possible then I put it in front of a fan to dry
Did it mold after doing it that way?
My son just had a blow out in his playpen. Needless to say it needed a real wash. Within 2 minutes of filling the tub the water looked horrible. I put the water as hot as it could go and tripled the batch just so it would get as clean as possible. It's going to take forever to dry but I dont care... at least it will be clean again.
PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION AND DON'T DO THIS.
Anyone who reads this please thumb this comment (up or down doesn't matter i want people to see this before they watch the video)
Cheers wee pal, saved us money in a big way.
I have been drying mine in the sun for about 3 days now... it's still wet
Don't do it. The board in the mat will soak up water and swell. You will loss the structural integrity of the mat. Mine broke 😒 the "dirty" water comes from the Mdf "Medium density board" in the mat "melting". If u want to wash it. U will be better off buying a replacement cover
Ruby, I just now saw your video on cleaning a pack n’play. Sorry that it has taken me this long to view your channel. I’m definitely gonna subscribe to your channel. Thank you for doing this tutorial. Have a BLESSED day🥰
Tip .. Should take the pressboard boards out of the mat they will fall apart
but I loved this so much
Do not put the mat in! It’s pressed board mine broke because I did.
No ugly
Thank you Stacy Ann this is what I was wondering, if the board can withstand water.
@@FaybayandRemi STFU
Lol... i just finshed commenting on the same thing. Mine disintigrated into pieces🤦♀️ Ended up throwing away mine. Is that cheap ass wood.
I used this method and ended up with brown stains on the edges of pad because the boards are wood. I ended up ripping out the stitching on one edge and removed the boards. Some of them were damaged. I washed the cover separately and them the foam pads. Now I will have to sew them back together.
Today, I realized an additional problem. When I tipped the pack n play sideways rusty water ran out staining the netting again. These were old pack n plays so I don't know if the design has changed so that water won't collect and stand in the middle part.
I wonder if the gross water is in part because of the wood boards.
The water is turning brown for people because the particle board inside the mattress is dissolving! Don't submerge the mattress or the changing table! I used this method and worked well. I scrubbed the mattress and changing table with the very hot water but didn't submerge. It will not take long to dry because I only scrubbed the surface and didn't submerge it. Worked well for me.
I am heart broken that I have ruined my mat. The cardboard inside will not dry and it is too soft now and not safe I'm afraid. I'm hoping I can order a new mat by itself. As far as the frame everything went well, I do worry about rusting so I probably will not soak often. Soaking did clean everything wonderfully but DO NOT do it if you have cardboard inside your mat! I hope this helps someone.
Thank you for this comment I won't be soaking mine now
@@melissawessel9114 I had to replace the boards in my mat then sew it back together. I'm glad you saw my comment and won't be soaking yours!
How did the particle board in the mat come out? I think most of the brown you saw was coloring from that. Did it hold up? I was worried about getting it wet. Just got mine last week but directions say not to get it wet
I just finished doing this. I wish I saw the update about not putting the mattress pad in. Mine is currently drying. damn. :(
I looked online and saw that I could purchase a mattress pad for the play yard. My son is a little over a year old. Ill have to look into that. It says you don't need the mattress pad on the bottom to put the nicer/thicker mattress in the play yard.
what happened with yours? was it ok?
I just did this as well, what can I do :/
Same
I don't have baking soda or vinegar can I just wash w/ laundry soap???
I did this as well from a different tutorial I found on Google, but used liquid laundry detergent instead. I had it drying outside for a few hours but when I went to take it inside, it had dried spotty. Does anyone know how to clean that?
I did the same a couple of years and the mat disintegrated into pieces. I guess it was a cheap wood material. Never again I let it submerge in water.
OMG, DO NOT DO THIS! The "mattress" is made of particle board, which swells up and falls apart! I did this to a playpen of kids that I babysit! It's ruined, now I have to buy them a new one! Wow, thanks for this video! SMH
Kathy Olivo I’ve been worried about that thanks for the post
Thank you. I've been trying to figure out how to clean the mat.
I figured that would happen. I only washed the pack n play itself without the board.
Doing this will ruin your mattress and void your warranty if you have a Graco.
How did it come out after drying was the mat the same still hard
Lol... i submerged mine in water a couple of years ago and it disintegrated into pieces. I don't know why. Ended up throwing away the pack & play.
@@Bh305queen because it has particle wood inside lol
What material is the pack n play mattress?
Yall if your mattress does not have a zipper just hand wash it yall! Do this for the large part of the pack n play.
Wouldn't. the padded wood thing get damaged?
cinthya Pina yes and it stink when drying
No
It will mildew!!
Yes mine conpletely desinagrated
Can you use normal vinegar
I DID THIS LAST WEEK AND NOW MY PACK N PLAY IS DESTROYED
What happened?
Probably got rust and mold. I heard that the floor mat is cardboard and many people have reported it getting modly after cleaning
That would rust the pack and play ... SMH
Not if you dry the metal properly
Mine didn’t rust.
Can I clean strollers this way too
Currently looking for a method to clean mines also
@@jasmonbrown4540 i did it to my daughters stroller. It worked
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Bad idea! 😬
how did you dry it after this wash (if it's wintertime) ???
Terrell Still wondering the same
Samantha White did you figure it out please let me know
Terrell Still you can try opening it up and propping it up in your bathroom. With it being inside it should be warm enough and if you have enough open space around it you should have enough air circulating around it for it to dry well.
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Omg !!!!!! I put the mat in.
what happened to yours? i was going to do this with mine
The mat feels like cardboard so I'm watching to see if it will get damaged.
I have come to realize that the base mattress part of the PNP is made from particle board and probably shouldn't be submerged. How did the mattress part fair now that it's been about 4 months since this video?
Sowvie tna I was thinking it isn't best to be submerged either at the end the mattress seems to be a Lil funny shape on the left bottom side....it does look clean tho I took mine outside and scrubbed barely wetting mattress
Sowvie tna
Sowvie tna
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I am wanting to know same thing, this seems like a great idea and all, but I've looked through about 20+ videos now of doing this and not one gives any kind of updates or anything on how the mattresses do AFTER the soak... I got one 2nd hand and it is clearly filthy. I believe I may just try the soak anyway and see how it comes out... Only, I'm going to do an actual update and let ppl know if it completely ruins the mattress or not. :) Wish someone else would have so it could be seen also.
PAY ATTENTION FOOLS...SHE SUNDRIED IT.