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How do you get the smell of vomit off a mattress? What products are safe? I’m nipping to TESCO and I haven’t got time to read every label on every cleaning product, so some pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.
This is the sight that greeted us this morning.
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Napalm.
Antibacterial febreeze
elbow grease, warm water and heavily diluted washing powder
if you can stand the mattress up outside your back door to dry
it won't be the last time : )
Diluted bleach
Scrape off what you can.
Liberally spray with fabreze/generic own brand fabric freshener.
Scrub vogorously with cloth.
"Rinse" with wet cloth to get spray residue off.
Repeat a couple of times if you can be arsed.
Allow matress to dry.
If it's a foam cot mattress, take it outside and take the hose to it.
[list=1]Try to use as little water as possible when cleaning up (water helps the smell penetrate further into the mattress), use a proper furniture fabric cleaner to lift the stain/sick, hoover left-over bits off, spray a bit of Fabreeze on and plenty of airing.
My daughter decided to redecorate our new car the other week and this is the method I used to good effect.
hoovering sick? are you mental? or do you want your whole house to smell of sick?
..hoovering sick? are you mental? or do you want your whole house to smell of sick?...
After the first stage the bits left retain little smell and we don't own some cheap Hoover that comes without removable and washable filter elements.
Ta. I'll go for the Fabreeze option (wasn't sure if it was baby-safe). The matress has to be back in service in 4 and a half hours, so stapping it to the car roof and heading off to the IMO isn't an potion.
All solid residue was caught by the sheet, the matress was just subjected to "soak through".
If it's sunny where you are, get it outside after you've scrubbed it, the UV and breeze will do as much good as cleaning products. I'd not trust fabreze on a mattress.
We had one of those zip on mattress protector things that can go in the washing machine, bought 2 or 3 just for such instances!
waterproof sheet and matress protector
waterproof sheet and matress protector
I know that now, I'm just trying to get out of the current hole.
We've just got a cheap VAX carpet washer, which is supposed to work on upholstery too. Something like that could be ideal - they even do hand-held ones.
It's only baby sick - get used to it [you'll have to]
It's only baby sick - get used to it [you'll have to]
First time he's done it in 17 months! All a bit of a shock TBH, hence the OP and the lack of matress protector.
Bicarb(onate of Soda) is good too. Neutralises the stomach acid and gets rid of the smell.
Scatter a ton of it on, let it soak up the dampness if it's still there.
First time he's done it in 17 months! All a bit of a shock TBH, hence the OP and the lack of matress protector.
Best get prepared
One of ours was always picking things up when she started socialising with other kids, if only the Olympic committee had of recognised projectile vomiting as a sport .........
It's weird. He's had all the nursery bugs, will quite happily eat a shoe or other carpet food and never throws up. Last night however there was an erruption. We heard a bit of moaning in the night but didn't go in because we never do. So it was a bit of a shock this morning to discover that he had redecorated.
He's as happy as Larry today, if a little subdued, according to the missus, and he did eat his breakfast in double quick time.
..so much custard out of one small cat......
Those 'Neutradol' room deodorizers and sprays work a treat.