The rest of the parts you can clean with a cloth soaked in soapy water or disinfectant.
How to clean a pack and play mattress.
If it is a material that can be safely submerged place it in the bathtub.
Keep rinsing the mattress with the hose until the water running off of it is clear.
Then use the solution to scrub down the whole surface of your pack n play including the inside.
I ve cleaned many pack n plays in my home daycare because of the 3 p s pees poops and pukes.
You will then add the vinegar and gentle fabric softener.
When you re finished rinse everything off with a hose.
You can do a thorough cleaning if your baby has made a massive mess of his pack n play.
Remove the mattress from your pack n play.
Basically a pack n play is designed to be spot cleaned.
If your pack n play cover is removable you can remove the cover and machine wash.
Usually we just wipe it down with a soapy rag but this last time he actually soaked through from one side of the mattress to the other and it will need a little more cleaning than just a wipe down.
My roommate and i babysit and have had one toddler who has soaked through his diaper several times lately this last time soaking through the mattress part of the pack and play where he sleeps.
If you re outside you can do this with a hose.
Mix a solution of a half cup of safe detergent in a bucket of warm water and use a scrub brush to literally scrub down every inch of the pack and play and mattress.
Separate your mattress from the pack n play.
I made a mistake and have been putting our baby in her pack and play without some kind of waterproof pad on the mattress and now baby spit has soaked through the entire thing including the board and stained it.
After cleaning the surface with bleach water i soak the pad with bleach water and scrub it some more.
Fold up your pack n play and place in the tub ensuring that it is covered in water and solution.
Clean the beds and pack n play in a bucket of warm water that contains mild detergents and use scrub the mattress using a scrub brush.
Thorough or deep cleaning.
Be sure to wash all the nooks and crannies of your pack n play.
1 2 a lid full of downy free and clear fabric softener i like to put the baking soda and oxiclean in a little plastic baggy and give it a good shake before pouring it into the stream of hot water.
Then rinse the entire thing thoroughly.
Then i soak it with more bleach water and let it dry outside in the sunshine if possible.
Please leave it to soak for at least an hour.
Leave the whole pack n play outside in the sun to dry.