How To Wash Baby Clothes..?

Sharon
I'm due in May and I'm trying to get the baby clothes washed and put away so I can finish packing my hospital bag. I got the Dreft laundry soap to wash them but I have a stupid question... Am I supposed to put fabric softener in with it? Or do I only wash with Dreft? I use the liquid softener so it goes in the wash with the soap and rinses out. I don't like using the sheets because I've heard a lot of horror stories about them catching fire in the dryer. So do I put softener in or use no softener at all?