How often do you change your bedsheets?

[terracottacountryfarm]

I change my bedsheets every week, no matter the weather. After a week, they just start to feel dirty, and I can’t stand it. I recently came across a discussion where people in an office shared how often they change theirs, and the answers ranged from every two weeks to as long as 2-3 months! I can’t wrap my head around that—anything beyond two weeks feels unhygienic to me. What about you?

Every Christmas whether they need it or not.

Once a week and can't stand it if they are on longer than that.

Every 45 minutes.

Yes, once a week for me too.

My two adult DDs are just early 20s and live at home and I let them sort their own laundry out. They're happy to leave theirs longer, maybe every two weeks. One DD wears a lot of fake tan and hers are minging when they go in the wash 🤢

Mostly weekly but I don't have a routine for it, just when it feels bluegh and that might stretch to a fortnight.

At least once an hour.

Sunday and Thursday. Sometimes just Sunday.

Every 2 weeks ish.

I aim for weekly but sometimes it's every two weeks

I burn them after every use and put on brand new ones. Can't be too careful.

Every 2 weeks, sometimes 3

Quite right.

I saw that too and instantly thought of mumsnet and the people who think it's disgusting if they aren't changed weekly

Every Saturday and twice a week in summer. I saw that same SM post and simply did not believe it.

Changed mine twice in the time it took to read your post.

Aim for 2 weekly but sometimes it's 3. Had an old flatmate who didn't wash her bedding for about 3 years and was totally unperturbed by it.

Only me in my bed. Bottom sheet and silk pillowcase every week. Complete change every other week.

Every 2 weeks. But my sheets are only slept in by me as me and DH sleep separately. If they had stinky man smell on them I’m wash then more often 😄

Every Sunday, just feels like the right time. We both sleep naked so wouldn’t leave it longer than that.
dc mostly do theirs every 2 weeks but they sleep with clothes, eldest is at uni - I hope she’s still doing hers semi regularly 😂 middle one spends about an equal time here and at her boyfriends and the youngest is a teen who showers daily. We’re all pretty clean people!

Sheets weekly, duvet fortnightly (just flip it after a week).

So I meet the MN standard for bedlinen, it would seem. Just don't ask me how often I wash my bra.

Every week. Occasionally every 10 days but I'll stick the top pillow cases in the wash halfway through. It's the scalp oils and sweat that I worry about. We both wear PJs and I shower before bed so I don't feel like our duvet gets that manky

I also find it interesting that people prioritise washing the fitted sheet over the duvet cover. I'd always prioritise the diver cover as i feel that's more likely to get tea stains/ dribble/ armpit sweat on it

Once a fortnight. People who say they do it more often than that are either full of shit, or have too much time on their hands

Every Friday. DP always works from home on a Friday morning, finishes at lunchtime as he does a compacted week, so he does it. I love going into the weekend with fresh bedding.

Frequent washing releases microplastics into the environment and wastes energy and water. Instead I open a brand new set of bedding every day and burn the old ones in a metal bin on my front garden.