Do pillows need weekly pillow case changes if not slept on?

[HelloDenise]

Is this grubby or not?

I have six pillows on my bed three each side. The ones on top have a pillow protector which gets changed each week with the rest of the bed sheets, I don't change the other pillowcases every week though because they don't get slept on. Am I being mucky?

No, i do the same

I do the the same. I wash the bottom ones every 3 weeks.

I think that’s a bit grim… I wash all my bedding regardless

Most weeks I ONLY wash the top pillow cases nothing else at all. We are clean people - our bed is more like 2-3weeks which is probably outrageous on here. Life is way too short for weekly laundering of every bed.

No not grim at all!

No.

People really need to calm down the incessant washing of stuff that has just not even been used.

Why would they need washing if they aren"t being used?

If they've been under your head (3 stacked) then yes I would wash all three. If they've only been next to you, for display purposes only [ahem 😉], then those dont need washing

On this site, if you don't dismantle the bed itself and throw in the machine along with every stitch of bedding every day you are minging. 😊

It's absolutely fine to do that, why wouldn't it be? I do the same.

I also have a top sheet which means I only change the duvet cover when I feel up to it ha ha.

I thought you meant on guest beds with no guests!

My pillows get spread out into a little nest so, yes, I wash all pillow cases. Probably would anyway even if I slept on them in a pile. It's not many extra things to wash so why not

Goodness no. I don’t wash my sheets every week anyway, though pillowcases do get washed more often than the rest. I sleep alone, I wear a nightdress, the pillow is basically the only thing my hair and skin are touching. People get obsessed.

I would wash them but it's your bed and your washing pile so🤷‍♀️
They are hardly at the stage where they are likely to walk themselves to the washing machine.....