To think changing bedsheets once a week is ott

[Moomoomango]

Another week has whizzed past, feels like yesterday I changed all the beds. They look and smell fine, surely if I only change beds once every 2 weeks we will still all survive. I could spend 30 minutes with my feet up drinking tea once in a while. Aibu?

I changed my sheets today and the time it took is barely a blip on the radar. Not understanding why it seems to be a big chore for some.

Start washer filling, go upstairs, quickly strip large bed & 4 pillows, load in washer. Half hour later take 30 seconds to transfer sheets to dryer. Fifteen minutes later remove dry sheets, put pillow cases in dryer. Go upstairs and take a minute or two to replace fitted sheet, flat sheet, blanket and duvet. Fold top edges back. Ten minutes later grab dry pillow slips and spend 20 or 30 seconds apiece putting on pillows. Done. Time well spent to me to have crisp, fresh bedding 2x a week.

To each her own.

I change mine whenever I have time, generally a week after I've thought I should have. Thank God I joined mumsnet or I would have had no idea how gross I am, how badly mannered and what a bad mother.

Mine are done every Friday night. I love lying in on a Saturday morning in fresh sheets.
In the interest of this thread I timed it. 15 minutes from stripping the bed to finished.
And why do so many seem to struggle with king size bedding? I'm 5ft3 and it really isn't a problem

Every week. Mainly because I like the feel of crisp fresh sheets. I changee them today and it took about 10 minutes so not a hassle at all.

Every day. Because of my vile hot flushes, and because changing them isn't a chore. Ive got it down to something that takes minutes to do, and because of the climate where I live the drying is never a problem. Nor is the ironing. I have a an ironing machine kind of thing and it makes very quick work of it all.

Some nights I dread bedtime but knowing Im going up to a lovely made up bed helps make it a much nicer experience.

My sons bedding is also changed daily, and his mattress is propped up and aired once a week. He also has a new mattress every year. He uses Lithium and other medications that makes him perspire a lot even with the AC on and sometimes I have to get him to change his pyjamas in the middle of the night as well. Its not a must but it just makes him comfier and when I change his pajamas I like to turn his pillows over so he gets the cold side to sleep on, then I put the bottom of his quilt up at his head, and the top down at his feet, so he's not sleeping in damp. Not that the bedding is really damp, just that kind of damp you get when its a warm summers night and you get clammy.

I dont know much about skin cells and bed mites - but I do know that a lovely made up bed is important to me and something I really enjoy so I want my loved ones to have a nice bed as well.

Why do you iron bedding? Especially if tumble dried. Those who do weekly or more frequent changes, do you work out of the home too? Love clean sheets though.

Because ironed bed linen feels really nice. If I had to, I'd sleep on a pile of leaves. But I don't have to.

I can't remember when I last changed mine but I like when it smells like DP's armpits.
#minging

Lea your dryer dries in 15m???!!! I'm jealous. I've given up trying to use mine...

I try to change sheets once a week because I have asthma and allergies. I don't iron bedding (I do iron tea towels!) but love having nice clean sheets.

Every 2/3 weeks here!

No I'm a sahm so probably have too much time on my hands now that dc2 has started reception but I feel like there's more to life than cleaning/washing/ironing but then feel compelled to do it so it's bloody hard.
I'm trying to cut down my cleaning.. I knew I had a problem when i was hanging out the washing and had to use identical pegs on each item.
So a top couldn't have one blue peg and one red peg for example, typing it sounds ridiculous.
I do my bedding that often that i don't really feel the sensation that others are saying regarding the feeling/smell of fresh sheets/ and I'm well aware I have a problem.
Put wayyyyy too much pressure on myself.

DH and I both work full time. Bed changed weekly.
No DC though.

Every 2-3 weeks in winter, 1-2 weeks in summer. They're easier to dry, I sweat more and am less likely to wear PJs. Also, the cats sleep on the bed and fleas are worse in summer

There are people on here with OCD and too much time on their hands. Every three days! I bet you iron them as well. Sorry, I really do not mean to sound offensive but life is too short ...

I do it every week but as I'm breastfeeding and the milk still leaks/I sweat a lot it's nice to have a fresh smell.

Previously it's been every 10ish days?

Every few months! Still alive and couldn't give a flying fig about dead skin cells!

Once a week, but if in crisis, then the old second world war routine, top to the bottom and the bottom one off.

Towels once a week too. Develop yukky bacteria if allowed to continue wet ( have teenage ds).

Obv if people ill and sweaty as often as necessary. Have been know to have to change five times a night.

If I've forgotted to remake the bed until I'm ready to get in it then I have been known to sleep inside the duvet cover like a sleeping bag and then sort it out in the morning.

About once a month! Honestly don't care about skin cells and whatnot so unless I still or leak something or they're visibly dirty they don't get done till I start to think it's been ages. Bed is to big for it to be an easy job, I have to climb and whatnot.

My new routine I'm aiming for is change sheets weekly & change duvet & pillowcases fortnightly. This is only because I now gather 3 loads of duvet cover & sheets & take them to the laundrette to be washed, dried & ironed. It's a lovely minor indulgence, we have a superking bed & a rubbish tumble drier in the shed. I don't iron anything but love the feel of ironed sheets, mmmmmmm......

YY puft, here was me thinking I'm fairly normal. Thoroughly disabused of that notion after a week on MN.

Imagining myself on my wrinkly month old stale sweaty deathbed: 'Cough cough... I really just wish I had spent more time doing laundry... cough cough.'

I heard it's best to wash your sheets in the dishwasher. can anyone confirm?

Why on earth would that be better?!?!?!

Is that before or after cooking salmon and opal fruits in it exwife ?