To ask how often you do laundry (those with children particularly)

[AG29]

It’s never ending. At least a full load every day. Sometimes more. Also do a white wash On a Friday for school shirts, towel wash, bedding etc etc.

Family of 4, 2 children with additional needs.

OH thinks my laundry habits are obsessive but what am I meant to do? Leave the wash basket piled up? Let Dc wear dirty clothes. OH how’s through his Fair share of clothes each day too.

Doing a load a day means I keep on top of it somewhat.

DC have additional needs who are incredibly messy. DS regularly comes home from school covered in mud and his lunch all down his uniform so needs a fresh set every day.

It’s exhausting but surely not out of the ordinary when you have children?

[TrixchangeK]

I think you're better off doing it daily rather than letting it build up, that would be carnage!

[Laiste]

Same as you OP.

Doing laundry is one of thefew chores i dont mind doing though.

[Fairylea]

We have two children, one with special needs and I do at least 2 washes every single day. I can’t miss a day otherwise I just have even more to do.

[WheresMyChocolate]

2 adult and 1 six year old. I do 1 wash a day most of the time. Occasionally 2.

[Andysbestadventure]

Twice a week. We have a huge 8kg washer and 10kg condenser dryer though both with rapid settings. So one load only takes about 90 minutes from start to folding.

[BeBraveAndBeKind]

Every day too in a house with two adults and two teenagers. We moved house last year and the kitchen has a fitted 6kg washing machine whereas we had a 9kg in the previous house. I hate it and can't wait for it to pack up so I can buy one that actually fits a decent amount of clothes.

[Andysbestadventure]

I'd rather have more clothes to wear and do less washing though though. Maybe that's just me 🤷‍♀️

[CottonSock]

Big load washing machine is my saviour. Worth upgrade

[Laiste]

If he worries your routine is excessive maybe leave his clothes out of the wash and let him manage the cleaning of them himself at the weekend ... ? To lighten your load y'know?

I bet that goes down well. Not.

[MakeLemonade]

At least one per day here, often two. Family of five including a baby with reflux.

[soontobeanana]

3 adults and 1 wash every day - by the time you've taken into account, bed linen, towels and occasional wash items such as coats, throws, bath mats etc on top of clothes it's hard to see how it could be less.

[yorkshiregodscountry]

Two adults, three kids around five washes a week. Wash bedding once a week and towels probably twice or once a week at least.

[megletthesecond]

Me and 2 tween dc's.
2 or 3 smaller loads a day.

I have to keep on top of PE and gym / running kit. Don't like leaving all my work clothes and school uniform to the weekend either. Far easier to keep on top of it. I like to line dry too so rush more through the machine if it's nice.

[sandragreen]

When my DC were little I probably did about 5 loads a week including bedding and towels, but they didn't have additional needs

It sounds about right OP. I do think I managed better once I worked out how to set the timer so the machine finished around the time I came downstairs in the morning, especially in the summer when I could put it all on the line before going to work.

If OH is moaning let him do his own washing.....

[YahooGmail]

I do think about it sometimes- all the time we spend washing, hanging, ironing, folding, putting away, buying clothes, outgrowing clothes, giving them to charity, buying more. I do wonder if we all had less clothes and washed them less frequently would we have lots more spare time.
It's just 2 of us and a toddler, and one more on the way. I probably do a load every few days. There's always a clothes horse up though

[AG29]

I must add my machine is a 9kg so not small and it s a full load most days. I did a load late last night and the basket is full again!!

[melissasummerfield]

2 adults, 3 dc, spend half my life in the utility room

At least one wash a day, probably averages about 10 loads a week.

I am one of those oddballs ( according to mn) who only wears pjs once, and dc wear a full clean set of uniform everyday

Wash bedding once a week too

[bloodywhitecat]

At least a load a day, we are a family of two adults, a two year old and a 6 week old.

[kemosabeimalive]

I’m at least a load a day too. My two boys both have ASD and this seems to be an element for us. DS1 has underdeveloped motor skills and tends to spill when eating then finds the stains upsetting so will change immediately when it happens. He also still has wee accidents both in the day and less often at night which really makes the laundry add up.

[Lllot5]

I live in my own and do about four a week xx

[Apolloanddaphne]

There are only 3 of us at home, all adults and I do a load most days. With muddy dog walking clothes, gym clothes, work clothes plus sheets and towels it fairly mounts up.

[iwillnevereatspaghetti]

3 children 8-15 I think I do 12 loads a week at least.

[Tombliwho]

One load a day, sometimes have to do two.
2 adults 3 kids
I despise laundry.

[AuntImmortelle]

At least one load a day. Two adults and two children. Sometimes two depending.

[Expressedways]

We don’t do laundry everyday but will sometimes do a couple of loads one after the other. I reckon we do about 6 loads a week- darks, colours, whites, our sheets, DDs sheets, towels. Doing more than a full load a day sounds like a lot though and like you possibly need more clothes.