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?

[Aquicknamechange2019]

@DDIJ 5-6 loads a DAY?

[Nogoodusername]

Two adults, two children. Do a clothes wash every day, and then another five on top of that - bedding x3, towels and a white wash for school polos. So 12 loads of laundry a week

[purplelila2]

Maybe im just odd but working full time with 3 kids 2 of them primary aged and still very young I don't do any till the weekend.
On Saturday I'll run the washing machine 5 or 6 times after each load goes straight into the tumble dryer then on Sunday the entire lot is folded and put away!

[AG29]

I am the same @melissasummerfield. It probably doesn’t help we wear PJs to bed and throw them in the wash basket in the morning. Seems silly as I wash bedding regularly and we all bathe/shower before bed. My children need a clean set of uniform every day. DS comes out so grubby. There’s no way I could send him in the same clothes. DD doesn’t get as dirty.. but I tend to put a clean set on her anyway.

[Celebelly]

Usually a wash a day. Two adults, one 10mo. And pets. We use reusable nappies and wipes so that adds to the load a bit.

[MissBPotter]

I do two to three loads a day and we are only a family of four! The odd day I will only do one but if I ever have an unusual day off washing it builds up so much.

[firstimemamma]

One baby, fiancé and me. One load a day.

[JoinTheDots]

I do 3 loads of clothes a week (over the weekend) usually 1 white, 1 dark, 1 colour. Bedding and towels are on top (this usually makes one extra load per week). There are 4 of us in the house, 2 adults and 2 children (DD additional needs, 9 and DD NT 5).

I seem to do a lot less than other people - maybe we are all a bit manky in my house!

[CalamityJune]

I try to do a wash a day to keep on top of it but not always. I don't think you sound obsessive at all.

I do avoid ironing where I can. I only really iron my clothes for work.

[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.

[AuntImmortelle]

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

[Tombliwho]

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

[iwillnevereatspaghetti]

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

[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.

[Lllot5]

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

[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.

[bloodywhitecat]

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

[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

[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!!

[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

[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.....

[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.

[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.

[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.