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?

[BluebellCockleshell123]

2 adults 3 kids & I’m in a routine where I do 1 load every single week day ( got a 10kg machine so big loads) and I do bedcovers & towels at weekends. My DH is ace at other cleaning and cooking but “can’t understand” why I have to do so much washing.

He actually has a degree in maths so I have no idea how he cannot count up the number of pants, socks and shirts we get through per week... never mind all the sports kits and other stuff!

[NoIDontWatchLoveIsland]

I think maybe what some people count as a load is not filling their machine to capacity but sometimes washing smaller loads more frequently for convenience.

[hazeyjane]

About 10 loads a week.
2 adults + 3 children (1 with additional needs and 2 who need to learn you can wear clothes more than once)
I bloody hate laundry. The faffarama of putting it all away...aieee.

[likeafishneedsabike]

Wash a week for family of 4. It’s a never ending cycle. 6am pegged out/hung on airer before day begins. 6pm all folded and put away (no ironing) and next load on to be pegged out at 6am.
Its boring but at least we have washing machines/tumble driers after all.

[ThePolishWombat]

Oh and DC3 is in cloth nappies, so I do a nappy wash 2-3 times a week as well, depending on how poopy she’s been

[KTCluck]

Amanduh my household is the same size as yours and I could probably get away with the same, but on my 9kg machine the only suitable program for the full weight takes something like 3 hours whereas I can do smaller loads on a much shorter eco setting, plus it’s easier to get a smaller load dry. I’m a bit fussy about separating loads too although could maybe improve on that after reading the thread.

[ThePolishWombat]

I’ve got 3 DCs and a DH who works a physical job.
I do at least one load everyday, sometimes 2. But like you, I do a full load white wash once a week, and bedding and towels once a week too. It’s a rare occasion that the washer and dryer are off at the same time

[underneaththeash]

Loads......it'll go down one day.

[Amanduh]

Three loads a week. Three of us - me, dh and toddler. Even two full outfits and pjs per person per day to wash would only give me enough for that - then towels and bedding. I understand uniforms but what else do peoole wash so much?!

[Frokni]

Family of 4. 2 DC aged 2 and 5
Four loads per week on average.

[namechangenumber2]

4 in our house, including a teenage boy who plays a lot of sport!

I do about 10 loads a week? That's 3 x uniform, 1x sports wear, 3 x general clothes 2 x sheets/towels and a tea towel wash. Feels never ending...

[The3Ls]

Same as OP no additional needs. However extra 2 a day if 10 year old wets bed which happens x4-5 a week so average 15 a weeks when add in occasional wash cushion covers dovets mats etc

[notforonesecond]

2 adults and 2 kids under three here. I do 1 load a week most of the time. 2 if I’m washing bedding. Can’t even remember that last time I had to do 3 loads tbh.

[Pfefferkuchen]

2 adults used to be 5 washes a week.

2 adults + 4 kids, we do roughly 2 loads a day. Minimum ironing though, so it's not really hard work. Either I put timer so machine finishes when I get up, or I put load on very first thing.

[NanooCov]

At least one load a day. Frequently two.

2 adults, 2 kids (5 and 2). DH goes to gym / running frequently and I prefer to wash his kit separately as it is generally minging.

I don't change bedding very often. Or towels for that matter (barring hand towels).

We have a 9kg washer and 9kg condenser dryer (though prefer to line dry in the summer).

[Sceptre86]

Family of 4 with two kids aged 3.5years and 2. I do laundry three days a week and refuse to do it every day as I find it the crappest chore to do. I tend to do two to three loads for the kids a week and a coloured, black and white load for the adults.

[elliejjtiny]

2 adults and 5 dc. 4 have additional needs, 3 do watersports and 3 have continence issues. I do 4-6 loads of washing a day depending on the weather.

[BertieBotts]

We do a load most days. 2 adults, 2 children, one of whom is a toddler and the other is preteen (stinky).

I am a bit slatternly with bed sheets and towels though.

[Tonii1985]

Family of 4 here, we make about a load per day all things considered, probably a little more, but we clear it on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

[Lazypuppy]

4 loads a week (2 adults and 1 toddler)
1 load of towels
1 load of bedding
1 load for toddler
1 load of mine/dps

[hauxwell]

Me and a baby. 1 load a week or 2 if I am doing bedding. Shove everything in together, baby stuffs tiny and we both rewear if possible. I couldn't be arsed with all the washing people do on here.

[joystir59]

Most days. 3 adults and a dog (towels and bedding)

[Milsplus3]

1 adult 3 children I put a wash on every day usually 2 of them a week are darks/school uniform, rest are lights/mixed, baby wash separately usually twice a week, then bedding every weekend and towels twice a week. If I didn’t I’d be behind and it’ll send my ocd into overdrive if there isn’t enough clothes etc to last the week definitely keep on top of it, nothing worse than looking for particular item and it’s dirty

[Ohyesiam]

2 kids 2 adults
4-5 loads a week

[Bananalanacake]

5 loads a week. 2 adults and 2 dc. one in cloth nappies. I also wear clothes several times before they go in the wash. only pants are used once. bedding every 2 weeks.