aibu to ask how often you wash your dressing gown?

[JackieweaverhasALLtheauthority]

we've done towels and bedding and bras ad infinitum.
so new one-what about your dressing gown?

Between once a week and once a fortnight. I have six of them which I alternate depending on weather (different lengths and thickness). I wear them a lot and often get food on them when I'm cooking so they get dirty quickly.

Once a year ... maybe ?

I have a lovely thick dressing gown, but I never wear it. Can't fit it in my wardrobe, so hang behind my door. About once a year I realise how horrible and dusty it is so wash it.

Cant bear to get rid of it as my dh bought it for me from monsoon when I found out I was pregnant with my first. We didn't have much money so it was a big treat item, and everytime I wear it I remember how spoilt I felt

When I remember and know I can get it dry. I have another one but it's not thick with a hood like my regular one. Am wearing it right now am warm and cosy but there is a slight sticky patch that has been present longer than ide care to admit.

Pre child probably once every couple of months - I generally only wear it for an hour or so after I get up until I get dressed over my pyjamas. Since child it's whenever she spills milk /breakfast on me, sticky fingers etc so once a week on a good week, every other day on a bad week!!

I think I washed it a few months ago. I rarely wear it though but have put it on this week because covid made my skin feel incredibly sensitive and my soft, fluffy dressing gown was the only thing I could stand against it.

You've just reminded me!

At the moment every couple of days because I have an incredibly sicky baby. Usually every few weeks.

Maybe once every couple of months.

Maybe once every 3-4 months, if that.
I don't care if anyone thinks I'm grim.
My winter coat is washed around the same frequency.

About 3 times a year!

Every hour on the hour for me

wrings hands

Erm I don't think I've ever washed mine.

Twice a year in normal times?
I only ever wear it to cross the landing to the shower room (literally two steps) if I have guests staying, which is rarely.
I haven't worn it since October 2019...

Weekly at the same time as the bedding

I haven’t got one.

When I did have one... not very often.

@JackieweaverhasALLtheauthority

we've done towels and bedding and bras ad infinitum. so new one-what about your dressing gown?

Every three or four months usually. Sometimes five if I think it doesn't smell too revolting. not sure if that is considered unhygienic

Once a week/fortnight, I have 3, but don’t really wear the third one as it’s not as cosy.
Favourite one I wear most often and 2nd one when favourite is in the wash. Wear each one twice a day for a few hours at a time and love it when they fluffy and fresh after a wash.

Anyone else not wear a dressing gown?

It's never been something that works for me. After a shower, I towel dry myself then put on clothes. If I wear a dressing gown instead, it gets damp, I never get dry.

What is the point?

At the spa we wear robes but at home? We do keep the house quite warm so maybe if the house were cooler it would be different

After a shower, I towel dry myself then put on clothes. If I wear a dressing gown instead, it gets damp, I never get dry

But you would still dry yourself with a towel. Why would your dressing gown get wet when your clothes don't?

Do you know what a dressing gown is?

Those of you who don't wear one, what do you put on when you first get up, to go downstairs and put the kettle on?

@JackieweaverhasALLtheauthority

Those of you who don't wear one, what do you put on when you first get up, to go downstairs and put the kettle on?

In summer I wrap a cotton wrap round me, like a sarong (and wear nothing else)

In winter pyjamas and a loose hoodie.

I don't own one - I really don't find them comfortable at all.

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Those of you who don't wear one, what do you put on when you first get up, to go downstairs and put the kettle on?

My pajamas.

Practically never.

Only if it’s visibly dirty. But I only ever wear it over fleecy pyjamas so there’s quite a thick layer between it and me