How many times do you wear a bra before washing?

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AIBU - to wear once only? It’s costing me a fortune in underwear as they wear out/ grey quickly

Worn

Anywhere from 1/2 a day to a week

Also every week probably, whenever it starts to need a wash.

Whenever I have a shower so 3 , maybe 4 times a week.

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g they're probably talking about all their hard work and how I should really go up a cup size due to lockdown weight gain

2 days wear before washing

I hardly ever wear a bra but if I do then usually twice - I have two pairs of matching knickers to each bra

@ShirleyPhallus

I take it off after an hour or so and bleach / boil wash at 90 degrees. Anything else is discusting tbh

Always more than 1 week. Frequent washing knackers them out and is uneccessary and not good for environment.

I wash with soap everyday so I am clean enough.

I don't wear white bras on a daily basis for this specific reason.

You can’t boil bras, they go grey.
They go grey anyway which is why I will wear mine 3 or 4 days before washing. It is not a problem because I wash myself every day!
Incidentally is there any evidence of anyone being seriously ill or even dying because they did not wash their bra?

@ShirleyPhallus

I take it off after an hour or so and bleach / boil wash at 90 degrees. Anything else is discusting tbh

This. In summer usually every 30-45 minutes because hygiene.

How many do people have? I have 3/4 black or Navy ones as I tend to wear black/navy/dark colours in winter and 4/5 white/beige/cream ones that I tend to wear in the summer. Obviously a bit of interchange depending on what I'm wearing.

I think a bra lasts about 4/5 years but two/three seem to wear out together. Always buy the same style!

@ShirleyPhallus

I take it off after an hour or so and bleach / boil wash at 90 degrees. Anything else is discusting tbh

That made me grin as I started thinking about your bras writing handover notes to each other and planning what to do on their days off, @rookiemere. (I blame lockdown.)

And the sports bras being all snooty and like 'we get washed more often than you, we're special'. Tbf I was this weird before lockdown, so I can't blame that.

How many do people have?

Dunno. Quite a few. Not many matching sets but lots of different colours. I sales shop and just pick up previously expensive ones at bargain prices. I don't care if they match my knickers or not and OH doesn't either. or he's too sensible to say if he does

Two times unless sweaty and then change each day. Bodies sweat so need fresh close contact clothing.

Months

And when I do wash them I just Chuck them in the bath tub with me and scrub them with shower gel. The get battered in the washing machine

@DelurkingAJ

Every day. Hand wash to keep them in decent shape. Last four years or more like that (and at £70 a pop they ought to!).

Gosh that is expensive; I like good underwear but never paid that much. Still if they last a long time they are worth it.

I used to wash mine by hand every night. Now I put in a bag on a delicate cycle.

I thought the same :-).

@ShirleyPhallus

I take it off after an hour or so and bleach / boil wash at 90 degrees. Anything else is discusting tbh

I wash mine about every 5-7 days.
I've never owned a matching set of knickers and bras because, what's the point?
You surely wouldn't wear a matching Top and trousers/skirts would you?

How many? About 13, ranging from black to red, milti coloured to pastels. I don’t do white or beige.

I always buy 2 pairs of matching knix (different styles where possinle) with a new bra. But l don’t always match. As mentioned earlier, I wash after one wear.

I change mine twice a week. I put them in a bra bag from Lakeland and toss it in the washing machine with the ordinary laundry. I shower every morning so the girls are squeaky clean when they get put away for the day.

@PurpleWh1teGreen

Once. It's underwear.

I will happily wear outer clothes two or three times and unlike most Mumsnetters my bedding can be left for up to a fortnight. But would never wear underwear again.

What exactly do you think will happen to you if you wear it more than once

If it passes the sniff test I wear it 👃