Is it gross to rewear clothes?

[Sparksi]

I have one pair of maternity leggings that fit. I had them on yesterday all day and want to wear them again today. I didn’t go anywhere in them other than a brief trip to the shop and was otherwise at home all day. Is it fine or bad hygiene to wear them again today?

YABU - gross, find something else
YANBU - things like that are definitely fine for a second day

I think it's fine to rewear clothes. I came in from the stables yesterday, took off my smelly outer clothes and I have just put them back on this morning to go and muck out my horses. Will shower and change when I get back in. They get washed when they need it. Much better for the planet.

@Jadedbuthappy82 well said.
Work expands to fit the time available and all that. Quite apart from the environmental cost why on earth are so many people so small minded they can’t cope with fabric which isn’t ‘sterile’. Just because we have machines and dryers now we won’t all get sick if we don’t constantly wash every item every time it’s used.
Last time this was a topic it brought out all the people who wash their towels after every use though.

@Jadedbuthappy82 I'd definitely not look at the laundry sorting thread. People doing 5-6 different washes for stuff that really could be done in 2. Apart from the climate change thing I don't understand how people can get that bothered about laundry🤷

😳 puts maternity leggings on for a 4th day in shame 😳

But in all seriousness, dressing when pregnant is hard enough, if it's clean and comfy it's getting reworn!

Its incrediblyvwasteful to wash clothes after each wear and the clothes will wear out quicker. It depends on lot on the sweatiness of the individual how many wears is appropriate. I wear a pair of sturd trousers for weeks (not every day) Linen ones that lose shape I would wear for a day or two then a quick handwash - not a full machine wash. I used to wash tops after each wear but since I switched to a natural deodorant that neutralises smells, even if I sweat a bit I can wear for 2 days. I use Fit Pit by the green woman its magic.

I always wear everything 3 times apart from undies and socks. My kids clothes, I sponge off any stains and they wear them again. Towels last over a week.

@elastamum

would you have worn them on the school run, to meet a friend?

it's one thing to wear them mucking out horses, quite another to wear elsewhere.

@Sparksi as long as they pass the look clean & pass the sniff test (some women have more crotchy odour than other & also vary themselves).

I mostly find leggings are a one day item, but say jeans that don't fit so closely are usually good for a couple/few wears. Maternity leggings could go either way. If they small ok, you're good to go.maybe get some cheaper things to wear at home to make your maternity leggings last better IF money is the issue.

If they look and smell clean go for it. I hang up anything that looks and smells clean at the end of the day to air out.

i would go as far as to say, keep wearing them until they don’t pass the sniff test.
You’re pregnant and probably tired, don’t create more work than you need to!

I find leggings do get smelly after one wear as they sit right next to your underwear and the material is so thin

Mine don't. I have just put on the same leggings that I wore yesterday evening to sit and watch TV in.

I re-wear plenty of clothes by the way - jumpers and jeans, plus work clothes and outer layers, but my leggings and t-shirts always smell after a full day of wear 🤷‍♀️

Other than underwear, I usually wear clothes two or three times unless I spill something on them or they get otherwise visibly dirty. Obviously on the rare occasions the weather is hot enough for me to sweat I won't re-wear sweated-on things.

We're all different though aren't we?

If mine didn't smell I'd re-wear but they do, so in the wash they go.

Depends how close they are to your skin.

In the olden days people rewore skirts, tops etc all the time and had petticoats/ slips etc underneath.

They probably rewore those a few times too

If it smells ok and I haven't dribbled good on it I often rewear clothes.

I'd wear 3 or 4 days!

This thread is great... I never knew rewearing clothes was a thing & now I can enjoy having less laundry. I've always put things in the wash even if only worn for a few hours yet I despise the amount of laundry/ironing/putting away I do.

I assume this is tongue in cheek?

Brilliant post, totally agree

I first thought this was a troll. So many hard decisions in life to come if you can't decide this on your own.

Of course it's not gross. And even if it was why would you care? What do think would happen, people would point and laugh at you in the street?

I've got the jumpsuit and sweater I had on yesterday they're not dirty and then clean undies obvs!

Washing after one wear increases electricity use, water consumption, detergents going into water courses, wear & tear of clothing (just watched Simon reeves on tv last night saying it takes 2000 liters of water to make the cotton for one tee shirt…shocking)
After your baby is born you’ll probably be wearing those legging a dozen times before washing them!
Hope your pregnancy goes well.

Not gross at all. If they don’t smell and are not dirty, why not? Excessive washing is really bad for the environment, especially if it’s artificial fibres that release tons of microplastics when washed.

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