Are you going to wash uniform every day?

[Pinkmakeupbag]

I would usually wash dcs uniform on a Wednesday. They'd have two sets, fresh set on a Monday, and then they'd have a fresh set to wear to school on a Thursday, unless they'd spilt something on it or it was visibly dirty then of course it would be changed.

Are most people going to be changing theirs everyday due to Covid?

My dd is 9 and I’ve always washed her uniform after one wear anyway so it’s a yes from me.

She wears a white polo shirt, grey skirt or pinafore and royal blue school cardigan. It can be washed and dried in a couple of hours if need be but we have loads of uniform anyway.

Our school went back yesterday and hasn’t requested this but it is in a deprived area ( we live in the area ) so I don’t think they would ask.

^A child wearing the same item of clothing three days in a row or more is absolutely disgusting. Two days in a row is questionable hygiene.
I suppose these children aren’t even showering or bathing every day either. I can’t imagine a child washing and then willingly putting on the same dirty trousers or dress they wore the day(s) before.^

Haha oh give it a rest have you actually heard yourself?

Clothes aren't dirty or disgusting just because they've been worn for a day or two. Yes my dc do have a bath or shower every day, clean underwear and socks. But their uniform that they've only worn for 6 hours is usually spotless therefore absolutely fine for 2-3 days. So why would I wash it? I think the environment will thank me.

Do you actually know what disgusting means? What do you think is actually on these clothes after 12-18 hours wear?

Anyway I've been doing this for years and my eldest now secondary school dc got chosen to be in the leaflet for correct uniform so can't look that disgusting.

I just think of them sitting on floors and carpets ect. Those trousers and skirts will be dirty whether you can see it or not. Pools wash and dry in no time anyway and I’d never wear a top twice so why would my child. Jumpers are maybe a bit different because not directly on the body but often have lunch on them, or kids wipe their mouths on their sleeves. Even if it looks clean I’d wash it.
I work with kids so see what they get up to all day and there’s no way their uniforms are not dirty at all.

@SueEllenofDallas

Why are your kids uniforms filthy after one day?

They are 7 and 5 and outdoorsy kids they roll about at school on the floor, doing whatever it is they are doing they hunt for bugs, chase each other around and fall over, usually pen all over them and bits of dinner and other unknown substances.

No. I have bought extra uniform. It’s not practical I have a night shift to go to after the school run!

Probably not but I usually buy enough uniform for a clean set every day anyway as that's what works best for me.
My teenager has a blazer I usually wash once a fortnight, maybe I'll wash it once a week now!

I’d wear a top twice 🤷🏼‍♀️ I shower daily and I don’t smell or spill stuff down myself. The competitive hygiene on mumsnet is always funny.

A child wearing the same item of clothing three days in a row or more is absolutely disgusting. Two days in a row is questionable hygiene.
I suppose these children aren’t even showering or bathing every day either. I can’t imagine a child washing and then willingly putting on the same dirty trousers or dress they wore the day(s) before.

Haha meanwhile back in the real world ........

We were told no uniform and clean clothes every day. Which is dumb because the uniform trousers and shirts (even blazer) go straight into the washing machine and are very easy to iron.

So we got trousers and shirts (men’s now) - less ‘easy care’ and shirts (I hate shirts). Now they say they can wear ‘school’ type clothes but definitely not school sports clothes.

I work with kids so see what they get up to all day and there’s no way their uniforms are not dirty at all.

I don't mean to be rude but you don't need to work with kids to know that they can be very mucky.

But I don't believe that sitting on the carpet or crawling on the playground floor is going to harm them or anyone. I just don't worry about that kind of thing.

I would wear a top more than once too. Not in the middle of Summer if I'm sweaty and caked in suncream, which is the same for the dc. But if I've just been at work in a top or dress I'd definitely re-use.

I was only really asking if people were doing extra washing due to Covid not to be called disgusting.

Thinking back to primary and DD very expensive, heavy fabric pinafore, the norm for splashes and spills was a sponge down. Pinafores and skirts (in secondary) washed once a week here. Blazers dry cleaned once a year

I can’t imagine a child washing and then willingly putting on the same dirty trousers or dress they wore the day(s) before. I shower daily and wear jeans for a week, t shirts for one to three days depending on if it is summer or winter.

Ha, some people on here would be horrified to learn I wash my jeans about once a month unless they are visibly dirty 😂 I tend to wash my kids clothes after one wear due to the grubbiness of a 3 year old but I got away with same pair of leggings for all 3 nursery days this week. What a win!

Don’t worry, we all shower/bath daily & are quite clean. None of us have ever been ill from not washing clothes every day

No way

DD gets a fresh vest, polo shirt, undies and socks every day. Skirts, trousers and cardigans get changed every two days. I won't be doing extra washing unless the school demand it.

Fuck no.

No but they change out of school clothes when they get in.

@Pinkmakeupbag we seem to be on the same page!

I have no idea why anyone is being described as disgusting...my family can wear our clothes more than once - if they don't get dirty. Sweat, sunscreen, mud, food, paint etc all require a change of clothes. BUT if the clothes don't have any visible dirt on and they don't smell, there is nothing disgusting about wearing the clothes again! That's just plain common sense to me.

Not allowing our children to have any 'dirt' on them is certainly not good for their immune systems neither is excessive washing good for the environment...

@Pinkmakeupbag Fair enough. Personally it’s just not for me. I don’t want my son to wear trousers that he’s crawled around the dirty floors on, sat
On the carpets which are definitely not clean. I buy supermarket trousers though so I just buy 5 pairs and wash them throughout the week.
But I do have a child that is partial to crawling and rolling around dirty floors so that’s just me.

My secondary
School child could probably re wear a skirt as she doesn’t sit on floors and stuff, but again, they’re cheap so I just buy a few do there’s a clean one everyday. The only thing they don’t have 5 of is jumpers.

I want to know how these kids get so filthy. Apart from reception painting or slipping over in a muddy puddle my kids have never come home filthy. Maybe the odd day once a month they might of dropped a meatball on their jumper but so he covered every single day? Crawling around on school carpets? Are we talking preschoolers here or something?

Pe kit is so less items are coming into school, it also saves time for changing more so in primary when lots of little kids may need help. Secondary here have also not issued lockers this September.

Nope. Fresh polo shirt daily. Wash at weekends.

I have no idea how my kids get so dirty. I'm not there. It looks a mix of food, dirt from playing out, pen, dry wipe marker (ffs, why do they even give these to kids??!), chalk, paint, glue, and who knows what else. The clothes also smell weird.

When ds was at nursery he and his little friends used to get so dirty sometimes you really had to peer at the child to make sure you got the right one (there were 3 little boys the same height and build with a mop of curls). Sometimes you could only tell by their eyes (blue, green and brown). Apparently they used to roll in the flower beds.

@OneForMeToo

I want to know how these kids get so filthy. Apart from reception painting or slipping over in a muddy puddle my kids have never come home filthy. Maybe the odd day once a month they might of dropped a meatball on their jumper but so he covered every single day? Crawling around on school carpets? Are we talking preschoolers here or something?

Pe kit is so less items are coming into school, it also saves time for changing more so in primary when lots of little kids may need help. Secondary here have also not issued lockers this September.

Think you either have one who comes out of school resembling the state they went into school in - or you've got one who comes out looking like they've been up a chimney, through a hedge backwards and then mud wrestling with their lunch. You'll never make the first type into the second and vice versa.

I tend to get them to just chuck their uniform into the washer as they get changed at the end of the day so it tends to get washed every day anyway.

@colouringindoors

Any other parent advised to shield? If so what are you doing re washing?

Yep, shielding (well was until it was paused). Won't be washing uniform. Mostly seems to spread by aerosols so washing uniform is probably futile. As others say, if they have it on their clothes, they'll already be busy incubating it.

I really don't think that there's much to be done to mitigate the risk of children in school bringing home the virus to shielded family members, sadly. Blended learning with social distancing would be so much better for us as a group. But that's not what's happening, so I just keep looking at the local case numbers (low at the moment) and try to pretend that I'm relaxed about it