Changing bedding - how often is too often?

[SorryButThatsAFact]

So, a friend of mine recently popped over for lunch and as she stayed a little longer than expected, I asked her if she wouldn't mind giving me a hand to change the beds.

Somehow we got on to the topic of how often bedding should be changed and I said I did mine twice a week. She was completely aghast and said she only changed hers once a fortnight and that twice a week was 'far too often'

I've always done mine twice a week, just like my mum did, so have never given it much thought.

So now I'm wondering what's a 'normal' number of bedding changes.

Any thoughts?

Fortnightly in summer. Three weeks in winter. Roughly. It depends a bit what the weather is like for getting it dried.

What's wrong with asking a friend to help out? I helped her paint her lounge last year 😕

We moved house last year so I better get round to it at some point.

Seriously... every 10 days or so for mine. The kids... about two weeks (if I can find the beds underneath the teddies and books)

I'm generally twice a week too but if not then definitely weekly. Our DC still co-sleeps so he sometimes has little nappy leaks and I change the sheet more often

Fat fingers.
Threads on here asking how to reduce energy consumption. Then threads about this.

Honestly, I would think twice a week is excessive.

Twice a week for DH and I as I love clean sheets but weekly for the teenagers.

all of us shower before bed and have clean pyjamas every night if that makes a difference.

am another one who is a bit shocked you asked your friend to help you make the bed!

Fortnightly. Our bed one week and the kids beds the next.

Once a week minimum, pillow cases every few days.

It's the same as wearing clothes. How many hours would you go before washing your clothes?

Fortnightly

I don't know. Approx every fortnight? I don't sweat a lot. I sleep alone and wear pyjamas.

You would be horrified if I told you

I change ours maybe once every 2-3 weeks and already my washing machine is never off. Can't imagine how much washing I'd have to do if I changed them all twice a week!

Well, that'll teach her to over stay! 😂😂

usually once a week this time of year, twice a week in summer.

but that's the minimum, more if they get dirty from adult activity or kids/food/drink

or like today, it was breezy and sunny. Far too lovely not to have white whites flapping on the line!!

Weekly unless it's summer and we're extra sweaty! It can end up more often in winter too tbh, muddy cat paws everywhere 😂

Weekly for the bottom sheet and pillow cases, sometimes 10 days for the duvet cover (I change it separately)

probably monthly 😳. Sometimes longer. We shower when we get up so fresh for the day. They don’t smell.

nothing wrong with asking for help with the beds - it’s a lot easier with 2 people !

I do 1x week, thinking about dropping to every 2 this winter to save cost/energy of drying (will change pillow cases if needed in between )

I use a ‘top sheet’ like the Americans, saves a lot of work so I only change the duvet cover every 6 weeks or so as I’m not sleeping under it - this also makes the drying much quicker & easier

Likewise!! Not caught owt yet though so winner!

Weekly is normal, fortnightly is a bit grim but acceptable if only one person in the bed and/or showers every evening. Less than that is gross unless bed only slept in occasionally. Id do twice weekly if I had the time and weren’t so environmentally conscious.

Why would you ask a friend to hep you change beds unless there is a huge drip feed and you've only got one arm?

Fortnightly. I also think it's odd you asked her to help.

I'm not interested in people judging me for asking a friend to help me change the beds - I only mentioned that for context.

Clean pyjamas EVERY night?? Why. What are you doing in them? You must do absolutely tonnes of laundry …

Weekly

Can you explain what's grim and gross about changing the bedding fortnightly or every 3 weeks? What exactly do you think will happen to those of us who leave the bedding on for 2 or 3 weeks before changing it? I am probably extra gross as I only change my pyjamas once a week. I do shower every morning, wear clean knickers daily, clean bra and shirt/blouse/t-shirt every 2 days (every day if I've got hot and sweaty).