Am I the only one whose washing machine is constantly on?????

[Nemo1977]

Just thinking today how many loads of washing do most people do on average? When Dh and I first got together it was one load every couple of days. Now with a 2.4yr old and a sicky 9wk old it is usually 2 loads a day or on excess days like today I have done 4 loads as Ds had a accident while having afternoon nap and had some bits to catch up on. I also use cloth nappies which are a seperate wash once every 2 days. So sadly I am interested to know if this is the norm?

No you are not. I have been suggesting to (nagging) DH that we get a second one upstairs where I can just shove all the sheets, towels, grobags etc without lugging them up and downstairs. I would feel like a fairy princess if I had two washing machines

i have two washing machines and two dryers. they are on 5 out of 7days a week most of the time. i am playing catch-up tonight and tomorrow so weekend will be laundry free. i have me, 3 girls (one very messy 3year old, who goes through about 3 t-shirts a day), and dh in hospital who sends home loads of pj's that need to be washed ASAP and taken back the next day.

i do 2 loads each day.. ds of 5 very grubby..school coat washed every day and dd who pulls bibs off and smears food all over herself

i only do 4 loads a week as there is only me, dp and DD

before DD was born it was 1 or 2 loads a week (Dp is a window cleaner)

i leave both till weekends

No. We have one of these tiny ones, so it's always on.

no mine is too, my house is currently overflowing with wet washing, I have nowhere to dry it as all available radiators are occuppied....told dp I'm gettig a miele washer dryer. He went; hmmm that's nice.....wonder what he'll say when the credit card statment comes through

i put on average 3-4 loads on a day, more when there bedsheets etc.

lol thanks goodness Im not alone..I currently have the washing machine on with what would have been last load if DD had just thrown up..again. I have a airer full of clothes and the drier on and most radiators covered, including a duvet hanging over the bannisters.

There's seven of us at home and it's on all the time!!

another one who has washing machine and dryer constantly on

washing machine, dryer, dishwasher always on!

3/4 loads a day and nappies don last thing at night to be dried in the morning. 2 machines would be great

But am I alone in quite enjoying watching the stuff going round and round and round and round...? Find it quite therapeutic seeing at least some housework being done by itself!

I put dd2, 11 weeks on saturday!, in her bouncy chair, put her in front of the machine, and turn on a load. She LOVES it! She coos and gurgles away at it whilst I get stuff done.

If I kept up (impossible to dry it though so can't) it's four loads a day, more when we were using the washables, more if sheets etc.

I do the washing, DH puts away as I would just re-circulate. gave up on doing the ironing as there's just way too much.

expat will have to try that with H she is impossible to keep entertained..hence one handed typing..lol

Mine too, not unusual to do 4 loads on a mon- bedding and towel day, and if I let it build up... it's awful