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How often do you wear your pjs before they go in the wash?

119 replies

hippygirllucky · 07/03/2023 08:49

Maybe not the right place to put this question but I couldn't find a better category.

How often do you wear your pjs before they go in the wash? I think I go for about 2 days before washing, but curious to know if this is normal?

OP posts:
browbrows · 07/03/2023 10:37

NeverTrustAPoliceman · 07/03/2023 09:09

I love this sort of thread. You'll get every possible response from "I get up at 3 am to change into fresh pjs, couldn't possibly wear the same ones all night, how rank" to "I've been wearing the same ones since lockdown".

Somewhere in the middle here.

For added fun you could ask whether it's knickers underneath or not. Those threads are hilarious.

😂😂 that's exactly why I'm following this post

VictoriaBun · 07/03/2023 10:38

I'm not a pj person , so it's a mix of nothing or a nightie .
One question I have if dtd do take off your pj bottoms whilst in bed , get back out of bed to remove, or wiggle them off / and after not bother to put them on or get back in them ?

anythinginapinch · 07/03/2023 10:39

I sleep naked. So never

TallulahBetty · 07/03/2023 10:39

3 days, but with a clean pair of pants every night.

daisypond · 07/03/2023 10:41

About a week, but always when the sheets are changed.

Whatthediddlyfeck · 07/03/2023 10:44

Religiously 3…I lost my sense of smell to covid, so don’t want to take a chance on them getting smelly and me not knowing! I’m not much of a sweaty Betty in bed so I think I’m ok

GoldDuster · 07/03/2023 10:45

Never, can't wear anything in bed, if I was forced to, two nights tops.

whatausername · 07/03/2023 10:48

NeverTrustAPoliceman · 07/03/2023 09:09

I love this sort of thread. You'll get every possible response from "I get up at 3 am to change into fresh pjs, couldn't possibly wear the same ones all night, how rank" to "I've been wearing the same ones since lockdown".

Somewhere in the middle here.

For added fun you could ask whether it's knickers underneath or not. Those threads are hilarious.

Knickers? Knickers?! When does one's coochie* get a break!

*Word used for dramatic effect. I have never once called my genitals a coochie.

whatausername · 07/03/2023 10:51

VictoriaBun · 07/03/2023 10:38

I'm not a pj person , so it's a mix of nothing or a nightie .
One question I have if dtd do take off your pj bottoms whilst in bed , get back out of bed to remove, or wiggle them off / and after not bother to put them on or get back in them ?

Well, I don't know how often you're imagining that I'm having sex but, on the rare occasion, I just slip them off and slip them back on. Just like you do with clothing albeit a lot more quickly (see: slip)

Tinypetunia · 07/03/2023 11:01

This is Mumsnet, so unless you change your PJs every 30 minutes, you're really, really grim.

WillBeAbsolutelyFine · 07/03/2023 11:03

Usually twice. (Sometimes more)

Bedsheets usually once a week. (Sometimes more).

SaltyGod · 07/03/2023 11:04

Probably every 3-4 wears, but flexible. Same for the kids.

Sheets once a week

Mushroo · 07/03/2023 11:06

Once a week.

I only wear them to sleep though, I don’t lounge around in them - they don’t see outside the bedroom!

WedonttalkaboutMaureen · 07/03/2023 11:25

Probably 3-4 days. I'm not a sweaty person though so they don't get whiffy. I could probably go longer but I like a fresh set with clean sheets on the weekend and then usually a change mid week.

Would change if it's been very hot but I live up north (very north, near top of Scotland) and it's a rare day it's anywhere near tropical temperatures here.

WinterMusings · 07/03/2023 11:38

Birthday suit gets showered daily.

when it's chilly I might wear a tshirt, which goes in the wash the next morning. I might occasionally throw it over the chair if it's snowing/freezing and I'm pretty sure I'll wear it that night.

I kind of have PJ envy, they always look so tempting, but I overheat very quickly and t shirts are just fine on top.

Sugaspunsista · 07/03/2023 11:39

Fresh every day. No underwear underneath

gogohmm · 07/03/2023 11:57

Never! Can't be dealing with clothes at night. Never have understood why people put on fresh clothes to sleep in under duvets (I wear joggers and a t shirt camping if cold)

RunTowardsTheLight · 07/03/2023 12:01

Once a week.

OrlandointheWilderness · 07/03/2023 12:02

A few days. I shower before getting into them at night and only wear them for an hour or two as I don't wear them to sleep in

RuthW · 07/03/2023 12:05

Once.

pontipinemum · 07/03/2023 12:07

Up until recently several times a night 😂I'm breastfeeding and between soaking myself and baby spit up it was necessary. Because of this reason it is still a fresh pair most night. But before that probably twice a week.

RicciardoPerez · 07/03/2023 12:08

Every 2-3 nights, but if TOTM, then max 2 days, unless they get dirty.

PandasAreUseless · 07/03/2023 12:20

God, honestly, dozens of times!
I take off my pj's, fold them and put them in the drawer, and then put them on again the next night.

KillingLoneliness · 07/03/2023 12:23

I can be super lazy and often go to sleep in whatever T-shirt I wore for the day and my undies! 😬

nofluffsgiven · 07/03/2023 13:18

I just give the pits and crotch a bit of a sniff and see if we're good for another night 🤣🤣🤣🤣🫣