How many loads of washing a week?

sistercas

we are family of four 2 adults 2 teens (girls)
I wash every day daily change of uniform / PE kit
OH is a PE teacher and so full change of kit everday
DD1 is a gymnast so all her gym stuff several times a week
DD2 swims 6 times a week so towels etc
wash beds once fortnight
towels twice a week
normal general washing : socks pants t shirts etc
and sometimes OH brings home 11 filthy football kits ( he cant trust the kids at school to take them and wash them as he doesnt get them back!)

approx 10-14 washes a week more sometimes

ellawood

we are a family of 4 me oh dd1 dd2 and a do wash every day the basket never is empty I change the bedding 1 evey 2 weeks towels get washed as they are used dd1 will sometimes put her washing on which drives me mad as she will only put a few things in I have said I do not mind but to fill the wash as there is allways plenty which could go in

mummyyof5

We are a family of 7,myself ,OH,4 teenagers and a 2 year old and I wash 4 loads a day,more like 6/7 at weekends as sheets are changed weekly,towels washed everytime they are used.

Every item of clothing is changed daily,and yes I do match up my pegs.

Valli

all pegs match in Valliland tra la la la la laaa

chivers1977

towels washed everytime they are used.

OMG Mummy of 5. I don't do this and we are only 3. Do you really wash 7 towels per day!!

xx_Jo_xx

There is only me and little one here.

I wear suits to work so those arent machine washed, but thats about the only thing that doesnt go in the machine.

PJs are washed after each use, clean school uniform every day, dishcloths and kitchen cloths 2-3 a day, towels are washed as they are used, bedding, shower curtain and bath mats washed once or twice a week depending (DS is a bedwetter).

I havent counted but my machine is on every day - sometimes more than once.

Say possibly 10-12 loads a week xx

ellawood

my mum would only wash once a week on a sat morning if we did get up to help then she would not do our washing she had a twin tub and only used one lot of water it was all hung on the line or on a rack would take about 2/3 hours she was not much of a one for ironing though only dad shirts and school uniforms were done

SailorSam

There's only me, so normally it would be the dark things one weekend and the light things including bedding the next. Sometimes there maybe too many light things for one load so may do a second.
And i only iron the things that are absolutely necessary.

mummyyof5

chivers1977 wrote: »

towels washed everytime they are used.

OMG Mummy of 5. I don't do this and we are only 3. Do you really wash 7 towels per day!!

Usually yes I do,cant stand reusing a towel once damp,and myself and DDs always use 2 towels due to long hair.

4 loads done today and washer is half full again.

shelley1977

theres me and 5 children in the house , everything that has been worn once goes in the wash.i only have a normal size machine as it comes with the house and usually do 2 - 3 loads daily through the week up to 6 at weekends when we change bedding and catch up on uniform and towels