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washing bedding - how often?

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  • lolababy
    lolababy Posts: 723 Forumite
    Every week all the bedding gets washed. If my o/h has overheated during the night then the sheets and quilt cover are washed that day. The kids bedding also weekly unless there has been an accident of some sorts.
    I cant imagine sleeping in sheets longer than a week.
  • RLH33
    RLH33 Posts: 383 Forumite
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    I remember watching a film, I think it was JFK, and Jackie Kennedy on entering the White House told the maids that she wanted the sheets changed twice a day:eek: I thought that was a bit excessive but that if I was to be rich someday I would get the maid to change then once a day - I love the feeling of clean sheets:)

    However as we are not rich then they get done once a week:D
  • Treacly
    Treacly Posts: 157 Forumite
    Once a week here too - or much more often depending on the dreaded night sweats...

    and I iron all the bed linen because I don't like it all creasy. I don't mind doing flat ironing (on a Sunday morning, while listening to The Archers omnibus), it's shirts that do my head in.
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  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    Once a fortnight or when they need changing before that. The kids get done as and when needed, which ends up being a couple times a week anyway.
  • mrcow
    mrcow Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    Your in your sheets as much as your in clothes (or I am ) can t imagine not washing them every couple of days.
    PP

    How dirty have you got to be that you'd have to wash your sheets every couple of days? :eek:

    Don't you wash?
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  • moggylover
    moggylover Posts: 13,324 Forumite
    Every week for me. Mine on a Monday and the kids on Wednesday:D
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  • mummyyof5
    mummyyof5 Posts: 1,839 Forumite
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    I have 6 beds and a cot,main bed DD 1 and DD2s bed are changed every week usually on a Sunday.....DS1 Ds2 and DS3 bed at least twice a week due to allergies ....Cot around 3 times a week
    Feeding 6 Adults 1 Teen a 8 year old with hollow legs and a very fussy 5 year old. Also 3 cats and 3 fishies
    To include all Food,Toiletries and Petfood.
  • Just read this and had to go and change my sheets!!!!! lol, hate doing it have a super king size duvet cover and it normally involves me climbing in it, and getting in a right mess!!
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  • lauren_1
    lauren_1 Posts: 2,067 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    The sheet, probably twice a week ;)

    The duvet and pillow cases, about once a month but shake it daily to toss off all the crumbs after breakky in bed.
  • Toomuchdebt
    Toomuchdebt Posts: 2,133 Forumite
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    Just read this and had to go and change my sheets!!!!! lol, hate doing it have a super king size duvet cover and it normally involves me climbing in it, and getting in a right mess!!

    I did mine and the baby's too LOL.The kids were done recently so they can wait till next week.
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