How much washing do you get through?

[Woah Momma]

Man I get through so much washing powder it's riduclous! I don't wash my clothes as frequently as little man's. It's when he eats, my little scamp is so messy and I can't seem to find a bib that will protect his full clothing. It's not so bad now but when I go back to work how am I gonna manage all that washing? With the way energy prices are rising it's gonna cost a fortune
How do you do it ladies, does anyone have same problem or any tips? Please share.

 

[Tanikins]

Its just me, oh and lo and i still do about 2 louds aday. I quick wash everything i really dont see how lightly soilded clothes can need 2 hour wash cycles! 30 mins is fine!!!

 

[Jem88]

I've been doing 2 loads every other day, used to be abit more when LO was little and being sick alot. We don't have a quick wash setting on ours, so it takes about an hour to wash clothes, then an hour & 1/2 to dry them lol. x

 

[iceylou]

i do 2 loads a day, could do more but then i have no where for them to dry. hang them up in the spare room on a clothes airer overnight and then 15mins in the dryer the following morn and all done.

 

[lindseymw]

I do atleast one load of washing a day plus a nappy wash every other day....I don't get where all the washing comes from tbh...I'm sure DH just puts clothes in the wash basket instead of putting them away!

 

[cherryglitter]

i'd probably say i do a load or so every other day. we have a tumble drier though so it's so much easier for me. it's all done and dried in about 2 hours.

 

[pinkycat]

I have a 9kg washer and still do 2 loads 1 day then 3 the next day more when i do the beds etc. i only buy own brand washing liquid or powder unless an offer makes them cheaper than own brand.
I find drying a pain cos iv only got a tiny 3kg drier so 1wash is 3 loads of drying costs a lot
i have me and dh and 3lo's

 

[Laura2919]

I buy Daz liquid cos its the only thing that still smells nice once its come out the machine.. I use about 3 of them a month. Its constant.

 

[cherryglitter]

i used to use bold 2 in 1.. but i didn't notice the smell after they'd been dried.
i've just changed over to persil non bio liquid and comfort pure, everything smells like babies!

 

[Carlyp1990]

i do a load every other day and then an extra load when i wash the bedding. i dont have a dryer so have to use the radiators but i can fit a full load on the radiators in one go
i use bold 2 in 1 but have only used 2 boxes in the 6 months ive lived in this house, i opened the 3rd box the other day, i only buy it when its on offer aswell so im stocked up xx

 

[KayBea]

i have a 9kg washer & load that up every other day in the morning, it fills up both our clothes horses & i hang them up to dry..

i dont use washing powder, i use soap nuts & a smidge of tesco value conditioner (90p) for a nicer smell.. the conditioner lasts me 2 months & the soap nuts have lasted me 6 months and still got quite a few left.(1kg for £11)..

xx

 

[xashleyx]

2-3 loads a day and we use comfort and fairy

 

[amy19604]

I have to do at least one load a day to keep on top of it, sometimes 2 and more when beds need doing. Theres 5 of us. It's never ending.
I dry using the washing frame and tumble dryer at this time of year. I use persil non bio and different softners, but love comfort pure cos it smells like babies

 

[rwhite]

I usually do a couple of loads every couple of days. We use cloth nappies so one for those and one for our other washing

 

[Lara310809]

We do up to 2 loads a day. Once our second is here, I dread to think how much I will have to wash. In the winter we can only wash when the weather is nice because we don't have a tumble drier, and if we hang clothes in the house it encourages mould growth The only place we have to hang laundry is on the roof, so I have to avoid rainy days. Last winter I remember going over 2 weeks without washing anything because of the weather, and we were so short on clothes. And then when the weather's nice I have to do about 8 loads in one day, just to catch up

 

[Woah Momma]

Been reading all you replies man! It feels like I work in a laundry service, I hope the loads lessen as little man gets bigger. Please don't tell me that's wishful thinking....!

 

[Quackquack99]

I do one load a day, my lo goes through so many clothes that I'm forced to do more washing than normal.

 

[xolily]

i do 2/3 loads a day. i buy my washing/conditioning stuff from wilkos cos the surf/daz liquid is always on offer, so's the lenor xx

 

[charli87]

wow I can't believe how much washing everyone does we only do 2 loads per week, 1 load every couple of weeks for bedding. we use fairy non bio and have been using one of the huuuge boxes for the past 4 months and still have some left that's only after using cloth nappies in the warmer months I saw that you really don't need to use as much as they say. we have nowhere to dry it in this weather though so each load can take a couple of days to dry on the airers.

 

[KatieB]

There's me, Louis and OH and I do 2/3 loads per day, the washer is always on! For clothes I do a quick cycle of 30 mins but for towels/bedding I do longer, hotter washes so I know that adds up. I try not to use tumble dryer unless bad weather, I use the washing line loads! I use fairy non bio and comfort/fairy/lenor pure fabric conditioner, love the smell