How many loads of laundry do you do a week?

jenbowman · January 2009

My "year's supply" of tide post below got me thinking.....how many loads does a typical family do in a week's time? Also how many people are in your family? The salesman at the store said an average size family does 8 loads a week.

We do 7 loads a week and there are 3 in our family.

Krissi~n~Justin · January 2009

2 for DH and I (he wears suits to work though so he dosen't go through much clothing) and 2-3 for Elyse.

stephm0188 · January 2009

Whites on Mondays
My husband's and my clothes on Tuesday
Adam's stuff on Wendsday
Towels and sheets on Thursday

And diapers every 3 days. So 7 loads a week.

Mrs Manners · January 2009

Our nanny is a washing freak and does multiple loads per day. Before her (which was pre-ds), we did about 5 loads a week. I don't even want to guess what we do now.

RoRed5 · January 2009

For DH, myself and DS we do about 7 loads. DH works outside and gets nasty, so he has a lot of wash. But I make up for it by wearing sweats all of the time.

Temp778367875008010 · January 2009

A minimum of 4

Mominator · January 2009

Average? 12-15 and that includes linens and towels. There are 5 of us. DH wears work clothes, gym clothes and sleep clothes. I wear casual clothes and gym clothes, DS#1 wears a school uniform and play clothes and then there are the babies.

LukeAndAmanda · January 2009

4 every other, 5 on alternating...I always make sure we have enough clothes and what not to have enough that I do whites, darks, lights, and Breleigh's clothing once a week. Plus I do towels every other week. We use towels twice before they go in the basket.

abergale · January 2009

I do laundry every Sat. One load of food stained bibs and clothes, one load of whites, two loads of darks one work clothes one play clothes, one load of towels, and I was bed linens. So that is 6 loads a week. Wow that is a lot more than I thought. I will some weeks skip towels and bed linens and just put them in the laundry closet for the next week because I have tons of towels and use them for a few days.

IckyThump · January 2009

Hmm...I do two loads a week for me, DH does two loads for himself. I probably do 2-3 loads a week for DS,and I wash towels and sheets once a week. So that's 9 right there. I also CD, so I wash diapers every 2-3 days.

kimberly3230 · January 2009

SERIOUSLY?!?! Wow, I wonder if I owned a washer and dryer if I would do laundry as much as you all do. We send our laundry out to be done every two weeks, sometimes every week. But definitely not more than once a week. DS stays home with the nanny though so sometimes he stays in his pjs all day so he doesn't go through too many clothes. I guess we have too many clothes LOL