How often do you change your PJs?

finallyamommy

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 3:41 am

zaq wrote:

Umm...what's with the "shells" business? Doesn't anyone here wear regular blouses any more?

*raises hand*

I prefer collared, button down blouses. And I'll generally wear them 2-3 times before washing them, but usually I wear a ratty T-shirt or something under them to protect the spaces between the buttons.

amother

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 4:14 am

amother wrote:

I'll wear shells up to 4 times (or more if desperate), or less if they smell/are dirty. I change my bras and pjs weekly.

They are like underwear. They are worn next to your body. They pick up your body odor. They are on your arm pits. All adults have a body odor even if they shower daily.

People can smell you even if you can't smell yourself.

Raisin

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 5:40 am

zaq wrote:

Umm...what's with the "shells" business? Doesn't anyone here wear regular blouses any more?

I wear a tshirt with either long or short sleeves under my top, even a blouse.

Barbara

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 6:33 am

I usually sleep in a tee shirt and pj bottoms. The top is changed nightly, the bottoms about 3 times a week.

Underwear and tops are changed daily. Skirts can be worn a a couple of times or so, unless I spill. I spill a lot. Sweaters and jackets worn over another top, ditto.

Beyla

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 6:47 am

Pjs for me used to be changed every couple days but with baby and kids constantly on me it's more often every night now (and sometimes even twice a night when it gets wet Rolling Eyes

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Pjs for baby every night now that he walks with it before bedtime.

DrMom

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 6:50 am

Shirts: every day (I don't usually wear "shells," but when I do, I change those after one wearing too -- they are shirts!).

Skirts/pants: 2 wearings.

PJs: every 2-3 days is sufficient. If I am doing anything particularly active in bed, the PJs come off... Wink

Ruchel

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 6:57 am

amother wrote:

I wash everything after one time of wearing it. Maybe a skirt I would rehang . Kids clothing for sure. They get dirty in school and the diapers leak a little during the night so for sure dont reuse pjs for the kids . We have a huge water every month lol

WOW!!

I never knew some changed skirts or pjs after two wearings. Absolutely foreign. Same for kids clothes (not talking underwear).

rainbow dash

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 7:08 am

I change my pjs twice a week, I change my shell after I use it and bra after every 2 to 3 days.

amother

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 7:41 am

I wash all my clothes (including shells) after one wash. This is because my clothes smell after one wearing despite showers!

My exception is during niddah. When niddah, I will often not wash what I wear until Mikvah night. It's a conscious protest because I hate niddah... During non-niddah I don't wear PJs or anything else so this is not an issue. Just to confuse things this month I have been wearing a long-sleeved shell in bed which I haven't washed but obviously won't wear it during the day until I wash it! Wink

If there are mothers on here who can wear clothes more than once good for you and lucky you have less washing to do!

MaBelleVie

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 7:59 am

Ruchel wrote:

WOW!!

I never knew some changed skirts or pjs after two wearings. Absolutely foreign. Same for kids clothes (not talking underwear).

How often do kids wear clothing that stays outwardly clean after a day?

Ruchel

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 8:20 am

MaBelleVie wrote:

How often do kids wear clothing that stays outwardly clean after a day?

Depends on age. But even my son doesn't quite look dirty every day after school.

amother

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 8:37 am

amother wrote:

OP here, feeling so stupid now. I change my pjs and shells only when I remember or when they start smelling- sometimes once in two weeks even. embarrassed

Too bad I never learned basic hygiene but never too late...

Me too. And several people comment that I am always so clean, so I don't see why I should change more often.

Ruchel

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 8:40 am

People have no clue. If you look clean and respectable they assume you're mega clean. I've had people assume I constantly wash my kids, or sniffing them "mmmmm you just bathed the baby". Huh, no.
I also know some people's rythm of bathing or washing clothes etc and you would never guess. And I have a good smelling sense, could have worked in perfume industry.

Zehava

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 8:41 am

rainbow dash wrote:

I change my pjs twice a week, I change my shell after I use it and bra after every 2 to 3 days.

Ditto

amother

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 10:01 am

Seems im the only one that has a body odor because I need to change and wash everything daily.
cant imagine wearing a shell twice.
I dont wear pajamas but my linen is not fitted to my body and I shower every night so once a week for linen.

amother

Tue, Oct 28 2014, 12:22 pm

zaq wrote:

Umm...what's with the "shells" business? Doesn't anyone here wear regular blouses any more?

Huh? Whats that?
You're really dating yourself! Wink

Took quite a while for my teenagers to convince me to start wearing shells.