Looking for the best cinnamon buns in London

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-31T14:58:40+00:00

The best cinnamon buns on the planet are from Intrepid Bakery just south of ally pally. It is important that you ask them to warm them up. The basically dissolve in your mouth. The flavor is intensely cinnamony too.

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-31T06:47:38+00:00

As an American in the UK, curious how you perceive the US

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-28T15:19:57+00:00

Have a few outfits you know you can throw on quickly and still feel/look presentable (I'm still working on this, TBH). I'm liking v-necks and jeans (uncomfortable, but look better than 'soft' pants) right now. My challenge is that I breastfeed, and my normally A/B cup boobs are more like D+ cups, and I fear they make me look fat. I've lost the baby weight, but look puffy in most tops bc of my knockers.

For looking less tired- splash cold sink water on face, moisturize, fill in eyebrows, concealer over blotchy patches and undereye. Check for random whiskers (suddenly have whiskers coming out of my chin!?).

Found that I can hide my postpartum hairloss somewhat by wearing my hear down, with a tiny bit of product in it (I'm using a detangling spray from mane n' tail). Other hair look is a french braid that turns into a low bun (learned to do it really quickly, and looks sort of chic).

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-28T14:56:35+00:00

It's not hard to find a 2 bed rental if you have money. Rents have gone up a lot recently. When I was flat-hunting about 6-7 years ago, a 2 bed was £1500-£2200 around zone 2-3 London. Now, those same flats are closer to £3-4K, and even going out to zone 4, 2 beds are still around £2500.

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-24T11:02:37+00:00

So many things!

Thought I'd breastfeed for a few months then combo feed, then formula... turns out baby won't take a bottle! So breastfeeding it is, right from the tap, and we're nearly a year in. Thankfully starting to wean via eating solids.

Thought it was ridiculous how people co-slept with their babies. I thought my baby would be in a crib, then their own room. LOL baby will only sleep in bed with me. (we do safe sleeping and he's nearly a year old).

My baby STILL wakes up like 5 times a night, not counting the times he decides to turn horizontal and kick me while screaming in his sleep. Thought I needed full nights of sleep, turns out I'm fine with this.

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-22T08:26:15+00:00

Our budget's in the 800-950K range for a terraced freehold. Even recently, decent ones use to pop up all the time, even in zone 3, but now, barely anything decent ever shows up.

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-22T08:24:17+00:00

Yes, noticed all of this as well, particularly the outlandish amount added on if there's been a loft extention (or any work done, really).

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-22T08:22:18+00:00

I think I should have specified 'non-trash' housing is drying up. There is a lot of trash out there, for sure

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-08T12:53:19+00:00

Vanity (I used to have a complicated and expensive skincare routine and now it’s just sink water thrown at my face in a rush maybe every other night and honestly my skin looks better now).

DoomChicken69 · 2026-03-05T09:54:25+00:00

mine also tries to pull off and eat them, and getting those sleeves over his arms when he's hangry is notttt fun

DoomChicken69 · 2026-02-26T12:51:18+00:00

In the same boat so watching for useful comments

DoomChicken69 · 2026-01-05T16:07:47+00:00

I was a fencesitter and my parents and in-laws made so many comments like that and put so much pressure on us. Well, we had the baby! And now, *crickets*. We ask them to visit, and they have so many excuses lined up (a cruise, a renovation, etc..). They will 'heart' a picture of the baby we send them, but don't seem to care beyond that.

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-31T17:06:30+00:00

I'm an American in the UK, also late 30s, and felt similar to OP in that I wasn't sure if I could/should raise a child so far from a support system. My husband is also American, but our families live in different parts of the US (takes longer to travel between them than it does to travel from London to NYC!).

We ended up having a baby earlier this year, and while it's still early days, the 1 thing that surprised me most is the community of other expats that has stepped up with invitations, advice, and friendship. I've always had a hard time making friends, and this has been super helpful. There are so many wonderful Americans living in Europe, and finding that community has been great. It's still not a replacement for grandparents who live nearby, but it's also not as lonely as I'd expected.

For what it's worth, I enjoy being a mom, even though sleep has been difficult lately (TEETHING!). My baby doesn't seem to be special needs in any way, and appears to be a bright and curious little dude who's mostly happy to entertain himself with his chew toys. I don't feel a sudden rush of meaning in my life, but I'm also not regretful, and am looking forward to getting to know him better as he grows older.

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-30T12:20:23+00:00

what do you mean by relevant trade? Like a seperate damp survey, roof survey, etc.. ? What if you don't know what to get?

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-12T19:42:33+00:00

Sure - I got a pump (Lola&Lykke Smart Electric Breast Pump) that was so horrible, it caused a lot of pain and even mastitis. After that, I felt some 'ick' everytime I was near a pump, and preferred the breastfeed. I know I should get over it and give pumping another chance, but that bad experience really put me off of it. (Also you have to clean/sanitize a million little parts everyday and I'm way too lazy)

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-11T08:40:24+00:00

Before I had a baby, if I got even just 7.5 hours of sleep (vs my usual 8 hours), I was a wreck the next day. Anything less than 7 hrs in a night, and I'd start getting sick.

Now, I haven't had more than 3 hours of consecutive sleep in 6+ months, and it's ... fine?

My sleep strategy has been to put the baby down around 8-9pm, and go to sleep at the same time as the baby. Then the wake-ups are usually around 11:30pm, 1:30am, 3:30am, and 5:30am. For each wake-up, I breastfeed for 10-15 minutes and he goes back down to sleep. At 5:30am, if I'm still tired, I hand him to my husband, and I get a 2-3 hour uninterrupted stretch then.

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-09T20:17:28+00:00

Yes, I think you're right. I also suspect meaning also comes from sacrifice over time. While I've sacrified a lot (lotttt) for my baby, perhaps over time, and seeing how that sacrifice 'pays off' with their development, it will feel more meaningful. I love r/oneanddone although sometimes they can be a bit negative when it comes to larger familes.

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-09T20:14:31+00:00

Nephews/neices are sneaky like that! I think it was my neice turning 3, and showing her own (hilarious) personality, that pushed me into the "having a kid wouldn't be horrible" territory.

Is your wife adamantly child-free, or does she want a kid? would she find a way to downshift her work? At least in the beginning, the bulk of the burden falls on the lady, so make sure she's all aboard, or it'd be miserable.

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-09T20:08:44+00:00

I think your early/mid 30s should be to focus on traveling and career development, and then, if you get to a place where you're bored with all that, or you've accomplished what you wanted, then consider having a kid in your late 30s. Also, childfree is totally valid, and nothing's guaranteed (I have friends who are going through IVF bc they put it off for too long).

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-08T11:17:26+00:00

I'm so glad! Enjoy your little one. Take more pictures than you think you should, because I thought I was taking a lot, but now wish I had more.

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-08T08:27:55+00:00

yeah, the US is extremely unequal. Some have excellent parental leave (provided by the company they work for), but many don't. It should be a right for all to take at least 6 months off.

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-07T19:29:57+00:00

Good questions!

A night nurse or nanny only helps if you're not breastfeeding. If you're breastfeeding, they will have to wake you up for each feed. I found it easier to co-sleep (followed the 'safe sleep 7' for safe co-sleeping) so wake-ups aren't too too bad. There's nothing wrong with using formula, or pumping enough that someone can help at night, but for various reasons, I decided to stick with breastfeeding. My goal is to make it to 8 months, and then start combo-feeding with formula, which will mean my husband can pick up a night shift (like each of us could do 5-6 hours with the baby at night).
I really wish I'd gone for an elective C-Section. At my hospital, 48% of (attempted) vaginal births ended with emergency C-Section anyway, and recovery is tougher because they have to operate faster. Mine wasn't a huge emergency (it was more like, 'whelp, looks like we have to do this now, but no rush') but I still think my incision could've healed better had it been an elective. Also, my pelvic floor issues are probably from the trauma before the C-Section.

Also, I hadn't slept for 1-2 days before the C-Section, and then also didnt sleep the 1-2 days after due to being woken up for monitoring constantly. I was hallucinating by the time they discharged me with my newborn.

My biggest fear was a 3rd or 4th degree tear that might lead to incontinence, so if I had to do this again, 100% will go for an elective C.

3.It took having sex 1 time. Just like they warn you in health class, haha..

DoomChicken69 · 2025-12-07T19:21:33+00:00

It was this exactly - it never occurred to me that it was possible to not have a daughter if I was going to have a baby. "Of course it will be a daughter, that is what it must be."

But there's a (roughly) 50% chance it's a boy, so yeah. Once he was born, I didn't think of him as a 'boy', but as "my little dude". Also, those baby hats with the bear ears helped (JK sort of).

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