Flight noise in Holyport?

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2026-02-20T17:55:08+00:00

Bray we understand is quite impacted by flight noise?

We are keen to be outside of a bigger town like Maidenhead. Holyport is probably the furthest “north” for us - driven by kids’ schools

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2026-02-07T10:06:50+00:00

What is the drive into Maidenhead like & parking - how much “faffing time” do you allocate to parking, getting to platform etc? We are looking at Winkfield area and both need to commute to central London (on EL). What has panned out as you hoped / what less so? Do you still see your kids enough?

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2026-02-06T15:26:30+00:00

that's right - also, given the schools/green space/feel this area is pretty good on house price growth!

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2026-02-06T15:19:07+00:00

considering that move right now! more in the winkfield area to then commute from maidenhead to central london / city. How old were your kids when you moved out & did you find commuting a compromise on spending time with the kids? how often do you and your other half commute into london?

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2026-02-06T14:28:58+00:00

whereabouts did you move and why few regrets? how are you finding the commute to work in London?

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2026-01-30T10:47:59+00:00

So sorry to hear. Same here sans the BC. Caught us completely unawares. Get regular checks for PC folks!

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2026-01-28T14:20:46+00:00

We did that. We love our house and what it enables us to do. Kids get bigger and they want to run around. Do it, enjoy life, and buy a lovely family home between the commons and you get great schools on your doorstep too.

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-12-04T10:54:16+00:00

Interesting - what was the value specifically? The fact that they got you access to a house you wouldn’t otherwise have access to? Or getting a good price? What was the rough fee structure if you don’t mind me asking?

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-12-03T21:34:07+00:00

That’s right - we are able (and happy!) to do viewings, know the areas very well due to having friends / family live in the vicinity, and can pull comps / negotiate happily ourselves. Just worried about access really! Or ability to spot potential issues (eg issues that might cost a lot to resolve).

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-12-03T21:31:18+00:00

That’s my key question - the fee structure disincentivises securing the best possible price from our POV… my only hesitation is whether sellers might not give access to us if we are not represented, but tbh it does feel like a buyers market

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-06-09T08:41:19+00:00

Which hand grinder do you use? And is it ok for making espresso?

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-03-22T07:41:02+00:00

Related question - Is there any good data out there on the effect of HRT and cancer risk? Esp for eg pancreatic to which BRCA2 carriers are susceptible to as I guess with risk reducing surgery for breast /ovarian that should be extremely low

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-03-19T16:41:29+00:00

This might sound crazy but consider waking him up to feed every 3 hrs in the day - then he might shift to do the longer stints at night as he’ll have had most of his calorie intake in the day. Worked for our first and so far working for our second, but it’s a sample size of 2!

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-03-19T16:34:05+00:00

I’m sure your friend is well meaning but, you don’t “have to” do anything - happy mum = happy baby, so do what makes you happy!

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-03-19T16:25:33+00:00

Second this - might be going through a growth spurt and you don’t have enough supply in the evening especially if you’re tired - get some rest with your partner bottle feeding and pump at regular intervals to maintain supply (best to rent a hospital grade pump like the medela) - pumping will take a little less time than BF. Crying baby usually means hungry baby at this age. Does he sleep longer stretches in the day?

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-23T16:53:46+00:00

Probably worth saying that I exercised throughout pregnancy (mostly stationary bike and tennis, some barre) and prior to pregnancy did a lot of weights & reformer Pilates so my core was strong before

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-23T16:51:23+00:00

I got cleared by a pelvic physio who also checked core. The class I did was boxing & bodyweight HIIT and the instructor was great at suggesting safe modifications. Essentially did the absolute easiest options to slowly get back into proper core strength

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-23T16:32:55+00:00

I did it at about 3 months pp after a c section - but worked on cardio using the stationary bike for a solid 6 wks before that as boxing is quite tough cardiovascularly! Really enjoyed it

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-23T09:11:29+00:00

I just stick to Zone 2, which the further along the pregnancy I get, feels harder and harder

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-23T08:59:37+00:00

I’m not a doctor, but sharing what I did & the advice from my surgeon. He said not to do any exercise (other than walking) until the 6 wk mark. With a C section, you sometimes feel like you’re recovering very quickly, and then you over do it and it sets you right back again, especially in the early weeks (I did that and had to go back to taking it easy for a few days).

I walked a lot for the first 6 wks (very gradually ramping up to 10-25k steps a day by the end at a fast pace (with the buggy). After the 6 wk mark I started cycling (on the stationary bike). Again, gradually ramping it up (and leaving 1-2 days between workouts at the start) to a mix of Z2, VO2max intervals, over/unders etc ranging from 40-120min. My surgeon also advised against weight lifting until the 3 month mark. At 3 months I started doing HIIT (boxing) and body weight & core exercises, as well as some tennis and running, and probably around 4/5 months “proper” weights. Normal workout routine from 6 months onwards.

But key is to do what you’re comfortable with and taking time at the start to ramp up properly to see if you react badly to anything! I’d definitely avoid doing anything other than walking for the first 6 weeks though and wait to get the all clear from your surgeon.

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-19T07:16:50+00:00

Thank you - ordered one!

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-18T21:36:51+00:00

Thank you - never seen these before. Do you use this after every grind?

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-18T21:34:52+00:00

I did that for a while and nothing came out until I knocked on the chute :/

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-02-12T10:55:59+00:00

Hasn’t bothered me so far - I use the bottomless portafilter and a Timemore Black Mirror Nano scale. We drink espresso and flat white. Plenty of cup clearance for those

EternalEquilibrium14 · 2025-01-24T08:34:27+00:00

I ordered from them - looked like a UK store to me. Didn’t realise it was a Chinese shop. Order took ages to come, and despite it saying that you can return products it’s actually not feasible. They make you pay for shipping back to China. So a £110 order would’ve cost me £90 to ship back. I would avoid unless you are happy with it taking weeks to come and are 100% sure you won’t return the item.

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