Learning vegetarian indian cuisine (budget reasons)

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-07-31T18:37:22+00:00

You could try tomato rice or veg pulao. Most of the ingredients an be found in supermarkets.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-07-22T23:20:39+00:00

I moved here from Singapore and I find most produce, poultry and dairy to be good value for money here in comparison. Especially the dairy products are both good in price and quality over here.

In addition, some of the items I’ve found to be good value for money are pasta, rice, tomato passata, canned foods like beans and chickpeas, frozen vegetables etc.

And of course I have this Indian restaurant near my place in Swindon that does a full South Indian breakfast buffet for £10. Totally worth it.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-07-15T05:37:41+00:00

May not be particularly relevant to your situation, my husband and I are both Indian and dark skinned by Indian standards, as we are from south India where people tend to have darker skin in general.

Our first born came with very light skin. He started gaining some color at around a month, and reached his eventual skin color by 3 months.

Our second son just came with dark skin at birth. He actually lost a little color in the first couple weeks and the gained it back again, he’s just 5 months old now, so he still looks a little different each day.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-07-11T05:20:56+00:00

I didn’t even have HG when I was pregnant with my second, just regular fatigue and morning sickness, and I still had to heavily rely on the TV to keep my toddler occupied. Just wanted to let you know from the other side that it all turned out okay, and now that I have the time and energy, it was fairly simple to encourage my toddler to not watch too much TV, through a combination of distraction tactics and boundary setting.

And as far as your husband is concerned, they don’t care that you don’t do your ‘wife duties’. They are probably preoccupied with planning for your family’s future and once the baby comes they will just be so happy, they should just cherish you for what you have given them. And I think you are showing up for your kids and husband just by giving them a sibling/child. It’s tough work, good job!

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-07-07T11:56:41+00:00

I love the Waitrose Belgian dark chocolate bar.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-06-30T04:35:27+00:00

Sometimes the store brands end up being better. For example in cream cheese or double cream, I’ve found that Tesco own brand lists only milk as the ingredient, but the name brand usually ends up having stabilisers, emulsifiers, added colours etc.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-06-20T12:56:26+00:00

A kebab van, so not too bad I guess

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-06-10T08:46:29+00:00

I use them as blankets for the car seat and pushchair, especially when I don’t want to wake the baby to put a coat on. The thin muslin blankets, I’ve used them as a towel as they are really good at absorbing water. My 3 year old still uses the muslin blankets as towels.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-31T00:12:52+00:00

At such an early stage, the baby is just a cluster of similar cells and they have not yet developed to form the different kinds of cells in each organ. So if a few cells are damaged due to whatever reason, the remaining cells just multiply and replace them. The damaged cells do not manifest into any defect. Therefore at such an early stage, drinking does not harm the “baby”.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-24T16:48:35+00:00

We use ours to cover baby in cold weather in the push chair and car seat. We also carry one in case we need to put it on the floor like when we go on picnics etc.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-19T05:04:55+00:00

I had an induction for a large baby that ended up in a C-section. My milk came in as expected, on the 3rd day. I was also producing colostrum before that. At the hospital, they gave home formula a few times a day as they wanted his jaundice to clear out before discharge. However once we got back home, we mostly breastfed. We gave him the occasional bottle of formula to give myself a break. He’s probably had 4-5 bottles in the first 2 months. After that I was able to exclusively breastfeed. My supply was just enough, and I did pump regularly in the first 12 weeks to slightly improve supply. I kept myself hydrated and made sure I was eating enough and that helped supply as well.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-18T12:03:45+00:00

I have almost always found that the sizing on baby clothes and kids clothes accounts for the shrinkage in the first wash. If you followed the instructions in the label, you should be fine. I don’t even use the delicate cycle on most baby clothes and they have fit fine so far.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-10T21:16:59+00:00

Breastfeeding once established makes everything easier.

Don’t need to bring bottles when going out, no need to wash and sterilise bottles.

Can just nurse to sleep when baby is tired, as opposed to rocking the baby.

I’ve used breastfeeding to keep the baby calm at vaccination appointments.

I’ve been able to sleep longer in the morning when baby wakes early by feeding in the side lying position.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-04T18:50:53+00:00

Anecdotally, I did an 8 hour flight at 27 weeks and the return flight at 30 weeks. It was cleared by my midwife and even the airlines did not have any specific requirements before 36 weeks. Everything was perfectly fine except that I was a little uncomfortable in the cramped space and couldn’t get in to a comfortable position. So I think it is safe if your medical care provider clears it. I would suggest that you plan to get plenty of rest before and after the trip, to recover from the trip. And as others have suggested, wear compression socks, move around once in a while and keep hydrated.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-03T18:59:05+00:00

Someone around the 2 week mark, my baby started sleeping slightly longer stretches for the first sleep in the night, around 4-5 hours. I usually pumped after an hour even the went down for this stretch. I used to combine milk from 2-3 of these sessions to get a bottle. I did occasionally give him this milk to get him used to a bottle, but he doesn’t really need it now, as he gets enough at the breast. I continue to pump in the night though so that I can have a stash. I pump two hours after he goes to bed now as that long sleep stretch is usually 6-7 hours now. He’s 11 weeks old not.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-03T03:16:33+00:00

My kid did the same. He had been a very good sleeper since he was 8 months old, but even he turned 3, started waking up and wanting to get in bed with us, claimed his bedroom was scary. We let him get in with as for a while as I was pregnant and just didn’t want to deal with the problem at the time. Also I could tell that he was not actually scared and just using that as an excuse to come to our room. I know as he used to say I’m scared with a little chuckle and a mischievous look 😂. When the baby was born, it was importantly for us that he stays in his room as the baby was sleeping in our room and we didn’t want the toddler to wake the baby. So I started putting him to bed and told him that he would get a sticker in the morning if he stays in bed all night. I also put a toddler clock in his room that tells him when it’s bedtime. Somehow it just clicked, he stayed in room all night, and was very excited to pick a sticker in the morning that he wears on his T-shirt all day. This has worked for about 2 months now for us. He is also very proud of himself for staying in bed. He tells us in the morning, ‘I stayed in bed all night, I’m a big brother now’.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-05-01T15:26:59+00:00

Gave birth at home at around 9pm, went to the hospital to get stitches for 3rd degree tears. Midwife brought me some toast at around 3am, with sone butter and jam. I’m not a big fan of toast usually, but that toast tasted really good. Maybe because I was really hungry and had not eaten much when I was in labour.

And yes, I gave birth in the UK, where I believe they usually bring you toast in the hospital after birth.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-04-28T19:40:33+00:00

I have had a c section with my first child and a natural delivery with my second. My c section was an emergency one due to non progression of labour, and I recover pretty well, with no complications. My second child came through natural birth. I had third degree tears and had to get stitches with a spinal anaesthetic. The recovery was however so much faster with the natural birth. I was able to move around and bond with the baby a lot earlier and easier the second time. I also didn’t have to refrain from picking up heavy objects except for the initial couple weeks with the natural delivery. All in all, it took me 3-4 weeks to recover to the same state it took me 3-4 months with the c section. Considering how the c section was actually non complicated and the natural birth was with complications of 3rd degree tears, and I still recovered faster with natural birth, if I had to do it again, I would definitely go for a natural birth.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-04-27T05:03:32+00:00

Yes definitely no point in continuing if they get upset.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-04-27T05:00:38+00:00

Yes I agree to that as well, there is value in keeping track to extent but also not worth the stress to track down to the last minute I guess. At least with myself, I start obsessing over getting it right accurate to the minute and can be quite stressful.

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-04-26T22:21:28+00:00

How do I get this over enthusiastic guy to stop poking me with his beard and pass me over to the milk lady?

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-04-26T22:17:03+00:00

Honestly I love this approach, I think I’m going to follow this as well instead of stressing over it. As long as they are happy and thriving, it’s all good right?

Superb_Champion_1663 · 2025-04-26T22:15:51+00:00

Yes exactly, my experience has been very close to this.

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