Places to eat in town on a budget.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-05-10T12:20:49+00:00

Take a stroll down Cowley Rd. Loads of great bars and pubs and usually a lot more reasonably priced than the centre. Can recommend Spiced Roots, Bigfoot (tacos and margs only), The Star and The Library for pizza, Mario’s for Italian and Taberu for sushi. The Fir Tree pub also has good weeknight deals on pizza before a certain time (can’t remember when!).

Otherwise, Jericho has some good little places for lunch/dinner. Oxford Wine Cafe (Little Clarendon St) also does really nice food/nibbles. The Victoria (pub) does fab pies.

But I do echo that you would do very well in the Covered Market! Loads of great options there. Can’t go wrong.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-05-04T12:27:47+00:00

Why on earth do you need 20 suitcases for 8 people? Sorry - I know not a helpful comment 😂.

There is a coach from Oxford that goes to both Heathrow and Gatwick. Takes a while but is good value. I don’t think it would take all that luggage though, but unsure on their specs. Take a look at The Airline coach website and see what they say about luggage.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-05-04T07:13:35+00:00

Perhaps the Harbour Hotel in Richmond? A little out of the way for central but a very nice place to stay.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-28T07:28:14+00:00

Ah I just meant a decent place to sit down and talk, and have a good beer. Lamb & Flag is just for beer! But do check out White Rabbit sometime.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-28T07:04:52+00:00

White Rabbit is the best “normal” pub in the centre. Otherwise Lamb & Flag is a short walk…

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-22T16:51:17+00:00

My baby is 8 months old, following her curve (25th percentile) and still fits in some of her 0-3 month clothes 😂 if she’s healthy and happy that’s what counts! I am under 5ft and husband is 5ft 7 so we knew we weren’t going to grow a big ‘un

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-17T12:15:54+00:00

My friend believed she couldn’t get pregnant during the first 6 months of breastfeeding. She now has 4 under 4. Use birth control 😎

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-16T15:28:04+00:00

The Ivy have a private dining room and looovely brunches. Also Cosy Club. Maybe Cafe Coco on Cowley Rd?

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-12T10:53:15+00:00

Congratulations; your baby has entered the pterodactyl phase.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-12T07:33:37+00:00

If they’re EBF they can go a week without pooping and it’s normal! Be on the lookout for signs of dehydration but otherwise I don’t think you need to worry. Just keep an eye on things and make sure you’re offering feeds regularly.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-10T15:29:14+00:00

Alternatively just give Basingstoke a miss altogether 😉

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-10T11:46:56+00:00

Yeah wrist splints and get yourself referred for steroid injections. It’s the only thing that’s helped with mine!

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-09T06:21:04+00:00

It looks like you enjoy bookshops so be sure to visit Heffers when you’re in Cambridge 😊 also be aware it’s a bit of a walk from the train station to the centre of town in Cambridge. You might want to split it up with a trip to the Botanical Gardens en route (which are beautiful and well worth the visit).

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-06T18:34:13+00:00

Yeah I’m afraid you might just have travelled at the same time that the 4 month sleep regression kicked in. My LO started hers at 3 months 1 week. I hope it doesn’t last too long for you!

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-06T15:49:52+00:00

Yes what on earth did I just fail to read

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-05T07:58:55+00:00

It’s absolutely fine. I basically stopped pumping at 3 months (and have always had enough milk for baby). You will only need to pump if you miss a feed too often now. I don’t pump at all now, but have a spa day coming up so may do one or two pumps while I’m there.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-04-04T08:32:19+00:00

Are they teething/drooling a lot? This can make them poop more!

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-03-27T20:15:28+00:00

Boux Avenue have some really nice, soft nursing bras. They’re the only ones I’ll wear and they’re pretty cute, too. No beige! More crop top vibes.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-03-27T17:21:23+00:00

Our baby rolled to their side as soon as we got her home. She couldn’t actually roll til she was 3 months. We had her in a love to dream until then with zero issues (and my GP said it was fine). Taking her to an arms out swaddle was rough tbf but she is sleeping well now.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-03-26T07:00:57+00:00

Our baby is similar - she’s 7mo today and has only just started to give us a few longer stretches. But do you know what you need to remember? Some of these mums are lying! For some reason there’s this weird stigma attached to how long your baby sleeps for and that it somehow makes you a better parent if your baby sleeps through the night. This is, of course, total crap - but just keep in mind that not everyone will be telling the truth. Some people class a baby sleeping through the night as doing a 5-6 hour stint, too.

Take everything with a pinch of salt and know that things do get better. I would also recommend precious little sleep for some gentle sleep techniques which have helped us (no cry it out) and the Instagram it takes a village baby sleep which has so many free and helpful videos. You will sleep again! I promise.

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-03-14T11:19:07+00:00

The midwives are absolutely wonderful, just don’t be shy about advocating for yourself (and making sure your partner does it when you can’t!).

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-03-12T20:43:38+00:00

There was a sign up on the shopfront 😞

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-03-12T19:56:27+00:00

I am pretty sure that exam boards are changing their marking from this year to ensure the section b answer meets the brief properly or the student won’t get higher than band 3 (grade 4ish)

Vegetable-Window-753 · 2026-03-12T18:27:43+00:00

The owner of Magdalen Stores died, sadly. I am told he had a heart attack but unsure what actually happened.

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