u/Evening_Tone9587

So I always used microwave rice (I know, I know...) and about 6 months ago I stopped buying it and started cooking rice, mostly white long grain.

Method (induction hob/stove) : wash rice, one cup of rice to 1 cup of water. Bring to the boil from cold, no lid

Low heat for 15min with a tight lid.

Remove from heat and leave for 10 minutes (without touching the lid)

It always comes out pretty mushy. Like...it's edible but kinda mushy.

Any tips please?

Little one is 2.5 (3 in October)

I've taken the nappies and put out the potty but she seems oblivious. We have the books, the songs etc. rewards for pees.

I potty trained for 2 weeks and she didn't pee in the potty once. It was just pee on the floor multiple times a day even seconds after I prompted her to use the potty. I just said "uh oh, pee goes in the potty!" And calmly walked her to the potty.

She's happy enough to sit on it.

Is she just not ready? Her comprehension, speech etc all seem really good for her age (she's my 4th)

I feel out of my league here and I'm under pressure from her dad (were divorced) to bring back the nappies.

I apologise this post may be upsetting for anyone who has experienced baby loss.

I (32F) have had two extremely traumatic hospital births.

One resulting in me essentially free birthing in the hospital bathroom. The placenta snapped as my baby arrived, and someone ended up finally coming in and just grabbing him off me and walking back out of the bathroom, leaving me there. He ended up passing away. I was shoved into a side room and no one came back to check on me for 4 hours. In that time the placenta hadn't come and I ended up having pph and collapsing resulting in surgery and transfusions.

The other (different hospital) in an emergency C-section after a cascade of interventions. The spinal block itself was traumatising as the person doing it inserted it wrong not once, not twice, but three times. I cannot even describe the pain and what it felt like but I have nightmares about it 3 years on.

Then just as they pulled my baby out I regained feeling and they stalled asking if I was *really* in pain (as I screamed) before putting me under. I begged them to sterilise me but they never got around to it and didn't seem keen on the idea anyway.

Thankfully this hasn't affected my bond with my beautiful little girl.

Anyway 26 weeks ago my contraception failed and here I am expecting a baby.

I have sent the entire time terrified.

I don't want to go to a hospital, I am completely consumed with the terror of giving birth. The thought of getting a spinal block again makes me have panic attacks, and then the thought of a C-section again...I haven't enjoyed a moment of pregnancy because I'm too petrified of birth.

I am afraid if I try for a VBAC there will be another cascade of interventions and I'll have another C-section. So I absolutely want a VBAC but I am afraid of it not being successful.

I am already under the perinatal mental health team who have promised to make a birth plan but I know as well as anyone birth plans don't tend to get followed.

I'm just so scared and a big part of me wishes I just wasn't doing this at all.

I can't sleep, I can barely eat. I get constant flashbacks and nightmares about the other two births.

I'm so lost right now, I just have no idea what to do

Hey everyone! I make a gammon at least once a week but I just repeat the same old honey/brown sugar and mustard glaze.

What are your recommendations for a glaze not involving these please?

Today's gammon will be roasted but I'm happy to take slow cooker recipes for the future too!

Thank you 😊