Just Shagging Grads Thread 9 - Roll Up, Roll Up all you graduated Viroids!

[HungryHorace]

Welcome to the 9th grads thread...celebrating the success of Just Shagging in getting us viroids upduffed. :-)

The thread we have graduated from is here in its 24th outing!

There is also a Just Mumming thread in postnatal once your babies come along, or to keep up with the graduated graduates!

For those not in the know, a viroid is an autocorrected version of 'ladies' from the 1st JS thread, which then stuck.

So, roll call below please, viroids. :-)

Congratulations, ohfor! How fantastic. :-) How're you feeling?

Juni, yes, I do see the same one. I didn't initially, but do now. It's helpful to be measured by the same person every week as they all do it slightly differently, so measurements can be out.

RPopz, I second what Juni said.

I'm back at the consultant next week to see about changing my ELCS date. Bit scared!

Oh, and baby has gone back to breech, as I thought. Good job I didn't want a VBAC really!

fourfox huge congratulations from me! But be warned, I'm in week 17 and still a gibbering wreck! X

Congrats fourfox!
The disbelief wore off when I got booted in the bladder really fucking hard.

But I still can't believe I'm going to have an actual baby that's all mine and MrJuni's.

Fox!!! I've been wondering for ages where you and your fabulous user name had got to! Many congratulations! I was in disbelief/ paranoia/ terror for at least the first month Only felt properly real and "safe" after the 12 week scan and going public I think!

Feeling a bit better now viroids though still a bit mopey over my poor baby's bald lugs and feet and a crappy day at work. Today is a comfort eating day!

Eek, did you feel baby move back round again Horace?

Glad the check up went well Cookie x

Oh sorry Juni it was you with the appointment!! xx

Glad it was good juni

I've got my first appointment on wed and I've managed to swing wed pm off work, so I can spend the afternoon chilling out with my mum yay :)

fox congrats!! Join me in EDD dates nearly, I'm 9th march

RPopz, yes I did. In Asda by the bakery! Talk about vomit-inducing. :-/

MW warned that I'll feel big movements as baby tries to turn between now and ELCS. Joy.

I still find being pregnant a bit surreal, ohfor, and I'm permanently pregnant (DD was only 4.5 months' old when I got my BFP!).

I think the first scan is a real milestone though, generally. :-)

Ooh Horace poor you. Sounds like you've got a rotisserie chicken in their, all the spinning round its doing

I don't feel pregnant at all today (physically anyway)... its freaking me out a bit.

*there even!

Aw, thanks everyone I'm so glad to be joining such a lovely bunch

Generally feeling ok, bit crampy and a little bit of nausea, but other than that I'm fine. Can relate to what others have said about churning - it's really weird!

DH has had a bad day and has been a bit worried - asked if we could do another test. So I presented him with a plastic cup of piss, gave him a selection of tests and just watched a grin emerge! Lovely!

How come your day has been so bad RPopz? Comfort eating isn't a bad thing, love - if you didn't need it you wouldn't want it x

Omg Horace 4.5 MONTHS??? Lots of hard work ahead that will be completely overshadowed by wonderful times. When do you want to change your date for?

Min 17 weeks already! Oh how fabulous! I think I remember queuing up patiently behind other viroids to rub your lucky tummy - obviously worked!

Juni the bladder booting really doesn't sound like something to look forward to - but, hey, it will all be worthy it when you meet your baby!

Zyla you sound so well organised! Erm, I've booked a GP appt on 18 July - we sort of wanted to leave it for a week as a "just in case" , but now I'm regretting it - I want to go NOW!

How have you decided on what unit to go to? It's a toss up between 2 for me ATM (I work within quality assurance in the NHS so have been looking at mounds of data - and now I'm utterly confused!). Any advice?

Ha ha, RPopz...exactly like that! :-)

Make the most of the non-pregnant feeling. You'll soon wish you could escape it, just briefly!

Ohfor, yes, we decided to just go for it. It worked well! :-) I'm booked for 39 weeks now, I want to move it to 38. Just over 2 weeks' away. Shit!

Horace I have to say that a little age gap sounds wonderful - and there is a lot to be said for just going for it

Panic over guys... I feel sick and fat again now!! After sending Mr Rpopz to the shops to buy me chocolate which I desperately needed at the time... but now am too sick to eat...

Haha Fox I think the multiple testing thing is totally normal.... I did 6 altogether... Mr Rpopz started telling me off after a while though lol! Work has just been really dull and monotonous today and looks set to stay that way for at least another fortnight. Plus I am irrationally and unconsolably upset about the haircut my dog received yesterday....

I'll be going to Jessops Hospital for Women. My only option really but luckily has an excellent reputation

fox I'm off to the joint antenatal/diabetes clinic at the hospital, that's why it's so early, saves me having to choose my unit tho! :)

Home from my hols! Just as pale as when I went, but much more relaxed. We'll see how long that lasts when I get to work tomorrow

Hello Foxy! Come on in And congratulations!!! I can confirm at 22+6 that the shock never quite wears off!

I've had 4 midwife appts across the two pregnancies so far, and had the same midwife 3 out of 4 appts. She's nice. Quite old (early 60s maybe?) and totally unflappable! Very soothing voice

Baby's been a-squirming lots today, I felt the first kick from the outside today whilst sat sweating like a pig in a queue to check in to our flight but DH couldn't feel it, it was v.subtle to my hand but much less subtle to my tum Won't be long before he can feel him!

You are completely reasonable to have dog-rage Popz - I hope you gave the groomer big evils!

Fox I was wondering where you'd got to. Congratulations! Hospital we use is practically on our doorstep so would be silly to go anywhere else.

I still can't bloody breathe and it's doing my head in. Hope the midwife can suggest something useful after appointment next week.

I don't feel pregnant either Popz other than sore boobs and the fact I'm fat. I actually can't believe people can't tell, I think in photos it's so obvious. Need to stop wearing fitted clothes.

In other news, MiniWil seems to be enjoying living up to the "terrible twos" tag. Massive tantrum in a cafe today, fairly embarrassing. I want my happy, laid-back toddler returned immediately.

Only got wilmabedrock. Am so slow

I'm always a bit shocked when people say I don't look pg. I feel like my belly is sticking out a mile!!

Feeling exceptionally grumpy this week. I guess that counts as pregnant!

Glad you had a good time Ness! I always come back from hols whiter than I went hahah. Didn't complaint about the dog at the time - its one of those where I didn't realise how crap it was til I got home! Fingers crossed it'll grow back quickly. He won't be going there again!

I tried wilmaflintstone but some bugger had it and then i couldn't think of anything else related. Although I'm going to have to change it again as my sister saw it.

Can I just have a little rant in a safe place?

I am fucking sick to the back teeth of people being so negative about babies & parenthood! It's rubbing off so badly on my partner, we've rowed nearly all weekend as all he can talk about is how shit it's going to be because of his bloody friends filling up his ears about how much they hate it.
I can't think of a single other thing in life where people can't wait to rub their hands and tell you how shit your life is going to be. I guess people don't want to be smug but still. Just shut the fuck up! I don't need to be trying to gee him up the whole time along with putting one bloody foot in front of the other. I've got to the point where I can't stop crying cos I feel so sorry for the baby because of THEM. I hope these people are happy with themselves. Would it be the height of mental to FB message them to tell them to fuck the fuck off?! Who phones an expectant father then rants for FORTY MINUTES about how shit life is as a parent?
and breathe

Fucking hell Juni

No advice I'm afraid, but didn't want to read and run x

Hugs juni I agree it's really annoying! it's not like any of us have gone into this with eyes closed! we know things will change! we want them to!

Am annoyed on your behalf, just remind your DP about all the positives as well, every time the ranty idiots forget to mention those bits!

Too many exclamation marks, sorry.

Shit, Juni. What utter fucking twats. How old are they? They sound pathetic.

Messaging them will sadly just give them some form of ammo, so you're probably best not doing that.

I should send DH round. He adores DD and being a dad.

Oh Juni how fucking shitty of them. Especially after all you've been through to get here! I'm sorry Mr Juni has taken it to heart so much. Perhaps its just a stage they all have to go through? Mourning of the single life and all that. Its not like you weren't aware things would change! Doesn't mean they'll change for the worse.

I think ultimately you have to feel sorry for people like that. They're obviously jealous or have some unresolved bitterness about the way their own lives have turned out!! I have a similar thing with a work colleague at the minute. She's trying for a baby - everyone knows this as she's been shoving it down all our throats since she got married last year. But ever since she suspected and subsequently found out I was pregnant she's been slagging off pregnancy, babies, kids and parenthood and harping on about how it ruins your life and robs you of all independence.... blah blah blah.... she NEVER wants any, its all her husband's idea etc etc... (all this whilst telling me she's come off the pill and cross examining me about ttc) - basically she's just jealous to death I beat her to it. She's so transparent, its hilarious. I just smile and nod through most of her anti-baby ranting now