Just Shagging - Thread 11 for Graduated Viroids!

[JuniDD]

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 11th grads thread...celebrating the success of Just Shagging in getting us viroids upduffed

For those that don't know, a 'viroid' is from the original JSing thread 1, where someone was trying to type ladies (in reference to all the JSing ladies), but their phone decided to call us all viroids instead!

The name stuck and we've been the JSing viroids ever since.

The thread we have graduated from is here in its 27th outing.

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

There is also a secret facebook group, if you want to join, ask in-thread.

So, roll call below please, viroids!

It's early La, the symptoms will turn up soon. And you'll wish they hadn't! Or you might just be one of those lucky ladies that breeze through Any sticks around to pee on? Usually helped me on a crazy day

SIL sounds a delight! She's probably jealous, I have friends like this who like to tell me constantly how babies/ pregnancy ruin your life.... Just smile and nod as Wil said. Don't let her curb your excitement - you've waited a long time for this! Funny how quickly it becomes a baby. When ttc I was so fixated on getting pregnant, I kinda forgot about the baby part until I actually got upduffed!

DH is going to a card game tournament thing. No boozing but just looong. No other plans right now but I just wanted to be with him.... Pathetic I guess.

Haha, randoms shouting! Shouted at the bar guy because they didn't take credit/debit card - despite charging a fiver for a pint and twelve quid for two bags of sweets and a bottle of water! So no foods for me. Chatty couple for talking CONSTANTLY thru first half (and sitting in wrong bloody seats so shouldn't have even been there!) and steward to try and move chattys to their proper seat so I could bloody hear! Not so much shouting, just stropping.

Morning!

Well, phew, all is ok with Mini-Juni after all of that. I pissed the midwife off by insisting the blood draw be done by the nurse instead of by her (I have the veins of a child so need a butterfly needle) but as MrJuni said, we need to practise getting assertive! Measuring ok (34 wks), heart rate a good speed and no +++ in my wee. I am going to try to stop worrying!

Popz, from the sound of it, MrP could do with a bit of a shouting at regularly to keep him in line. MrJuni wouldn't arrange something like that without talking to me first. Grrr.

leela how far along are you? I didn't have any symptoms until 7 weeks really and then I felt like shite. I also dislike the expression "knocked up", it sounds so passive, but try to let it wash over you.

lauren you're funny. I keep saying to MrJuni I look like a mummy gorilla (hate the massive droopy boobies) and he says he fancies me. I really doubt it!

Oh, the natal hypnotherapy CDs must be working. When the nurse was doing my bloods she was like "oh well, you know it will hurt" and I was instantly thinking "why would you say that?!" - there's a bit on the CD about not letting other people's words affect you. Nice to know something's going in!

Right, epic post. Time to read my enormo-bundle of notes about "care of your stitches" and other such delights

all round

juni glad everything's ok!

Just had meeting which was fine, manager brought her manager who's lovely (think he just fancied a trip out lol) so we had a cuppa and a chat, handed over my sick notes and they told me what was happening at work and asked if I needed anything. Was a welfare visit apparently, but nice and stress free :)

That's good zyla and juni. People piss me off all the time but I never say anything - need some assertiveness training. My boss' soon-to-be-ex wife asked me if my pg was 'a little surprise'. So obviously she thinks it's bad of me to get pg when working for him and so it must have happened by accident. Nosy cow. I just said 'no' and walked away.

heh wil, I said to her "well, the nurse will do it first time with a butterfly" and she was like "I'd do it first time. Gr grr"...assertiveness face-off! She did refer me for urgent physio though so hopefully that'll come through soon.

How rude of the soon-to-be-ex-wife-of-boss (and THAT sounds like a story!!). People are work were a bit like..."how long have you known?" as I didn't tell them til 22 weeks and were quite surprised as I'm not one of those to go around telling everyone my business (TTC 3 years is not a workplace convo!) but no one was that rude. Well, y'know, apart from all the other randomness of course!

Glad the work meeting was ok zyla, now you can have a lovely weekend!

Right, I'm attempting to drive the car to go out to lunch. Haven't done that for a while so wish me luck. Hope I don't fall asleep into my plate!

DS's dad is being super nosy - was it planned, are you changing your living arrangements? Actually a few people have questioned the living arrangements. I've adopted a standard response now.

Glad everything was ok Zyla and Juni

Urgh at all the nosy people! Do you think people just say things to make conversation and they actually think they're being polite? Before I had DD I always used to comment on people's bumps because I thought that was "the done thing". It was only when I got pg and found MN that I realised it was actually really insulting either way

Glad everything went well Zyla and Juni

Rpopz could you organise something to do with your friends/ family while mr popz is busy. Then at least it won't feel like a wasted holiday day for you? My DP is away most of the weekend but I have so much paperwork and house stuff I need to do and holby city on record that I'm actually looking forward to alone time with just DD

Have nice lunch Juni :)

I think in a lot of cases it is just people making conversation Lauren, but in her case it's definitely not. I am not a fan. Enjoy your peace and quiet. I'm having to wait for late people, very annoying.

Hope your people turned up wil.

I had a nice lunch, although it was with job before last people round the corner from the office so ex-colleagues kept walking by which was weird! My feet puffed up really badly so I'm sitting with them up (back ok so far) watching Skyfall. Realising I don't like James Bond that much and would much rather watch Judi Dench for 2.5 hours!

Glad all went well Juni and Zyla

I'm continually amazed at how people think it's appropriate to ask us if the baby is planned or an accident since being pregnant!! I would never dream of asking anyone that - but apparently people do!

Just been asked to be a friend's maid of honour in exactly a years time.... Talk about good excuse to lose the babyweight!

Napery to hear about insensitive idiot comments. I'm sure my mum will say something annoying when I tell her I'm preggo. Will be a bit of a shock I'm sure as DP & I gave always been pretty adamant we were gonna stick with one DC! I've resorted to Seabands to try & dispel the nausea. Nope, don't do a thing!

Napery?! Sorry!!

Hey viroids

I'm in so much pain Bloody ligaments on the right seem to have gone into spasm - took me 20 mins to do the 5 min walk to the car park after work. Three people stopped to ask if I was ok! Which was nice at least. Home now and it's a bit better, but I'm not impressed!
And I have a spot the size of Bristol on my chin. Fed up!

Haven't caught up yet - needed a rant!!

Oh Nessa that's rubbish. I hope it stops hurting soon.

Thank God that week is over. Shattered.

Hello all, this thread moves really fast when you have a newborn to look after.

la don't worry to much about lack of symptoms. You'll get them soon enough or like me only have the bare minimum!

I like to keep an eye on the jshaggers cause I want to see lil get her bfp!

How's he getting on cookie?

I am so glad to get to bed. Please can I stay here all weekend?

Oh he is a tough cookie.
He is not a fan of sleeping in his bed between 12 and 4! He had 60mls of milk at 9 then breastfed 15mins on each side at 10. 60 mls of breastmilk at 11 and is now breastfeeding again. This is all avoidance tactics as doesn't want to sleep in his bed!

Oh dear, the wee rascal. Great that he's managing to bf though. I think I have wiped that all consuming tiredness from my mind.

Morning viroids! Hope you're all ok. Hugs to all of you with sore bits and insensitive twats trying to spoil your pg. smile and nod.

lauren enjoy your peace and quiet

zyla glad meeting went well, hooray!

cookie tell Eli from me to stop being a monkey, the wee love

Last night I was told mr la is chilled and I'm high maintenance so my baby will be somewhere in the middle.

Thanks for that. They're mistaking high maintenance for 'ends up having to do everything because otherwise it wouldn't get done' and 'occasionally asking dh to help'

Made me feel amazing that did. I'm just relieved mr la's genes are here to prevent my baby being an uptight twat. Additionally a nanny has already been suggested to look after my (4 months old and hopefully bf) baby at their wedding. Plus I've had advice about a regimented regime I must get the baby into in first 2 weeks to prevent problems later because 'she's read about it and all her friends swear by it'.

She did apologise and say she knows nothing about babies, she means well.

I'm now racking brain to think of all the times I've spoken to oh and new mum friends to think did I give similar 'advice' as oh my god it's annoying.

But I just nodded and smiled

I have had a lovely time but I'm looking forward to going home today.

*oh = pg typo

Oh and ditto popz I can't keep up with js Fred - it moves too quickly! But same, I want to see chat, lil, purple etc get their bfps (Christmas bfp lil!)

Haha! Endurance of a saint La, I'm impressed!!
Nod and smile, nod and smile!
I haven't so much been given advice tailored to me (maybe I'm too scary right now ) but I have been given lots of conflicting absolutely definite viewpoints!
"It was just amazing giving birth with just gas and air, I think you miss out on so much with an epidural, plus it all went really quickly"
"I am SO glad I took the epidural, I don't know why I gave myself a hard time about it. In this day and age why wouldn't you take the pain relief you're being offered?!"
"God, the best thing I did was give him a dummy - no issues with breast feeding, but stopped him comfort sucking, just a life saver"
"We're so glad that we didn't give him a dummy! He can settle himself no problem, all my friends get woken by theirs when they spit them out in the night, whereas he's mostly sleeping through!"
"Breastfeeding isn't all it's cracked up to be - it hurt constantly and I got no support. As soon as we put her on bottles she started putting on weight better and sleeping better. She's just a happier baby - next time I won't try to do more than I month"
"I'm so glad I persevered with Breastfeeding, it's just so much more convenient, no faffing with sterilising, and we both love it. I mean, why would you give your baby chemicals? You've really got to believe you can do it though, if you go in half arsed, then you're far more likely to give up"

Great news you're back on the breast feeding Cookie! Every little helps.

Haha, I'm "high maintenance" too La ... I think that just means we get shit done! As opposed to our DH's who just breeze through life....

Eurgh, I bet she's talking about Gina Ford and her Contented Little Baby routines. I just read that while we were on holiday, along with an attachment parenting guide (totally different ends of the spectrum!!). It is kind of logical but it sounds like bloody hard work... no idea how anyone could stick to it!

Yeah, I'm keeping my eye on it for Lil now you've graduated La!

Me and DH are off to Ikea this morning.... best start filing for divorce now

Haha, I'm waiting for all that Ness ...