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Well crap in a Jiffy bag - It's the 22nd JS Grads thread!

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Pisghetti · 15/02/2015 17:15

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 22nd 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 39th outing. WARNING: they're all a bit kerazy not to mention randy!

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

There is also a private facebook group (so it doesn't give the game away in your news feed!)... if you want to join to see photos of new babies etc, just ask in-thread!

So, roll call below please, viroids!

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RPopz · 22/02/2015 18:23

Hope dinner at the ILs isn't too dire tee ... bfing is hard at first but worth it! Stick to your guns Smile

DulcetMoans · 22/02/2015 18:35

Ah well I didn't check before I said that indigo - sorry! I meant on the day I give birth though, not scan. Did you mean scan la? Maybe I should change the words!

I am massively generalising here but surprised MIL would try and steer you away from BFing tee. Thought older generation would be all about the tits. You do what you want though! You will probably need bottles for something eventually do not wasted but doesn't have to be her way.

Pie made. Fairly certain I won't eat it.

Toast85 · 22/02/2015 18:55

Agreed on the traffic issue with our local ikea dulcet! But i do find it useful good for good value cheap furniture.

Is it just me who finds some of those baby announcements a bit creepy? Especially the carved pumpkin... ??

ZylaB · 22/02/2015 18:59

dulcet DH and I, and our siblings, were FF. It was the done thing then (70s, yes we're old!!). I'm lucky in that my SIL has already bf my nephew so my mum already has her head around it. Not so sure DH's parents quite get it as I think their other gc were ff. We missed a meal at a really nice restaurant when I was in hospital for years weeks before H was born, and my mil just said 'oh rebook it, I'll babysit!' I know it was meant well, but I was a bit like...uhm...

also need DH to broach the subject of me getting my boobs out around his dad who is 80 and may die of embarrassment!

RPopz · 22/02/2015 19:40

Haha, I've just been wapping them out in front of everyone Zy Grin

Indigoblue2 · 22/02/2015 19:54

Nah dulce yours makes sense, I read it as day of birth, not day of scan!

I'm so gonna find out. Never thought I'd want to know but it's going to be way easier to buy stuff and have stuff bought

Does anyone know about the Isofix? My mate was here earlier with her 6 week old and had one for her car seat, it means you can basically just sit your car seat onto it and it snaps in. It beeps at you when it's in fully! No threading seat belts through the back like my dsis one. But I'm wondering if the base works for the car seats that are 9 months to toddler age too? As in, buy one base and have it work for both. At £100 odd, I don't know I'd consider one if it only does the baby car seat.

teejayem · 22/02/2015 19:56

Just got back...dulce I know what you mean, I will never ever wear normal jeans again! I adore my over the bumps, they are awesome!

Mr tee loves ikea, I get the red mist within about 30 seconds of walking through the front door, it just sets me off! I do like the candles and toot tho.

Tonight's railroading came in the form of being told we are going on holiday to Benidorm with MiL and her friend in September and she is giving us some of the money towards it because she can't think of anything else to buy Mr tee for his birthday. She told me that we will go for a fortnight, and it would be totally fine to bring 3 month old baby. Oh, and she's booking it tomorrow. She didn't say any of this in front of Mr tee so I broke the news to him in the car and fortunately he is on the same page as me (the 'it's a lovely thought but hell no' page) and is going to deal with it. sigh. It's exhausting.

Indigoblue2 · 22/02/2015 19:56

tee that's a bit much of your MIL. I can understand if she ff hers that that's what she's used to, but seems like in the first few days and weeks bf is hard enough, without someone being unsupportive.

Indigoblue2 · 22/02/2015 19:57

Sorry tee - cross post!

teejayem · 22/02/2015 20:08

Yep. She works in a Mat unit as well so I think really feels she knows best in this instance with the FF, evidently the hospital she works in aren't that supportive for BF! I think both her kids were ff. My mum on the flipside is all about the boob. Hopefully I'll be whipping my tits out at every opportunity. If I managed nipple piercing pain, I can deal with it. (This is my logic!- appreciate there's a bit more to it than that!)

laurenamium · 22/02/2015 20:23

Wow at your mil tee and the holiday Shock

willywallace · 22/02/2015 20:25

Normally bigger seats have their own isofix points in the seat so the bases are just for baby seats. A few things to note are that the law is changing so that babies will have to be rear facing until about 15 months so make sure your car seat accommodates that. Most do anyway - you're supposed to only move babies when they reach maximum weight for smaller seat, not minimum weight for next one. Also isofix bases don't fit well in all cars. Our Toyotas don't take them because of the shape of the seats. Thirdly isofix isn't as safe as seatbelts for front impact crashes although is theoretically better for side impact crashes so maybe these cancel each other out. I'm not sure I trust them as I have actually seen the points in the car snap off from the car and get stuck in the car seat. Obviously if that happened in a crash it would be useless. Plus point is you can't install them incorrectly like you can with a seatbelt.

I hate IKEA too Dulcet although quite like the meatballs.

KatoPotato · 22/02/2015 20:26

Indigo car seat bases don't have to be strictly isofix. My maxi cosi base fixes using the seatbelt. It's a great invention!!

Purpleball · 22/02/2015 20:28

We're going to get a base for ours. There's a thread about the silver cross one which is the one we will probably get and I've just found out about a silver cross outlet shop in Bradford where someone got the pioneer for £400 instead of £600.

I'm going to keep my eye out. It's called Babycare. If anyone wants one from there I could pick it up for them and quite probably deliver on my travels!

willywallace · 22/02/2015 20:31

Ha my FIL discretely leaves the room whenever I get the boob out. I had always presumed everyone bf back in the day but my mum said she had a really hard time getting the midwives to help her bf. My MIL doesn't get it at all but is nice enough about it although I think she finds it weird I do it for a year. A lot of people can get their head round tiny babies doing it but not over a few months.

OMG to the holiday Tee. She sounds so controlling.

DulcetMoans · 22/02/2015 20:40

I think it's just my impression zyla, I know not everyone can have been ff. I am probably basing too much of my view on things I've seen on 'call the midwife'!

That is crazy tee! Just telling you there will be a two week holiday?! Hope mr tee can get it sorted without any friction.

My weekend has been all about isofix as well lauren. Not much to add from the others but what I didn't pick up is the bases are brand specific so when you come to change car seat you will need to stay in brand or get a new isofix base. I think...!

Maybe my view of ikea is skewed by not having meatballs...

Purpleball · 22/02/2015 20:47

My mum BF all 4 of us, she's very pro. I don't know about MiL but both my SiL BF theirs so I doubt there will be an issue.

I've never had ikea meatballs but I do love their hot dogs

teejayem · 22/02/2015 20:49

Yeah, he can deal with that one! It's just frustrating that we have a list of stuff we'd like to get, which I've shared with her, and she knows about but rather than asking if there's something we we'd like she kind of steams in with what she thinks we should have (exactly the same as the sodding furniture). Tbh I would dearly love to go away even for a UK break before baby arrives, so I'm hoping Mr tee can try and persuade for that..?

Stoatystoat · 22/02/2015 20:53

Just wanted to update with my sad news. I went in hospital yesterday to set things in motion and it has mainly happened today, my little bean is gone. 22nd Feb, on the 22nd Fred.
Thank you for your support, make sure to remove me from the date list. Xx

laurenamium · 22/02/2015 20:58

I hope you're okay as can be stoaty! Be kind to yourself Thanks

DulcetMoans · 22/02/2015 21:11

Sorry to read such a sad update stoat. I hope you can find a nice way to remember your baby that will help you through it.

RPopz · 22/02/2015 21:20

She sounds like a complete fruitloop tee!

BFing is hard work at first but I definitely think it's worth it if you can get through it. Judging by the way the breastfeeding support workers harass me daily, I'd say bfing isn't all that common these days.

Hope you've got plenty of irl support stoat xx Thanks

willywallace · 22/02/2015 21:48

So sorry for your loss Stoat. Hope you are doing ok Thanks .

You have bf support workers who harrass you Popz?? We have no such thing here. V funny, what do they do? Hope your arse is better soon.

Just realised I used the wrong spelling of discreet before and feel I need to correct myself because I'm anal like that.

RPopz · 22/02/2015 21:53

They were ringing/ texting/ leaving voicemails like every other day.... It all stopped at 4 weeks though, I guess they're only targeted to keep people bfing that long! TBF, I'd have been grateful for the support if I'd had any major issues.

ZylaB · 22/02/2015 22:01

They've been great with me, really helpful and supportive.

stoat hugs x