The nice weather is making us crave burning meat on an outdoor fire, maternity leave is causing headache, and we are all soldiering on as the heat is getting to us - here is JS 26!

[Fattycow]

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 26th 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 42nd 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!

Here is the stats list, please update your own spot with any updates: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oLJqpadAb2givKYq8OJfGCti3s6xzsTGlI-GoaBfM_M/edit?pli=1#gid=0

dulcet pepperami you say? Dont mind if I do have a bit of working class charcuterie thank you.
tee I was strawberry cheesecake. I'll be honest it was RANK my kid spat it out and said its yucky mammy I love you its yucky. Ah well at least she still loves me. I made a diet/sugar free cheesecake. Big mistake. Huge.
fatty what goodies were in your free Easter bag? Was it milk choc or fancy choc?

Sugar free cheesecake?! That sounds all kinds of wrong.

Wow, that is twatty! I remember my friend's husband saying to her (pre labour) "I don't really want you to have an epidural" and she was all like Eejit, as if you get a say!

popz it was a truly bad idea. I thought some powdered sweetener on the strawberries would save the day. I was wrong. DP thought it was hilariously bad too. He also still loves me though or in his words ' that tastes like shit babes but I love you' .

Think we ended up under some estuary fog dulce twas nice earlier, but cold and grey this afternoon :( and yes!! that guy with the camera, and the girl letting her mum and sil all have a good gawp at her gaping fanoir I'm no prude, but there are LINES people.
Totally on board with the pepperami. Wrapped in a slice of cheese of your choice (my preference is gouda). Delish.

My bump wriggles if i have a cold full fat coke and lay on my left purple or have ice cream

I know popz - it seems to be a male thing tho - mr tee keeps saying he doesn't understand why I want something that makes me unable to push and what about forceps etc etc. It's like the one frigging part of the birth book he's read. And 'Haven't you coped so well so far' well. not if you count the difficulties walking, negotiating stairs etc for the last 20 weeks, no, not really. Knobber.

Good work on the yoga relaxing fleur!! did they have to wake you up??

I probably would've screamed in his face if he would've said that to me, my OH was pretty much demanding that I have some drugs as I was exhausted and needed to sleep. I remember vaguely demanding a c section at one point because I was that tired! To be fair I didn't get an epidural for 11 hours (after 3 days of contractions and no sleep) because lots of (inconsiderate) women kept popping out kids and needed emergency treatment (how fecking rude!) by the way that's sarcasm, I don't think the women were inconsiderate or rude.
I loved my epidural (when I finally got it) me and DP fell asleep snuggled up together on my bed. The nurses kept coming in and checking on me (honestly don't know what I would've done without them, amazing people, I have a whole new respect for the NHS) they were lovely. I had two student midwives who both came to the operating theatre (as DD got stuck and I needed assisted delivery or ECS, ended up with forceps) they should've finished their shift hours before Id given birth but they'd been with me on the majority of my birthing journey and wanted to meet DD. They were so supportive to DP as well who was scared shitless when I was wheeled to theatre bless him.

I've been quite quiet on here today as I have had some bad news. I have a very poorly grandfather who's suffering with emphysema and pneumonia in hospital (he also had a heart attack last week which was diagnosed by a doctor as heartburn ) anyway my family are at his bed side at the moment as he is very weak and isn't going to get better. He is comfortable so that is a small comfort to me. I feel bad because I'm his only grandchild yet I don't want to go and see him. I want to remember him happy and playing with my DD. I don't want to remember him struggling to breathe and dying and if I'm brutally honest I don't think grandad would want me to see him in that condition either. He's been refusing visitors since Monday and even sent my grandma away on Monday when she went to visit.
It's hard for me as well because me and my dad do not get on and it's his dad that's poorly. My dad never wanted me, he tried to give me up for adoption behind my mums back and even tried to sign over custody to my grandparents (his parents) when I was 2 years old. My mum went nuts and kicked him out. He's never bothered with me, he's a wife beater and in the past been an alcoholic. The last time I saw him was 3 years ago even though he lives round the corner from his parents and I go every couple of weeks to see my grandparents. He's never met DD and my grandma rang him one day to tell him I was visiting her so I could go and see him afterwards with DD. cut a long story short I turned up after he had said that he wanted to see me and he wasn't in, he'd gone out.
I know this has upset my grandparents in the past and from the age of 11 until 15 I had no contact with any of my dad's family including my grandparents because of my dad and it broke my grandads heart.

With regards to Pate, I will hold my hands up and say I've had a bit during this pregnancy. I made sure I didn't have anything I wasn't supposed to in my last pregnancy and this time I've pretty much eaten whatever I've fancied including "forbidden" food such as raw steaks. If I've craved something I've eaten it as its my body's way of telling me what it wants and if it wants raw meat it's getting it!

Sorry about your grandfather Pixie x

I didn't have an epi Tee and ended up with forceps anyway... and then I really fucking wished I'd had one haha! You won't know what you want til it happens... As long as he knows its not his place to question

Thanks Popz x
Oooof having forceps without an epidural you're a braver woman than me!
I've (stupidly) commented on another Fred with regards to baby showers and I'm getting my arse kicked because 1) I had one and 2) I provided ideas for gifts if anyone wanted to bring anything. Apparently lists are seen as me being a grabby twat. However I was heavily pregnant and getting fed up of people asking me if I needed anything for the baby and when I said no they were demanding I think of stuff because I was the first person to have a baby in my friends and they had no idea. I literally put a list up of toiletries, baby bath, wipes etc. the way I'm being spoken to in that Fred you'd think I'd asked for a fucking Bentley and a diamond encrusted breast pump. Dicks

gaggia, it were just normal chocolate eggs. The small solid ones.

I'm sorry about your Grandad Pixie, I do understand the not wanting to see him when he is v poorly though.

How did you all manage to get enough calcium in the first few weeks? Milk is not going down well. Not sure I can justify three portions of cheese a day!!

Wanted to 'check I was still pregnant' earlier like a mentalist, and since I am not allowed to piss on any more sticks mean, I poked myself in the nipple to see what would happen. HOLY SHIT I will not be doing that again any time soon. Ow.

5 weeks today, ordered a 'how to be upduffed book' in celebration.

fatty solid chocolate eggs? SOLID chocolate! The closest we get to that here is aero ones filled with bubbly chocolate. I've never met a solid chocolate egg but I can assure you I would show it a good time!

Oh Pixie I'm so sorry about your grandad. Hope he's not suffering

Watched OBEM tonight. Totally agree with all your comments. Having family look at your fanjo is not the done thing. And since when does the bloke decide the pain relief ffs!

My brother offered us a cot today, my niece will be out of it soon. We were going to get a cot bed but it will save us £200 so we'll take it. We'll obviously buy a new mattress for it

Pud you make me laugh with your nipple poking. Can you cope with yoghurt? I don't have much milk in tea so it's just cheese for me. I'm trying weetabix but it sends my sugars high.
In the early stages eat what you fancy and can keep down

But you took it, right fatty? I am concerned free chocolate went missing!

Sorry to hear about your grandad pixie. Hopefully your family support your decision not to go.

Someone feel asleep in yoga on Monday fleur, bless her. She was silent but didn't sit up when the rest of us did. I thought about waking her but didn't want to shock her awake. Was only 5mins - I am sure no one minded!

Yeah, nice bit of reformed meat gaggia. It was a five pack too so can share!

I don't even want DH down there during the big push, let alone a camera!

My answer to most things at the moment pud is porridge! That is how I get my dairy. Used to have yoghurt for breakfast but went off it. All about porridge now! Would that work?

Did have some cold readybreak the other day, that was okay, but have switched to toast now. I do drink lots of (redbush) tea so I will maybe just bosh a bit extra in each cup. Considered yogurt but did not appeal, I might try some with some fruit (cannot get enough fruit and salad, WTF?) I have also gone right off chocolate, Waaaaaaaah!

Woken up with racing heart, baby jumping about (probably wondering why my heart beat is so loud), acid reflux, itching and achy legs/feet. Also feel like I need a huge poo (which I probably do!)

Just looked it up and racing heart is apparently common 38-31 weeks. Who knew? Have put fan on to help me breathe and I'm trying to calm down.

This pg lark is weird.

I need to catch up with you all from yesterday. I hosted my book group last night so didn't have time.

waves to all the feeding mums

*28

waves back at la (I obviously meant la last night too :))

pixie I'm so sorry to hear about your grandad and hugs

la do some daisy breathing! I found the basic breath calmed me down even when not in labour (but I'm a freak who likes counting, so it would do!). I think concentrating on something else like that is good :)

Morning. No murdering dreams last night thank goodness. I was being a sneaky smoker instead!

I've found a daisy class, she's doing a free trial next Wednesday so I'll go if I can - no work bookings next week yet which is odd

I did Daisy birthing with my first and didn't find it helpful at all. But then I don't find meditating or trying to relax very easy. It's always a massive struggle for me. My SIL actually runs classes herself now as she loved it and it worked for her. I think it depends on the teacher as well. Don't get me wrong being pagan I'm all up for a bit of Mother Earth but my particular teacher just went all out.
Not sure if my next door neighbours been burgled, been up since 4:30am as heard a load of banging next door, his car wasn't in the drive when I popped my head out of the window but his TV was on (could see the reflection in his window). Then at about 5am after much more banging his house alarm came on but then went off after a minute. Really hope he's just got drunk and left his car somewhere. I was in two minds whether to ring the police but didn't think it was common practice for burglars to watch TV.
Thanks everyone for your kind words about my grandad, not heard anything yet this morning so assuming he's managed to get through the night.

I've had racing heart in the past too La! Didn't realise it was so common. I'm having to have a scan on mine soon as I've got a murmur (apparently these are common in pregnancy too) I daren't read about heart murmurs on Google as ill just convince myself I'm dying

Was going to suggest Mars milk drink pud I went mental for choc milk early on... Plus it helped with my heartburn.. A bit..

So sorry to hear about your grandad pixie xx

popz you are a hero, going against the Devils salad forks sans epi.

How you feeling now la? Hope you got some sleep x

Have decided that I am doing nothing today. I've kept a bit of an agenda and to do list simce I've been off, but I'm finding it a little bit more tiring than planned. I've got GP tomorrow for painkiller refill first thing and its payday so I might have a little look in primark, so no lie in. Dropped Mr tee off this morning and got back into bed with a cup of tea. Cat is sitting on me as if to say 'don't move!!'... She clearly knows best. Also it's horrid and grey out so I don't feel inclined to jump out of bed and start doing stuff. ignores huge pile oF ironing

Sounds good to me Tee! Weathers lovely here at the moment, hoping it stays that way so I can take DD to the park.
Just had some news about my grandad, he's woken up this morning and has been drinking and talking! We can't believe it and truly thought he was going to pass in the night! He is still very poorly and quite confused as to what's been happening bless him. He's being fitted with a butterfly cannula this morning so he has a slow release morphine. I don't want to get my hopes up but he may just pull through. Would be an absolute miracle if he does.