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

That sucks Fleur is it worth taking up with her boss (assuming she has one)?

I'm pro-choice on feeding and most other things too. I wouldn't go for a filling without a big shot of anaesthetic and no one would accuse me of failing at having teeth. I had one birth with all the drugs and one without and I feel the same about both - I got an awesome little person at the end and that's really all that matters. For public feeding I have a long cotton scarf as she's a wriggler and will often pull her head away after her first couple of draws to coo at me before settling for a full feed. It isn't as ridiculous as the cover ups you can buy and much easier to handle than a blanket or anything else you'd only tuck over one shoulder. I wear it like any scarf and then pop my boob out underneath it. It's worth having a go in front of a mirror too so you can see what others see - the birds' eye view you have makes you think there's boob and nipple bouncing around in plain view and there really isn't.

So wish I'd seen those nighties earlier Kato however it is probably for the best as DP wouldn't be able to resist me!

Yes I'm also pro whatever works for you! I hope I didn't sound like I wasn't yesterday, I just meant I was taken aback at being told I shouldn't bf by my friend as normally she's good at not being one of those people who bestow advice whether you want it or not.

She ff from birth and her two dc are perfect. Other friends have bf and some have done a combination . I don't think there's any right way and I think whatever works for you.

I want to try it because I like the idea of using my body to feed my baby. But if I can't do it I hope I wouldn't feel like a failure. As you said I've grown a baby, that's amazing!

I've never once told my best mate I thought she should bf rather than ff as it's absolutely none of my business.

Equally I want to see how I get on without epidural if possible but again if I need it on the day then so be it! As long as baby gets here safely that's all I care about

JC def stop POAS - the sticks are not good indication. Last week you could have only just been 2 weeks, meaning 2-3 is completely accurate. But either way they are not supposed to be accurate and you will just worry yourself.

I know I sometimes sound slike a PR for Primark, but they have lovely huge scarves in just now in lovely colours and prints for £4. Perfect for public feeding.

Also, their cami dress style vests have adjustable straps that you can wear long and can sit under boobs for vest layering one up/tummy covered without forknig out for one of those breast vests. Again, in every colour!

Fleur, I am concocting a jiffy which contains some cat poo as I can't muster a worthy one myself.....

Ah thanks Kato! I wanted to get a couple of different colours.

Thanks tee

My boss is one of the owners of the company so no one else to moan to.

Have had cake instead

Yeah I think that if you struggle with bf and it's upsetting or hurting you then it's better to give up rather than have a stressed mummy and a stressed baby - even if you think it might happen eventually it can't be good for either of you to be struggling for a long time. My sister in law had a miserable first few days with her new baby trying to breastfeed and not getting very far and both her and her baby have been much happier since she switched to formula.

I was formula fed and have taken 1 day off sick from work in 12 years so it clearly doesn't have any negative impact on health! I also have decent intelligence so not concerned about that side of things either. I hope I can breastfeed but I'm certainly not going to beat myself up if I decide to give it up.

Viroids! I will catch up properly later, just checking in! Currently sitting in bed being fed tortilla Pringles by dh after a mammoth week of work followed by spending all night with my sister as she laboured last night (delivered at 330 this morning) and back to work again at 7. I don't think I've been so happy to see Friday evening in a very long time!
Now for the first time properly worried about how this baby is going to come out in September

Afternoon viroids

After having a day off yesterday I've actually had a really good day today! I've been feeling so run down, hormonal, tearful, tired etc etc and have had an awful week, but a day off yesterday has resulted in happy Toast!

Also really pleased to have got past the first trimester (14 weeks tomorrow) and that it's 'public' news at work now, it's been quite nice today to be congratulated several times by various colleagues. I think I've felt more pg today than before, in a good way rather than just feeling like crap.

I hate all the pressure over bf/ff, and the media turn it into such a big issue. I hope very much to bf, and hate the fact that I will probably feel like a failure if I can't get on with it. But just like issues over being skinny/obese... It's one of those things the media seem to think it's ok to use, to reduce women down to something they can turn into a simple story. When actually it's a complex issue that will be different for every individual.. and at the end of the day who cares? Other than each individual set of parents and baby, who will all figure out what works for them personally, and would do so a lot more easily if they didn't have so much pressure from outside sources. A fed, loved and cared for baby is what's important.

Rant over

Ooh congratulations auntie mountain!! Hope mum and baby are well :)

Cross post. Congrats mountain!!

Is it bedtime yet?

Mountain that is so exciting! Bet it was a bit terrifying though. I used to watch OBEM but I'm too scared now!!

JC I am also struggling with my POAS addiction. Digi today still said 1-2 weeks so I threw it in the bin! Feel relieved that yours didn't move on either - hope that doesn't come across as mean as it sounds!

I haven't been able to call the docs as worried someone will overhear at work, even if I had in the office. So I snuck into the docs tonight, checked no one I knew was in there and then whispered to the receptionist "I'm not sure if I'm need to see the Doctor or the midwife, I'm pregnant", at which point she turned to her colleague at the other end of the reception and shouted "THIS LADY IS PREGNANT AND NEEDS TO SEE A MIDWIFE!!", jesus you'd have thought I was in labour by the sounds of her! Ha ha!

Got a leaflet all about it, do midwives always come to your house for a booking appointment?!

If you need to ask then yes it is!

Post below want for fatty

Meant for fatty. Bloody phone.

I am in bed fatty bloody shattered.

So, yes, it's bedtime

Digi pissy sticks are the worst! Do not use those!

Congrats mountain I bloody love being an auntie. Have the niece and nephew round tomorrow, can't wait to see them

Congrats Mountain, what did she have?

I hate all the guilt/evangelism etc around breast/formula feeding. It's good to try if you can/want to but no one should feel guilty if it doesn't work out. A friend of mine was super upset at being unable to do it but there are some perks to formula feeding - her daughter was sleeping through the night at 6 weeks!! I'm hoping to bf for 4 or 5 months this time but that's long enough for me. Sat here with a hot water bottle stuffed down the back of me bump band. Bliss on hurty back!!

I posted on the discussion of the day thread about beauty essentials and a shitty poster singled me out for wearing makeup to change my facial structure (she's been trolling the whole thread and keeps going on about how silly it is to wear makeup and doesn't see the point etc)
This is precisely why I post on very few threads outside of here; frigging keyboard warriors think it's perfectly acceptable to type things that they'd never say to anyone's face. Humph.

I agree Fatty, digis are not all they are cracked up to be. I am normally relatively healthy/careful with what I eat but I was so hungry this morning that by 10am I had scoffed a bowl of cereal, two pieces of pizza and a caramel wafer. So by the pud-o-meter of preggoness I am going for 2-3 weeks. Take that you stupid digi! I did feel quite sick afterwards, don't think that can be blamed on morning sickness.

Lol tee, today a kid asked me if I was ill, I said no, do I look ill. Kid said yes. I had to explain to said kid that I could not be bothered to do my make up this morning and that this was just my actual face. Ha ha!

Tee tell her to fuck off and mind her own business. Why do people want everyone to be the same as them?