We'd rather have a finger than a funnel whilst eating our bodyweight in Raspberry Magnums to ease the fanny daggers... keep growing those babies viroids, its JS Grads no 27

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 27th 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

Ga I hope you twatted smacked tore her one! Cheeky fecker!

Can't think what else Bat if you've got nursery furniture, pram, car seat...that's the big stuff. Slings can be addictive expensive.
I got chatting to a woman with a toddler using a Tula sling. She said it's good til he's 4 and is like a weight lifter belt and doesn't give any backache. They are £100 though eeek!

Tee good luck with the mil dinner. Jiffy bag at the ready?

I had some B&J choc fudge brownie tonight, baby has been very busy since. I never thought of food affecting their movements. Wonder what else does

We're off to find some lost gardens tomorrow

JC I'd probably forgo the cocktails and night out unless there is a meal and you could leave after that. It's up to you. How long can you cope on soft drinks? At 21 weeks I'd be ok til 10pm (if I'd had an afternoon nap) then I'd want my bed

I was invited to a hen do at 26+3, but I didn't go. I wasn't up for much walking at all and getting from one location to the next did require some walking. Also, the food wasn't really suitable for pregnant women, so I would need to have something different from the rest. It also ended way to late for me. That meant I would be a) dead on my feet and b) would make it difficult for me to get home (trains no longer ran at that time and I dislike driving on my own, as SPD can make it hard for me to drive).
If you can do the tea party and then the takeaway, that would be good.

purple I wish I had. Instead I just sat in silence at my desk and couldn't see for tears. It was home time shortly after anyway. I dread work now. I cant stand all the comments. You would think that they had never seen a pregnant woman before. But of course they are incredulous at the size of me.
Cant remember if I told you all but my supervisor asked me to give her a twirl so she could see if I had put any weight on last week. Another woman told me to wear a smock to hide my massiveness last month. I cant put up with this for another 20 odd weeks.

I felt pretty good energy wise at that stage candy (although my back was fookd) think I ate a lot then too...Could you either skip the early part and go for the cocktail making and night out? That way you're joining them later, although from a dealing with drunken people when sober perspective it might be better to do the other way round...? And YY to brunch!

Ga what a bitch!

On the other hand, now I want to see pictures of your beautiful bumps! I bet you all look superb!

Express jiffy coming to your workplace ga I've added dirty kitty litter to it for extra vitriol.

Thanks, that's what I was thinking but wasn't sure if I was just overestimating what I'd be like.

Ga that's so shit of them, just ignore them they don't know what they're talking about!

Hope you manage to find them purple Sounds like you're having a lovely holiday!

Oh Gaggia that horrible what a dick she is! You're teeny tiny with a pregnant bump - how ridiculous to make comments like that! Is she just trying (and failing) to be jokey or is she a bit jealous of the fact you can fit in children's clothes when not upduffed?

Oh Crikey ga, sounds horrendous. What kind of place do you work in? Sounds like that mean girls film only real life and grown up. Shit. Flash your norks at them, that might shut them up?

JC I can't help with the hen do dilemma but interested to hear what advice is, as I have a wedding when I'll be 29 weeks- in central London so will mean drive (which DH will do I expect), walk 10 mins, underground 30-40 mins, then presumably another walk to the venue. Once there I don't know how much sitting/standing there will be as it's not a traditional british wedding, but I can't imagine I'll have to be on my feet all afternoon/evening. And then return journey as well, or possibly try to find a hotel/b&b instead and make a weekend of it - but neither option fills me with much joy really, I just feel like I'll be a fat achey irritable mess by that stage! But I also hate the thought of being a party pooper and assuming I won't be up to it, and I want to go to my friend's wedding!

Fook me £130 for a bouncer? Think mine was about £30 and it converts to a toddler chair so it'll do until she's three! She loves it. Chews the fat with the hanging monkeys and laughs at all of Blue's jokes.

Playmat/gym definitely a good purchase early on. Mr Blue Turtle is her bestie and gets all her good smiles.

Anyone else view jiffy bags with caution when the postie visits these days....?

I would never Jiffy bag you lovely lot. Unless you needed one for self delivery and I had to send it to your house..... :)

toast, I couldn't have done that at 30 weeks. I'm 32 weeks now and have a bit of spd, which means walking 10 minutes is quite far. I'm also retaining a lot of fluids, so I cannot cope with being on my feet for very long. Last Saturday I was at a birthday party. DH parked next to the house, so no walking required. We arrived at 9pm. By midnight, my feet and ankles were killing me and I just wanted to go home and put them up. Even sitting on a normal chair wasn't comfortable... When we did get home at 1am and I took my shoes off (flat ballerina style ones), the top of my feet were double the regular size and you could literally see where the shoes had been.
I know everyone is different, but I couldn't do the wedding like that. Is it at all possible for your DH to drop you of at the venue, then drive off to find somewhere to park and come back by public transport? Even if that means you are two hours early yourself? I wouldn't worry to much about the wedding itself, as nobody blames a pregnant woman for sitting down or staying seated.

Love the mines a pint Babygro pis look at that little smile!!

Maybe I don't mind the prospect of squeezing this one out after all.

No way gaggia, how can anyone think that is acceptable?! Especially at work! How long before you just tell them to fuck off? Have none of them had babies? Im outraged for you! (Always opal fruits btw, never conform!)

I'd go with the afternoon tea and dip out after the meal jc. I think that is a happy medium. Then get a good sleep before. I wouldn't mind the wedding toast but would probably want to stop over night to avoid the travel all in one day.

Can't lay on injection arm - bear that in mind tomorrow fleur!

Can't participate in bump pics if you are going all out on the fashions tee. I will look like a pregnant frump in comparison! At least do a Buddha one too...!

Mnuh, can't sleep. Sat on the sofa eating a giant pot of yoghurt and trumping loudly to myself. The cat is aghast.

Ga, jesus what kind of horrendous people do you work with? Are they trying to be funny or are they just really mean?! I think you should write horrible messages about them on your bump so that when they are unkind you can smirk to yourself.

Ga you poor thing, I'd end up screaming at them but I don't really have much tolerance for twats like that! Fuck me how much weight do they think you can put on by eating an opal fruit anyway?! You're growing a human, of course your belly will get bigger and yes you may put weight on elsewhere. I'm furious for you. I worked with twats at my last job before I went on Mat leave with my first. Let's just say I never went back and I started mat leave early. Please don't get how I was, I ended up with Generalised Anxiety Disorder and having to have CBT therapy because of that place. I hope you don't have long left, they sound like a bunch of bitter bitches who have nothing better to do than make others lives miserable because their own lives are so shit. Hugs for you x

DD thinks 4:45 is an acceptable time to be up from this morning... She better have a lot of naps today otherwise I'll not be very happy! Bloody knackered already but didn't want OH getting up with her as he's at work all day
Managed to get hold of my nana last night to see how she was feeling after the devastating news yesterday. She sounded completely worn out bless her, she's hah enough of everyone fussing around her and she's been through so much, she lost her sister to cancer in November and lost her husband of nearly 60 years yesterday. I don't even know who I'm crying for anymore- grandad because he's not here anymore or nana because she's had so much to deal with over the past 12 months. I'm sad grandad will never see me walk down the aisle and that he'll never meet DS. I'm also trying to pluck up the courage to ask OH if we can have "Arnie" as a middle name for DS when he arrives as grandad was called Arnold. So DS would be River Jay Arnie (surname). OH is against using dads names etc though in his children's names, he just doesn't think it's very original but it would mean so much to me.

omg what bitches ga - what the fuck gives these people the right to start commenting on your appearance in a negative way just because you're pregnant? You look lovely and not huge at all. I think today you should start occasionally commenting on other people's weight saying ooh someone obviously had a big dinner last night and see how they like it. If they look offended just say oh sorry I thought we were all doing a new thing where we offend each other unnecessarily? I'm so angry for you. A colleague yesterday told me I was looking slim big fat liar - she nearly got a kiss!

Thanks for the shopping tips, might look for a bouncer and baby gym then. I think we might get second hand furniture - people are always leaving to go back to their home countries so there is so much stuff that gets sold in really good condition. pis which bouncer do you have? I haven't a clue what I am looking at so recommendations would be good! I have to say the £130 one looks comfy but the toys you can attach look crap so doesn't look very fun for baby! And they are all dark boring colours.

ga I completely feel your pain. For about 10 weeks I got daily comments from the women at work. The receptionists would "appraise" me daily and I was told that I am definitely having a boy as they give you a fat arse amongst other gems.

Things have improved since I got a definite bump and am further along. Not sure if it's because I had a word with one of them (the nicest of the bunch) who then told the others to reign it in.

Was so upsetting at the time though, I didn't want to go to work.

Regarding hen dos and weddings. I am 30 weeks and am starting to struggle. I don't think I could do a night out at a hen do, the meal and day time bits would be fine though.
I am going to a wedding next week but am staying at the venue so I can pop to our room if I need a rest and I know there will be opportunities to sit down.
I can't remember who posted about the wedding in London but I would just drive the whole way. Parking is expensive (try to book a car park in advance as sometimes you can get discounted rates and/ or if the wedding is in a hotel they sometimes have deals). Driving in London isn't for everyone but I would rather that than deal with the tube.

Only Tuesday off to the dentist, midwife and have wc jab - so that's my afternoon sorted. Yey

Ga your colleagues sound like utter twats!! How horrible of them! I thought the 'morning tubby!' I got at work was bad enough but yours trumps that. You're beautiful!!! You're growing a baby!

JC and toast I agree with the others - I felt ok til about 27/28 weeks but SPD and weight of bump started to make walking or standing tough as time went on. If I walk for more than 10 min my bump hurts and it feels like the baby's going to come out of the bottom. Also the lack of sleep means you don't feel like being up late. So I would go to the meal/afternoon tea but then leave if it were me.

Fatty sorry to hear your SPD is bad. Mine too - it wakes me up :(

Bat I've got a fisher price bouncer and also a fisher price swinging chair both 2nd hand. Try local Facebook baby sale groups.

Dh really wants to get a door bouncer. Are they a good idea?

Got to give big presentation today, oh god. I can't find any smart work clothes that fit over bump so I'm wearing what look suspiciously like black stretchy clown trousers.

My baby is 41cm long today. Wtf??? That seems huge!

Micros physio warned me off door bouncers La, but she pretty much warned me off anything at all of that nature so it's a personal decision really. I think if you were getting something like that, a seated one like a jumperoo may be better to stop the 'hanging' element. I imagine their legs might hang quite straight in a door bouncer? (But I don't really know).

JC I would be fine with all activities except the night out - and that's more because I'd find it dull being sober! But if you don't want to go you have the perfect get out clause.

Toast the travel to the wedding sounds a bit grim but I forget how many weeks you said you'd be. I went to London at 5 months and had to do lots of tube and walking (with bag and suitcase) and was ok. But I got a taxi to and from hotel - venue as no way I was doing travelling in heels. I found the worst thing the heat on the tube. I probably would have struggled to do that all at 7m. Although I did have to run the full length of an airport at 7m, carrying a suitcase and a toddler which wasn't fun. I think if you have no spd issues and flat shoes you'll be ok.

Not going all out dulcet I've just been living in cat hair covered leggings and a vest since I've been under house arrest! If I don't need to go out then I just don't bother at all. I should really. I think the postman has stopped making eye contact with me.
Just as I was nodding off last night Mr Tee came out with a corker: 'you know if you think you're going into labour in the night, you will wake me up won't you?' . no dear, I was going to watch your peaceful face while you snore and I pace around in pain.
Oh menfolk!

Thanks wil!

Tee - wtf!? Does he think you'll just sneak off and have the baby??