Avoiding accidental golden showers and unsolicited bump touching while enjoying the gamble of the poo-lottery and apparently getting more massive by the day - JSer grads 31!

[DulcetMoans]

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 31st 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 49th outing. WARNING: they're all a bit kerazy not to mention randy!

There is also a Just Mumming thread 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!

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Congratulations rm! Have just seen your lovely little boy on the FB group!

Have put my scan pic on the group

Just seen your pic looking! So exciting!

Ah good buy dulce! The patterns are super cool, I've been looking at spare covers for ours. TT loves being in it.
I think it's a bit cheaper than the other sleep cushions as it's not been approved for overnight sleeps. ( although we've used it a few times bad parents) TT is so short he's finding the Snuzpod too spacious so we e put it in that when he won't settle. Rest of the time we make him a rolled up towel fort to make him feel snug.

I'm expressing so Mr tee can do an evening feed when he gets home. The Medela swing is brill! I would have gone pop without it when my milk came in, did anyone else grab it when it was on the Amazon deal? Absolutely worth it!

I'm central but also lived in Glasgow and have friends Edinburgh way. Just wondered because thought we were same age so same uni year but actually just realised you're a year younger I'm so old.

That's awesome tee! Yeah I grabbed one on the lightening deal thing, pleased to know it's doing the job, I've heard loads of good things about them!

Great name la he sounds awesome! Lovely nursery too.
Today the cross ginger one knocked fuck out of my fridge freezer with a rolling pin . My fault. She was watching me violently defrost it and decided to have a go while I bleached the shelves. Parenting fail!

Oh no! Is it going to need replacing?

No honey my fridge freezer will survive the nuclear apocalypse! If it was broken it would have had a good life. My grandchildren will inherit it.

I am feeling pretty hot dulcet but tbh it's because I sunburnt my arse.... DH is being quite obliging about applying the aftersun.

Have any other viroids got the natal hypnotherapy CD's/downloads? I'm enjoying them but slightly concerned that they aren't covering any breathing exercises whilst in labour. I'm onto the second CD which is the one you do in preparation for birth , and although it's lovely and relaxing it doesn't actually give you breathing techniques - is this normal? We didn't cover this at my utterly shit antenatal classes either, so other than breath goes in, breath goes out, I don't really know what to do!

Ha ha! gaggia so it's not just the frozen food that's battered...

....boom boom!

sorry

I do love the image of a cross ginger battering a freezer.

la

I've only just started looking at them indigo so I'm not completely sure. But how I understood it was that it's all about relaxing and just slowing your breathing. All you need to do is breath and be relaxed. If you're concentrating on breathing a certain way then you won't be able to go into the trance like state that's in your subconscious as you are conciously breathing. If that makes any sense at all.....

indigo I've not done hypnobirthing but in daisy birthing it's all about the rhythm of breath putting you into a kind of zone and controlling your labour through breathing and movement. You're meant to practice it so it becomes second nature and you don't think about it anymore. You basically breathe in for 4 and out for 8, with eyes closed and rotate your body as you do it - whether you're standing up or sitting down. 'rotate to dilate' as they say :D

I've gone from one end of the scale to the other! Baby was quiet all day and has now gone absolutely nuts! I'm getting feet, arms, elbows and bum coming out of my belly and he's having some kind of party in there.

Those who've had a baby before - is there ever a point where you should be concerned about too much movement i.e. baby in distress? Or is movement always a good sign of a healthy baby? I'm enjoying this mad dancing but just wanted to check! And is it true that they go quiet in the time just before labour starts?

I liked the daisy breathing early on in labour to be fair!

Also my Jill was ace, her name is Holly and she came every day when H was reluctant to feed, twice on a day I had a meltdown. I really must take her some flowers now I'm out of the newborn fog, without her I wouldn't have managed breastfeeding and I really put far too much pressure on myself to do it cos it very slightly (a tiny amount) reduces baby's chances of becoming diabetic, and she already has a slightly higher chance cos I am, so I was desperate to do it and Holly supported me for so long. She'd call too an hour or so after visiting, just to check on me!

Sorry, cross post la I dunno, i didn't make it to be as pg as you are! I think general consensus is always, if you're worried, call them!

Evening viroids, more stress and anxiety today. Work have given me a letter confirming my mat leave and requesting I return laptop and phone when I finish. Anyone else had this? I've never heard of it in all my years of HR! DH googled and found its quite common. Trouble is I don't have another for iTunes and getting photos off the camera.

I'm going to see if I can use DHs with a different iTunes account. I don't want to go back to work next year to find someone else has my iPhone and I'm stuck with some other shite.
I'm home now but today was my last day in the office. None of management said a word. A couple of people said they hope it goes well. I felt a bit deflated...no lunch out or anything although I did have a customer there
I'm taking it all a bit personally. I know I am probably,being irrational - I've been like this all week. My boss asked what we need and I said vouchers. So no doubt on my last day she will turn up at my house with some vouchers and to take my phone and laptop.

I need to calm the fk down or I'll give myself a migraine.

Most of the irrational anxiety is about pre-eclampsia so I'm going to ask for some test strips when I go to the consultant next week. I know they give them to people who have a history. I'll buy the bloody things I have to, I just need to stop panicking about it

Sorry you're stressed Purple, that sounds a bit shitty of your work.

La I read that any change in movement pattern should be taken seriously but when I said to MW I was getting lots more movement she was thoroughly unconcerned so I dunno really.

zyla Holly sounds lovely - we are so lucky to have people like that to help, as my sil in america has none of it. I know it's not available in every area but it seems to be more available than I had realised. My sil is completely on her own now, no home visits or anything.

purple it's standard where I work for you to return any work property whilst on mat leave, because you won't be using it. Car, laptop, phone etc.. I didn't have any of them but it was in my letter too.

I'm really sorry you're struggling with the anxiety - can you perhaps speak to your midwife about some extra antenatal support? I was told due to my history of anxiety I was allowed this if necessary but ended up not needing it. I think they offer counselling and monitoring if needed. I was told I could rock up at the hospital whenever I want to get baby HB checked if I was having a bad anxiety day.

Oh Purple sweety you need to try and get this anxiety under control. You won't ve able to control labour and birth, or your newborn, so nows the time to get used to letting things wash over you.

Heard NDN1 shouting at my other NDN2's dogs to stfu. They have a four year old and wife due any day now, so I think the dog barking continually for 15 mins was a last straw. Feel almost responsible, because the dog was barking at me, but equally, I was watering the garden, in silence, walking on the grass in crocs, so wasn't making any noise at all. Dog is a psycho and NDN2 doesn't tell it to shut up, she just ignores it.

la in fairness that joke was ace! I always thought baby moving loads was a good thing but I could be wrong.
Sorry you had another shit day purple

purple about the pre eclampsia.... If you're going to get it, you'll get it...worrying about it won't make any difference. You're in the lucky position of bing monitored more already because of the diabetes, and this means they'll pick up any issues sooner. If they even start to be concerned, they'll monitor you even more and keep the closest eye on you (trust me, I know this from experience). If the worst comes to the worst you'll end up in hospital like I did, it was shit, but it was best they could keep an eye on me and the baby and give meds as needed. But nothing you do will alter IF you're going to get it. Try to chill out lovely, you're already doing everything you can for your little one, I know this cos you talk about your ace sugars! It'll be fine, try not to stress.

That sounds totally reasonable to me purple, it's company property. I have to hand back my iPad, laptop and credit card - it's not mine. DH had out candy crush on the iPad which I the had to connect to my phone so be didn't lose his levels. You should be able to keep your settings in the cloud/iTunes until you get a different device.

Glad to hear the movement is back la. DH just trying to talk to mine now.

That's not your fault honey! Don't take responsibility for someone else's pet reacting in a normal way - they should be out there taking control.

She's putting that freezer through its paces then gaggia! quick learner!

Burnt your arse niff, I am shocked! Glad DH had been supportive.

Sorry you're feeling worried purple

Over here I'm just being very fed up of having "morning" sickness. Early pg meal plan goes as follows... Eat a ginger biscuit. Decide you feel up to making toast. Throw toast away because it makes you want to hurl. Eat another ginger biscuit. Resist the urge to scream if you ever see another ginger biscuit again. Try not to lamp the midwife who suggests ginger biscuits for nausea (along with every single other person who knows you're pregnant). Repeat ad nauseum...