It's the dream combo of carbs and couples massagers, welcoming pukey newbies and teffrifying norks, it's GTTs a go go on JS Grads 41!

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 41st 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 40th grads thread is HERE

The thread we have graduated from is HERE in its 55th 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!

HERE is the stats list, please update your own spot with any updates.

I am also self-employed pee

Hehe at snoring Shell, does your DH snore? Well done for being so organised. I put the clothes away a while ago fatty it is so weird to think I won't wear them again for ages. I miss my leather pants!
Aww Pretz sorry you are having such a hard time. I hope you get the support you need and we are always here for you too. I grew up with someone with an eating disorder so I know how complicated it can be but you are doing really well. for you.
Pee I'm self employed too. There is a natural break in my work about a month before my due date so I think I will stop at that point to make it easier to explain/ organise. I can't decide whether to give up work completely for a while or start up again about 4 or 5 months after the birth and see how it goes. I would need a babysitter though so it might not be worthwhile financially.
It's a beautiful day here so I took ddog for a long walk and now he is relaxing on the new sofa. After 4 months living without proper furniture the sofa has finally arrived! It's so comfy!

I am self employed too. I have a form from midwife in my notes and apparently need to phone Job Centre for a form of some sort to allow me to claim mat allowance. Not that it will be much, but hey! I work in the education sector so I am stopping at end of term because it would be a PITA to start the new term for a few weeks then piss off. So going on maternity at 30 weeks technically!

I am probably not going to go back. DH would prefer I didn't and so would I, but we'll see how far we can stretch his saary before deciding for sure.

Ooh that will be lovely Honey. Do you think you would find something else or be a SAHM?

Pee get used to the early starts, I have no idea what they are all about but they are frequent!

Jelly did you move out today? I am excited for you to move into your new house and start nesting!

Leather pants Fruit?! Switz swoo!!

Officially Finished work now, hurray! Things I am looking forward to:
Getting my house (mostly) finished
Not wearing a bra!
Swimming/aqua natal
Having a chance to look after DH a bit as he has been fab for the last 8 months
Sewing projects
All day cat cuddles

Baby pud is not allowed to arrive for at least two weeks! But should arrive quite quickly after that

Wooooooo hoooooooo pud great news but you are totally only like 12 weeks preggers

We are move out officially. We move in Friday and I CAN NOT WAIT!!! The move went as well as can be expected but I am so so tired. NCT tonight so I'll probably fall asleep lol

I haven't had a reaction from the head yet! I chickened out and emailed her this afternoon, after I'd been back to the docs and gotten some different pills. (And a fit note which lasts until the end of next week- feeling mega guilty about that!!) I did try to call and speak to her this afternoon, but couldn't get hold of her so sent an email instead...

Ended up seeing a different GP, who was very no nonsense ('have you looked into those wristbands? It sounds like bollocks, but they do help some women' followed by a story of when she was pregnant and her husband bought her some!) but made a comment about how most of the women they see with ms are he ones who have to work... Dp thinks she meant those of us who work are under more strain with it, but I felt a bit small... Prob because I already feel guilty!!

Glad the move went ok today jelly fingers crossed Friday is even smoother!

pud yaaaaaay for your maternity leave! I'm sure mini pud will do exactly as they are told

pee I got the early starts too. They suck! I get them less now, and instead have to get up to pee twice a night, and feel sick instead! The joys of pregnancy!!

Glad your sw was helpful pretz

Hi all

I am seriously bad at staying up to date ATM.

pee I'm a self employed accountant so have loads of ppl wanting my attention all the time! Luckily I've just been joined by an ex colleague to expand my firm so planning to get offices and staff to ease pressure while I'm off

Wowza Lil, building an empire - that's awesome!!

Apparently getting up in the night to pee is good for baby as it gets your blood flowing. Silver linings and all that.

Kate, hooya! Stop feeling guilty! Your gp sounds hilarious! I also think your DP is right.

P.s. Getting uncomfortable braxton hicks (again). If I only get 6 hours of maternity leave I am not going to be happy!!!!

Pud I've finally caved and eaten Christmas pudding... It's your fault

Ha ha!!

mmmmm christmas pudding!..i have succumbed to mince pies, but not put yet...mmm raisins!

really not organised at all in truth, but at least i've started now AND I'm watching 3 mat coats on eBay!

oh pud don't even joke! hope you have a lovely couple of weeks of r&r

I didn't know about Maternity Allowance thanks honey! I worked straight through with DD my assistant was coming round to work with me when she was like 6 days old. I couldn't fathom that now and it's my own company!

She was pretty awesome pud !

Had a lovely email back from my head. I am very pleasantly surprised

Ooh Sky what do you do? (If you can say!) Such entrepreneurial Viroids!

Yey for your HT being lovely Kate!

Good news, BHs have calmed down (again) so I'm not having a baby tonight At least at this rate i might not notice when I am in the latent phase of labour!

That's good Kate! Hope the new pills work better for you!

Do they do leather maternity pants Fruit? They so should! Might be a bit sweaty I suppose.

Sorry to hear you had a weep Pretzel, sounds like you are battling through though, with the aid of giant birthing knickers!

Go all the self employed laydeez! Great! I can pick your brains about this minefield of wanting to wind down a bit whilst still wanting a job to go back to! (Or that's my dilemma anyway)

Woah Sky! You must have been delirious working on day 6 post birth!

Christmas pudding?! I hope it was set ablaze beforehand with brandy? (Fine as alcohol will be burned off! )

Fingers crossed you get some chill out time before baby Pud!

Happy house move Jelly!

Yay for baby staying put pud!

Glad GP was helpful and HT nice as well kate.

Got another high blood sugar reading tonight. Third in two days so will have to ring MWs tomorrow morning (they said ring if I get three high results in a week). I hope I'm not boring you all to tears with my GD updates! Nearly cried at nct after I got my high result, but hid in the kitchen until I'd pulled myself together (we were on tea break and everyone else was eating biscuits ).

Whoops, I cross posted with you pee. H&M have some nice leather look maternity treggings, fruit. I couldn't quite pull them off myself (physically or style wise)

These ones but omg while I was there I spotted THESE - wow spangly or what. I can't decide if I love them or hate them but they are certainly something.

Pud ideally SAHM but I'd like to keep up some A level tutoring now and then. Takes so much effort to learn it to teach it so I want to keep using it!

pretz they r so spangly!!!! Nice they have made something a bit different for the mat range, but I don't think they'd wash well ;)
Hopefully you just need a little tweak on timings or drinks or something to sort the high readings...gx for u xx

Morning all. First day commuting from my new town, a day return cost me 50 quid and the train was rammed (luckily people this far out from London are nice and gave me a seat). Joy!

Still, 30 weeks today! Where is the time going!

Enjoy your mat leave pud!

pretzel chin up love, not long to go now

Yay for kickass GP kate and nice HT.

My baby is 2 today. How did that happen??

Also woke up with v sore hips. And I'm tired, so so tired...

Morning viroids.

£50 for a day return jelly?!!!? I'm glad you at least got a seat!

Honey I'm jealous. I want to be sahm though I'd soon get the need to work! gutted I won't get the 12m off I'd have got if I'd been working where I was when we started ttc. Alot has changed in 3years!

Can't believe it's 8weeks since they put this bean in me! I'm 10+1 today! Had booking this week and bloods booked for next week. Am so glad I got a new mat bra!

blimey it's flying by lil :) have you got a date for your 12w scan yet?

sorry for the post here and on fb, my phone wouldnt work on MN and i wanted to vent about my 50 quid return ticket!!!