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.

Thanks for the support ladies.

Thurs no I wouldn't give a crap, i'm over her not being a part of my life, she caused drama a few months back firstly when I told her I was pg (because I hadn't told her first and waiting till 12 weeks to tell her...) and then she told my Nan (not me) that she had booked tickets to come over because she wanted to be there when the baby was born. Didn't ask me, didn't even ask my Nan, just assumed I'd be fine with it. When I told her I didn't want her there she refused to speak to me for ages.

Just makes me so angry that she's trying to make my life difficult! I know it's very much #firstworldproblems, especially with what some of you viroids are going through, but I want to tell her to just back off.

Grrrrr!

Anyway, I just described in detail to my colleague why you need to do perenial massages when pregnant. She nearly chundered!!!!

I would have to be strict with myself with a Doppler. I'll hang fire for now.

jelly you could tell her you'll sort it then not bother. Tell her it got refused or something

Sat waiting for acupuncture. She's running late, I'm hungry. Grrr

Jelly your mum is a grown woman no? She can sort her own passport out even if she is rather used to other people doing things for her (how it sounds!) What an idiot!

Keep I was soooo nervous about telling parents and grandparents both times. Think it's because it is incontrovertible proof I've been having sex, possibly spent too long in my teenage years doing everything I could to hide this fact!

Just back from midwife, ginormo baby now measuring above 98th centile so growth scan for me! DS was huge and my bump was always bang on for dates so goodness knows what this one will be! Know it's not an exact science but it would seem I make rather large babies. Thank goodness I'm pushing for ELCS anyway but have horrid feeling I'm not going to make it that far!

jelly YANBU, I'm very glad you pointed out to her that you have a lot on your plate just now and can't be running around doing errands for her! Sorry she's being such a cock.

tri I think this Xmas jumper is also rather lovely, although some sizes are out there too.

keep I got really nervous about telling people! No idea why. It was nice as well though.

Doctor says it might not be my iron, she's taken another blood test to check. She says drink more water and eat a bit of salt to keep my blood pressure up. She said rest plenty! Well today I've got to source batteries for my glucometer and get my prescription and go to the council about the council tax cause they don't reply to emails! (I was going to try to get some Xmas shopping done, and DP wants me to exchange a jumper for him too).

I didn't know that Jelly - glad you have awesome grandparents who stepped up.

I'd be FUMING about those messages. In fact, I'm fuming on your behalf. I'm just confused - does she really expect you to sort out her passport??? Seriously? GRRRRRR! I'd just repeat what you said previously until she gets the message!

Molly, Keep - THIS! Me too!!

I was soooo nervous about telling parents and grandparents both times. Think it's because it is incontrovertible proof I've been having sex, possibly spent too long in my teenage years doing everything I could to hide this fact!

Oh! Maybe that's why my parents were a bit .

Pretzel hope you are stopping coffee on your busy day today, Sheesh!

Baby pud is rather busy punching me in the cervix today. Nice.

Oh god, my Nan is going to know I've had sex. I hadn't thought of it like that! Maybe she will think it was just the once She's pretty cool and open minded for a lady in her late 70s to be fair.

Pud glad you finally finished the chairs!

Checking in!

I keep SEEING mini cheese's foot when he kicks me. It's not like those totally fake photoshop pictures with the defined toes, but it is obviously a foot. It's small and foot shaped. And where his feet are. I had no idea you could see specific bits like that!!!

Any other third trimester people sleeping for England? Slept for 9 hours last night, then got up, had breakfast, then went back to bed and slept for another hour . I often only wake up because mini cheese is kicking the crap out of me.

On that note - anyone finding that the baby's movements are edging away from the "SO ADORABLE" side of the scale, and onto the "OW THAT FUCKING HURTS" side?

yorkshire - I think you mentioned that yr baby is really low down? Have you found any ways to alleviate the pressure? Walking even short distances is becoming increasingly uncomfortable, and every time I go to the loo (even for a wee!) it feels like his head is just going to pop out! I have to keep reminding myself that if childbirth were that easy then they wouldn't have invented epidurals... I think you are a couple of weeks further along than me, so any tips???

jelly - if you don't have a good relationship with her anyway, then I think the only response you need to give her is "That's really not my fucking problem".

If she wants to visit, she will sort out her passport. It's not done at the embassy any more anyway. She will have to send off to the UK for it. It's not exactly something someone else could do for her, even if you WANTED to.

Are you in the UK? If she's been in France for 22 years, then I assume she might have a french ID card anyway. She can just travel on that (although I would advise not mentioning this to her....).

keep - I was really embarrassed to tell my parents actually! It felt like I was a teenager again, not a married woman in her 30's! I told them on the phone to avoid embarrassment! :D I think it's more common than you'd think.

All the grandmas had sex too - that's how come you all exist!

Aaargh jelly your mum. I almost agree with pud, offer to sort it, don't, then she can't visit. Win-win. Except then you'd have further mind bending interactions to deal with. Anyway, I'm pretty sure she has to do it herself, what with it being an identity thing...

Jelly your mum really is something else.

Thanks god Gouda that's exactly how I feel - hit by a truck, feet poking out PAINFULLY all the time, baby about to pop out every time I need a poo (I even had a root around earlier on I was so convinced - couldn't find my cervix so clearly not actually hanging out yet). So over pregnancy. If it wasn't for the fact Microniff needs to fatten up some more, that I'm scared of what comes next and I want a few weeks of having DH to myself after not seeing him since August, I'd be willing it to end. I am not cut out for this...

How long until DH arrives now Niff? Hang in there my love. Anywhere in BK showing English films that can distract you a bit? (With air con of course!) You can do this.

No advice Gouda I'm afraid, except to pee a lot as having a full bladder seems to make it worse!

Ha ha! That has weirded me out too about parents knowing we have sex!! The shame!

Keep That's nice you are getting a face to face reveal! I wanted to do that but it's all come out in a haze of being sick this weekend!

DH told his Mum/Sister at Sunday lunch with my permission (I didn't attend as I was still barfing after tummy bug) then ... the first thing MIL says when I speak to her on the phone 'oh tell your Mum, I can't believe you haven't told you mum!'

Cue me then panicking and feeling really guilty she knew before my own mum. MIL lives round the corner and my family live in another city so there is already a bit of an issue that my Mum thinks we see MIL all the time and that she feels left out. (Not the case but that is her perception.)

I made a hasty phone call to DM and caught her off guard. She was of course stunned and delighted but I wanted a nice face to face moment!

Blimmin MIL, she means well but she has foot in mouth disease and says stupid stuff without realising she's interfering/being over bearing. If she hadn't have said that I might have waited until I go on a mince pie making class with mum next week and have told her then! (Well before the class not mid mince pie making or anything!)

Called my Dad later and he was so stunned that his first question was, well hey hey! What star sign with the baby be?! What? My Dad as far as I know is not an avid follower of horoscopes! He also said, 'ha ha! If you don't want anyone to know yet you shouldn't have told your mother!' I told him to keep her in line.

Mum rang this morning panicking that she'd going to have to hold in a secret when she sees my brother tomorrow. She wants me to call him but I want at least one close family member to tell face to face! :0

Jelly So your Mum booked tickets to be with you while in labour but can't possibly sort her own passport? It sounds a bit like she is your teenage daughter! Your Grandparents sound lovely. I think you are within your rights to tell her to get stuffed/get herself sorted/swim.

Pretz Bus incident sounds horrid! My friends sister once fainted getting onto a bus but fell back down the steps (wearing a skirt) and woke up flashing her pants to the driver. (She wasn't pregnant BTW.)

niff I think it's so much harder for you being so far away from everything, it'll be over in a few short weeks and you will have a gorgeous wee baby, you will forget all about shitty pregnancy!

Thanks everyone! Gouda I am in the UK, she's always kept her UK passport so no idea if she has a French ID card. I've told her I can't do it, sorry but she will have to get someone else to help, i'm too busy.

Gouda i find the odd movement now and then really stings a bit, must be baby pummling sensitive areas!

I didn't have the embarrasement of telling my Nan, I phoned her up to tell her and she answered the phone (she was in Spain at the time) and said "You're pregnant aren't you..." She's a bloody witch that woman! DP's parents were the worst to tell, especially when his mum's reaction was to ask "Oh, was it intentional"....

15.5 working days left......

Ah, Niff - that's tough, I hadn't realised you hadn't seen your DH for so long. I wish I had something great to suggest, but other than box sets and books, I'm a bit useless. Hang in there and plan some lovely times with DH (obviously not doing much, but, you know, staring into his eyes/appreciating easy company)

Pee your Dad's response is brilliant! Clearly he was overexcited and horoscopes was the obvious outlet! Haha! My Mum also COULD NOT WAIT to tell EVERYONE SHE KNOWS. Which is why we only told her (and everyone) at 12 weeks - so she could go forth and spread the news (and which she did, joyfully and thoroughly).

I'm not looking forward to telling DH's family....I know exactly what will be said

Oh Niff - I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so awful! I'm not feeling as bad as all that you poor thing - I'm definitely appreciating the fact I can still do whatever the hell I want (within reason), rather than having the actual responsibility of a baby to look after . I know you've got lots of other changes going on, so try and look after yourself if you can.

pud excellent recommendation, I had a decaf latte with sugar free caramel syrup diabetes friendly and delish!

gouda mini cheese, awwww. Sorry the babybel is beating you up.

Oh god pee how embarrassing! It could've been worse for me then! Mince pie making sounds fun.

niff you've coping amazingly well, it's okay to go flump a bit. Let dh look after you. You're in the home straight.

Fanks viroids. I feel I should say that when I say I'm not cut out for this, I mean the sitting around 'resting'. IT'S BORING! I'm just not a very patient person, and it appears the end of pregnancy requires some patience (at least it does when you're in a hot country where you don't know anyone). DH has jokingly said a couple of times he thinks he'd be much better at being pregnant than me. This is 100% true, he's great at sitting around watching tv and being looked after. I just get cross. However he is a total wuss so no way he could do the birth bit...

The only thing I have to say jelly is it is not your job to parent her. Ignore the message and don't give it another thought

Telling her to swim is a brilliant answer jelly. Don't let her bully you.

Niff sorry you're feeling this way, not long now

Your latte sounds delist pretz. Sorry about you bus journey, but a To the bus driver!

Gouda I'm having quite a few painful punches already, and I'm not in third tri just yet. A bit mortified about how bad it will get...

Got bad stomach bug or maybe food poisoning. Got horrendous arse rain, had to leave work midday as stomach pain was getting unbearable. Feel slightly better now after getting some sleep but still get stomach cramps whenever I drink/eat something... And I'm getting hungry

Sounds lovely Pretz, well done for looking after yourself in the middle of rushing around.
Keep that's lovely that you get to tell them face to face. I've been dreading telling work people because I find it really awkward but I told a couple today and they were happy for me.
Jelly she sounds like hard work. She definitely isn't entitled to guilt trip you, given that history. If she can't be arsed to renew her passport, I hear there are some charming people smugglers in northern France these days .
Niff hang in there. Not long until DH arrives now. Moving countries is difficult and emotional at any time, must be horrendous whilst pregnant.

carrot that sounds awful, get well soon