disabled?

[cheeky_carrie]

I was involved in a serious car crash on my way to my 20 week detailed scan which left me needing to learn to walk again ...... had cracked tail bone (yes labour was awful and cracked it again after it was starting to heal ) , broken right foot and dislocated left ankle ( i can walk now with a stick ) due to being preg my body didnt heal the way it would normally without the raging hormones and Ive been told by my specialist I wont recover properly for at least another year +

Being pregnant and going around in my wheel chair was awful for me, but it gave me a real view into what it must be like for people that are in wheelchairs, and I have a new found respect for anyone disabled. I dont think people really think about it until its effected them in some way. And being preg and in a wheelchair well 100% respect to any woman in that position.

The looks and the whispers were really upsetting , even now I still have a lot of pain and I struggle walking far so cant take my little one out for walks like I did with my previous 2 kids, pushing the buggy is like when I had my zimmer frame but I cant go far without the pain in my back(tail bone) and legs swelling up, Ebonii is now 12 weeks and i have only taken her out a handful of times and it wasnt very far, and because I still limp/walk funny (so im told) the looks I get and still the whispers it drives me insane ..... but enough of my ranting and self pity

I just wanna say full respect to anyone with a disablity that has kids or is going to have kids you are amazing x

 

[MrTashaAndBum]

MrBum and Anna get the awww cute approach - we tend to go everywhere together as a family... and Anna and I get on well... no one dares to give me grief...

As an example, a photo is attached:
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[TashaAndBump]

hehe i have an answer!!! just cos you can't stand on your legs it doesn't mean you can't lay on your back!!!! lol

or i just cos i need batteries for my wheelchair it doesn't mean i need batteries in a vibrator! i can have a real man!

or my baby will think it has its own set of wheels and he'll soon learn how to play in my chair and run you ignorant buggers over!

you'll be fine hun just ignore the people who can't see past your wheel chair your disabled not useless

ROFL! My nan made the mistake of remarking "He didn't get you pregnant, you got him pregnant!", so I quickly replied, "Oh no, Nan, He's a right go-er; Doggy style all the way!" Should have seen her face - funnily enough, she hasn't made any comments on his disability since then! lol

 

[Abblebubba]

Hello i havent seen this post before but i think me and the OP have spoken before on MSN.
My name is Abbey i am eighteen years old and have been in a wheelchair my whole life, i am a mummy of #1 baby boy who is now nearly ten months old!
I think what im trying to get at is, ive had this my whole life, you can notice a mile off that im disabled as i have flexed hands and legs which means they are the different way round to others and my legs are for want of a better phrase 'a funny shape'.
When i was younger about 16 i remember being on holiday with my mum and some man passed me looking at me funny and tutting, so i asked him 'Do you have a problem?' to which he replied 'people like you should have been shot at birth!'
My mum was appauled by this and wanted to smack him but to be honest i was used to it, i just smiled and drove off.
Yes it does hurt to be stared at and people can be crawl.
But now im a mummy i feel it hurts more when mothers grab there kids away from anywhere near me as if im going to hurt them? run them over? god knows but i know that makes me feel awful.
Im sorry to hi jack the thread i just thought maybe knowing you werent alone may help?
When i was pregnant the looks were almost certain anywhere i went but to be honest i wore my bump with pride i knew i was going to be a good mummy and thats all that mattered to me.
Honestly there isnt much you can do about people are judgemental and to top it off im a teen therefore i MUST be a bad mummy just to scronge off the council. hmpf! rubbish world we live in if you ask me.
So if anyone wishes to chat to me about Disabled parenting, coping, or wheelchairs i know most things.