Mum and baby parking would you park there if you are expectant?

[E&L's mummy]

ps this thread has the possibility to get closed again, ladies, if we dont start calming down xxx

 

[Zarababy1]

Yeah i have seen the posts and i was HUGE when i was pregnant i still managed too open the door without much trouble fat people manage it every day what just because someones pregnant that means they cant open a door properly, i think not!

 

[x-amy-x]

doesnt mean im going to break the rules just because everyone else does? If everyone followed the rules im sure there would be enough parent child/expectant mums/disabled spaced available. But because people think 'oh well that white van man parked there i can too' we never have any spaces free.

If land wasnt so expensive they could scrap it all together and just make big spaces full stop... but its not, so ill continue to follow the car park rules

 

[littleone2010]

even if it did unnecessary imo like linzi said if u can go shopping u can walk that extra few ft

Erm... Have u seen any of the other posts about space for opening car doors wide enough too... Not just the walking thing that's an issue...

Can't help when some prat parks so close to your drivers door you can't physically get in.

Happened to me before... Ain't risking it again.

yup here is london they have parked so close to me I couldnt get in my side I had to try to get in through the passengers side and that didnt work, so had to wait half an hour for the to return I was fuming.. had aI mot been preggo I would have managed to get in. that was at 6 and a half months, when I started to get pissed off with it and was like hold on a minute i am a mum and I do have a child (ok so shes in me!) lol x

 

[x-amy-x]

Yeah i have seen the posts and i was HUGE when i was pregnant i still managed too open the door without much trouble fat people manage it every day what just because someones pregnant that means they cant open a door properly, i think not!

even with that sexy ass belt on of yours and your crutches!

 

[mummy2b2010]

i have just read through this whole thread and i can kinda understand why people sometimes dont bother putting anything, or even starting these threads, even of they did want answers.

I have terrible SPD also, but i still drive, because i have to, i also have to walk as part of my job (which is agony) but i dont want to be signed off work, i have had to take maternity leave early and also have to add annual leave on top because my work were trying to make me take the whole 11 weeks mat leave (which would mean i wouldnt have much time after, suffice to say i didnt want this)

the reason for my post is i still go shopping with my OH, i often either sit in the canteen or i use my crutches, as until i physically cannot move i will be doing as much as humanly possible, which will include our weekly shop, online shopping is great if you want to shop in tesco (the only supermarket that will deliver to my village) when i do go shopping i do not park in the mother and baby spaces simply because my oh will always find a close enuf space for me to park in, but if i saw a pregnant women parked in one i wouldnt get mad, the way i see it, i would much rather see a pregnant women parked there, then someone who children arnt even in there mind, but i believe most women park there (with children or pregnant) not because its closer, because ive found them all to be farther away than some normal spaces, but for the extra space.

Its not nice to come onto a forum for mothers and mothers to be and see people arguing, like some of you said, we are all entitled to our own opinion, but sometimes people forget that how they say something, might come across as quite nasty to others. ive not said all this to offend or upset anyone, as it is not directed at any one person, just the whole thread got a little out of hand.

I wish u all the best of luck with the rest of your pregnancy's and a big congrats to all the ladies who have had there lo's. Big hugs xxxxx

 

[Lara310809]

I don't drive, but I've never even thought about parking in a mother and baby space. I just get annoyed when someone parks right up against my door and I have to wait for my husband to reverse before I can even attempt getting in; like I'm an elephant or something

 

[jackiea85]

You seem to forget that the people who wouldn't park in a mother and baby space while pregnant have actually been pregnant! I had SPD, ok I could walk, but I was in agony. What I'm saying is, I remember being extremely uncomfortable and in pain for the last weeks of pregnancy. Perhaps when you have struggled to fit your child into your car because someone who doesn't have a child has parked in the last parent and toddler space, you might feel the same way as some of us?

 

[Zarababy1]

Yeah i have seen the posts and i was HUGE when i was pregnant i still managed too open the door without much trouble fat people manage it every day what just because someones pregnant that means they cant open a door properly, i think not!

even with that sexy ass belt on of yours and your crutches!

Exactly! People can think im narrow minded all they want but the fact is iv been in the same situation as alot of you and i still dont think its right parking in them spaces because let me tell u getting a newborn in and out of the car is ALOT harder than getting out of the car with a bump spd and crutches!!

 

[x-amy-x]

opinions might change when they're on their own and cant get their baby in the car coz person next space parked too close. not as simple as leaving baby on road, reversing, getting baby in car. dont think so.

 

[AP]

and car seats weigh a ton!

 

[Zarababy1]

opinions might change when they're on their own and cant get their baby in the car coz person next space parked too close. not as simple as leaving baby on road, reversing, getting baby in car. dont think so.

Squished baby! Niiiiceee We were parked next too an old coupple in morrisons with no kids i seriously had too bite my lip the other day Oh and then at sainsburys altho we were in parent and child some twat park soooo close too our car it was stupid inside our lines too! in the side i get harry in and out of they probably thought oh no car seat there its all good, anyway i wacked there car,...chris told me off!

 

[Linzi]

Agree with Zara on this one.

Park in there all you want I don't agree with it, and Id probably end up arguing with you EXACTLY the same as I would with anyone else parked in a parent & child space without a child.

Im just looking out for my childs safety and to help out other people with babies/toddlers

The same way that as soon as I know Seth isnt going to run out in the road I wont park in those spaces even if he's only 2 or 3. Its not fair on other people who genuinely need the spaces

 

[xxxjacxxx]

Yeah i have seen the posts and i was HUGE when i was pregnant i still managed too open the door without much trouble fat people manage it every day what just because someones pregnant that means they cant open a door properly, i think not!

even with that sexy ass belt on of yours and your crutches!

Exactly! People can think im narrow minded all they want but the fact is iv been in the same situation as alot of you and i still dont think its right parking in them spaces because let me tell u getting a newborn in and out of the car is ALOT harder than getting out of the car with a bump spd and crutches!!

Sorry Zara I have to disagree with that! You obviously werent THAT bad then Getting my baby, pram and 3 other kids out of the car is so damn easier than me getting out of the car at 34 weeks and severley affected with SPD.
It was sheer agony for me to walk, but driving was ok, it only affected me when I walked and opened my legs past a certain point, so yes I did park in those Mother & baby/child spaces and if one of those werent available I'd take my chances and park in a disabled spot....and would again, so shoot me! I wasn't suffering any more than I had to for a pint of milk, which btw you cant actually order on its own over the internet...so had to get off my arse to go get it.

 

[AP]

zarababy!

 

[AP]

I wasn't suffering any more than I had to for a pint of milk, which btw you cant actually order on its own over the internet...

Awwww Jac how good would that be, ordering just odd things!

 

[Boony]

I never parked in them the first time i was pregnant and i certainly wont this time either! I did have spd the first time round although wasnt too bad it was painful to walk and get in and out of cars etc but i wasnt on crutches or anything. Even in a normal space i could manage to swing both my legs out together.

 

[Zarababy1]

Well what this threads told me is everyone had diffrent opinons and deals with things diffrently, Like the other ladys say park wereever you want no one can stop you i guess as long as the spaces arnt "policed" if you like then anyone can park there, expectant mother spaces would be a good idea, so would giving disabled badged too ladies with trouble walking but hey ho shit happens doesnt it

edit: I still suffer with my SPD now btw so yeah it was alot easyer for me not having too lift a car seat! probably why i find it harder now!

 

[Boony]

also my mum and dad work for a tesco store and they dont allow pregnant women to use the p+c spaces they get called out over the tanoy to move their cars if they are reported just like anyone else using the spaces without a child.

 

[Gingerspice]

I wouldn't be mad at pregnant women who did park in them as I can understand their reasoning that they're 'nearer' to the specified 'parent and child' parking zones than others. I am mad at people who are neither pregnant, disabled or have young children who then park in those spaces.

I personally do not park in these spaces. Often there isn't enough of them and you have to queue and hover around the car park waiting to get one free. It's like waiting for spaces near the door in general (all spaces not specific ones) why wait 5 minutes driving around when you could park up straight away a little further away and walk into the shop within 2 minutes (but don't get me started on people who insist on hovering around car parks blocking general movement etc)

I much rather, and do, drive right into the carpark and park in the spaces that are pretty much always empty (unless christmas or lunchtime) and then be able to park up straight away and more than likely have empty spaces either side. I then do not feel rushed as I am taking up 'special spaces' and I use reins on my toddler so I am not in fear of them running off as I know they cannot run into the path of anyone. A little walk for mum /baby and toddler will do no harm unless you are not controlling your children and so are risking them getting run over by other car park users.

I do think people suffering from SPD should be able to get badges if it is causing them difficulty to walk, and it is a shame that not all councils will consider temporary badges for such things. Ultimately though, if I was in that much pain I would not be wanting to do the shopping or spending time in such busy places, so I would go for the online ordering and would choose to drive and visit other places in order to stay mobile.