should pregnant women be allowed to use disabled parking spots

[lindsay ormerod]

After you have had a c section you aren't allowed to drive anyway, I think its for 12 weeks, also you aren't supposed to push prams, trolleys, hoovers etc or lift heavy stuff, it's difficult enough having a newborn and having major surgery without some jobsworth telling you where to park. My ex hubby drove us to Asda etc and never parked in disabled bays but used family ones if poss. He had to drive, push trolley etc. I think reasonable allowances should be made, and common sense followed ( as if that's ever gonna happen)

[magpie]

short answer NO

[derekgas]

My partner is expectant, as some of you know, and she says no, pregnant women should not be allowed to park in disabled bays.

[emzy]

i disagree, wouldnt say ALL pregnant women but in some cases

[yerself]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

How peculiar! Do all the women in Oswaldtwistle indulge in the act of procreation in their motorcars or is it just a few of 'em? Still, they've always been a funny bunch there.

So sayeth a man from Church, where men are men and sheep are nervous.

[Lilly]

I don't think that a woman should be able to park in a disabled space just because she has urinated on a stick and two blue lines have apppeared on it. Pregnancy is not a disability........for most women.

However, as Emzy has shown, not all pregnancies are the same. Not all women sail through and not all women only carry one baby at a time so I don't think we can just class women as pregnant or not pregnant. Some women suffer pelvic conditions which mean they are in a lot of pain, have to use crutches and can't walk far.

I think maybe a little flexibility is the key and could we perhaps issue a temporary blue badge to pregnant women suffering from certain pregnancy related conditions or who are exceptionally large due to carrying twins/triplets? The badge would be valid for a set period.

[emzy]

Thank you, glad to see someone does understand that its not always the case of "just being pregnant"

[MargaretR]

All this would be unecessary if parking bays were not so small that only stick insect people can exit a car without difficulty.

Campaign for bigger spaces

[emzy]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

All this would be unecessary if parking bays were not so small that only stick insect people can exit a car without difficulty.

Campaign for bigger spaces

I agree, i struggle getting boys out of car coz have child seats in boths sides and 2 (not so small but young enough not to get out themselves) children, it is difficult to say the least

[Gayle]

I agree with Emzy and Lilly - a temporary blue badge status for some pregnant women should be allowed.

When I was pregnant with Maddie I had pre-eclampsia, from about four months in my joints swelled up and walking was difficult so I would have appreciated being able to park closer. When I was pregnant with Zack I didn't have pre-eclampsia but I did look like a large freighter coming into dock - I had a wide berth - I needed a lot of space to get out of the car door so again the parking was difficult, fortunately when I was pregnant with Zack I had an 18 month/two year old little girl so was able to use the mother and baby places.

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by yerself

So sayeth a man from Church, where men are men and sheep are nervous.

Can't remember many sheep in the fields in Church........Wellington's didn't sell very well.... but I will bet that you would not venture into the community and come out with a statement like that?

[keetah992000]

not disabled spots but i cant see why someone would object to them using mother and child - thats just silly - who can say with a straight face that they dont have the child with them ?
i wouldnt care where they parked so long as they dont have their baby in the shop whilst stood infront of me in the queue lol cos i always seem to be in THAT queue

[Lilly]

Originally Posted by keetah992000

not disabled spots but i cant see why someone would object to them using mother and child - thats just silly - who can say with a straight face that they dont have the child with them ?
i wouldnt care where they parked so long as they dont have their baby in the shop whilst stood infront of me in the queue lol cos i always seem to be in THAT queue

When you say 'have' do you mean 'give birth to'?

In a queue in a shop? You must have been in some long queues!

[keetah992000]

Originally Posted by Lilly

When you say 'have' do you mean 'give birth to'?

In a queue in a shop? You must have been in some long queues!

yes garindarinda i mean give birth to - but come on - you knew i meant that anyway didnt you ya little tinker

yes i have been in long queues in fact the following are the situations i usually find myself in whilst queueing thus i hate shopping:

1: behind the man who's bum swallowed a dead rat the night before and is slowly letting out the vapours

2: infront of someone who thinks ramming your ankles with a trolley will actually get them served quicker because, somehow, telepathically,you are transferring your pain to the till operator.

3: behind that really bloody annoying elderly man who is rattling his change in his pocket ( at what age do you actually start doing this)

4: behind the person who has left their purse/credit card etc at home - which is fine -i have done it myself but why do the till operators umm and ah so much about sorting it out ?

5: have got the new operator who has just voided the whole of your shopping off and has to do it all again

6: has the till operator who does a running commentary on my shopping

i think the most annoying thing that has happened was my mum turned up in asda to give me a lift home - really nice but i had to quickly hide the pressies and card from her as they were for her birthday -i managed to hide them all the way round asda - got to the till and the woman picked up the card and started to flippin read it, saying ooo how funny it was ha bloody ha - my mum was right next to me OMG i was livid
- it tickled me when my mum bent forward and said - "well at least i dont have to read it when i open it now do i?" the woman didnt know where to put herself lol

[keetah992000]

sorry garinda i thought you had posted the one above mine lol
so lily thats for you lol