to think the expectant mothers parking spaces in asda will cause a few thread bun fights

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didnt know they existed tbh but surely they are more open to abuse than the disabled and mum and baby ones? Should be interesting.

I thought they could use the parent and child spaces? Tesco encourage them to.

I had crippling SPD and struggled with supermarkets (too big inside too), and also got myself stuck in spaces because i couldnt open the door wide enough to squeeze my massive belly out of the car

not read all posts.

FFS, if you are that sick/in pain/fat and waddling, that you need to only have to walk a short way from car to shop.....dont go shopping, have your shopping delivered i do and im not pregnant or fat!

If you can afford to run a car you can afford internet access and tesco delivery charge.

herbietea, seems you made the same typo as me

If the disabled spaces are all used up where you are i can see this is a very different situation, they are often empty where i am.

amberleaf, not about the walking totally, but also about getting the car door open wide enough for you to get out (part of the reason P@C spaces exist in the first place)

It makes sense for heavily pregnant women because a huge bump makes it very awkward to maneouvre in and out of an average closely parked car space. Also the bump makes most women off-centre (hence the waddle, to counterbalance the weight of the bump pulling us forward!) making things even more difficult.

I think it very considerate of Asda and shows they are thinking about all their customer's different health needs.

haha riven, well done you! unfortunately when i say i was huge i mean HUGE (had that condition with extra waters that i refuse to attempt to spell) There is no way i could have reached the handle bars or stayed balanced. But have to admit it never occurred to me!

I'm heavily pregnant so feel within my rights to say that I think this is ridiculous! Some women will be using them the moment they get their second blue line. Silliness. I do think pregnant women should be offered seats on packed public transport though if only to avoid being jostled and potentially elbowed in the tummy.

NotFromConcrete - sorry, but if you need to get out then go to an antenatal group or a mate's house! I really don't see why struggling around a supermarket for a boredom relief when you can barely walk is a good idea!

FWIW I think P&C spaces should be P&BABY spaces, and only for people who need the extra space to physically take a baby in a car seat out of their car. Once baby can sit unaided in a supermarket trolley, parents can park in a normal space. I seethe when I see parents with school-age children using P&C parking.

I think P&C parking should be far from the front of the store, with plenty of space between the entrance and the parking bay.

This would stop boy racers and lazy buggers from taking spaces that really DO need to be wider to get baby in and out.

Trolley park needs to be near the P&C area. Once the baby is in the trolley, job done.

For those with PG related mobility issues, a temporary disabled badge could be issued by the Dr/MW. Even if there is a deposit or something that could be paid for the badge, only returnable when the badge is handed back in,

I had SPD, it was pretty mild though, but still felt like every step was a kick in the fanjo, and if I moved too suddenly it was excruciating. For those that have it so bad you need crutches etc, I truly feel for you, and there should be something that can help get about.

I used the parent & child parking spaces in the late stages of pregnancy as I had severe SPD and needed the extra space to swing legs out of the car doors (as other posters have already mentioned).

Tbh until I read this thread I thought that was fine, it wouldn't have crossed my mind that I was not "allowed" to use those spaces.

As others have said sometimes I needed to get out and buy a few day to day bits, stamps, get cash out of the machine etc etc so going to a supermarket and doing it all in one trip rather than messing about going from local shop to PO to bank etc made much more sense and was less painful.

If I was pregnant again and suffered again with the hideous SPD I'd use a preg only space or parent & child space - so flame away!!

But agree with the original post that these spaces would be more open to abuse as you can't always easily tell if someone is pregnant or not . . .

Well, I definitely wouldn't have any problem with a heavily pregnant woman, especially one who was struggling to walk, using the P&C spaces. She has got a child, after all!

why can't pregnant women just use the P&t bays, why do they need special bays??
or take away p &t Bays and make them Pregnant women bays.
the idea that long term disabled people should loose bays is just horrid.

you lot,i start a thread cook a curry and look what happens!!I knew it would cause discussion. Im 35 wks and really do have problems walking as have spd and severe breathlessness but i can still wlak from the car and hobble around the supermarket and like Riven im more comfy on my bike tbh. I have no feelings either way about it,it came up on my pg thread and i was amazed and wondered how they could ever police it.
I think they should only have disabled parking tbh and police it properly,its getting ridiculous.Next there will be "ugly spaces"for people who havent had time to do their hair and make up before shopping.

What we need is drive-thru supermarkets and then everybody will be happy

As others have said, i also used Parent and Child parking when heavily pregnant. Shoot Me!

Just had a read through and i must say this is my 5th baby and was never this physically affected with any of the others so didnt realised the extent of the pain spd causes and this breathlessness is ridiculous i cannot even walk my dd the few minutes to school.I think its unfair of others to ridicule and play down the pain of others unless you have experienced it yourself.I was teaching tap at the stage i am now with my last baby,with this one i cant walk 3 stairs without sitting down gasping for breath.Still indifferent to the car spaces tho.

We don't have a car so had to walk everywhere when pregnant all four times ( or use buses). I don't really see the problem as long as the supermarkets still retain a decent number of disabled spaces ( I.e they are not being replaced by pregnant women spaces).

I know when I was pregnant I found it very difficult walking because of side effects from medications i was on. I HAD to because otherwise my children would have had to leave school for about 4 months but if a few set aside parking spaces brings comfort to just a few people then so what! the world is nasty enough and hard enough as it is without pregnancy hardiness competitions.

great way of putting it fernie.Even close friends have said stuff like "i was wokinf till the birth etc" well so was f'ing i with the last 4 im just not so lucky this time.I literally thought i was dying afew times from the lack of breath im not a baby either,i worked thru chemo therapy,this is by far harder and thats the truth.

When I was heavily pregnant with dd2, I went shopping. On my own.

I parked well within the lines, so I had plenty of room to get in/out. I was huge!

I came back to my car & the one next to me was over the white line, so encroaching into my space. I couldn't get in my car, on my side. I waited for a while, but no one showed up. I called dh, but he had gone out with dd & not taken his phone.

In the end I climbed in through the passenger side. I was in agony for days as I has SPD.

So yes, until people can learn to park in the bays properly, maybe expectant mothers are necessary!

maybe expectant mothers spaces are necessary!