I've never even seen a "pregnant woman" parking space

jetgrrrl · January 2009

I had no idea what I was missing!

mavilabride · January 2009

We dont have those spaces either.

We do have the spaces for new moms though and you do need a special tag for those spaces.

sweetyface77 · January 2009

FWIW, I've only seen them at BRU. They don't have them anywhere else, at least not around where I am.

~Soleil~ · January 2009

I've only seen them at BRU. And 1 at 2 of the 6 main entrances to the mall!

aniceucchik · January 2009

dont they have "stork" parking at wal-mart...maybe its not there, but ive seen it before somewhere...i cant wait till i start to show so i can take advantage of those spaces...with my back pain i already have, i can only imagine when i actually start to get big...

lennonlover · January 2009

It's called Expectant/New Mother parking......our mall, grocery stores, department store's have them.

xGoingToTheChapelX · January 2009

We have them at the hospital I will be delivering at as well as BRU by me.

DH parked in one at the hospital when we went in for our initial blood test to verify the pregnancy after I POAS about 10 times at home. He said it would be good luck. lol. I guess it worked.

He likes to use those spaces, I could really care less. I'm sure the larger I get though, the more inclined I'll be!

Mrs_mam · January 2009

Me neither. But I am offended by the "family parking" at Ikea. Just because we don't have a mini van full of screaming children doesn't mean DH and I aren't a family.

October2007 · January 2009

mavilabride:
We dont have those spaces either.

We do have the spaces for new moms though and you do need a special tag for those spaces.

Interesting.. I have never heard of special tags for those spots.

jetgrrrl · January 2009

What's BRU? This must be something we don't have in the Northeast.

~Soleil~ · January 2009

babies r us = BRU

peachypear · January 2009

jetgrrrl:
What's BRU?

BRU = Babies R Us

I've never seen stork/family/pg parking either. (well, aside from Ikea)

sweetyface77 · January 2009

jetgrrrl:
What's BRU? This must be something we don't have in the Northeast.

Babies R Us.

MattysGirl81 · January 2009

I've seen them at a couple places - the hospital and a shopping center near us have them.

karskaren · January 2009

I used to see the expectant mom spaces at Target and JCPenney - but sadly they are gone now. Ingle (a grocery store here) has a mother with small children space, but that's about it.

DNK777 · January 2009

BRU, Destination Maternity, and the mall are the only places I've seen it at.

MattysGirl81 · January 2009

Mrs_mam:
Me neither. But I am offended by the "family parking" at Ikea. Just because we don't have a mini van full of screaming children doesn't mean DH and I aren't a family.

W(hy)TF do there need to be specific parking spots for "families"?? Does the sign have a definition of what a family constitutes? Otherwise almost anything could count. I get handicapped and expectant mother spots, but this is getting a little ridiculous.

jetgrrrl · January 2009

Ah. Yes, every time I went to Babies R' Us for a shower gift I kind of got the hives. Very overwhelming. Especially when I was TTC. I wish there had been a "people without babies" parking space so I could have made a quick getaway.

I wonder if it will have the same effect on me now that I'm pregnant.

sept14 · January 2009

jetgrrrl:

Ah. Yes, every time I went to Babies R' Us for a shower gift I kind of got the hives. Very overwhelming. Especially when I was TTC. I wish there had been a "people without babies" parking space so I could have made a quick getaway.

I wonder if it will have the same effect on me now that I'm pregnant.

haha. My DH said that since most everyone at BRU is expecting or has a kid there should be special parking for those that don't. :-)

Our BRU does not have special spots for expecting/new moms. I have yet to see them.

Mama Jan · January 2009

MattysGirl81:

W(hy)TF do there need to be specific parking spots for "families"?? Does the sign have a definition of what a family constitutes? Otherwise almost anything could count. I get handicapped and expectant mother spots, but this is getting a little ridiculous.

My church offers parking for "families with young children" and I LOVE those spots. They make life so much easier getting to and from the car. To have to lug a baby, a diaper bag, occasionally a stroller, and anything else we might have (Bibles, etc) across the parking lot really is a lot of work. It's just a nice gesture to have parking for 'families'.

rebus82 · January 2009

The only place around here with them is BRU. Every time we go DH tries to convince me to let him park there, but I won't let him. I can walk the extra five feet, even if I am an expectant mother. Now, in five months, that might be different.?