Disabled parking for pregnancy?

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

I've had 3 kids. Give me a break. But someone mentioned the mall and the response was "No I just need to go to the Dr!" Which is clearly not true or else why the pushback?

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

Again, pregnancy is not a disability. I've walked my pregnant self into the MFM several times. If you have a specific issue then you talk to your Dr about it and go from there.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

I've had 3 kids. Give me a break. But someone mentioned the mall and the response was "No I just need to go to the Dr!" Which is clearly not true or else why the pushback?

The person who mentioned the mall was the misogynist troll living under this bridge who said women with handicap placards were “wandering the mall for hours on end”. My response, as someone who both had a handicap placard and hasn’t set foot in a mall since 2020 or so, is that that poster doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

And frankly, if you had three kids and never needed bedrest or high risk monitoring, rather than begrudge other women the ability to park near their doctors offices, maybe thank your lucky stars instead.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

Again, pregnancy is not a disability. I've walked my pregnant self into the MFM several times. If you have a specific issue then you talk to your Dr about it and go from there.

No one gets a placard automatically. You get it if your doctor says you get it. I don’t understand why you’re struggling so hard with this.

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Anonymous wrote:My grandma is 100 and needs a handicap space when I take her places. She has a walker. Most of the time, there are no handicap spaces available. Why is that? I think doctors are allowing everyone and anyone to apply for one. Even obese people are getting them. Fat is not a disability either.

Our population is getting older. We need more handicapped spaces. Not every disability is obvious, either.

No more enabling boomers they need to go

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

I've had 3 kids. Give me a break. But someone mentioned the mall and the response was "No I just need to go to the Dr!" Which is clearly not true or else why the pushback?

The person who mentioned the mall was the misogynist troll living under this bridge who said women with handicap placards were “wandering the mall for hours on end”. My response, as someone who both had a handicap placard and hasn’t set foot in a mall since 2020 or so, is that that poster doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

And frankly, if you had three kids and never needed bedrest or high risk monitoring, rather than begrudge other women the ability to park near their doctors offices, maybe thank your lucky stars instead.

So talk to your dr about your issues? Is your Dr denying you a handicapped permit? Who are you so angry with? This is how the system works. It doesn't need an overhaul where every woman over 20 weeks gets her placard.

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Anonymous wrote:This never occurred to me but I don’t see the problem with it. I can barely walk now due to severe spd that makes it hard to even walk block so I actually would appreciate having this available.

I posted early in the thread that OP should doc to her OB about it. My doctor was great and mentioned it to me when I was having mobility issues in my pregnancy, and gave me documentation so that if I wanted to get a temporary disabled pass I could. I really appreciated that she raised the issue with me because it also wouldn't have occurred to me, having never had mobility issues before. She also volunteered documentation for my work to get a dispensation to WFH full time (at the time I was expected in the office 4 days a week though there was not a strong reason for this). Having a doctor say "you are currently disabled, you deserve accommodations" even though my disability was temporary, was really helpful to me because I'd never been in that situation before.

I wound up just WFH and didn't get the parking pass because my DH was able to drive me to to appointments for the last couple months. But the pushback on this thread is so weird. People get temporary disability parking passes for all kinds of things -- broken legs, surgery recovery, etc. If you have a note from a doctor saying your mobility is limited or that too much walking could exacerbate your condition, you can get one. Why would this upset people?

I also think businesses that serve a lot of pregnant women are smart to provide accommodations for women late in their pregnancies. Even if I had not had a disability, I would have appreciated closer parking or a valet option when I was in the last month of my pregnancy. I also had my baby in July and that impacts this too -- there is something unique about being 9 months pregnant and having to walk in 100 degree heat with 90% humidity. That sucks for everyone but it's actually dangerous for someone who is pregnant, so an accommodations is merited.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

I've had 3 kids. Give me a break. But someone mentioned the mall and the response was "No I just need to go to the Dr!" Which is clearly not true or else why the pushback?

The person who mentioned the mall was the misogynist troll living under this bridge who said women with handicap placards were “wandering the mall for hours on end”. My response, as someone who both had a handicap placard and hasn’t set foot in a mall since 2020 or so, is that that poster doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

And frankly, if you had three kids and never needed bedrest or high risk monitoring, rather than begrudge other women the ability to park near their doctors offices, maybe thank your lucky stars instead.

So talk to your dr about your issues? Is your Dr denying you a handicapped permit? Who are you so angry with? This is how the system works. It doesn't need an overhaul where every woman over 20 weeks gets her placard.

Honey. Read. I had a placard.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

Again, pregnancy is not a disability. I've walked my pregnant self into the MFM several times. If you have a specific issue then you talk to your Dr about it and go from there.

No one gets a placard automatically. You get it if your doctor says you get it. I don’t understand why you’re struggling so hard with this.

Exactly, you don't need random approval from the internet. There is no issue. DCUM isn't issuing placards. If your doctor agrees you need one then you get one.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

I've had 3 kids. Give me a break. But someone mentioned the mall and the response was "No I just need to go to the Dr!" Which is clearly not true or else why the pushback?

The person who mentioned the mall was the misogynist troll living under this bridge who said women with handicap placards were “wandering the mall for hours on end”. My response, as someone who both had a handicap placard and hasn’t set foot in a mall since 2020 or so, is that that poster doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

And frankly, if you had three kids and never needed bedrest or high risk monitoring, rather than begrudge other women the ability to park near their doctors offices, maybe thank your lucky stars instead.

So talk to your dr about your issues? Is your Dr denying you a handicapped permit? Who are you so angry with? This is how the system works. It doesn't need an overhaul where every woman over 20 weeks gets her placard.

Honey. Read. I had a placard.

Sweetie, then there is no problem. The system in place already works.

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Pregnancy isn't a disease or handicap.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

Again, pregnancy is not a disability. I've walked my pregnant self into the MFM several times. If you have a specific issue then you talk to your Dr about it and go from there.

No one gets a placard automatically. You get it if your doctor says you get it. I don’t understand why you’re struggling so hard with this.

Exactly, you don't need random approval from the internet. There is no issue. DCUM isn't issuing placards. If your doctor agrees you need one then you get one.

But triggering the trolls on DCUM who get off on women being treated like people is worth it.

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Anonymous wrote:Being pregnant is not a disability. Get over it.

+1. If you have extreme, out of the ordinary complications caused by pregnancy, yes. Otherwise, no.

In this case the only reason you should be out is to see medical professionals. Groceries can be ordered and diverted.

And will medical insurance cover the additional costs? No? Then sorry some women will have to park at the grocery stores so their families get to eat.

Look a society in which a woman on bed rest never *has* to go out— where we do house calls or insurance pays for car service— is obviously better. But you’re not going to support that either, so you will just have to stay mad.

Save your hyperbole. If you are on bedrest you are not going to the grocery store and shopping.

Me? No. Because I am privileged and have a supportive spouse.

But if my husband was deployed and I didn’t have money for Instacart fees? No I wouldn’t just let my other kid starve. And I’m perfectly happy for that mother to use a handicap placard as well for the six whole months of her 80+ year life that she needs it.

If your husband was deployed then there would be local military spouses to help out.

Look you clearly were never on bedrest. If you were you would 100% be aware that under no circumstances would you risk the life of your unborn child to grocery shop. So save your stupid hypotheticals.

Hahahahahahahahaha! Real life isn't an episode of Army Wives, sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:My doctor gave me one while I was on bedrest. They don’t want their patients walking unnecessarily. Sorry that bothers so many of you…

Bed rest means exactly that,--you are supposed to stay in bed except for bathroom use. You are not supposed to be sitting which means you should not be driving.
So, why are you driving and walking around? It bothers me that both you and your doctors are liars and you don't need bed rest and are screwing both your employer and the insurance company.

I was driving and walking around because MFMs don’t make house calls with their ultrasound machines, nor does my OB attend my bedside. When I find a practice that does I will be happy to use them. Until then I will be parking as close to my healthcare providers as possible— at their request and with their support.

And the fact that it bothers you absolutely delights me.

You are delighted that you are thought of as a liar and a cheat?

By you? Absolutely.

There are certain types of people— the kind of people who begrudge a pregnant woman on bedrest the ability to park 16 feet closer to the hospital door— who, if they are upset, you know you’re doing it right.

Stay mad my dear!

If you lie and chest in one thing then you kue and chest in everything.

Perhaps, but if your doctor says you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest, and you get a handicapped placard while you’re on bedrest…

…you’ve neither lied nor cheated. You make have kue’d or chested, but thats between you and your Chardonnay.

Then stay in bed and rest and stop going to shopping malls for hours on end.

It’s weird you think shopping malls contain MFM practices? Or that people spend much time at shopping malls these days?

If the argument is that you need special parking to go to the MFM then why doesn't the Dr have dedicated spots for their patients? Aren't they all there for the same reason? Or is there a loading and unloading zone so patients can be dropped at the door while their driver parks? A disability permit seems unnecessary to be able to access this one location.

So you’ve never been pregnant?

People go to MFM for tons of reasons that aren’t bed-rest related. Some people see an MFM once, some people see an MFM twice-weekly, and some people have to go even more often.

Pregnancy doesn’t come with a dedicated driver to take you to an appointment 2-5x week. Not everyone lives close enough to their MFM for Uber or Lyft 2-5x week to be cost effective, and when your partner is hanging onto all their sick leave for a forthcoming baby who may need extra care, it doesn’t make sense for them to take 4-6 hours of sick leave per week.

MFM is also in addition to, not instead of, your OB practice. It is in addition to, not instead of, other medical care you may need like lab work and vaccinations.

You need to get over this idea that women are getting away with something.

Again, pregnancy is not a disability. I've walked my pregnant self into the MFM several times. If you have a specific issue then you talk to your Dr about it and go from there.

No one gets a placard automatically. You get it if your doctor says you get it. I don’t understand why you’re struggling so hard with this.

Exactly, you don't need random approval from the internet. There is no issue. DCUM isn't issuing placards. If your doctor agrees you need one then you get one.

But triggering the trolls on DCUM who get off on women being treated like people is worth it.

But arguing with people over whether or not you deserve something they are not empowered to give you is stupid.