IMAGINE shopping for an hour. Heavy bags, swollen feet, hot, tired and need a nice cold drink!

You get to your car to find a careless person has parked so close not even a size six girl could get in!

Well this is a problem! I'm eight months pregnant and just want to get in my car, but I have to wait 45 minutes for the driver of the other car to move. I thought it was a one-off but it happens a lot!

We can't park in mother/baby spaces now as we need a pass (plus Bromsgrove has none).

You try putting an eight pound bowling ball in a back pack and strap it on your belly. Then you will know how hard this is!

So for all us "mumies to be" please, please, please take a moment to straighten up and leave a gap. Summer is here and we are hot, bothered and tired of this. I don't think you would like an angry hormonal pregnant woman waiting for you when you get back, it could be scary!

Bella Patterson

Bromsgrove