Pregnancy plz help~

hi everyone, I am a student at Massey Uni, we have a project which involves designing or re-designing a piece of public furniture for special needs people, I decided to focus on pregnant women.

If anyone could spare a couple of minutes to tell me if there are any specific furniture (such as low/ high seats at malls, picnic tables, supermarket shelves etc) that you find uncomfortable or hard to utlise.

Or any information regarding everyday things that are difficult to do such as reaching up high or down low, getting up from seating etc.

Thank you very much for your time

"Bucket seats" any seats that raise our knees to the level of or higher then our hips is bad

Those metal framed padded squarish stackable chairs you get at conference centres, and ironically- antenatal classes. They make your bum go numb, then cut off circulation to your legs.... and there is no lower back support.

I found those fixed booth style seats at fast food places really hard to get in and out of (not that I went to a lot of fast food places...but you know...cravings!!).

Shopping trolleys were a nightmare for me too.

 

Everything is hard to do when you are pregnant! You can't reach up far enough, if you bend down then good luck getting back up, even washing the dishes or sitting at a table is hard as you can't reach anything because of your tummy!
I definately think supermarket trolleys (why do the darn things slope downwards at the back?!) or public seating (which more often than not slope down at the back too).
Hospital beds is another, they have a very hard metal bar just where you sit when the back of the bed is up, gives you terrible back problems.

I had to abandon a trolley at Pak'n'Save midshop as I couldn't get anything out of it (those trolleys are huge). I was too embarrassed to ask for help The high ones that have at New World (I think for older people) are brilliant.

A public seat that you could lean back into just to take the pressure off your feet and back of the legs would be great. Something high and on a slight forward angle with a "saddle" seat. It would make it easier to get out of. Picture a half seated squat if that makes sense. And don't forget a similar height shelf or table to put your shopping on so you don't have to bend to the floor to pick it up.

Danaj wrote: Can I add that I was 41 weeks preggy at the time of the Pak'n'Save indcident lol.

oh you so should of asked for help.   All checkout chick's are susually really happy to help out anyone even another coustmer would have helped.

When i was pregnant i found some of the hand dryers that were lower really hard on my back, i also used to use the wheelchair toilets as they were higher. The toilets are too far apart in my opinion but im nt sure that can be helped. i vomited in the mall on my way to the toilet (not nice). They need more seats around in general too i think. After being sick i couldn't find anywhere to sit so sat on the floor then got stuck (very embarasing). Anyway hope that helps