Oh yeah I had this too when I was pregnant. Its not that I *really* needed the seat, though it would have been nice to sit down rather than stand up and risk falling over and I always got so annoyed when someone pushed past me and pushed my belly!

One particular day when I was about 36-37 weeks pregnant, I got on the bus in the morning, and a lady with a broken leg in a cast also got on the bus... it ws rush hour and the ferries werent running so the bus was more crowded thn usual. Anyway, when we got on, everyone just started at us, then lloked around the bus as if they were waiting for someone else to stand up, until I said "hi there, two people here would really appreciate a seat.." We both managed to get a seat after that.

A few days after that, same thing, and I ended up being offered a seat by another pregnant lady! I told her not to worry, she can sit there.

A couple of weeks before that I got on the ferry, looking very pregnant, and sat down and the woman next to me told me "you cant sit there. My friend is sitting there" She copped an earful from me, to say the least. The stupid friend was outside on the deck of the ferry taking photos of the harbour bridge! She didnt need the seat! I was annoyed. I wanted to kick the other woman in the hed for expecting me to get up! Tht same thing hppened to me twice! Another woman, when I asked if she could move her bag so I could sit, told me "oh, no, I'm minding the seat for my friend" so I shoved my belly in her face and she says "oh sorry, didnt realise you're pregnant". hmmmm does it matter? Who minds seats on public transport?!

I found the only people who offered their seats were elderly people, and sometimes Men. Men offered their seats to me more often than females.

And I can definately remember a few times when the bus driver had to ask people to stand up for me. I didnt *need* the seat and I wsnt whingey, but I just thought it was rude that people just stared and didnt help!