It’s amazing how interested people become in their newspapers and how fascinating their books suddenly appear…and MP3 players must be playing a constant stream of lullabies judging by amount of eyes that suddenly close when I get on a train!

Perhaps people are afraid to act on their chivalrous instincts in case they cause offence and I’ve simply eaten too many pies?  Although at 8 months pregnant, I’m going to eliminate this as a theory.

TFL offer a “baby on board” badge as a solution to this problem.  However I for one would feel like a bit of a melon donning such an item, and I have to say I don’t believe I’ve seen many other women in my situation jumping at that particular opportunity.

It therefore seems that unless you’re a chauffeur-driven celebrity like Colleen Rooney or Heidi Klum, that you’ll just have to stand!