My wife and I have been trying to start our family for 5 years now with no success. We had/needed the help of science (IVF) and we are now expecting! We are due in March and I cannot wait to meet my little girl.
The nice thing is that top section should be easy to sew some padding to if you wanted it, assuming you have a machine capable of it.
I really should learn to do some gear repair with my industrial machine for a couple extra bucks here and there.
I totally agree about the knee bend. You get that down and everything gets a little easier. Better knee bend gets you better balance. And better balance makes you more stable for things like crossovers. The more stable you are the more power you can generate in your shot. And it goes on.