March 2011 Moms

someone touched my BUMP!

i know we just "talked" about how to handle when a stranger touches your stomach, but i was still totally ill prepared when it happened to me today!  i am doing my pharmacy rotations for school.  each rotation is 6 weeks long in 6 different pharmacies (36 wks total).  so today this woman i met 3 days ago is walking towards me, catches my eye and mouths the words "are you pregnant?"  so i nodded.  no sense hiding it, clearly i am going to get bigger every day and i am going to be there for 5 more weeks.  and then she put her HAND ON MY BUMP!  i think i probably tensed up and pulled away a bit, but nothing abrupt.  i am so annoyed.  i am a pg PERSON, not an elevator button, door knob or hand rail that is there for everyone/anyone to touch and to be disinfected periodically.  NO TOUCHING.  ARG!  and so it begins.

Re: someone touched my BUMP!

  • I hate that.  It's like you have become public property just because you have a kid in there.
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  • NOT looking forward to that. People better ask before trying to touch, because I will flip.
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  • I haven't had total strangers touch me yet, but people I don't really know well have. For example, a friend's sister rubbed my belly when I was about 9 weeks pregnant and I didn't know what to do. I just looked at her. Then yesterday my brother's ex MIL rubbed my belly and started talking to the baby. Weird. The only person who does it constantly and gets on my nerves is my mom. She has to feel my belly everytime I see her, and she won't stop unless I walk away. It's just irritating.
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  • I will not stand for randoms touching my stomach - I hate when strangers invade my personal bubble.  I will be stepping back, putting my arm out and trying to hide my scowl when I say "Not public property sorry"
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  • I don't get why people do this!?!?!  It's like when you have a baby in a stroller, strangers don't just come up and touch the baby!?  Or do they?  I will flip my lid if someone just comes up and touches my LO.  I don't know so much about my belly- when they are strangers i'm gonna have a problem, but when its co-workers, relatives, friends, etc.  I don't think I'll mind. 
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