I've become an exhibitionist

MelleTX

Pre-pregnancy, I would never dream of showing my stomach to anyone. It's not flat (by any stretch of the imagination). Furthermore, I would never allow anyone to touch it.

But now? I seem to be willing to raise my shirt to anyone who wants to see it. What is that about? Sometimes I just can't stand having more material touching me so I walk around the house with my belly out.

The funny thing is how much I don't mind people touching my belly. Normally I am not a touchy person and generally don't like being touched all that much, but hey... feel free to rub my belly you perfect stranger.

I'm so weird.  

rinascita

I'm the exact opposite, I HATE when people touch my belly for some reason - I even snapped at a co-worker yesterday that has been insistent on touching it whenever she sees me.  I've just had enough of her touching!!  I don't mind letting people touch it, but when people like my mom have only touched it once at my encouragement to feel the babies kicking I don't see how some person at work thinks they can just go around touching me multiple times per week in the work setting.

FWIW, I have always been a 'touchy' person - not in a creepy way but never minded the hug from someone I'm not super close to type thing.

Interesting how pregnancy changes us...

lovekatespade

Me too, Melle!  I haven't been touched univited, which may be a different story, but I think it's cute when people ask and I have no problem with a little Buddah belly rub from my friends. 

Ourfamilyof5

Ha, that's funny! I'm the opposite...I've never liked anyone touching me and I still don't. I must give off that vibe too, because no one has even tried to rub my belly once during this entire pregnancy. 

I must admit that I AM a total exhibitionist at home though... my belly is so big that even my most comfy maternity pants aren't all that comfortable at night so I find myself sitting on the couch watching TV in nothing by underpants and a shirt. Mind you, a shirt that is often rolled up because I have cocoa butter or vitamin E oil slathered all over my overly stretched and burning skin on my stomach. Oh yeah, I'm SO attractive  

SLPMel

Towards the end I walked around in a sports bra and my DH's sports shorts.  Lord only knows what people thought if they looked in our house while walking by!

2moms2b

My SO makes fun of me as I am normally at home with just a sports bra on. I have gotten to a point where I don't like anything on my belly when it doesn't have to be. 

I am fine with people I know touching my belly but when someone walks up and shakes it I want to punch them as it hurts.  I haven't had a stranger attempt to touch my belly yet but I stand fairly closed off so that may have something to do with it.

The only people who have seen my bare belly are my SO and my sister, but I am the type of person who wouldn't show my belly to anyone pp so it's not much different now. 

LuvWIfootball

I pretty much walk around the house in a sports bra and shorts.  I get so hot that it's the only clothing (or lack of) that is comfortable.

I also learned very quickly that after birth all limits of modesty go out the window.  I have always been very reserved as far as nudity and private body matters are concerned, but because of having trouble trying to breastfeed, it only took a day or two and I was whipping out my boobs to anyone who walked in the door and was willing to help.  Same goes for doing IVF.  After the first few appts, it was no big deal to drop my pants and prepare for the vag cam. 

lynn0926

I like when people rub my bump ??, after asking though. I havn't had strangers ask though, mostly coworkers. Enjoy it!

Rynleigh

Pregnancy reverses a lot of attitudes for a lot of people, but those attitudes to right back to normal after baby(ies) come. Every woman I've ever known hits the peak of modesty-opposite during delivery from whatever their normal attitude is... if they're normally very modest about their bodies outside of pregnancy, they tend to be the most likely to be just fine with hoards of people in the delivery room and such... while the women I've known who walk around wearing skimpy clothes and heels while not pregnant want everyone to GTFO of the delivery room lol

So, in my experience, you'll probably be ready to give birth nekked before you turn back into your normal modest self