September 2013 Moms

Awkward belly touching solution

I experienced my first belly touching this weekend.  I really did not think this was going to bother me but I very quickly found out the opposite.  I was discussing this with my husband and she suggested doing it back to people (rub their stomach).  I thought this was hilarious and I think I really might try it.  We have a pretty good sense of humor and people that know us are aware of it so I'm thinking it may make them laugh.  If it makes them uncomfortable I'm thinking it may prevent them from doing it to me in the future. 

Re: Awkward belly touching solution

  • I think rubbing people's bellies back is a great idea- it should stop them cold and make them realize how inappropriate it is to touch someone like that.  DH and DS get a pass (in the case of DS, I think it's pretty darn cute)- everyone else needs to
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  • I agree to rub back. I kindly let my SIL know that when there IS something to rub I will let her know, but she went ahead and did it anyway. SO annoying.
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  • I never thought I would bother me and never could get why other moms to be made such a big deal out of the belly touching... But in the past week I have had three belly touches and it doesn't bother me totally but catches me off guard and then I'm like Ug
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  • DH asks me all the time, anything yet? I keep telling him it's too soon, so then he tries to listen to LO. He's so goofy!
  • I will definitely be touching bellies back if it happens to me, just saying!

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  • My brother touched my belly last week and it weirded me out a little bit but I think mostly because I didn't expect it from him (he's not a really touchy-feely kind of guy).

    DH hasn't really touched my belly too much but last night he snuggled in

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  • So far, only one person has touched my stomach. It was my aunt. It so quick, as she was running past me, and I just laughed. It didn't bother me at all. I can not imagine a stranger touching my stomach, and never even considered it a possibility until tal
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  • I really don't look forward to the belly touching! I don't mind if close family, or obviously if DH touches me, but if complete strangers do, I will be touching them right back! Right now I don't feel comfortable anybody touching my stomach. I feel bloate
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  • One of my guy friends kept POKING my stomach this weekend. So awkward. He also told me "if I didn't know you I would just think you were fat." Nice...

    I didn't like being touched at all! Especially after hearing I just look fat. I don't understan

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  • That's my plan!  It will work for strangers, and for some people i know well, but for others (aunts, MIL, etc.), i'll have to come up with something else...

    Once the baby is moving and can be felt externally i'll probably give (limited) invi

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  • This has been my policy even before I was pregnant. I would never just walk up to a pregnant person and touch their belly - I wouldn't do it to my friends if i wasn't sure how they felt about it.
    As for me, close friends and family get a pass. I'm ok w
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