if some stranger touches your belly...

floydianslip212 · January 2012

What are your plans for strangers touching your belly? I don't even feel comfortable with anyone touching my belly, but strangers?! I've heard that happens. I think if some stranger reaches out and touches my belly, I'm going to grab their boobs- equally inappropriate and equally uncomfortable. What are you going to do?

tsuredraider · January 2012

floydianslip212:
What are your plans for strangers touching your belly? I don't even feel comfortable with anyone touching my belly, but strangers?! I've heard that happens. I think if some stranger reaches out and touches my belly, I'm going to grab their boobs- equally inappropriate and equally uncomfortable. What are you going to do?

Sounds like a plan to me. Smile

naybird · January 2012

I've told people not to touch because I'm badly bruised from my Lovenox shots and it hurts. That usually does the trick! But I like your idea!!!

Gismo123 · January 2012

floydianslip212:
What are your plans for strangers touching your belly? I don't even feel comfortable with anyone touching my belly, but strangers?! I've heard that happens. I think if some stranger reaches out and touches my belly, I'm going to grab their boobs- equally inappropriate and equally uncomfortable. What are you going to do?

I almost fell out of my chair when I read that lmao Stick out tongue The ONLY people I have allowed to touch my belly is my mom, my MIL and my FIL, and of course DH. If anyone else tries to touch my belly I'll probably grab their boobs if it's a girl or their private parts if it's a guy lol Then ask them "How does it feel to be violated because that's how you just made me feel"

victoriawaimon · January 2012

The mere thought of a stranger touching my belly fires me up. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I'm sure it will involve me asking them loudly not to touch me and asking them if they're serious.

I think I'll actually be way more annoyed if a stranger tries to give me pregnancy or parenting advice!

Sawyerplus1 · January 2012

I don't know what I'd do, except probably awkwardly back away. I'm not comfortable with anyone other than DH touching my belly, but I have a SIL and a good friend who both LOVE touching my belly. If they try, I simply smack their hands (it's how I've dealt with them in my other pregnancies too).

FWIW, I've been pregnant twice before and have actually never had a stranger even attempt a belly rub, so i'm either really lucky, or it doesn't happen as often as you'd think

Pookie05 · January 2012

I have had many thoughts:

1) touch theirs

2) I'm not pregnant... and give them a confused and offended look

3) It's not a baby, it's a tumor

4) Yea.... it's my brother's

tuki06 · January 2012

I think I'm just gonna try to avoid this by staying away from people (very easy for me to do ha ha) and when I am around people not give them the chance to do so. But should I fail to be a vigilant as I would like then I'll probably just start cryin (cus I can do this on cue) and make them feel really uncomfy.

brideofscowboy · January 2012

Sawyerplus1:

I don't know what I'd do, except probably awkwardly back away. I'm not comfortable with anyone other than DH touching my belly, but I have a SIL and a good friend who both LOVE touching my belly. If they try, I simply smack their hands (it's how I've dealt with them in my other pregnancies too).

FWIW, I've been pregnant twice before and have actually never had a stranger even attempt a belly rub, so i'm either really lucky, or it doesn't happen as often as you'd think

With DS I had 1 belly touch.

So far with this one I've had 2. My co worker (and I told her that I just don't do belly touching....it's a personal space thing) and the other was my older brother who just poked the belly and said 'hi baby' when I saw him this Christmas.

I don't think it happens as much as we think. Have other people touched my belly? Yes, but they asked, OR I asked if they wanted to. (close friends & family)

Pancake227 · January 2012

OK, so I had this plan that when someone asks to touch my belly I would ask them if I could touch theirs. I thought this would definitely stop people. One problem - people don't ask! I don't mind if my family or husband do it but not my co-workers or strangers.

I'm barely showing, the baby is still inches below my belly button and the secretary at work rubbed not touched but rubbed my belly all over. I immediately removed her hand and said please don't touch my belly. She said "Oh, it's just me." "Just me"? seriously, who are you? Then someone poked my belly the other day and "Oh I see a little roundness there" Seriously?

If they really want to feel the baby then theirs hands would practically be in my underwear! Get a grip people!

By the way I nearly spit out my drink when I read that you were going to grab their boobs - LOVE IT!

allisonmarie22 · January 2012

"Please don't touch me," is my planned response for people touching me without my permission. It skeeves me out just thinking about some random douchecanoe in Wal-Mart touching my stomach!!

mkflower3000 · January 2012

I don't even know but I really hope that it doesn't happen... I don't mind family doing it (a little weird, but I know they're just excited and if someone HAD to be touching me it it can at least be family), but strangers... Yikes :-S

theseaword · January 2012

My inlaws started at 12 weeks, when it was literally just bloat. So awkward. I just backed away and said "it's just fat!!". I'm not very snappy in person. I'll probably just back away from them and be awkward.

CAM718 · January 2012

Touching my belly is annoying but I can deal with that, I really hate when people try to touch my baby! I only had one person touch my belly when I was pregnant with DS but have had a ton of strange people try to touch DS when we are out places, some people even have tried to hold him!

amberlynnr7 · January 2012

I don't let strangers touch. Period. The only people I let touch is family & friends. Other than that, I'm NOT into it. & I am allowed to be rude in my response. The way I see it, they weren't nice to me - I shouldn't have to be nice to them either..

MrsColvin · January 2012

We has it happen so often when I was pregnant with DS that DH actually bought me a shirt that said if you aren't the person who put it in here or the one taking it out you are not allowed to touch. I wore it whenever we went in public. A couple of times when DH was with me HE grabbed the person ( woman-boobs, man- privates) and asked how they liked someone touching them inappropriately. It was quite hilarious to watch.

Samiantha101 · January 2012

I'm pretty sure I'll move on with life. I've never been a touchy feely person, but I'm pretty sure this wont be a life shattering moment where I have to make an awkward moment even more awkward. That's just me.

reyhan29mansur · January 2012

allisonmarie22:
"Please don't touch me," is my planned response for people touching me without my permission. It skeeves me out just thinking about some random douchecanoe in Wal-Mart touching my stomach!!

I love reading your comments... hilarious! I don't even like most of the family touching my belly, it just makes me really uncomfortable, and I've been rather snappy lately so there's no telling what I'll do...

GeekFantasy · January 2012

I haven't had any strangers really, though there was this girl I barely knew and had met once or twice that did it at Thanksgiving when I was like 8 weeks. But since then it's been online friends and family which I'm okay with. I've noticed I'm starting to get a little more assertive (hormones, maybe) so I can see myself getting testy if it happens. I'd like to have the guts to grab them back but I'm pretty sure that wouldn't happen.

Brooke 0617 · January 2012

I guess I'm alone in the fact that it doesn't really bother me. I only had one person in my last pregnancy do it that made me uncomfortable. Usually, I think it is a nice gesture from family, friends, close co-workers, etc. However, I NEVER have had a total stranger touch me, that would be weird...unless it is like a cute old lady or something.

chouli77 · January 2012

It may be an u/o, but I'm ok with people I know touching my belly. I even let my students if they ask first because they're so curious. My idea is that no one touches the belly to be malicious. Its almost a reverential reaching out to humanity kind of thing, they're acknowledging and blessing the new life in there. So I have let friends, good acquaintances, family, students...have pretty much free reign with it.

I haven't imagined that actual strangers would do that. Do they?? I mean I have had IF and been wanting a baby for a decade and even I in my desperation have never considered reaching out and touching a stranger's pg belly.

jjt616 · January 2012

I am usually an open person and don't mind people in my space. However, now that I am pregnant I can't stand it if people that I am not close to touch my belly. I had someone do it when I was only 9 weeks along! Umm excuse me there wasn't even a bump yet to feel!

nickim616 · January 2012

just scream STRANGER DANGER and back away

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