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ehnasto · January 2013

Has anyone come up with something clever to say to people when they insist on touching your belly? I am to the point that I want to look at people and say "If you didn't put it there, don't touch it" or something equally rude. I am almost 19 weeks so it isn't even very ovbious that I am prego, but people keep touching me.

lioness13 · January 2013

Try the wax on/wax off moves from karate kid. They seem to work well to deflect touching.

ehnasto · January 2013

katiechanning:
what about saying you're contagious? lol

SO TEMPTING!

brachatzipora · January 2013

It happens to me almost every week at my synagogue. You can simply say, "Please don't." Or, one baby book I read suggested taking their hand and putting it back on their own belly (hard to do with little old ladies without seeming rude though).

I've gotten to the point where I will completely unsubtly back away if I see a hand approaching and cover my belly with my arms.

flerlgirl · January 2013

brachatzipora:
It happens to me almost every week at my synagogue. You can simply say, "Please don't." Or, one baby book I read suggested taking their hand and putting it back on their own belly (hard to do with little old ladies without seeming rude though).
I've gotten to the point where I will completely unsubtly back away if I see a hand approaching and cover my belly with my arms.

Yeah, I kind of keep myself at arm's length from people so if they're going to touch me they're at least going to look ridiculous doing it. One girl at church last week sneak attacked me and rubbed my belly... I never did tell her she was rubbing my rib cage.

SLaBM2B · January 2013

I'm embracing the touch... I don't know what it is about the touches, but EVERYONE wants to touch! It's like second nature just to rub a pregnant belly.

fortunately, no strangers have touched it yet... Just friends/family & colleagues.

ETA: I would suggest that if you don't want them to touch, just say that your belly is really sore and you prefer no one touch it. That should work.

CEZimmer · January 2013

I've given up. I was getting so upset by it that I realized I just needed to let it go. People mean well.

melissa0726 · January 2013

I keep my arms clasped in front of me, kind of blocks people from my baby belly. I don't walk around like this all the time (LOL), but it works in situations where I'm standing around and chatting with people.

stephaniejaye · January 2013

My boobs are growing too, would you like to touch those?

CCR630 · January 2013

stephaniejaye:
My boobs are growing too, would you like to touch those?

hahahahahaha. And the great thing about that one is, you can substitute it with butt, thighs, and the list goes on.

nicoleliu271 · January 2013

stephaniejaye:
My boobs are growing too, would you like to touch those?

Hahaha!! Too funny!!

Stucas · January 2013

My belly looks way bigger than it is and everyone that goes for it rubs so high. I like to inform them that's not where the baby is but I hope they enjoyed rubbing my organs. That freaks people out Stick out tongue

sytom · January 2013

In public, I often put my hands on my belly. People don't push away mine! Great trick!

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