First inappropriate belly touching!!!

Onelovelyginger · September 2013

And I don't even have a real bump yet! I'm only 7 weeks 3 days and after seeing the ultrasound picture in my wallet, someone just touched my stomach and said oh it's gonna be a boy......

Anyone else had to deal with this absurdity yet?

Akpadilla · September 2013

I'd be so pissed! My SIL told me to beware of creepers... I haven't had the misfortune of being groped by a stranger yet, though. Nosy!!!

Serenla · September 2013

That is so inappropriate I will flip out if that happens to me.
I would have put my hand on their belly and when they asked me what I was doing I would say, "I thought this was a new greeting, isn't that why you invaded my space?"

nikki912 · September 2013

Oh my god! Some people have no social tact. I can't believe that happened already!!

knotty-girl · September 2013

I saw a shirt you can get made on etsy that said:

Yes, I'm pregnant.
It's a ______ (boy/girl)
The due date is ______ (date)
No you can't touch my belly.

I've heard it gets really annoying answering the same questions and deflecting tummy touching from strangers.

Barihoop · September 2013

I had a friend of a friend touch my belly (I barely know her, but she's not a stranger) at 5w. That was weird enough. I would be creeped out if a random stranger touched me. Ew.

alphalyrae · September 2013

Anyone who touches me that is not family and has been given permission to touch me is going to have a serious problem. I'm not going to ignore it and pretend that it's okay. It's not.

Serenla · September 2013

alphalyrae said:
Anyone who touches me that is not family and has been given permission to touch me is going to have a serious problem. I'm not going to ignore it and pretend that it's okay. It's not.

It's creepy, pregnant women are not public property.

Manda+panda · September 2013

Everything I go to my mother's, she feels the need to touch my belly. I freaking hate it. Though, I'm not super affectionate and not a fan of being touched. Even my DH knows to ask before touching me, and that if I say no it isn't because I don't love him.

Laroo0220 · September 2013

That is insane! I would freak if someone touched my belly now. Ummm you enjoying feeling all my built up poop from constipation bc that's all that's there right now. Ick

cfthoct292011 · September 2013

Unless theyre family i always imagine stabbing someone with a fork for doing that lol. Thats like my number one pet peeve how would they like it if i was like awww is that a twelve inch sub in your belly ::rub rub::

hlm184 · September 2013

I got a shirt off of etsy, it says "If you didn't put it there, don't touch it."

SeattleMomma · September 2013

@ knotty-girl I seem that on fb as well.

SeattleMomma · September 2013

Seen* awesomeness

Kelseyl34 · September 2013

I can't wait for all the attention and people to touch my belly! But I do see why it would be annoying for some people. I have been guilty in the past but only with close friends so I feel like that is a little more ok.

squeakyfrog15 · September 2013

Haha so I got touched at like 4 weeks! It was super weird and I knew the girl! She just reached out and I was like woah! She felt so bad, I thought it was kind of funny, but I'm just glad I know her and know she is a little strange! I have never touched a pregnant belly because I was always afraid to ask! Like I had heard it was annoying so I didn't want to be that one person haha

cstory316 · September 2013

Oh I have had it!! I had two people I know this weekend say, "aw, you're getting a bump!" I was like thanks it's just bloat no baby yet. Thanks for making me just fill fat!

bootsiebabe · September 2013

My mom touched my belly and was like "I want to touch the baby!"... I was like, you realize you're just touching my FUPA, right? She got grossed out at that comment...

nycgirlkat · September 2013

My mother's hand is glued to my stomach the second I walk into the same room as her. It makes me nuts. She pets my stomach and talks to it. I just want to scream "buzz off!!!" I love my mom, but relax!!

I already had to shut my mother down on her being in the delivery room. She assumed she'd be there, but I know I won't be able to handle my situation, plus my husband's first time dad bumbling and then my mother in my face without completely hurting her feelings!

And I always asked my pregnant friends and family if I could touch before I even thought about putting my hands on them. And when I did I would just put my hand there for a second and say "hi baby" and leave them alone.

rtv3 · September 2013

That is just so weird. Especially from a stranger! Ick.

sking72 · September 2013

My mom touched my belly and I flipped. Baby daddy is the only one allowed and that's cuz I like it when he rubs my stomach when I don't feel good

Mamamonzo · September 2013

Sigh, I am not looking forward to this. My SIL already used baby talk to my stomache. Number 1 the baby can't here you and number 2 don't talk to my stomache it's weird.

ream02 · September 2013

So weird. I've have two other children besides the one on board and have never had these inappropriate & unsolicited stranger advances. Thank goodness. I'd feel all kinds of creeped out!

MegJ17 · September 2013

My MIL touched my belly last night but at least asked first. I don't mind family giving baby some love. I can only imagine how it's going to get at 8 months with twins.

teachingmama11 · September 2013

I can't believe this is starting already! It's creepy that it was a stranger, especially because we're not very far along so it's not really obvious. Most of my friends & family were good about this, but MIL drove me crazy always trying to touch my belly without asking & constantly talking in baby talk to my belly. I'm not looking forward to that again.

Twirple · September 2013

Maybe if you took her hand, and guided it down to where baby is actually sitting right now, she would never reach out and touch a pregnant woman's belly again.

Serenla · September 2013

@twirple

)

ksulli · September 2013

I didn't have any strangers do it, but a few over enthusiastic friends/extended family members. I rubbed theirs right back. It's particularly effective when the offender has a few extra lbs of their own.

Luma88 · September 2013

OMG, way to early for that! People are so weird.

MamaFantastic · September 2013

@twirple, you kill me!!! I think that would take care of it!

RocksInTheWater · September 2013

That's creepy. I've never understood the desire people have for touching pregnant women's bellies. I never thought to do that to even my own sisters. I don't want anyone touching my stomach except DH.

angelaluisa · September 2013

We just told my parents on Sunday (7w) and the first thing my mom did was touch my belly. It weirded me out!

lcr23 · September 2013

We told our family on Moday and my FILs wife rubbed my stomach! So disturbing! Even my own mother would never touch my stomach!

terbear22 · September 2013

None yet, but I had a coworker pat my non pregnant food belly asking when I was gonna have a baby about 1 month after my wedding and 1 yr before we started trying....luckily she's a really sweet person and meant nothing by it but talk about feeling violated

Kjrisi · September 2013

Me! When we announced baby #2, my friend Lindsey immediately bent down and started to feel and talk to my belly... I was barely 6 weeks. But the worst was for baby #1 (who is now 3) my stupid SIL would grab my belly, from 7 weeks till my due date, shake my belly and poke it to "wake her up". It would drive me CRAZY!!! I tried telling her not to and she started crying and getting mad at me...

jsoubel · September 2013

Yah, so here's the thing creepers: you aren't touching my belly. You're caressing my uterus. You want to caress my uterus? I didn't think so. I'm a fast swiveler. I see any one coming toward me I swivel as fast as possible to avoid it. ick.

speechie517 · September 2013

I better start working on my ninja skills...I really think my gut reaction would be to kick a person in the shins.

douglamj · September 2013

I had a "girlfriend" of mine touch mine twice this last weekend. The 1st time I was like you realize that's just fat right? The 2nd time I flipped and explained how small the baby was and your just making me feel fat....seriously the nerve of some people!

Want a personalized experience?

First inappropriate belly touching!!!

Re: First inappropriate belly touching!!!

Choose Another Board

Search Boards