You can touch my belly if you do it the normal way

rachelemark · September 2013

My sister keeps rubbing my belly in a way that makes me want to smack her away and barf. I keep telling her not to. It's hard to describe... she almost makes her hands like she's groping someone's boobs - does that make sense? Like little claws, and she scratches my tummy and makes gross cooing sounds. My mom rushed to my aid yesterday and said "You CANNOT touch her like that. Just put your hand on her if you're going to touch."

I know many of you hate belly touching in general. I am okay with it if I know the person and if it is the "normal" way. Has anyone else had awful belly grabbage?

Mazingmommyof6 · September 2013

I coach about 260 kids at 4 schools.... They are all wayyyyy too excited to feel the baby! It's sweet that they are all curious but I now tell them to give me my space or I might throw up.... They don't touch me anymore.

mamacrunch · September 2013

I think if she has already been told then she needs to not do it. Is she old enough to understand no?

If not I'd try to keep repeating myself, you can't touch baby like that. She will eventually get it. I am sorry.
Also if I misinterpreted this and your sister is like 30 then time to give the bump shuffle.

rachelemark · September 2013

@mamacrunch she is 18. She is definitely old enough to know that she is driving me crazy! I'm hoping after yesterday she actually listens ha.

mamacrunch · September 2013

Oh yes I was way off @rachelemark lol when you said little fingers I was thinking like under 5.. 18 is well old enough to know better. I think at that age I'd just tell her stop!

Noethola · September 2013

When I was pregnant with our first, my Dh actually came up one day and basically started poking me. I immediately was like, no sweetie, you can rub, but dont you dare poke. He learned. ;-)