I'm not going to lie...

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• sunflowermama42212 member

  January 2014

  My MIL "rubbed" my belly when we told her I was pregnant at 5ish weeks. I looked at MH and said "Your mother just wiggled my fat" lol she hasn't touched my belly since.... 

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• lavendergiraffes member

  January 2014

  I love it too! Although so far everyone has asked beforehand and it's all been people I know so... I am hoping that stays that way. I don't know how I'd react if it was someone I didn't know but I'm loving it so far. Maybe it's the attention I like? Does that make me an attention whore?? Haha

  

  
  

  
  

  

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• AugustGlass member

  January 2014

  I definitely want people to ask first. Then I still don't like it but I'm very much not a touchy feely person.

  
  

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• keeumm member

  January 2014

  libbylu7 said:

  I love it too! Although so far everyone has asked beforehand and it's all been people I know so... I am hoping that stays that way. I don't know how I'd react if it was someone I didn't know but I'm loving it so far. Maybe it's the attention I like? Does that make me an attention whore?? Haha

  Then it makes me one too. I figure this is the one time in my life that I will have a hard stomach. Maybe I should enter a swimsuit contest...

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• kristine526 member

  January 2014

  Family and friends/people I know I'm good with. I'm even better if they ask, but for them, it's not necessary. Strangers better back off though. I'm trying to teach my kid the meaning of stranger danger!
  

  
  

  
  

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• keeumm member

  January 2014

  HatchetFace said:

  I'm pretty happy that I haven't had to deal with too many belly rubbers. I notice people staring at my bump a lot though, which is creepy. I hope I never did that!

  Yes, I could do without the staring, unless it works to my benefit. We were at a crowded seat-yourself restaurant the other day, and were able to get a table because a kind couple who were leaving noticed my big ole belly. Thanks, Baby Boo. I would have eaten standing up if needed, but it was nice to sit down. 

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• MamaLlama14 member

  January 2014

  My mom owns a catering company, and up until recently I would work for her on the side.  During my last pregnancy I waitressed at a party when 6 months pregnant.  I was in the kitchen washing dishes and a very bubbly (intoxicated?) woman came up behind me and literally began giving me a lower back massage.  Clearly startled, I was like, whaaaaaa?  She said, "I'm a message therapist and you totally need a back rub!"

  
  

  It was so amazing that I let a total stranger rub my back for a good 10 minutes.  Then she rubbed my belly and I was like a dog kicking my leg.

  

  

  
  

  
  

   

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• lildarling76 member

  January 2014

  HatchetFace said:

  I'm pretty happy that I haven't had to deal with too many belly rubbers. I notice people staring at my bump a lot though, which is creepy. I hope I never did that!

  Same here!
  

  
  
  

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• HARLEYSMOM2010 member

  January 2014

  I like it too!! Not many people do it but when they do I don't mind at all my family isn't very touchy feeling so it's not like it happenes all the time

  

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• katesy21 member

  January 2014

  I don't mind people I know touching my belly but I find it a bit strange when people put their face right up to it and start talking to it. One of my coworkers even put her ear up to it to see if she could hear the heartbeat. Ummm....no.

  

  

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• madelined633 member

  January 2014

  I don't mind it, but like some of you said- so far it hasn't been anyone I don't personally know yet... That would be different

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• spacepotatoes member

  January 2014

  kristine526 said:

  Family and friends/people I know I'm good with. I'm even better if they ask, but for them, it's not necessary. Strangers better back off though. I'm trying to teach my kid the meaning of stranger danger!
  

  I'm the same way. Not into random strangers rubbing my belly. So far, no one has tried. DH's grandmothers have and both my mom and MIL have. My MIL actually touched it for the first time this weekend and I felt the same way as OP; it was a nice moment. She is not touchy-feely either (nor am I) and tends to be more reserved so I loved that she was excited about it and was comfortable doing that.
  

  

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• Dellaramsey member

  January 2014

  I don't mind touching by people that I know.....rubbing is creepy!

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• TaylorHam86 member

  January 2014

  A lot of the teenagers I work with are very touchy-freely and I usually don't notice it. But a few of their moms have tried to touch my belly and that makes me uncomfortable. I don't know why!
  
  I don't like it when my own mother touches it. She does it in a very loving and ooey gooey way and I just can't stand it.
  
  I love it when my husband does it. We probably all do, I hope. I'm self conscious about my belly sometimes, but when he puts his hand on my belly it feels like he is so proud of what we created and proud of me for cooking it.

   

  
  

  

  
  

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• Fitpreggo member

  January 2014

  keeumm said:

  I love when people touch my belly!

  
  

  I think it's because my mom is NOT a touchy feely person, so there's no nurturing love when I talk to her about being pregnant or when I see her, which is rare (she lives in WI, I live in MD). For this reason, I have no problem accepting hugs and affection. 

  
  

  Today my nail tech rubbed my belly. Loved it. My kids at school constantly touch my belly, I think hoping to feel the baby move. The other day my friend's Chilean mom basically gave me a full frontal body exam. Kinda weird, but it was so maternal that I found myself completely accepting of it. So far everything has been from people who I know by name, so I say "Bring it on!" 

  
  

  Yes, I realize that this essentially makes me a dog looking for a belly rub. Woof Woof.

  I don't mind it so much now that I have an actual belly to rub!  But I would prefer people ask...

  
  

  We were in Mexico over New Years and a complete stranger (a man!!)  touched my bare belly in the pool!!! WTF! Not impressed... 

  
  

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