I was talking to a friend of mine a while ago who had a child and said one of the worst things about being preg was the amount of people who would just walk up and touch her stomach, and then after the birth the amount of people who would come up and talk to the baby and try and touch and goo-goo him when she was in a rush to get somewhere.
Just wondering if anyone else has found this as the first random to come up and grope my belly is going to be in for a serious shock lol
I have had it once and was taken back quite a bit. I have since had two people try and back away, I keep meaning to try and replicate the look I gave in the mirror just to see how bad it was, I was telling my Mum and she thought it was hilarious.
Folding my arms and glaring obviously works for me
I haven't had any strangers do it...but I do have one friend who really annoys me how she just thinks it's ok to do it...what am I?? A buddha or something?? It might be the way she does it, not sure, but it's irritating!!
I've only ever had friends or close work colleagues touch my belly, which I actually like, because it's always in the spirit of sending blessings or good wishes to baby, or telling me how beautiful they are going to be when they are born. It makes me feel nurtured.
However, I would hate it if some random off the street did it, but thankfully it hasn't happened yet. I catch crowded public transport to work too, so there's been plenty of opportunity, but I've been lucky so far
I actually had the opposite happen. I never touch people bellies because I know I would feel a little strange about being touched it if it was me. I was at work the other day and a work friend just grabbed my hand and stuck it on her belly and said feel the movement!
I never really had strangers come up to me and rub my tummy. A few people at work did ask if they could feel, but no one ever just walked over to me and did it.
I have a few people at work who seem to think it's ok to come a stick their hand on my belly. Being a bit of a bigger girl, I hate people touching my belly at the best of times. I do feel really uncomfortable when people do it without being asked, so I have started asking them not to do it. People are usually pretty ok if you ask them to stop.
Touchwood, because that's only happened to me once. It was my dad, and if he does it again he'll be in trouble.
If anyone else does start touching they will be getting the look of a thousand daggers.
I too would seriously consider rubbing their belly back.
my sister had a bad experience and this women kept rubbing it, and she kept asking her to stop. My sister had a hernia so everytime this women rubed it would kill.
Hey celtic being pg with twins and having such a round tummy made alot of people come and touch my belly i never minded you kinda get used to it. i work woth over 100 people and having most of them touching my belly everyday i had to get used to it. And yes when the twins were here everybody and i mean everybody came up to me and yes that was very annoying but i learnt to deal with it. i remember once i was at the shops with my good mate nessa thats on here i was bout 29 weeks pg with the hugest bell and i was pushing her daughter in a trolley as teleah was only about 5 months at this stage this oldlady walked past me shock her head and gave me the worst look ive ever seen i was devestated i was so shocked. its hard.
Im a teacher and have had a few mums that Im not close to do this!! Very uncomfortable and as someone else said family and friends tend to ask permission first! No strangers though - that would be very strange. Being a teacher i also get all the preps and grade 1's coning to me for a hug or just walking up to touch my belly and ask me "how is your baby going today!!" very funny and cute!
I had this happen quite a bit with my first, but this one, not so much. I am not a touchy feely person, so it makes me quite uncomfortable. There is one woman, a mother from school, who is also pregnant. We aren't really friends, I find her quite abrupt and rude, but she touches my belly all the time. It's like every time I see her, she stands really close to me and rubs, actually RUBS my belly, like a buddah! She also makes comments like "still fat then are we?". I am really looking forward to her getting to 39 weeks pregnant so that I can call her fat too!
I got this too,, and i had a HUGE belly, but i had ppl on the street do it,, and one of my DH's aunts rubbed it like she was trying to get a wish from a buddha,,, or a magic lamp lol.
Now I cant go down the street,, or shopping at the supermarket without every second person stopping to poke, and maul my poor little boy!!. (little old ladies are the worst,,, without being offensive to them, but they just dont seem to ber able to help themselves)
My DH is not a touchy feely person at all, so he gets pretty ticked off quick at strangers placing their hands (we dont know if they washed them after going to the bathroom last etc etc) all over our little boy and spreading their colds etc to him without a second thought,,,,, so he kinda grabs the trolley and storms off with him if they start.
The worst ppl physically place them selves in front of you in the supermarket alleys when he is in the trolley capsule,, and stop you from being able to get away while they maul him,,,,,,,, makes me mad as i NEVER ever touch another persons baby without being asked to hold them etc, not to mention, a 30 minute shopping trip then takes over an hour.
I haven't had too much patting and rubbing from strangers, perhaps only about 5 times in the last 3 months but then again it's been pretty cold here and I've been well rugged up! Most of my friends pat away and greet the belly before me but that's totally OK. My auntie looked like she was trying to rub so hard and fast she'd start my skin smoking at one point...but that's just her!
You can buy a tshirt here which is red with a stop sign over the belly and in very clear text says 'Stop, don't touch my tummy'. I guess it's something that bothers enough poeple to have a product made especially for it!
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Do ppl touch ur belly a lot?
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