There has only been 4 people touch my belly so far...
DP - before I was pregnant I told him he couldn't rub my belly unless there was a baby in there, so now he has free reign of it and I love it
Sister - we were comparing our tummy sizes (mind you she isn't pregnant, can just stick her belly out )
Bestie - she asked but it wouldn't have worried me anyway... we've shared soo many things together and I think at times she is more excited than I am about it all
4yr old cousin - she lifts my shirt up over my belly, rubs it and asks where my baby is with a puzzled look on her face... soo cute to see
If a stranger walked up and touched it I think I would freak... but only time will tell
when i was pregnant i worked in a very social place and staff/friends would touch my belly all the time, one lady would greet my belly when i walked in to the room, rub my tummy and put her mouth right upto it and say hello to the baby, then say hello to me....WIERD!! ididnt even know her that well, she only did it a few times and i had to tell her i didnt like it.
But the biggest violation i experienced was at a friends birthday,there were a few people i didnt knw there and this guy was talking to my, all of a sudden her grabbed my belly, like a basket ball player would grab a ball with one hand,(my belly was quite round) and gave it a really hard squeeze, harder than i would touch it myself, I was so upset, would you grab my baby that hard if i was standing here holding her...NO!!! Told him so too!! what a jerk!
But all the other little belly rubs i just kinda delt with, every one loves a baby and a little pat on the tummy didnt really bother me that much, people are more curiouse than anything, and they were mostly younger people. If a random old stranger had tried it though id have probably been different!
I'm not all that keen on people (other than DH) touching my belly. Before I got pregnant I thought that I'd be ok with it but I'm not.
I work in a psychiatric facility and had a (manic) patient dash up to me one day and start rubbing. She was very gentle but it really upset me, so now I steer clear of that area of work.
Also, a few people at work rub my belly and one girl gave me a hard poke one day to try and get the baby to move. I just stepped away from her and changed the subject of baby talk.
It creeps me out having people touching me and even more so when people don't ask. I feel very protective of this little one.
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