Do you rub your belly in public?

[sasha]

It's probably an involuntary thing, right? But if I catch myself doing it or thinking about it, I try and avoid it, I don't exactly know why. At home - don't care.

There were two quite pregnant ladies in the supermarket today and both of them were rubbing their bellies and I found it amusing. It just looked kind of funny.

[~TT40~]

i do it...and im not even pg...thats how insane i am atm with this damn ttc thing... *shame*

[Elocin]

I can't wait to fall pg so I can get away with rubbing my belly in public!!!

[skybie]

i more prod and grimace that rub.
little bugger is always poking out some extemity at the checkouts!!

[MrsFabuloso]

Yep. I do. And I am always kind of protecting it from all of those shopping crazed people who have no idea of anything going on around them. I often poke him (baby) back to like skybie says, he's always poking something somewhere that is unwelcome or painful, lol!

[Kazbah]

Yeps, I am

[HotI]

I used to think women who did it were freaks or showing off or something. And then when i was pg i found out how nice it felt.

[PumpkinZulu]

I do it to my cute 11 week belly. I don't really notice, it is just comforting, and I'm usuall thinking about the baby while I rub, it helps me connect

[smiles4u]

i could never bring myself to do it in public because i felt i could be shoving it into some poor woman's face who has been TTC for ages or worst has m/c ... so yep i just couldn't go there but that's just how i am ... needless to say a so-called friend did it to myself and my DP when she very well knew we had TTC for over 3years, yep she would do it seriously at every given moment to the point my DP said do we have to visit them anymore i can't stand it

i loved rubbing my pregnant belly first thing in the morning in the shower, like PZ said it was my way of connecting with bub and i would sing a little song to her too

[TeniBear]

I've done it since finding out I was pregnant - not only does it feel nice, it sends the message to everyone else that I'm not fat, I'm pregnant til I get a proper belly Though now my belly is getting bigger, rounder, and more preggy looking, I do it more than before. I love feeling like I'm holding my bub in some way

[angelaartsstudent]

More like rub sore back, push foot down out of ribs, shuffle around heavily and try not to pass wind.

I did have a woman race up to me and embrace my belly without asking when I was 40+1 and I didn't appreciate it, but I don't think I ever, ever rubbed my own belly!

[PumpkinZulu]

Lol what, embrace your belly!? Hahaha oh man...

[Kazbah]

But Angela, the passing wind is great! So liberating! cause you get to give the hugest pained look if anyone dares to call you on it

[maz]

I've done it since finding out I was pregnant - not only does it feel nice, it sends the message to everyone else that I'm not fat,

see now Im not pg and I still rub my belly every now and then good habits die hard

[bron.nt]

I rub my belly too, without realising. And then there is the "Ooo" when I get poked lol

[angelaartsstudent]

I used to mindlessly rock back and forward or side to side, shifting my weight so my stupid clicky hips didn't feel like they'd fall right off my pelvis, lol.

[CrazyLady]

haha! all my maternity clothes are pilled on the belly because I rubbed it so much. I did it more so people would stop giving me odd looks when my belly was imitating a scene from Alien and random limbs seemed to protrude. It was such a nice feeling. Loved every second of being pregnant!

Maz- I still randomly rub mine too even though not pregnant again (yet)

[YoYo]

I'd only belly rub in private.....I don't know why! but I would scratch it in public!