why is it that compete strangers would walk up to you and want to touch your pregnant belly.
especially men that would say ( can I rub your belly prego?)
And than they get mad at you when you say.
"no I prefer you not to"
Anybody had this happen to them?
2006-09-24 20:13:43 · 18 answers · asked by I hear ya 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
island ... you made me laugh so hard I woke up my husband
2006-09-24 20:22:21 · update #1
No but I had a friend that use to yell at my baby to make sure that my baby could hear her and now I blame her for my daughter being a load mouth. But I hated people touching my belly. You just have to ignore then and let it slide. Next time tell them to go get pregnant and then they can touch their bellies all they want.
2006-09-24 20:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by medevilqueen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, a pregnant woman have their pretty looks and where we(gals) won't notice BUT it is noticed by the men. Some husband said their wife is gorgeous when they are pregnant and get more intimate with their wife. In another way, some believes that a pregnant woman have "luck" due to she is having a baby and maybe they want to share your luck by touching your pregnant belly. So by touching your pregnant belly may your luck can share him some so that maybe his wife can be pregnant also.. This is just a chinese traditional story, of course you can decide to let them touch your pregnant belly or not is all depends on you coz the belly is yours.. Some believes by touching pregnant belly they maybe can win in the gamble by sharing your luck also.. Why don't you ask them "why you want to touch my pregnant belly?" the next time when they want to touch your belly so that you will know the reason before you decide to let them touch or not..
2006-09-24 22:48:10 · answer #2 · answered by Vt Beauty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to pregnancy. Oddly enough it's a time when your body becomes public property. Who knows why?
Suddenly, complete strangers will come up and pat or rub your belly.
It is assumed that you know if you will be having a boy or a girl and you'll be happy to give information on your unborn child's genitals to anyone who asks.
You become a magnet for childbirth horror stories. People you've never met will feel compelled to tell you all about the most intimate details of the worst birth stories they've either heard or lived though.
Wait until you get to the final trimester and people will begin to tell you, "Don't go having that baby here!" or tell you they're not going to clean it up if your water breaks. Oddly enough, this behavior will start looong before you're due.
You're also likely to hear "Haven't you had that baby YET?" starting around 7.5 months.
On the other hand, you get perks too. some people will be nicer to you, give up their seat, wait on you, make sure you're comfortable. It's not all bad...
This problem is well-known enough that there's a "how to guide" on how to prevent it from happening here:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4689_keep-strangers-touching.html
And there are maternity shirts that address the problem being sold here:
http://www.geeklabel.com/totlabel/show_product.php?cat_id=7&product_id=168
http://www.amazon.com/Maternity-Black-Tank-Pregnant-Touch/dp/B000FTH18A/ref=pd_sbs_a_3_img/102-9923656-5228916?ie=UTF8
Good Luck!!
2006-09-26 06:49:30 · answer #3 · answered by Kya Rose 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes and i would get livid! Don't ******* touch me! When I was pregnant with my second child I made the comment that when I see a man with a nice *** I'm not allowed to just walk up and touch it...so why should some stranger be able to walk up and just rub my belly. If it happens this pregnancy I'm likely to bring the person up on charges. I get really cranky when I'm in late pregnancy!
2006-09-24 20:20:24 · answer #4 · answered by Amelia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had complete strangers coming up to me all the time patting my belly and asking me when I was due. With my second I got rather sick of it and told the woman that I wasn't pregnant. Her face turned beat red and she apologized profusely. I couldn't help but crack up as she walked away. No offense but she got what was coming to her. You wouldn't rub a bald guys head and ask him when he went bald, so why would you rub a complete strangers belly?
2006-09-24 21:42:55 · answer #5 · answered by SquirrelBait 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL. Maybe it's just a tradition that we people used to. But for me, I think because a lot of women who can't get pregnant are jealous of women that can be pregnant. They can't feel their own baby rumbling inside you. Maybe that's why people love touching your pregnant belly. Especially guys. Coz' guys can never feel those things.
2006-09-24 20:25:14 · answer #6 · answered by ricaganda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some people like doing that not just men. Just tell them no touching. I think they just like the idea of touching the belly cause its like touching the baby. Babies are so cute you just can't resist them.
2006-09-24 20:29:42 · answer #7 · answered by say_what!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was 9 months pregnant, walking through the grocery store, and a man came up to me and instantly put his hand on my stomach, didnt say anything to me, just walked right up to me and did it. I hit him and told him to screw off, and walked away, only because I was tired of it happening, and mad because he didnt say a darn thing to me, just thought he could come up to me and touch me.
2006-09-24 20:18:32 · answer #8 · answered by Island_Mommy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes and I know what you mean it is like there is a sign on your belly that says please touch me but what you really want is that is a shirt that say stay away from the belly its mine
2006-09-24 20:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by dnicebnice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually had that happen to my wife and got into a fight over it with another guy.... he had a fettish it turns out... so just be careful....
I have a fettish when my wife is pregnant.... yeah.... she doesn't have any PMS symptoms and she's the designated driver for nine months..... I love it.....
2006-09-24 20:17:08 · answer #10 · answered by pro_steering_wheel_holder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋