Don't touch my belly please?

Question

Is there any way besides physically writing it on my shirts to express to people that they don't need to be touching my pregnant belly? I mean, people don't even ask, it's like a magnet going from their hand to my belly. I get pretty weirded out by it, especially when it is not someone I am close with, and want to bite their hands off. I hate to be rude, but I guess I am.

Answer 1

Want it to stop? Just be honest.

Answer 2

Get a shirt that reads: "I'm not pregnant, i just ate alot of beans, and if you touch my belly i WILL fart!" :) LOL! I think a shirt is almost the best way to deter someone, as long as they can read! Actually, i am 5 months preg. with my fourth, and never had too much trouble with any prior belly-touching offenses. I liked the suggestion of you rubbing their bellies back! Perhaps you can adopt a mentality to where you give back as good as you get...any offenders who touch you without asking automatically gets a wedgie!!! Maybe that will teach them a lesson for the next pregnant lady they run into! I think humor is the best way to deal with it. People are just attracted to a new little life, and we are the carrier pods! Good luck to you, best wishes, and congrats!

Answer 3

Funny you should say that, but It made me so angry during my pregnancy that I once refused to go shopping for a while...there really isn't anything you can do, keep things between people and your belly, and step back if anyone gets to close, it will push your point across without being rude....by the time I was pregnant with my 3rd child, I no longer cared, hang in there..

Answer 4

I'm with you! It's amazing that people feel that they have the liberty to touch a perfect stranger just because she is pregnant. You are not rude...those trying to "cop a feel" are the rude ones!!
You have a few choices...if you see them coming in for the touch, you can physically block with your hand, or step away and say "please don't, thanks"

If you missed the signals of the incoming hand you can remove the hand or step back and again say, "please don't" or "we haven't even met yet" or "You need to buy me dinner first"..

Or, you can grab their boobs/balls (depending on the gender of the toucher) and say, "I'll let go when you do". Ok, so the last suggestion was a joke!!

Frankly, I wouldn't worry too much about hurting the feelings of a stranger who just tried to TOUCH you! That is so inappropiate.
Good Luck & Congrats!!

Answer 5

Oh we hear this so much. What I used to do was Cross my arms OVER my belly and if they went to reach for it, just give them a blank stare like "what are you doing?"...I mean I agree it is "cute, adorable, want to feel the baby maybe" ...we all get that. But to reach out and touch ANOTHER person...it is off limits.
However, if they do not get the "look" then very very POLITELY {emphasised because we get crazy-lol} pull your belly away and ask them to please keep their hands to themselves. What I say is that I am very tired and the baby is sleeping so I want to keep the activity around the baby down so it can remain sleeping.
They usually understand that.

Worse case you can wear OVER sized clothing to hide it more so they can't really tell your carrying.

Answer 6

I guess I got lucky. No one touched my belly except for me, my boyfriend and the Dr. I know how you feel about the rude part though. But you can politely say that you feel uncomfortable when people touch your belly. So what if they get offended, they will get over it. Or better yet, start rubbing their belly and see how they feel lol. Good Luck!

Answer 7

I was the same way, hated people touching me, I mean its my body, just cause your pregnant, doens't mean everyone has to touch you. When ever someone touched me, I would just step back. I never really told anyone not to touch me, I didn't want to be rude. Then after a while it just felt different, didn't really bother me. What I hate now, is people who I don't know touching my baby. I guess everyone just feels its ok to touch pregnant women and babies. But now I stand my gaurd and tell people "don't touch my baby".

Answer 8

I have never really understood this phenomenon. I've never been pregnant myself, but I've also never had the urge to touch a pregnant woman's belly. Ever. I've been urged to, even by my formerly pregnant friends and I have, but it feels weird to me to touch someone else's belly who I am not inimately connected with. Others just seem to zoom in for the feel though, whenever they want. Too weird!

Answer 9

Just be rude I was when strangers came up to me. I don't care if you think I am cute and you want to touch get the hell off I hated that. If you don't know me what gives you the right to touch me no no no! I just turned away and asked them to please don't touch me even other pregnant women anyone I didn't like being touched at all. Even by my husband and he knew that he would even tell people ahead of time like his co-workers or friends coming over don't try to touch her she doesn't like that and if I did know you and you tried heaven help you!

Answer 10

Uhm, it's not rude to tell someone to back up and respect their personal space.

You SHOULD bite their hand off, as long as you're willing to chew and swallow. That little baby in there needs all the nutrition it can get!!

Why, it's gonna be a cute wittle baby... yes he is...

/puts hand on belly

Answer 11

I felt like that with my first child. I didn't understand - just because I had a big belly, everyone felt invited to touch it!!! It always seemed pretty awkward. But with my second, I realized that people felt like they were having a connection with me and my baby, so I just relaxed and let them give my big old belly a rub!!!!!! Just remember all this attention that everyone is giving you now will be over once that beautiful baby comes- so enjoy it----CONGRATS!!!! :)