I love when my husband touches my belly when baby's moving, and I have a close friend who I don't mind touching my belly. Other than those two people, I get annoyed.
In the earlier weeks, I would say they can't feel baby yet because they're just touching my fat - it always worked like a charm. Now that I'm 34 weeks, I just say "baby's sleeping, you can't really feel anything".
Does it offend you when people touch your belly? If so, do you say or do anything?
2007-12-28 13:55:56 · 20 answers · asked by jaydeee 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
i finally found one of those shirts that says " touch the belly and you wont get your hand back"
i love when my husband touches my belly, because the baby responds to his touch and voice, but when others just grab at me, i get reeaaaally irritable. its not polite ( especially when they dont know you) I usually just start to back away lol..
2007-12-28 14:01:25 · answer #1 · answered by Elijah's Mama 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
YES! Man I hate that sooooo much!
I love for my husband to do it, he usually sleeps with his hand on my belly and I don't mind my close friend doing it... but other than those two it's like "BACK UP! I AM NOT A FREAKING BUDDHA!"
I have it really tough because I'm a blond-headed foreigner living in Korea, so I'm usually the center of attention anyway. Add the big pregnant belly and EVERYONE wants to cop a feel. On the bus, in the market, walking down the street. And I don't know how to politely say, "Please don't touch my stomach" in Korean to a 70 year old grandma.
What can you do? Pregnant women make people happy.
2007-12-28 22:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by Rachel B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea what it is about, but people have to touch pregnant bellies. When I was pregnant, I was working in the public arena and complete strangers felt compelled to touch my tummy! The first few times it happened I was shocked, but I got over it, they always seemed to smile when they saw my tummy and it gave a lot of them the chance to open up to me about their own experiences. They liked to guess how many were in there (I was huge), if it was a boy or girl and even tried to turn me on to names they liked. It was really very sweet, but it does put you on guard a bit. I loved the way most of them were just so excited for me. If I see a pregnant tummy I do not touch it unless it belongs to a close friend or family member though, I would feel uncomfortable about it. The bright side is you only have four more weeks, enjoy it while you can, pretty soon you will miss that bulge; believe it or not.
2007-12-28 22:11:02 · answer #3 · answered by Poot's Mama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did not like anyone touching my belly. I would just say I hate it when people rub my belly. no one was ever offend.
What really annoyed me is when complete strangers would just walk up to me and put there hand on my belly or rub it. The best I can descibe it is that I felt a natural instinct to protect my belly, let nothing touch it. just a protective feeling.
2007-12-28 22:06:53 · answer #4 · answered by eyepopping hideous female troll 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It offends me most definately when I have someone I'm not close to or do not even know,,,and they walk up and just put their hands on my stomach. My stomach, regardless, is my stomach. It would be no different than if I wasn't pregnant and someone came up and started touching me-you just simply do not do that! And besides that, it's aggravating to me,,,because I know my baby is in there,,,and it's like they are putting their hands all over my baby too. It's like a natural motherly instinct comes over you to protect your baby. There are so many wierdo's out there,,and sometimes they look the part and sometimes they don't. You can never be too careful nowadays! You are not alone,,,it makes me very upset. People are very rude,,,and inconsiderate. I don't want anyone but my husband, family, and close friends to touch my stomach. And that is it. I say something to strangers...because,,,it is my body, and my baby,,,and if they don't like it-tough. They shouldn't have been so rude to just walk up to someone they don't know and touch them!!
2007-12-28 22:07:17 · answer #5 · answered by Love is in the air. . . 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 15 weeks, so I'm not really popped out enough for anyone to have anything to touch. That doesn't stop them! They rub my chub and I tell them they're nowhere near the baby (since my baby is still blelow my belly button) and what they're touching was there 4 months ago. It doesn't really stop them, but it is annoying.
2007-12-28 22:03:20 · answer #6 · answered by That's not my name 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hated that!!! My husband was okay and occasionally my mom or mother in law but that was it. Why does some stranger in the grocery store feel she has the right to touch your belly?!!! I didn't really have to say anthing because if anyone tried to touch me, save those listed above, our dog would growl and stand between me and that person.
2007-12-28 22:06:00 · answer #7 · answered by forever5 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think its kind of awkward sometimes, but it doesnt really bother me. Strangers have never just come up to me and touched my belly though... thank god lol because i would probably say something and come off as a b!tc#. But no, i would have to say that it doesnt offend me. But i can see where it would bother some people.
2007-12-28 22:02:59 · answer #8 · answered by ஐ♥ Br0wnEyez ♥ஐ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If people tried to touch my belly, I would step away or step backwards. It conveys the message pretty clearly, I think. But you can always choose to be assertive and tell people, "You know, I'm just not comfortable having people other than my husband touching me, you can hold the baby once it's born!"
2007-12-28 22:00:29 · answer #9 · answered by Take A Test! 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It drives me nuts when people touch it. And I have to be in the right mood for even my husband to touch it. I usually don't say anything even though I want to scream sometimes. I try turning away quickly. People just don't get it.
2007-12-28 22:51:39 · answer #10 · answered by Malia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah im like you i would only let my boyfriend touch my belly because it made me feel so close to him, too bad he no longer wants to take part in this pregnancy :( but i use to let it bother me and make me uncomfortable but now i say that this may be the last time i go through this so im gonna enjoy it. people just get excited and i think its just a natural reaction, so just nicely step back and be nice.
2007-12-28 22:14:59 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋