people touching your belly?

[GeralynB]

Yea I really don't like this at all! I only like it if it's my DH. I don't even want my mom and sister doing it.

 

[xxshellsxx]

Seems it is more common than i thought I think if a stranger did it i would totally flip out them - heck i nearly hit my own sister when she did it

I guess i'm going to have to try and be polite to stop unwanted touching first of all... diplomacy is not always my strong point when i'm annoyed but i will try lol

 

[Serenyx]

I really hate it - the only one allowed to touch my belly is my DH - no one else!

 

[itsnowmyturn]

I hate it, only ppl I work with have done it and I'm far too polite to say anything, I can honestly say I have never ever touched someone else's bump because I think it's inappropriate

I no someone who asked ppl what they were doing and when they mentioned a baby she said what baby, ppl soon backed off then lol.

 

[swanxxsong]

Haha Shells, having any restraint when a stranger touched me was difficult. It almost always happened to me when I was alone and I would have to really try hard not to lash out... mostly because it was often little old ladies who maybe meant no harm, but still. No. Just, no.

I think it happened maybe twice when my husband was there. He stepped back and smirked, waiting to see how I would react as he knew, at that point, how much it was beginning to piss me off with how forward strangers were. I kept my cool because I did not want him to have the satisfaction of making fun of me for snapping. Pride much? But I still told them that I didn't appreciate it.

A friend who is in law school said she thought that potentially, if they touched the wrong person, they could face a sexual harassment suit or something? I'd never sue over it, but man I wanted to bite off some fingers.

Sorry, ranting. Total pet peeve of mine, ya hit it on the head. Hopefully people will begin to show a bit more restraint for your sake!

 

[Jenna132]

I would really not be happy with people touching only oh! At work ive noticed when talking to people eyes go directly to my bump....

 

[Mafi419]

Oh good, I'm not the only one that gets really bothered by family members touching my belly. I was starting to think I was a real b*tch. The thing is, every time I go to my grandmother's house, she grabs, rubs and kisses my belly non stop, even before saying hello to me...and then she starts talking to the baby (all at the same time), and then...she starts to cry!! She cries because she is ill (for a very long time now, but I think she thinks she is getting worse), and when she cries she starts saying to the bump (while rubbing it) "I hope I'm alive to meet you! All I want is being able to get to know you", and it is heartbreaking, but at the same time it is really uncomfortable to me too. Because usually I go there once a week, and now I feel I'm avoiding it because I don't want to go though that again. Thankfully never had strangers touching my bump and the other people restrain themselves from doing it constantly, so I can handle the occasional touch.

 

[teacup]

I hate it too. I worked with a guy for the first time the other day and during our first conversation he rubbed my tummy saying 'Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?' I was shocked as he was a complete stranger to me! I've also had my neighbor pat my tummy and a friend of OH's that I met at a wedding for the first time (a stranger again!) rubbed my tummy briefly asking about the baby.

It shocks me how many strangers think it's acceptable! I thought the British population were supposed to be shy of over-familiar contact but being pregnant has proved that wrong!

 

[hope&faith09]

I did what a previous post suggested and rubbed the other womans belly - she asked what on earth I was doing and seemed genuinely shocked she couldn't touch me! I also have a problem with people touching my children - you wouldnt go round patting random people on the head would you?!?!?