https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 23:16:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-420299 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:25:28 +0000 pastemoo 420299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Either to prove I wasn't just fat, or to feel him kick, or to protect him from people in crowded places. Or because I got used to it from the previous 3 reasons. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-420283 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:15:54 +0000 blackbird 420283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't! It weirds me out to do it...like i'm drawing attention to it. I put my hand on my stomach if she's flopping around in there, at home, though. I just started to feel it from the outside last night, so that's a new thing for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-420252 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:43:47 +0000 pl0508 420252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sure do!! My hand is constantly on my bump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-420186 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:03:28 +0000 shopaholic 420186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL! I don't rub my belly but I will put my hand on it when I feel her move. I think this is a good reminder though to try and not to rub it too often! :) I had a co-worker before who would always rub her belly (not pregnant) and she started gaining some weight and because I think she already had this bad habit of rubbing her belly, everyone kept asking if she was preggers! I definitely don't want to get asked that once LO arrives! haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419835 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:58:12 +0000 JoJoGirl 419835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is hilarious - I used to work with a girl who could NOT keep her hands off her belly ever, and we had no idea why and would sometimes snicker about it. I wonder if i'll be a belly-rubber too, taste of my own medicine? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419736 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:28:19 +0000 ladyfingers 419736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and I feel annoying lol but I can't help it. DH always assumes there's something wrong! The thing is now, I don't have that many places left to put my hands... since the belly is just so large and in charge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419307 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:38:36 +0000 sarac 419307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Constantly! I loved my belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419300 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:36:31 +0000 ValentineMommy 419300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do! I find that I did it in the beginning because I wanted people to know I was pregnant, even when I wasn't showing, lol. Now, I do it all the time.....when I'm walking, when he's kicking, when I'm sitting quietly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419282 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:31:43 +0000 boiledpnut 419282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only rub it if he's moving around. Sometimes it really hurts, so I put a little pressure where he is to help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419174 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:45:47 +0000 Smurfette 419174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! DH asked me the other night why do I do it, does it do anything for her? I said I didn't think so, I just like too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419151 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:37:34 +0000 dagret 419151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm usually not rubbing - more like pressing really hard - hoping that he'll back off! He's been a crazy man in there lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419146 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:36:16 +0000 edelweiss 419146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i started to rub/rest my hands on my belly a lot more after i "popped". i love it, especially when the baby is moving. i try not to do it in front of other people because i feel a little self-conscious, but that's just a personal thing. </p> <p>this is a special time--rub all you want! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419133 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:27:58 +0000 birdofafeather 419133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i do on instinct and because it's a nice resting spot for my hands! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419128 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:24:03 +0000 YSQueen 419128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would agree that it's instinctive. But I do try and just rest my hands on my belly instead of rubbing it. Of course, I'm rubbing it if it's itchy or there's movement going on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419121 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:21:06 +0000 heartonastring 419121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! DH asked me last night, "Why do you rub your belly all the time?" I didn't have a good answer other than it just seems instinctive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419093 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:02:53 +0000 tororojo 419093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually only rub if it's itchy or put my hand on it if she's kicking--I love to feel movement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-rub-your-belly-a-lot-while-pregnant#post-419078 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:54:34 +0000 Lone Palm 419078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People at work always make fun of me by placing their hands on their own belly when I walk by and they say "you can't leave that thing alone can you?" I then realized that I really do rub my belly a lot! Did you? </p> <p>It's such a habit now I'm scared I'll keep rubbing it after baby is here! lol </p>