I'm probably going to jinx myself here, but I'm 33 weeks and I've never had a stranger touch my stomach! A lady once waved at my bump (odd), but no touching! I'm not sure how I'd react if someone did.
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Thankfully, no!
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@Pepper: No strangers yet! A couple of co-workers and acquaintances. I'm going to Vegas this weekend and I will cut a b**** if they try
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A friend of MIL's that I never met did. I was surprised that it didn't bother me.
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I had co-workers at work, who I've never met (I work at our company's HQ) come up to me and touch it, caught me off guard that I didn't do anything about it.
Weird.
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I will never understand this. I get family and friends but I just can't imagine going up to a pure stranger and touching their belly! So weird!
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No, but it wouldn't bother me at all. Spread the love
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Yes and I hate it!!! I have people who I've told to stop who STILL do it, and a coworker who loves to try to poke my bellybutton back in. Thankfully only one stranger has done it.
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I didn't have any strangers touch my stomach when I was pregnant with my first. Hoping for the same this time around.
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Nope! I was surprised at how few of my friends and family even touched it!
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Not yet. I've only even had a couple of friends/family touch it. Even my friends and family that have touched without asking always stop and are like, Oh, wait, is that OK? Except my dad, he has no boundaries and will try to shake it to see if the baby is awake.
I'm surprised by how much I don't mind people I know touching it though-- I'm usually really self conscious about my belly, but since it's baby, not flab, all of a sudden I don't mind. Plus, it sort of doesn't feel like me-- like it's my skin over it, but it's the baby inside. If a stranger did, though, I'd be really weirded out.
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No strangers, but plenty of church ladies and my mother/MIL. I hate it.
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@grizz: ahhhh, I'd cut someone (even a friend) if they had messed with my weird, preggo belly button!
I only had 2 strangers touch my belly, and both times it was a quick pat on the belly. It was over too fast for me to really react. I loved it when friends and family wanted to touch it though!
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One stranger, one time, when I was...33 or 34 weeks pregnant. I don't think it would have bothered me all that much, except we were leaving a very crowded restaurant (with take-out), there was a huge line at the register and the person was a cashier. She came out from behind the counter, grabbed my arm to keep me from walking, slapped her hand on my belly and told me I was having a girl.
I was in too much shock to respond, but DH wasn't. He yanked me away and growled "don't touch my wife" at the woman. We were just laughing about it the other night, though!
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I was all ready to touch their stomach if they tried, but no one ever did! I wonder if it's a regional thing.
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@Beehive: Me too! I've totally pep talked myself to be prepared if any stranger touches my belly to do it back!
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@MrsRoo: And she accompanies it with baby talk - "Oooh, wook at your wittle bewwy button!" Grounds for murder.
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@grizz: Absolutely grounds for murder. That's so bizarre! I wouldn't even want DH messing with my belly button!
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@Grizz: Ew, a *coworker* does that? The horror!
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Not yet, but coworkers feel like it's okay to ask me really personal questions and give unsolicited advice, such as "You should get an amnio like I did because you're over 38." Or, "You better tell the boss or stop wearing clothes like that."
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@Pepper: Haha. That's awesome (the wave). I have people wave and talk to my dogs while we're on a walk, and they don't talk or make eye-contact with me. It's really odd.
I don't have a bump yet, but I know I would never touch a stranger's bump!!
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@sea_bass: I know of a friend who had an older woman (in her 80's) ask if she could sit next to her while her baby breastfed at the park. A lot of our friends thought it was creepy, but I had the 'spread the love' attitude about it. That woman was way past babies and breastfeeding, and just wanting to be in the presence of it!!
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Not complete strangers, but I've had a few of our customers that we see often rub my belly. They ask first though.
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Not strangers just coworkers that I really didn't know.
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Well, sort-of strangers. My husband is a pastor, so lots of people at church recognize me, but I have never met them. So many women come up and rub my stomach, and I have NO CLUE who they are. But they no me - so they're not quite strangers I guess?
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@redsmarties: I didn't know that! Pastors wives unite!
I totally get the feeling of 'people recognize me, but I don't know them' and it didn't bother me til I got pregnant and everybody wanted to touch me and ask me personal questions.
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@grizz: Wahoo! I'm not the only one, haha. Yeah - its pretty awful - I feel so bad that I don't know these people, but its so hard to get to know everyone! Especially because we're new to this church! But they know me...and my bump haha.
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@redsmarties: I've heard from the wives of the two other pastors that I need to set firm boundaries for post-baby since people get very adamant about bringing meals, visiting in the hospital and at home afterward, and getting to hold the baby.... and I thought the belly touching scared me!
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@grizz: Yikes. I'm not good with boundaries. Guess I'll have to learn quick!
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With LO #1 no strangers ever touched my bump! Just DH, my MIL, my SIL and my mom.
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Hehe well friends and family touched my belly a fair deal, but I didn't mind. Strangers never did, EXCEPT for this one time a complete stranger grabbed my belly with both hands and kissed it! So surprised! We hadn't even been chatting/making eye contact before it occurred. At the time I just laughed and walked away.... LOL.
I think I would rather that not happen again, though..... Hehe
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No strangers- I dont remember. Some friends: I always ran away and told them not to touch me. They would do it anyway. Oh well...
@grizz: really? Really? Who touches a pregnant lady's bb? Weird. @Alivoo01: when people ask, what can you say? I usually just don't even know how to say no? I say "I don't like it.." But they will touch me anyways! I think they ask just to be nice but they really don't care about the answer. -
@VEGMAMA: ah that's lovely. Must have been very special for the older lady..
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A guy I know at the grocery store did the other day and it took me by surprise but it was so quick I didn't do anything about it.
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@TurtleDoves: Since I'm familiar with them, I'm okay with people touching my belly. Then again, if I didn't know them, not sure I'd say no because that'd be an awkward moment. haha!
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strangers? no. strange people? yes! haha
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