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DH's family (men and women, invited) and one random stranger.
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My mom and sister just stopped over today, and both of them rubbed my belly! I'm almost 10 weeks, so it's really just bloat right now and it kind of caught me off guard.
I'm not looking forward to showing enough that random people would try to touch my belly! I think I'm going to need this shirt... -
@charmed: Where can I buy that??
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@Adira: I just gave DH a panicked look at he reminded her that I'm not so touchy feely.
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@Dandelion: hahaha, nice!!
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My clients! It was so awkward because I couldn't just be like eff off!
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As long as I knew the person I didn't mind.
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@Adira: I wish I knew! I found it on Pinterest but the link doesn't go anywhere
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My MIL and my father both tried. I got my husband to warn off my MIL after the first incident, and with my father I just backed away and said, "There's nothing to see here!" My dad also asked incessantly if the baby was moving but I just kept saying no.
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So far, only my DH, my MIL and my DH's aunt and uncle. I have a feeling I'm going to get bombarded with belly pats at my shower this Sunday lol.
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Other than DH (which was welcomed), it was my mom, which was completely UNwelcomed. I didn't mind the occasional person who was related that asked and rarely touched it, though.
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my sisters, friends, ladies on both sides of the family. As long as they asked I didn't mind. I would have punched a stranger! ha
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This is a shirt I pinned for when I do get pregnant to ward off the wanna be belly touchers: http://www.cafepress.com/mf/36301690/dont-touch-it_maternity
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Everyone touched my belly. Everyone. It was massive, so that might have contributed to it. I'm a teacher, though, so tiny little kids would come up and wrap their arms (partially) around my belly, and who can get mad at that? The lady at Starbucks came over the flippin' counter, grabbed it, and told me I was having a boy. I didn't really mind, though- it was weird, but I figured that people were intrigued and wanted to, in some little way, connect with the babies.
It made me much better to feel like this than to think that everyone is a total creeper:)
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My parents, my bff (who asked nicely!), another friend who asked, and the fiancée of one of dh's friends (who didn't ask and who followed it up by asking if lo was an accident
). I didn't mind my parents, exempt the first time I saw my mom after my bfp she PULLED my shirt up in public and was like, "lemme see!" for the record, I was like 8 weeks or something and there wasn't anything to see yet... Also my dad did it alllll the time and it was sweet at first but got old when he'd do it in public to show off, like he's the boss at his job and at their holiday party he kept introducing me to people by rubbing my belly and saying "my baby with her baby!!!" Haha
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@alphagam84: LOVE that t-shirt! I might have to get that for myself!
@meganmp: Awww, little kids touching the belly is just kind of cute!!! It's all the adults I didn't want to touch me! I like my personal space, haha.
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I am a teacher, so my kids (grade 2/3) rub it all the time, or give "me" a hug. co-workers have also rubbed it but have asked first!.
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I hated it every time someone would reach I would slap their hand including my mom, brother, and SIL they only person who was allowed was DH
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@Honeygold89: You actually slapped people's hands away??? How did they take it?? Only my in-laws actually touch my belly and I always just let them even though I HATED it!
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So many people! Men, women, relatives, co-workers, my students. 90% of them asked first and I said sure! 10% who didn't ask were like my aunts on my side of the family. A little annoying, but I didn't mind too much.
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A lot of females, including one coworker that I'd never met before... that was the only awkward run in, everyone else was welcome as they were friends or family.
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@Adira: lol yes I did it was just my natural reaction they just looked and said nothing my mom told me I was mean but I just told them I didn't like nobody touching me and they was fine with it but I did let my mom feel lo move towards the end but that was it
Eta even before pregnancy I've never liked to be touch or have people in my personal space I'm just weird like that. Of course I'm ok with DH and LO it's just everyone else
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@Honeygold89: I wonder if I can get away with not letting people touch my belly when I let them last time around... I feel like since I already gave in last time, I have to this time, but I hate it!!!
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@Adira: you can try to explain it to them
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@Honeygold89: haha, yeah, I might! I'm not on good terms with SMIL anyway, so she might not even try to touch me this time around!
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I guess I'm weird too, I didn't mind people touching my belly at all. Most people asked first though, I probably would have been weirded out if they just went for it. And only close male friends/family touched, if a random man touched my belly, that would have been super weird.
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@LAZB: I'm not sure I would have minded so much if people asked. EVERYONE just went for it, like my belly was public property!
ETA: That's not true - my BFF probably asked and I didn't mind her rubbing - probably because she asked! But all my in-laws just went for it!
). I didn't mind my parents, exempt the first time I saw my mom after my bfp she PULLED my shirt up in public and was like, "lemme see!" 
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