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Hands Off My Belly!

Since when is my belly public property?

Thanks to Kristine Kisky

I'm pregnant for the fourth time. Every time—including this one—I've felt like I had a sign on my belly reading, "FEEL ME UP."

I get groped by grandmas in grocery stores and manhandled in parking lots. Sure, these strangers beam as they fondle me like a midwife in training, but it's still downright disturbing to me.

I'm down with that whole miracle-of-pregnancy thing. Fine. But that doesn't give Jane or John Q. Public the right to cop a feel. They're not touching the baby, they're touching ME. (By the way, if the baby kicks during your full-frontal assault, did you ever stop to think it's probably from the jolt of "stranger danger" adrenaline? Or that maybe the baby's saying, "Get your paws off my mom"?)

No doubt some would suggest a "Just say no!" approach to gropers, but it's not that simple. There's no stopping some of them—they're like heat-seeking missiles homing in on my belly.

Look, I'm sure there are a few pregnant women out there who don't mind the hands-on attention. But for the rest of us I say, we appreciate the smiles, the well wishes and even the pregnancy and parenting advice, but please-oh-please-oh-please, keep your hands to yourself!

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milayakotenka
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11/18/2009 - 6:53PM
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I'm just 18 weeks pregnant with my first and still not showing. Luckily I haven't had this problem yet. But I agree with those ladies who feel violated by strangers. That will probably be my situation very soon. What also freaks me out is when people touch little babies on the hands and feet. I was with my aunt and some crazy old lady in Target came up and touched my little cousin's hand. Of course Thomas tried to put it right into his mouth right after. What if that lady skipped washing her hands after the toilet? I know you can't always shield kids from germs, but those things are just kinda weird too. You can call pregnant women and small children precious and wonderful but keep those hands to yourselves, crazy!
kelsey_britt
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11/11/2009 - 8:44PM
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when I was pregnant, this lady in the store touched my belly and I just looked at her and she realized the message I was giving her, she then said "its not gonna harm the kid" and laughed and walked away. I was furious the rest of the day. I hated being touched!
CristalBee
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8/26/2009 - 7:27PM
Report Abuse 		I can't think of any strangers that have rubbed my belly, but I love it when people do. I feel so special..I can't believe you felt that way about your own mother missy110percent. I mean to each his own, but I think it's beautiful when my mom talks to her grandbaby :)
Hotrod30
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8/19/2009 - 3:57PM
Report Abuse 		Oh, I hate the belly rubbing. My Husband, my mom, my brothers and grandparents- they really don't bother me. Its those people in the grocery store that you don't know that aggrivate me. I had one last week that came up behind me and whispered "oh your so cute" then she touched my belly. I jumped to the high heavens! I could have screamed at her.. "do you want me to lose this baby!". People are crazy
missy110percent
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8/13/2009 - 6:15PM
Report Abuse 		How about when people "talk to your belly"??? WTF??? It annoyed me with my first baby but this time it made me absolutely enraged. Just less then a month ago when my Mother did it to me, she cupped her hands and pressed them to my stomach (which was lower at the time) and started talking. I backed up quickly and was like, "Do you mind not talking to my crotch!!" LMFAO! It just popped out of my mouth, but I honestly felt like that. She was stunned and I felt like barfing... Guess that's what morning, noon and night sickness make you react like, LOL, and the funniest thing is I don't regret saying that at all.
katiesetz85
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7/28/2009 - 6:02PM
Report Abuse 		That website with pregnancy t shirts also has one that says "You can touch my belly if i can punch your face". Let's admit it, that is how we all feel!
missjewel1931
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7/12/2009 - 12:37PM
Report Abuse 		lol.. theres a really cool website with preggie shirts that say yes im pregnant yes its a boy/girl and no you cant touch my belly!! or you touch my belly i take off your hand and cute funny stuff like that ill have to find it again...
roundtwo
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6/24/2009 - 4:51PM
Report Abuse 		I most deffinitely agree!! There's nothing worse to me, than to be waiting in line for something, and being gropped or rubbed like sum kind of "good luck statue".
summerbaybee
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6/19/2009 - 3:46AM
Report Abuse 		haha i really do get annoyed sometimes. Sometimes i just want MY BABIES DADDY to do the tummy touching n thats it ... when other guys touch my stomach even if they are my close friends i just want to yell at them n tell them to knock it OFF. I especially hate it when they want to just leaveee their hands there forever OMG maybe a little touch, but you have to use my belly as a restingg area for your hand too?? hahah blahh!
exaustedmommy
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5/7/2009 - 11:18PM
Report Abuse 		i have to say i love it only cuz im single and dont get the attention most do from the baby's father so at least someone noticed
alienfroggy
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4/21/2009 - 11:24PM
Report Abuse 		Haha, my niece is 17 weeks pregnant, barely showing and people are doing this to her left and right...They'll touch her belly and ask when the baby's due, and she'll say "I'm not pregnant! I'm just fat, ok?" and walk off. She thinks the looks they give her when she does this are funny (and usually, they are).
mummytig3
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4/2/2009 - 11:01AM
Report Abuse 		i didnt mind first time round to begin with but i grew old fast and i just sayed please dont touch. with my second i hated it i worked in 2 pubs at the time and the one i was in in the day was like a family pub and we had lots of older people come in every day and thay all thought it was there god given right to touch it drove me mad i ended up workin in the kitchen causes i hated it so much i didnt have the same problem with the night one cause it was all yonger people and thay tended to ask first or just ask how far gone i was and this time iv had noone yet so fingers crossed it dosent start . the othere thing i hate is them saying im to young to have kids im 29 so why am i to young ? i have even had midwifes say this to me .
brittanyh1804
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3/16/2009 - 4:41PM
Report Abuse 		Oh gosh and they strike up a conversation with you so they can tell you about their pregnancy... and Advice too.
brittanyh1804
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3/16/2009 - 4:39PM
Report Abuse 		I too hated this! I worked at a craft store, so lots of older women shopped there. I promise every other customer would touch me. it was very awkward to me.
OverjoyedMomma
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2/26/2009 - 2:06PM
Report Abuse 		I think its all a part of being pregnant and after trying for 3 years for this little baby, I welcome all the hands in the world if they want to touch us.
Robin24
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1/30/2009 - 11:59AM
Report Abuse 		I agree totally.... I cant stand when people come up and start touching my belly. I mean where are these peoples manors they dont ask or anything! Most of the time I just give them the "are you CRAZY" look and they tend to get the idea. I've never liked being touched and being pregnant hasn't changed that at all.
ArmyMommy
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1/28/2009 - 6:47PM
Report Abuse 		Im 6 months pregnant but i look like im about 3...i wouldn't mind if ppl(not strangers) touch my belly but i get so annoyed by the comments i get on how little my stomach is.
BabyLamb
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1/8/2009 - 12:08PM
Report Abuse 		I hate that, my MIL starting rubbing mine and my hubby rubbed hers back... she got all mad and said that I married a family so she should be able to tuch cuz its her blood in there... i was like OMG its MY belly! She hasnt done it since ;)
NewCajunMom
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1/8/2009 - 12:00PM
Report Abuse 		I have I shirt I made coming in the mail. It says plain as day..."Touch The Belly.....Lose a HAND" And i mean it!!!! I HATE PEOPLE TOUCHING MY BELLY!!!
babyhalo
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11/19/2008 - 4:00PM
Report Abuse 		LOL...yeah. A good retort for it is to rub their tummy back with THAT look on your face. They think twice about rubbing someone's tummy after that.


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