Belly touching

[sarack]

So this week is officially the week that people started feeling my belly. The owner of our company felt it on mon or Tuesday, my brother in law was rubbing it yesterday, another person went to touch me and realized they are a stranger! Lol.

Have people started to rub your belly? If so, when did it start. I was in my 16th week, now I'm 17 weeks.

[sarack]

And my sister in law was like, your belly is so round, then touched it and commented on the firmness of it! Lol

[niq]

Msniq has had one or two. A Co either, and then I think the lady who is going to pray for our baby. But maybe respected her personal space.

I blame all wring words on Swype

[ashleyp728]

Ugh, people started touching mine around 15 weeks. Mainly my MIL and a few close friends. They regard my belly as a separate entity from me, and will usually greet or say goodbye to me and my belly separately. It's a little awkward, but if they feel like it I'm ok with it.

Strangers haven't done it yet, but I don't think I'd feel comfortable with that. I will likely rub their belly back and see what reaction I get.

[Deleted]

No one really touched mine, and if they did it was family so that wasn't to bad. If anyone tried I would take a step back and put my hand in front and say please don't touch.

[picksthemusic]

Just H and family. My mom was super hands-on when she was around, and MIL was super touchy feely, but she asked permission (which I appreciated). I was never really that weirded out about it, but no real strangers ever wanted to feel my belly.

I do remember at a party at jennlin's house I volunteered my belly (I think I was like 36 weeks or something crazy like that) for people to feel (it was all women) and I had like 8 hands on my belly at once. LOL

[dana86]

I think the only people that touched my belly was my Step mother in law once and H. I am so glad about that too because I couldn't handle randoms touching me.

[cdmay]

One friend has touched it every time i've seen her since we announced.  My mom tried, and i'll let her down the road, but it's still silly at this point  And dh doesn't count.

[Deleted]

Sarack - glad that stranger pulled themself back! Too many don't and just. UGH! Just because someone is pregnant does NOT mean all of a sudden their bellies are public property!

AshleyP - if a stranger does that to you, please oh PLEASE do that back!! Also, I've known a woman or two (especially if it was a guy), who grabbed their junk to make a point. LOL.

[7costanza]

I HATE the belly touching! The worst was when my FIL gave me a super long belly rub that extended to my back, under my coat (shudder). My amazing H actually said something to his parents after that though since I was so bothered.

I haven't had strangers touch it, but I told my dad and his gf I didn't like it touched before they could move in on it and plan to step away if anyone else tries without permission.

[karebear219]

Apr 12, 2013 11:30:17 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Wild. No one ever ever ever touched my belly...

But... I guess I also didn't look very pregnant for an incredibly long time.

This was me too. But I also gave people the death stare when they looked at my belly.

[sarack]

Lol, the nail lady last night asked if I had kids. I said I was pregnant which instantly made her rub my belly for a while, then continued on by saying she just thought I was fat!!!! Hahahahahaha.

[jennlin]

Apr 12, 2013 20:04:49 GMT -5 karebear219 said:

Apr 12, 2013 11:30:17 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Wild. No one ever ever ever touched my belly...

But... I guess I also didn't look very pregnant for an incredibly long time.

This was me too. But I also gave people the death stare when they looked at my belly.

i also gave the death-stare. no strangers touched my belly...although a coworker i hadn't seen in a few months got all excited and started toward me with her hands out...but then she realized it wasn't appropriate bc we don't really know each other *that* well...she retracted her hands and told me i looked great.

and yes, i remember very clearly when picksthemusic was at my house...i think it was our first DSTP...and we ALL had our hands on her at the same time

[sarack]

f/u to this. so h feels like he'll hrut the babies. last night i asked if he wanted to 'feel' his babies, and he touched my tummy and was like "holy moly your stomach is hard!". his face lit up when he touched my belly! i can't wait until i'm feeling actual kicks so he can feel those too!

[karebear219]

Apr 16, 2013 8:55:45 GMT -5 sarack said:

f/u to this. so h feels like he'll hrut the babies. last night i asked if he wanted to 'feel' his babies, and he touched my tummy and was like "holy moly your stomach is hard!". his face lit up when he touched my belly! i can't wait until i'm feeling actual kicks so he can feel those too!

H could never feel bkb kick. It was so sad. Even when it felt to me like she was going to bust out of my stomach.

[picksthemusic]

Apr 16, 2013 18:45:13 GMT -5 @jennuinne said:

Apr 16, 2013 8:55:45 GMT -5 sarack said:

f/u to this. so h feels like he'll hrut the babies. last night i asked if he wanted to 'feel' his babies, and he touched my tummy and was like "holy moly your stomach is hard!". his face lit up when he touched my belly! i can't wait until i'm feeling actual kicks so he can feel those too!

I've been feeling definite kicks since 20 weeks (I'll be 26 tomorrow), but my H still hasn't felt any.  I think it's b/c I have too much "cushion" and the baby is low, but also he needs to push harder and he will only gently touch my belly.  Also, baby seems to stop moving whenever I try to get H to feel.  I'm not sure if I've felt it from the outside; it's hard to tell when you can feel it fromt he inside and you are also touching on the outside to know which you are feeling.

Do you know if you have an anterior placenta? That could also explain why he can't feel it.