Everyone wants to touch the baby, especially during the pregnancy. If you never done it, other people with pleasant to show it for you. The tummy becomes this magnet for hands and everyone wants to handle it. It doesn’t matter if someone is bound to start rubbing all over it.
You aren’t the only one that happen it, take a look at your husband. Sure he seems like a trooper but deep inside he’s probably ready to put someone’s lights out. He may not care if it is a female touching your body but he can mind about a man. Think about how you would feel if you saw some woman touch your husband’s chest. Maybe the two of you can come to an agreement, after all do you have to let everyone touch the baby?
Your tummy clothed or not is a personal space. One should ask before they touch your tummy and respect your answer. Tell them if you don’t want them to touch it. There are other women that don’t want their belly’s touched, let alone them to be showing for the whole world to see. Maybe they’ve gained 10 pounds and feel conscious enough about it, or they could be a very private person.
Children may also want to touch the belly, it is normally because they know someone that has had a baby and they were able to do it. If you don’t like it, let them know. If you don’t mind, you may want to place their hand on your belly. Children tend to get excited and actually smack the belly when they are trying to reach for it.
Forget about the rubbing the belly for a moment, be careful that you don’t get the person that likes to poke at it. It is very hurts, try explaining to them as nicely as you can that it hurts. They may only be doing it because they want to see the baby move and when you jump they just think it is part of the pregnancy reaction. They may think twice before doing it again to you or anyone else.
If you have done all of advice above, but they still hurt you can let your husband start swatting them or may be you smack them. This is a normal reaction and people should really think twice before doing it.
