AIBU for thinking I should have permission to break the fingers...

[PinkPeanuts]

...of the next person who thinks it's acceptable to touch my baby bump without even asking me if I mind??? I mean if I wasn't pregnant would anybody think it's ok to just randomly fondle my stomach? No? Didn't think so!

RANT OVER!

You have permission from me.

Unless its me that touches, I love baby bumps and find them weirdly attractive.

Go for it - being pregnant made me hormonal and ranty so anyone who touched me without permission was liable to get a thump short shrift

Oh yes definitely. Someone did this to me and I still feel annoyed at them 6 years later!

Just shout really loudly "Don't touch me there, you're not allowed to touch me there, it's my private areas" and if you want, follow it up with "Stranger stranger"
Or shout "get off my tits you pervert" depending on where you are, who they are, and how annoyed you feel at that minute.
Or just grab either their tit or their balls and say sweetly "how do you like it?"

Only 1 person has done it to me and I find her annoying and in my face anyway lol

The thing is if people asked, it wouldn't be so bad! It's when a random work college just comes up to me all gushy and starts having a good old grope that I get pissed off! I actually felt violated today I'm willing to admit that I'm also feeling more hormonal than usual today but even so!

PomBear that made me smile!

Oops colleague

But you have permission to break fingers now. They gave me a special licence that allows me to give out finger breaking privelidges.

There is only a small chance that I may have made that up.

Next time, rub their belly back, but say nothing. They won't do it again

Haha Goolash! Love it!

KitchenRoll I'm willing to overlook the fact that you may have made it up and just accept the permission no questions asked!

No-one has ever done this to me in any of my 3 pregnancies. Maybe I need to stop snarling...

to rubbing their belly back!

I physically jumped back and grimaced the other day when someone did this to me. It was such an OTT reaction from me but I just couldn't help myself. Hate being touched at best of times but on my tummy? EUUURRGHHH!

I instigated a simple rule in my workplace.

If you have to touch my bump you can also rub my back, on account you've already invaded my space...it had it's advantages and it's always amusing to watch company directors looking on bemusedly whilst the senior manager is massaging the juniors shoulders.

What can I say, my desk was really uncomfortable

I have never done and would never do this. Christ don't flatter yourselves, who the hell really wants to touch you.

I just slapped the hand of anyone that dared touch my belly and said 'Oi, hands off you!' and glared at them. Soon stopped all that nonsense!!!

Despise tummy rubbers .....grrrrr!!!!!

well one would assume if you are pg than someone was quite keen on touching you

Once upon a time Honeydragon, once upon a time!