They warn you its going to happen but.... A complete stranger just touched my stomach

[AnguaVonUberwald]

I was walking along the corridor talking to someone at work, and I told her I am pregnant. Two girls walking behind me, who I don't know - Squealed - Oh my god, are you. and then one of them leaned over and touched my stomach!!

Totally out of the blue - never even seen her before never mind talked to her!

I just said - Oh my god, don't do that!! I was warned about this but didn't think it actually happened!

I still can't belive it! Who the hell does something like that!! How do you stop them?

I always let my friends and collegues touch my bump, even the blokes. Some of them had never felt a baby move before so it was very funny watching their faces when DS kicked .

Mind you, I never had a stranger touch it. That would freak me out.

Why do people suddenly think that we are on the open market to be touched just because we're pregnant?????

A friends husband - who I see every Friday morning at school touches me and goes on about 'the sensuality of a woman, how much he adored his wife when she was pregnant etc etc.... Unfortunately although I have every intention of saying 'get your filthy mits off me' - I stand there frozen with an inane grin on my face!

A colleague at work (not someone i work directly with)did this to me in the corridor and got in a right strop when I stepped backwards and asked her not to do it.

I vocalised loudly when I got back to the office how uncomfortable it made me feel and this seemed to do the trick, no-touchy-bumpy,ok.

I don't mind when my girlfriends touch my bump but they more lay their hands on very lightly and do not linger; I HATE it when men (other than my husband) touch my bump but for some reason I seem to be unable to say anything when it does happen! (I just kind of seeth and try and stay out of their way)

Just wait until your baby is born. You'll get all sorts wanting to touch the child. Some mums mind. Others don't. Those that do mind, I'd get your answers ready.

Because my bump was small and neat for a long time, I really wanted people to know I was pregnant and nobody guessed (particularly on the packed morning bus), so when I reached around 7 months and finally started to look really pregnant I was so glad and proud of my bump that I really didn't mind people touching. Mind you, I worked in a very female environment and outside found it was mostly old ladies of the rosy-cheeked granny mode who wanted to feel the baby. If it was a male stranger, I think I would be much more freaked out. And yes, get used to it, as complete strangers will try to whisk your newborn away for a cuddle... mad.

I have been out for dinner and was called over to another table where a lady started rubbing my belly!! To add insult to injury she asked how far gone I was so when I said 7 months she replied 'Ooohhhh, You're HUGE'

Would it have been rude to have slapped her.

I have so many issues.

Well, I have emoted loudly at the office about how annoyed i was, so hopefully that message will get out a bit, still can't believe it.

Was at SIL at weekend, and she asked to touch it, which I didn't mind at all - its the fact that people think they can touch it without asking that gets to me.

It happened to me when I was almost 2 weeks overdue. The security guard in Next asked me when the baby was due and I forlornly answered "a fortnight ago" and he put his hands on my bump, didn't take them off and then called the girl at the till over to have a feel!Thing is I was so fed up it felt quite nice someone giving me some attention...so I just stood there looking sad letting these 2 complete strangers cop a feel!