Tummy Touching

I am constantly surprised at the number of people who ask that question "How's my/our baby?" Tis definitely my baby and not anyone elses!

Tummy touching bothers me too - especially because there is not really anything there to see/feel. My MIL is the same, and DH says that she is just excited and wants to be a part of the whole experience. My mum says she wouldn't touch my tummy without asking anyway - and especially wouldn't touch someone elses!

I wouldn't mind my mum (and hubby of course) touching my tummy coz we are very close but anyone else is just invading my personal space.

I feel like asking MIL "did you have sex with your son?Are you carrying the baby? Are you going to give birth to it?"
Lol!

Yeah MIL always did that to me too, both pregnancies and it really annoyed me! What annoyed me more though was strangers who would do it, grrrrrrr!

Oh I'm loving Bee's answer!!!!

Yes I hate the tummy touching too, it's horrible! And I find that when I'm pg that my tummy is more sensitive to touch somehow... for that reason I can't even handle cats on my knee when I'm pg

The best answer for this I ever heard was rubbing that person's tummy right on back - not that I've ever been that miffed lol

Catrad my sister is pretty rude with weighty comments too - and I only ever got to her weight at full-term with baby #3. I put it down to her insecurity and try to shake it off without biting. It's frustrating, but I'm sure not gonna let her comments get to me when she's the chubbier of us two.

I hate people touching me!! im not a very touchy feely person anyway and am only ok with DH and DS touching my tummy (and of course the MW and sonographer even though i still feel uncomfortable with those 2!) but then im not just like that because im pregnant - im not a cuddly person anyway.

i hated ppl touching my stomach when pregnant with Rhiannon, unless it was kent or my mother..although i use to find tha when she kicked i was known for lifting my top and say to anyone who was around...oh oh oh she kicked here quick have a feel...lol

I was constantly at my DH to 'hold the baby' in my belly, and when he was home I seemed to want him to feel every wriggle and kick!  But we're like that - touchy-feely (though not with anyone else).  I hated it when my mum would grab my belly and not let go - she'd hold on loooong past when it began to feel weird!  And hated it when my sister would come fresh from a vet class, touch my belly and start describing what it was that she could feel (uh - hello, that's a PLACENTA, even the midwife couldn't feel Ella's details then!).  And as for strangers - I think that the constant F-off look I gave anyone looking like they might go near my belly put them off!  I was fully willing to rub their bellys back if need be.  Anyway Helen, it's totally up to you and if you're not comfortable with it, you're not being a cow for telling them to move their hand - it's your body after all!

My MIL did it to me the other day, and I smacked her hand away and glared at her, I think she got the message, her touching me made my skin crawl.. I've only just started to let hubbie touch my tummy.