{"id":773083,"date":"2019-05-02T10:50:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T15:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bumpboxes.com\/?p=773083"},"modified":"2022-05-10T14:10:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T19:10:48","slug":"how-to-get-people-to-stop-touching-your-belly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bumpboxes.com\/blog\/how-to-get-people-to-stop-touching-your-belly\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get People to Stop Touching Your Belly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once people start finding out that you\u2019re pregnant, and especially after you start showing, people throw all manners out the window. They might question your <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bumpboxes.com\/what-your-pregnant-belly-says-about-your-baby\/\">pregnancy belly shape<\/a>, or worse yet, touch it without permission. For some women, there\u2019s nothing more awkward and uncomfortable than someone coming up and (without asking) putting their hands on your baby bump, as though you\u2019re Buddha. For how awkward you feel in the situation, sometimes it seems only fitting to let the other person feel just as uncomfortable as you do. Try some of these tricks to get people to stop touching your belly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-touch-their-stomach\"><strong>Touch their stomach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>People see a pregnant belly and think it gives them free reign to forget about social etiquette, so the next time someone comes up and puts their hand on your belly and you don\u2019t want them to, put your hand on their stomach and see how they like it. Chances are, when they see how uncomfortable they are with you putting a hand on their stomach, they\u2019ll understand that they\u2019ve overstepped your boundaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deny-pregnancy\"><strong>Deny pregnancy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing will make a person regret their decision to touch a baby bump more than being met with the words, \u201cI\u2019m not pregnant.\u201d Throw that out there and wait for them to back away and realize their misstep. Whether or not you want to tell them the truth afterwards is up to you, but they\u2019ll definitely think twice before going up to a pregnant woman\u2019s belly again (or anyone\u2019s belly, for that matter).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-touch-my-butt-too\"><strong>\u201cWant to touch my butt, too?\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Saying something as unexpected as, \u201cWould you like to touch my butt, too?\u201d is a humorous way to make the belly-touching perpetrator take a moment to realize how inappropriate it was to touch your stomach. This is a great way to help laugh off the awkwardness, but still making sure the other person knows that you have a boundary they crossed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-wishes\"><strong>Three wishes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If someone comes up and starts rubbing your belly like you\u2019re a magic lamp, you may as well play the part of genie and ask them their three wishes. This humorous remark is another way to help people get the memo that touching others without their permission isn\u2019t cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-advertise\"><strong>Advertise<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If push comes to shove, you can also advertise the fact that you don\u2019t want your stomach touched in a way that everyone can see: t-shirts. A funny t-shirt with something like \u201cDelicate load, no touching,\u201d or \u201cUnless you put it here, don\u2019t touch\u201d can help ward potential perpetrators. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/market\/don%27t_touch_belly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Etsy has some great options<\/a> that you can check out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-be-honest\"><strong>Be honest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes saying, \u201cI\u2019d rather you not touch my stomach,\u201d and gently moving out of the way or shifting your weight can get people to rethink their actions. Sometimes the least aggressive way is the best, and chances are people are going to instantly feel guilty for making you uncomfortable. Every mom is different, so if people touching your baby bump bugs you, say something! If it doesn\u2019t, embrace it! Everyone\u2019s journey is different and you are allowed to enjoy it however you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once people start finding out that you\u2019re pregnant, and especially after you start showing, people throw all manners out the window. They might question your pregnancy belly shape, or worse yet, touch it without permission. For some women, there\u2019s nothing more awkward and uncomfortable than someone coming up and (without asking) putting their hands on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":773084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[463,476,480,462],"tags":[2881,10,1100,2879,2880,2836,2837,15,293,2984,2982,2983],"class_list":["post-773083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pregnancy-lifestyle","category-motherhood","category-motherhood-lifestyle","category-pregnancy","tag-baby-bump","tag-pregnancy","tag-pregnancy-announcement","tag-pregnancy-belly","tag-pregnancy-belly-shape","tag-pregnancy-expectations","tag-pregnancy-reality","tag-pregnant","tag-pregnant-moms","tag-touching-your-baby-bump","tag-touching-your-belly","tag-touching-your-bump"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Get People to Stop Touching Your Belly : Bump Boxes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Once you&#039;re pregnant, manners go out the window. 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