Hands off Her Pregnant Belly!

An expecting woman doesn’t like her pregnant belly to be touched like it would be some kind of public property!

When meeting a pregnant friend, many people just can’t resist the temptation of touching her pregnant belly. They seem to be drawn to the pregnant belly like moths to a flame.

Touching a pregnant belly

Even if people haven’t seen their pregnant friend for years, they still dart towards her pregnant belly like the notion of personal space wouldn’t exist at all. No, they don’t extend their hand in greeting, they don't kiss her on the cheeks, and they don't attempt to hug her either. They just spread their palm and lay it on her pregnant belly like they’re  checking if a heating device was working or something. The bigger the pregnant belly, the more fun they have touching it. Can you imagine meeting a friend who’s not pregnant but has perfect abs and you start stroking her abdominal muscles just to feel what it’s like to touch something so great? It seems people treat a woman’s pregnant belly like the main attraction at a petting zoo. What about her personal space? Has her pregnant belly become public property over night?

“Please, may I touch your pregnant belly?”

Even if she says yes that doesn’t really mean that she actually enjoys it. Asking a woman for permission to touch her pregnant belly could make her even more annoyed. There are some radical people who say that even the expecting mother herself shouldn’t touch her pregnant belly all too often. The majority of pregnant women don’t mind it that much if their pregnant belly is touched by their immediate family and close friends. Well, if you’re tempted to approach a pregnant friend and her pregnant belly in such a way, do think before you act. It would be best to let her invite you to touch it if she feels like it.

What leads people to touching a pregnant belly?

Well, maybe it’s because pregnant women are so cute or because some people are just “oddly” attracted to them.

An interesting point of view about the need to touch a pregnant belly is that people see her pregnant belly as a public good of sorts. According to this point of view, a pregnant woman “carries” the future of the nation in her pregnant belly. By letting a new human being grow in her pregnant belly, she’s taking care of the nation's birth rate. This means that her pregnant belly is the symbol of the nation’s effort to procreate and prosper, and therefore everyone should have the right to get “in touch” with this symbol by touching her pregnant belly. An interesting explanation, indeed, but try telling this to a woman who's 8 months pregnant. You’ll quickly see how strong a pregnant woman can really be!