DIAF, preggo *****Follow

Yeah, I dunno what the thinking is about that. A singleton, even if he or she doesn't have a ready-made big brother, isn't exactly raised in isolation. There are hundreds of ways to arrange sufficient social interaction for your kid.

And yay for not having to share a room.

You do not ask permission to touch your wife. You do it and if she doesn't want to be touched she'll let you know.

Seriously, who asks permission to touch their wife?

There is absolutely nothing sexist about that. You could easily replace the word wife with husband and it would be just as true.

Do you ask permission to shake some ones hand, to help someone off the ground that has just fallen down, to tap them on the shoulder to get their attention, to hug an old friend on greeting?

Pooey on having to ask permission for casual contact.

Granted touching a tummy might go beyond casual contact, it's not a big deal- at all. Does it hurt? Does it spread a germ? Does it smell? No, no and no.

Man, when my babes-in-the-womb were on the move, I'd grab the nearest hand and slap it on my tummy. Then watch as some individual's face goes totally awe-struck as I've just shared this new little secret life inside me.

Reading this thread makes me anxious to get pregnant, because maybe if I post about the torture I put BT through Anna will come back.

I'm not sure how I'll feel about people touching my pregnant belly, but being a waitress and having tattoos on my arms already has me desensitized to people randomly grabbing me when I'm not expecting it. By my wrists. And rubbing my arms, as if the skin will feel different because it's colorful. Gratingly obnoxious, but I can fake a smile for those uncomfortable 20 seconds. Also, my husband knows when and where he can touch me, and what's off limits. I'm pretty sensitive/ticklish and I don't appreciate any surprises. Trust me, if he walked around thinking he could touch me whenever and wherever he pleased this would not work. I mean, he does, but he knows he's not supposed to and most of the time will stop himself when the urge arises. Men are like puppies.

...although I think BT enjoys the choke chain.

By the time others can feel it, I don't think it qualifies as "secret life" any longer.

I can't say I find pregnancy any more amazing or miraculous than, say, digestion. I'd consider it incredibly obnoxious for someone to grab my hand and press it to their distended belly.

Thanks for stealing my word, JOPHIEL.

God, I have never been so angry.

Wait until I sneak up on you and start rubbing your belly.

"Is it a prime roast or a pork loin? Do you know yet?"

I predict a brown baby boy, who'll get dropped off at the pool.

People who think they have a right to touch a pregnant woman's belly without asking first are ****** up in the head. Seriously. At no other time is it considered appropriate to touch a complete stranger, it shouldn't be okay to do so just because someone got knocked up either.

Vaccines don't cause autism, and it annoys me to no end that Oprah has helped spread this idiocy by letting Jenny McCarthy come on her show and talk about her deluded beliefs. That said, I do think there is something to going without the OB/GYN and using a midwife or doula for a home birth. I'd like to attempt that when I get pregnant at some point in the future, but I certainly don't judge women who opt for hospital births. I think it's a good idea for women to educate themselves on the options so they know that hospitals births aren't the only thing out there, but I certainly wouldn't ask a stranger about it.

Pregnant bellies weird me out, so if someone grabbed my hand and made me feel it I would probably feel pretty gross. It's like Fear Factor and the bucket of hissing roaches you have to stick your hand in.

Edited, Jun 3rd 2010 3:25pm by Sweetums

Anyone who comes to my house has to give my son a hug and a kiss before they leave. His rule, not mine.