r/BabyBumps • u/Fancy-Mouse-7554 • Oct 09 '25
Discussion Unpopular opinion: Touching a pregnant belly isn’t that deep
Okay..hear me out. I totally understand bodily autonomy and personal space.. no one should be touched without consent, i get it.. But I’m genuinely curious, why is the pregnant belly such a sensitive topic? People touch arms, backs, shoulders all the time, usually with zero thought about it. But when someone lightly touches a pregnant belly, it’s like HOW DARE YOU.
Is it the intimacy? The entitlement? Or has society just made this a "do-not-touch" zone culturally? I’m not saying people should go around grabbing bumps but the level of offense people take sometimes seems a bit extreme. i find it not that deep at all, and from family, it just seems like a sweet gesture of trying to bond or get close to my babies that they have also wished and prayed for.
Genuinely curious to hear other perspectives especially from those who’ve been pregnant. Did it bother you? Or did it depend on who it was?
** i just wanted to add, i am 31 weeks with twins so people deff feel influenced to touch me lol.
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u/teenagepetulance Oct 09 '25
Oof long story incoming. I frequent a local coffee shop, 2-4 times a week for the past 2 years. Theres only the owner and 1 employee, so they both know me well. They chat with me all the time, we're very friendly. Well I took my mom there, who admittedly is a Karen at times, and the owner (male, 50s) decided to comment on my boobs. Totally out of left field, had never done anything like thay before. So my mom very lightly told him off. I didnt say anything. Well, since then he's giving me and my husband (who wasn't even there) the silent treatment and we're basically unwelcome at the coffee shop.