Hands Off

Don’t touch the belly of a pregnant woman, not even if you ask first. In fact, don’t ask. Got that? Don’t touch and don’t ask her if you can.

Think about it, would you want people, even people you know, coming up to you and rubbing your stomach? I didn’t think so.

A pregnant woman is already sharing her body with a baby, she doesn’t want to share it with you too. And when you ask if you can touch her it puts her in the awkward position of saying yes to be nice, or saying no, which, no matter how gently she breaks it to you, is going to come off sounding rude. She’s in a no win situation.

If someone really wants you to touch them they’ll invite you. You’ll be surprised how seldom that happens.