Best comebacks for belly grabbers

When someone comes to touch your belly. Squeeze there's right back. They will give you this weird look and simply respond "if you can touch mine why can't I touch yours" This is really great is the person is fat!!

"I might find some cute guys ass a "miracle" but I would not presume to touch it, just cuz I think it is cute!!"

I politely inform them that unwanted touching does constitute sexual harrassment. They quickly remove their hands and move on. It IS my body and not public domain.

I hated when people touched my belly!!! So here's a few things that I tried. Number one question..."when are you due?" Look at them with a shocked face and say "um...I'm not pregnant" and walk away quickly. Or when you see someone walking toward you to touch your belly stare off to the side. If they ask to touch your belly explain that you are losing your site and ask to touch their face...if they say yes be a little rough with their face to they want to get away from you. Lastly if they don't ask and they touch your belly tell then that the slightest amount of pressure on your stomach makes you extremely ill and tell them they may want to back away before you get sick. I was once with a friend who had a woman grab her belly and my friend began to chant a funny sound. When the woman asked what she was doing my friend told her she was helping her baby to absorb the womans soul. You should have seen how fast she walked away. Hope it helps or gave you a laugh.

When I was 8 months pregnant with my daughter, a man I didn't know came up to me in the grocery store and without even saying a word to me, put his hands on my bump! My husband's reaction was PRICELESS! Without saying a word, he reached out to the strange man and "cupped" the man's privates! The man jumped back and said "what do you think you are doing touching me?!?" My husband calmly said, "what do you think it's like for a pregnant woman to be touched by a stranger... anything like what just happened to you?" The man turned to me and apologized and walked away. I didn't know what to say to my husband after the incident, but I have never felt so protected in my whole life!

Say loudly and firmly "Don't touch me". The offender will find that no one will want to be around them, especially people with children.

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My opinions:

• my belly, not yours
• you didn't put baby in there, so don't assume you have full rights to touch
• ask before touching (even family)
• permission to touch does not give full rights to touch anytime you want, just that time
• right now I'm not showing so don't even think about touching

My opinions might change but right now I feel gross and the idea of someone touching my chub freaks me out. We'll see if things change once it's all baby out there.

Dr. appointment update

• Baby was easy to find heartbeat. Nice and strong the Dr. said at 148 bpm
• Weight gain is normal for this point
• My blood pressure is up from about 120ish to about 136ish so I'm going back in 2 weeks to check again and he'll put me on meds if there's any concern at that point.

Hopefully I can put the blood pressure worries out of my head since the Dr. said not to worry anyways. I'll see him in 2 weeks and see the baby next week.

16 weeks

No changes from last week. Nothing interesting to report except that we told all family this week and one week from Wednesday we will be publicly out on facebook and at work. Ultrasound next Tuesday.

How your baby's growing:

Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.

How your life's changing:

The top of your uterus is about halfway between your pubic bone and your navel, and the round ligaments that support it are thickening and stretching as it grows. You're probably feeling a whole lot better as you settle into pregnancy, too. Less nausea, fewer mood swings, and "glowing" skin contribute to an overall sense of well-being.

Soon you'll experience one of the most wonderful moments of pregnancy — feeling your baby move. While some women notice "quickening" as early as 16 weeks, many don't feel their baby move until about 18 weeks or more. (And if this is your first baby, don't be too impatient — you may not be aware of your baby's movements until 20 weeks or so.) The earliest movements may feel like little flutters, gas bubbles, or even like popcorn popping. Over the following weeks they'll grow stronger and you'll be able to feel them much more frequently.

In the pics below, there seems to be a significant difference in baby's size from last week.

Here's what baby looks like this week vs. last week:

Last week:

This week:

Free diaper

So while messing around on the cloth diaper board on babycenter on friday, someone posted about a giveaway that a WAHM (work at home mom) was running. She took all her diapers she had listed on her hyena cart store and had her son pick one and attached a golden snap to it. The winner would get a FFS (free for shipping) custom diaper.

She doesn't normally ship to Canada but she shipped to me anyways. Today I logged into babycenter and had a message from her telling me that I won. More than 3/4 of the diapers in her shop had been sold and about half of them had been received by the buyers already. She wanted to keep people interested, I guess, so she sent me the picture of her son holding up the diaper he picked so that I could announce it even though my diaper was still in the mail.

So this is the diaper that won :) We will be choosing the fabrics and such tonight and we'll let her know. She will ship the custom to MIL's house in Nevada so that I can get it in the summer.

15 weeks

Not feeling all that much different this week. No seabands in over a week now. Toothbrush caused me to lose my breakfast yesterday morning but no nausea it seems. 

How your baby's growing:

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.")

You've probably gained about 5 pounds by now (a little more or less is fine, too) and are well into the swing of your pregnancy, but you may still be surprised by an unexpected symptom now and then. If your nose is stuffed up, for instance, you can probably chalk it up to the combined effect of hormonal changes and increased blood flow to your mucous membranes. This condition is so common, there's even a name for it: "rhinitis of pregnancy." Some pregnant women also suffer nosebleeds as a result of increased blood volume and blood vessel expansion in the nose.

If you're having amniocentesis, it'll most likely happen between now and 18 weeks. This test can identify hundreds of genetic and chromosomal disorders. If you're getting very anxious while waiting for the results, it may help to know that most women who undergo amniocentesis get good news about their babies — bringing welcome relief from their worries.

Don't be surprised if you and your partner are feeling a little stressed out these days. Many pregnant couples worry about their baby's health and how they'll handle the changes ahead. But with physical discomforts on the wane and energy on the rise, this is also a wonderful trimester for most women.

Here's what baby looks like this week vs last week:

Week 14:

Week 15:

Photo Challenge: Ff

Week of Feb 5-11

Previous weeks: A, B, C, D, E

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Week of Jan 29-Feb 4

Previous weeks: A, B, C, D