Anyone have any success stories of getting belly rubs or seeing a bare bump with either a stranger or someone you know? And how the hell did you accomplish it? Any time I even think of approaching anyone to even talk about their pregnancy, my heart starts beating out of my chest, lol

I have a couple of threads dedicated to this exact thing if your interested

(April 26, 2024, 9:18 pm)Lovebellies97 I have a couple of threads dedicated to this exact thing if your interested

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I’ve rubbed three strangers bumps in my time (all in the last 12 months), all of them at my work. It’s honestly been super easy, just treat them like a normal person. Start talking to them about literally anything, then you can pivot to asking for a rub.

Obviously, being at work, its not a good place to ask to see it bare, so can’t advise on that, but yeah getting to feel the bump is easy if you seem approachable and not creepy.

EDIT: Something else I thought of is knowing who to ask and who not to ask. If the woman is clearly not loving her pregnancy or just in general having a good day, you’re asking to get shot down. If she’s very happy and loving life, they’re the ones you ask.

(April 27, 2024, 6:19 pm)PatricksPrivate7 I’ve rubbed three strangers bumps in my time (all in the last 12 months), all of them at my work. It’s honestly been super easy, just treat them like a normal person. Start talking to them about literally anything, then you can pivot to asking for a rub.

Obviously, being at work, its not a good place to ask to see it bare, so can’t advise on that, but yeah getting to feel the bump is easy if you seem approachable and not creepy.

EDIT: Something else I thought of is knowing who to ask and who not to ask. If the woman is clearly not loving her pregnancy or just in general having a good day, you’re asking to get shot down. If she’s very happy and loving life, they’re the ones you ask.

Awesome advice. How did you lead into getting to rub? I don’t know of a way to ask that doesn’t have the potential to sound creepy

I had luck with two co-workers so far this year. My casual approach would usually start with how far they were at the moment, maybe throw in how they’ve been feeling, and if they were feeling a regular amount of movement or kicks. After giving them time to answer the question or questions, I’d ask if I could feel their stomach. I’d ask with a semi-interested, maybe nonchalant tone of voice, patient and professional, so to make them feel comfortable at the moment. Don’t want them to think you’re looking to cop a feel of their tits or whatever.

Basically, leave any socially-awkward internet nerd feels at the door, and just be a normal person somewhat interested in the (really) amazing power women have of creating human beings. And you may find yourself face-to-face with a 22-week pierced bare pregnant belly like I did.
I hope this helps, Grasshopper.

(April 28, 2024, 3:35 pm)Noenzero I had luck with two co-workers so far this year. My casual approach would usually start with how far they were at the moment, maybe throw in how they’ve been feeling, and if they were feeling a regular amount of movement or kicks. After giving them time to answer the question or questions, I’d ask if I could feel their stomach. I’d ask with a semi-interested, maybe nonchalant tone of voice, patient and professional, so to make them feel comfortable at the moment. Don’t want them to think you’re looking to cop a feel of their tits or whatever.

Basically, leave any socially-awkward internet nerd feels at the door, and just be a normal person somewhat interested in the (really) amazing power women have of creating human beings. And you may find yourself face-to-face with a 22-week pierced bare pregnant belly like I did.
I hope this helps, Grasshopper.

Oof man what a memory for you. Thanks for the advice. Greatly appreciated!

(April 28, 2024, 2:57 pm)Dherr

(April 27, 2024, 6:19 pm)PatricksPrivate7 I’ve rubbed three strangers bumps in my time (all in the last 12 months), all of them at my work. It’s honestly been super easy, just treat them like a normal person. Start talking to them about literally anything, then you can pivot to asking for a rub.

Obviously, being at work, its not a good place to ask to see it bare, so can’t advise on that, but yeah getting to feel the bump is easy if you seem approachable and not creepy.

EDIT: Something else I thought of is knowing who to ask and who not to ask. If the woman is clearly not loving her pregnancy or just in general having a good day, you’re asking to get shot down. If she’s very happy and loving life, they’re the ones you ask.

Awesome advice. How did you lead into getting to rub? I don’t know of a way to ask that doesn’t have the potential to sound creepy

I'd say @Noenzero hit the nail on the head, but I'll reply anyway.

Each time I got a bump rub, I started by talking to them about something off topic not even pregnancy related. For example, as I mentioned all of these women were at my work, so the first one had some question relating to the job so I gave them a very detailed answer (moreso I'd give your average person inquiring), and then I pivoted to pregnancy stuff. Same with the other two, just started with something random before addressing the 'elephant in the room'. I'd say if you wanna feel her bump there's a good chance its pretty big and noticeable, so she'd be used to having people ask her about her pregnancy so if you just ask and seem genuinely curious they're more than likely to reply in kind. Ask generic pregnancy questions, how far along are you, is it a boy or a girl and all that kind of stuff. And then exactly as Noenzero said, ask in a very chill voice whether you can feel the bump, and if they say no just leave it there don't insist. And then don't overstay your welcome, don't stand there rubbing her belly for two minutes (unless she is actively encouraging you to feel), you'll seem weird. Once you've felt it, keep talking as if you didn't just have an awesome experience, then you can leave on your merry way having a nice conversation with a stranger and gotten a belly rub.

TLDR: Just be a normal person. If you feel like you're acting creepy, you'll come off creepy. Just remember that the preggo is a person too!

Another edit: It's worth noting that its different between asking a stranger (like I've written about above) versus someone you know. It is incredibly easy to get a belly rub from a friend or coworker if you're close with them, if you just ask at a good time they'll say yes. It's how I got to rub that bump (and hug it) in my profile picture!