So I was at Walmart about 30 minutes ago and I approached this lady who was 8 weeks along.  I talked to her and asked to touch her belly.  Needless to say the older female who was with her asked me why I wanted to touch her belly.  After an uncomfortable moment, I gave the explanation that "feeling the baby is the most amazing thing" - to which she agreed.  However, she stated that, "Since we don't know you," it was awkward and uncomfortable.  Needless to say we chatted for a little while and I apologized.  Then we parted on good terms, which I had been unable to do before after making such an approach.  Needless to say I came out of that experience with a new perspective on the matter.

Y'all were right when you said that if you don't know someone, or are meeting a person for the first time, it's going to be uncomfortable and awkward to ask to touch their belly.  I get that.  It is a policy of mine NOT to make anyone uncomfortable; and since I can't make the approach without doing so anymore, I have decided not to approach any more pregnant women in public.  Period.

Since pregnant women on dating sites such as POF, Tinder, MeetMe and the like, are few and far between, I guess I will just jerk off to porn and hope my next girlfriend is able to have (more) kids... one can only hope!

P.S.:  I am working with a counselor to manage my anger and deal with my feelings towards this fetish; and, for the most part, I am calm and okay with the outcome.

I’m being totally honest when I say that I’m glad you’re making progress, but I’m genuinely curious about what outcome you expected. If she was really first trimester then even she can’t really feel the kicks yet, much less you. That makes your reasoning terribly transparent.

I don't think that an 8 weeks pregnant woman is really even showing at all, so how did you even know that she was pregnant?

(March 19, 2019, 11:17 pm)ILikePregnancy I don't think that an 8 weeks pregnant woman is really even showing at all, so how did you even know that she was pregnant?

Honestly, I don't know how I knew.  Gut feeling, I guess.

(March 19, 2019, 10:53 pm)doubleintegral I’m being totally honest when I say that I’m glad you’re making progress, but I’m genuinely curious about what outcome you expected.  If she was really first trimester then even she can’t really feel the kicks yet, much less you.  That makes your reasoning terribly transparent.

Honestly, just feeling her belly would have been awesome - no matter what week she's in.  Still, you do make a good point about not being able yet to feel anything.

(March 19, 2019, 7:18 pm)preggoluvr4286 So I was at Walmart about 30 minutes ago and I approached this lady who was 8 weeks along.  I talked to her and asked to touch her belly.  Needless to say the older female who was with her asked me why I wanted to touch her belly.  After an uncomfortable moment, I gave the explanation that "feeling the baby is the most amazing thing" - to which she agreed.  However, she stated that, "Since we don't know you," it was awkward and uncomfortable.  Needless to say we chatted for a little while and I apologized.  Then we parted on good terms, which I had been unable to do before after making such an approach.  Needless to say I came out of that experience with a new perspective on the matter.

Y'all were right when you said that if you don't know someone, or are meeting a person for the first time, it's going to be uncomfortable and awkward to ask to touch their belly.  I get that.  It is a policy of mine NOT to make anyone uncomfortable; and since I can't make the approach without doing so anymore, I have decided not to approach any more pregnant women in public.  Period.

Since pregnant women on dating sites such as POF, Tinder, MeetMe and the like, are few and far between, I guess I will just jerk off to porn and hope my next girlfriend is able to have (more) kids... one can only hope!

P.S.:  I am working with a counselor to manage my anger and deal with my feelings towards this fetish; and, for the most part, I am calm and okay with the outcome.

You've made great strides!  To handle that rejection in a calm and collected manner shows how far you've progressed.  Good for you man.

It is good progress. You'll be all the way there when you can finally not try to talk to strange pregnant women in public. You wouldn't ask a woman you don't know if you can touch her boobs, and as such, you should not ask a woman you don't know if you can touch her belly.

I know how fucking frustrating it is to try to find someone to play with in this regard so that they're not a stranger. They really are rare, and with the death of Craigslist's personals section, it's dried up almost entirely. That really does just leave jerking off to porn as the only viable option. No one should ever be made to feel uncomfortable for our sexual gratification (unless that's part of a consensual deal somehow, but that's an entirely different matter).

Check my thread "Holy Grail" for some tips on how I approach. You're almost there. You have it the other way around though. First engage in some nonsensical conversation, small talk, whatever you want to talk about when you'd approach anyone else. Get a feel for how that goes. Then casually say congratulations, how far along are you, wow that's amazing, can I feel it? And bam. WAY WAY WAY more comfortable and less awkward than just walking right up for a feel. It'll work every time. And sometimes you'll get a bad vibe from the initial approach at which time you just abandon it with a "have a great day, nice talking to you!" And if you get rejected even after a good vibe, just say "Ah well I bet the movement feels amazing" or something. Don't get too discouraged or take it personal or let this trigger to much anger or despair. Trust me, I've been there. It nearly consumes every waking hour for me but I have distanced myself from the damaging effects. You can do it too.

(March 20, 2019, 3:16 pm)idk Check my thread "Holy Grail" for some tips on how I approach. You're almost there. You have it the other way around though. First engage in some nonsensical conversation, small talk, whatever you want to talk about when you'd approach anyone else. Get a feel for how that goes. Then casually say congratulations, how far along are you, wow that's amazing, can I feel it? And bam. WAY WAY WAY more comfortable and less awkward than just walking right up for a feel. It'll work every time. And sometimes you'll get a bad vibe from the initial approach at which time you just abandon it with a "have a great day, nice talking to you!" And if you get rejected even after a good vibe, just say "Ah well I bet the movement feels amazing" or something. Don't get too discouraged or take it personal or let this trigger to much anger or despair. Trust me, I've been there. It nearly consumes every waking hour for me but I have distanced myself from the damaging effects. You can do it too.

how about just not encouraging others in the first place, okay? 

ffs, this is why i don't really engage much anymore here.

Care to share a compelling reason why not to approach people in public and engage in welcomed physical contact? It’s pretty common outside of our community. But by all means, for fucks sake, stop engaging if we piss you off.