Hello
So, when someone is offering you unwanted contact, the most obvious action sometimes seems to be a small explosion on your part. That is how I handled things the first time. I screeched “Don’t! That is so embarrassing and weird! I am not showing yet, you are groping me!”
Yeah, that was not the best reaction. I know. I left my mother in law upset, my husband embarrassed and I felt like a very immature person. Since that moment of losing my cool I realized that stress is my enemy. I need to stay calm and cool for my baby. Also, there are better ways to avoid unwanted attention.
Early in your pregnancy, if someone insists on fondling your belly, you could try saying “ I very much appreciate your interest in my changing body and developing baby, but I am not comfortable with the ways I am changing. If you don’t mind removing your hands from my stomach, I would really appreciate it.” That is a much nicer approach that screeching like I did.