Reply #11: If you keep a badass expression on your face, no one will mention your pregnancy.

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ETA: That was my experience.

I've carried two children to term and have never, ever had anyone touch my pregnant belly (other than family, in private). No one ever commented about it, asked when I was due, touched my stomach or even asked if they could, or anything, and I attribute this very much to the fact that I walk around in public looking like I'm going to eat someone's face off.

I'm also one of those awful people who had smooth pregnancies and easy labors. We do exist.

I DO understand about compromised ideas of self and the idea of making your body beholden to someone else. So, in all seriousness, it might not hurt to go back to your therapist of choice (or find one, if you never have) to talk about things that might come up and have a go-to person when the time comes that you do decide to get pregnant.