I've always been fascinated by the way that pregnant women rub their pregnant bellies. I've wondered why they do it and I've wondered how they came to get into that habit. Now that I'm 15 weeks pregnant, I've come up with my own little theory...
1) I keep rubbing my belly because I'm always checking to see how big it is and I'm checking to see if it has grown since the last time I touched it.
2) My belly feels very strange, much of the time. I feel little twinges, tugging, pulling, cramping, stretching etc. and I'm often drawn to rubbing my belly to see if I can feel anything (like the baby moving - which, for the record, I can't feel yet).
3) It's very soothing to rub one's belly. I like to use the belly rubbing as a way to connect to the baby and to send positive, loving messages to him/her.
For now, I try to keep the belly rubbing to a minimum when I am in public. However, I assume that I will become a constant belly-rubber when I start to feel the baby move. That is one stage of pregnancy that I am anxiously awaiting!
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