Princess Anita expecting 1st child

[sara1981]

Originally Posted by lucien

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=16057

what says? i dont understand what languages im english

[JessRulz]

Originally Posted by sara1981

what says? i dont understand what languages im english

The main jist of it is that it announces that Anita is pregnant and that the baby is due in November.

[sjetajiem]

The baby is due in the last week of November 27/28 th of November.
(private source)

[Penny Lane]

Originally Posted by sjetajiem

The baby is due in the last week of November 27/28 th of November.
(private source)

Thanks.I was wondering if it might be more towards the end of Novemember

[Coralie]

Originally Posted by sjetajiem

The baby is due in the last week of November 27/28 th of November.
(private source)

What private source? The princess herself?

[sjetajiem]

Originally Posted by Coralie

What private source? The princess herself?

A friend of the father to be, who also had to take part in the Marathon of New York.
Prince Pieter Christiaan canceled his take part in the Maraton of New York and everyone thought it was because of the inpending birth of his child. The friend only said that that was not the reason of not taking part as the baby is due around November 27/28th. The marathon was on November 5th

[almee]

I am so excited for her to have her baby. The waiting is getting to be too much!!!! I really hope that it is a boy!!

[sjetajiem]

Originally Posted by almee

I am so excited for her to have her baby. The waiting is getting to be too much!!!! I really hope that it is a boy!!

Patience, patience, patience
In Holland it is quite usual that a child is born three to two weeks before due day, on due date, but it could also be two/two and a half weeks after due day. Theoretically up till december 17th.

[morhange]

Well, it looks like Anita's baby is going to kick of the Royal Baby Boom of 2006-07. There are lots of royals and royal descendants expecting, but I think Anita will be the first. Can't wait to hear about the new little van Vollenhoven!

[sjetajiem]

Or the little baron/baroness Silverschioeld, first child of the couple Carl and Maria Silverschioeld, due in november.
Carl is the son of princess Desiree of Sweden (king Carl Gustaf's sister) and her husband baron Niclas Silverschioeld.
Or the second child of Alexandra Chrobok, a niece of ex king Simeon of Bulgaria, due in november as well.

[princess leonor]

Really? Are all of these couples expecting babies this month??? It's the 22nd allready. I'm sure they will be born one day after another, almost on the same days I sure can't wait to know if Anita's baby is a boy or a girl

[purple_platinum]

Please stay on topic.
This thread is for Princess Anita's 1st child, not for other royals.

Thank you.

[magnik]

So we have circa one week to due.
I hope that everything will be all right with delivery, mother-to-be and with the baby.

[fee]

Originally Posted by sjetajiem

Patience, patience, patience
In Holland it is quite usual that a child is born three to two weeks before due day, on due date, but it could also be two/two and a half weeks after due day. Theoretically up till december 17th.

What do you mean by this?
That the royals in order to have some quiet before the storm give a "false"due date? (Which I believe in a second, there is no way that Maximas children could be born so premature and be so big)
Or that in the Netherlands it is custom to give a very late due date to everybody?

[sjetajiem]

No. that has nothing to do with the royal family.
When you expect a baby you know approximately your due day.
In princess Anita's case 27/28th of november.
You can never be sure about the exact day so you count approximately three weeks before and two weeks after due day as a margin.
In princess Anita's case the time that you can expect a perfectly normal birth is from 6th of november up till 12th of december.
In Holland that means that you can than deliver your baby at home with a midwife.
Before or after that margin you will have to deliver in a hospital with a gyneacologist. Mostly, when the child's condition is good they still wait some days but you have an enormous risk, that the birth will be induced or that the baby will be born by caesarean section.

[popje]

I am really curieus is it a boy of girl?
She had a really big belly already a month ago, she can have a baby very soon....

[sjetajiem]

Originally Posted by popje

I am really curieus is it a boy of girl?
She had a really big belly already a month ago, she can have a baby very soon....

I think it will be a girl and I think it will be born around 12 th of december.
Princess Anita was rather sick in the first months of pregnancy and there is a swedish study about women, having a lot of sickness in the beginning of the pregnancy. They tend to have a longer pregnancy (+ two weeks) and tend to have more girls.
Lets wait and see.

[Prinses Lauren10]

I hope its a girl!!!
but boys are too cute

[Princess_Beatrix]

I wish her good luck for the birth of the baby!

[Alexandra]

I also hope, it is a cute little girl, but I always am for girls! A little Beatrix Anita Juliana. Not a bad name...