Willem-Alexander and Máxima: News and Pictures (Jan-Oct 2003)

[sara1981]

whoa!

i dont think so!

Princess Maxima would given birth baby in January not in December or not in February! i read in Hello said Princess Maxima would given birth in January!

you said will give birth in February! not January! oh my gosh! she is 5 month pregnant she looks fine!

Sara Boyce

[hrhcp]

sara1981  Posted on Oct 27th, 2003 - 9:40 pm

Princess Maxima would give birth to her baby in January

It was confirmed on Dutch news tonight that WA / Maxima's baby will indeed arrive in the month of December.

It was reported that she was in the 13th week on June 18th, and when you add 42 weeks .. you get when ? for when the baby is due ... plus or minus a week for the first one
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[sara1981]

I got news from Hello!

http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2003/10/29/maxima/

Sara Boyce

[Julia]

From HELLO! Magazine

29 OCTOBER 2003
Expectant mother Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, who earlier this month was prescribed bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy, will be giving birth sooner than was once thought, the Dutch royal palace has announced.

When the pregnancy was revealed in June, the due date was set for January 2004. However, according to a new palace press release, doctors who are currently treating the princess expect the birth to take place before the end of the year.

The crown princess, who wed the heir to the Dutch throne, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, in 2002, is suffering from pregnancy-related disorder preeclampsia, a rapidly progressive condition charachterised by high blood pressure. Though Maxima has been resting at home, her most recent checkup results show that both she and the baby, her first child, are in good health.

In September, it was announced that Crown Princess Maxima would not continue with her royal duties due to her health condition. A spokesperson said bed rest has been sufficient treatment, making it clear that the 32-year-old royal has not been hospitalised or prescribed any medications

[The Watcher]

Maxima to give birth this year
28 October 2003
AMSTERDAM — Princess Maxima, the popular expat wife of Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, will probably give birth to the couple's first child before the end of the year, the Government Information Service RVD said on Monday.

When the pregnancy was officially announced in June, doctors said the princess was due to give birth mid-January, an NOS news report said. The baby will be the heir to the Dutch throne after Prince Willem-Alexander is crowned King.

The RVD said both mother and child are doing well and Princess Maxima's condition has improved since doctors ordered her a month ago to take it easier. Hospitalisation is not necessary and she does not require medicine.

The previous expectation of a January birth was based on a normal 40 week pregnancy, plus two weeks, but the RVD denied exceptional reasons had brought forward the birth date. It also denied talk of a premature birth.

Amid concerns for her health, Princess Maxima's first official appearance at the end of September was cancelled and Prince Willem-Alexander was forced to travel alone on a working visit to the Russian city of St Petersburg.

The Argentinean-born princess also stopped work with the Rosenmoller Commission, which aims to bring more migrant women into society. She has also been inactive recently with other official work.

Princess Maxima and Prince Willem-Alexander's baby will be the second grandchild of Queen Beatrix and the late Prince Claus.

Princess Laurentien and Prince Constantijn, the third son of Queen Beatrix, have a one-year-old daughter, Eloise, and are expecting their second child in April 2004.

[ Copyright Expatica News 2003]

[Josefine]

time to close this thread, we can always meet up at the next news thread
so see you there

here is the new thread