Baby Cambridge: Musings and Suggestions

[christythedreamer]

Poor Kate indeed. Personally, I think natural birth is the best option for babies (unless a C section is required for medical needs of course!).

 

[cepe]

only the beginning - the names; baby clothes; choice of godparents; weight loss (hers); hair loss (his); role of the Middletons; William's career decision; where they live; her clothes.........................never ending opportunities for criticism and helpful advice.

 

[BritishRoyalist]

only the beginning - the names; baby clothes; choice of godparents; weight loss (hers); hair loss (his); role of the Middletons; William's career decision; where they live; her clothes.........................never ending opportunities for criticism and helpful advice.

I was not alive when William was born so I was wondering did Diana get Criticism and advice from peoples while she was Pregnant like they have done with Catherine?

 

[royalistbert]

The only advice Catherine should listen to is the advice from her doctors friends and family.

 

[cepe]

only the beginning - the names; baby clothes; choice of godparents; weight loss (hers); hair loss (his); role of the Middletons; William's career decision; where they live; her clothes.........................never ending opportunities for criticism and helpful advice.

I was being sarcastic!

 

[MichelleQ2]

I was not alive when William was born so I was wondering did Diana get Criticism and advice from peoples while she was Pregnant like they have done with Catherine?

I'm sure she did....but now there is twitter,cel phone cameras and the Internet. There is a public forum (no pun intended) for anyone with an opinion and camera. Thankfully they both seem to be pretty secure in their role and their choices.

 

[cepe]

I think back in the day, there was a reluctance to criticise the monarchy and anything connected with it. The huge euphoria over the wedding and the fairy tale marriage was still there. She was young and people generally were protective.

I think raised eyebrows were the biggest form of criticism (if you can call it that - more shock) at giving birth in a hospital rather than a palace but almost immediately that was called modern and the right thing to do.

And times were slower - an immediate message was not expected and the commercialisation of news and pictures wasnt there.

So no criticism and just mumsy articles about pregnancy. No wagging fingers and vicious "class" comments.

I've read that Diana made the mistake of reading articles about herself. I really hope that Catherine doesn't.

 

[angieuk]

Royal Baby: Meet the Doctor Who Will Deliver William and Kate's Child : People.com

Kate's Doctor Marcus Setchell, will head up a team ----

 

[BritishRoyalist]

I think back in the day, there was a reluctance to criticise the monarchy and anything connected with it. The huge euphoria over the wedding and the fairy tale marriage was still there. She was young and people generally were protective.

I think raised eyebrows were the biggest form of criticism (if you can call it that - more shock) at giving birth in a hospital rather than a palace but almost immediately that was called modern and the right thing to do.

And times were slower - an immediate message was not expected and the commercialisation of news and pictures wasnt there.

So no criticism and just mumsy articles about pregnancy. No wagging fingers and vicious "class" comments.

I've read that Diana made the mistake of reading articles about herself. I really hope that Catherine doesn't.

I think Catherine knows that it comes with being part of the Royal Family and I think she ignores mostly. I just hope she doesn't read negative (and sometimes sick) comments online especially on websites that are anti-monarchy

 

[Dman]

Just a reminder on what the day was like when The Duke of Cambridge was born:

Prince William born - YouTube

 

[Lumutqueen]

Royal Baby: Meet the Doctor Who Will Deliver William and Kate's Child : People.com

Kate's Doctor Marcus Setchell, will head up a team ----

Actually Marcus is The Queens gynaecologist.

 

[cinrit]

And is now also Kate's.

 

[Molly2101]

I wonder if Marcus will actually deliver the baby, or if it would be a midwife/obstetrician who works for the Lindo Wing. We'll know when the birth is announced as they normally list who "attended Her Royal Highness". For Sophie they listed all those who attended both of her deliveries, and in fact a lot of the medical team were the same people.

The medical team attending Her Royal Highness were Mr Gareth Beynon (Consultant Obstetrician/gynaecologist); Mr Sukhpal Singh (Consultant Surgeon); Anne Deans (Consultant Obstetrician/gynaecologist); Dr Peta Maltby (Consultant Paediatrician ); Dr Melinda Brazier (SpR Anaesthetics); Dr Claire Edkins (Consultant Anaesthetics); Dr Paul Wong (SHO Anaesthetics); Mr Adam Lewis (Sarjeant Surgeon to The Queen); and Mr Marcus Setchell (Surgeon Gynaecologist).

Imagine getting that phone call at home, as most Consultants at night do not sleep on the hospital site. "So we're bringing in HRH Countess of Wessex and she is seriously ill, get here now." I would be a mess.

We were discussing at work about how we would handle it if Catherine delivered at our hospital. It's NEVER going to happen, but were saying how HARD it would be to keep everything confidential. You would, of course, but you would be desperate to go home and tell people you met her and saw the baby etc. Our Head of Midwifery wouldn't know what to do with a labouring woman, it's been so long since she worked on Labour Ward!

 

[cepe]

if hospital staff (medical, admin or support) cannot maintain medical in confidence then any individual breaking that confidence should be sacked. Prerequisite of the job.

 

[windsorgirl]

I was not alive when William was born so I was wondering did Diana get Criticism and advice from peoples while she was Pregnant like they have done with Catherine?

To add to the other replies, I don't recall any criticisms of Diana during pregnancy, at least not the first one. IIRC, she had a huge weight loss after William (we now know it was bulimia) and that sparked more media attention. At first, though, she was such a young woman from a noble family without any "baggage" so there was really nothing much to pick on from any quarter. And yes, they were more private times in general....it was only the beginning.

 

[Molly2101]

if hospital staff (medical, admin or support) cannot maintain medical in confidence then any individual breaking that confidence should be sacked. Prerequisite of the job.

You are not necessarily sacked. You are suspended for a period of time, depending on the situation. And in the case of Catherine delivering at the unit where I worked, it would be public knowledge she was there anyway. You of course would not tell people every detail, but it would be rather hard not to say you at least saw her. It's human nature.

 

[cepe]

No excuses for any information leaking from the hospital. Catherine is entitled to the same privileges as any other mother

 

[Molly2101]

No excuses for any information leaking from the hospital. Catherine is entitled to the same privileges as any other mother

Of course she is and that is NOT what I am saying. What I said was that it would already be public knowledge she was the hospital. No where did I say information would be leaked to the public.

 

[cepe]

that good then - we are agreed. Anything about Catherine's stay in the hospital other than that which is made publicly available by the palace stays private.

No one leaks anything.

 

[Molly2101]

that good then - we are agreed. Anything about Catherine's stay in the hospital other than that which is made publicly available by the palace stays private.

No one leaks anything.

I never disagreed with you...

And the latter part of your sentence is a given, as anything that is "leaked" is taken with a pinch of salt.

 

[cepe]

not in my book.

total confidentiality is, as far as I am concerned, non negotiable.

If you do not agree with that, then say so and then lets consider this discussion closed.

 

[AdmirerUS]

Poor Kate, now she is being scorned for wanting a natural delivery instead of one with drugs.

Is Kate being bullied about her birth? - Your Life News - Best Daily

Poor Kate? For cripes sake, the press and we on the forums castigate her for wearing the same shoes too often.

I'm thinking that she may be impatient - but that she is just fine, emotionally. She came form solid wood and he husband supports her.

 

[AfricanAUSSIE]

If there is one thing I stand firm on is the right of any woman to decide what she wants and doesn't want regarding the birth of her child. She has excellent medical support and she should be allowed to be in control of what she thinks is best for her and her baby.

I don't care about the details (her business) just let us know about the sex and health of mum and baby as is the norm.

 

[cepe]

If there is one thing I stand firm on is the right of any woman to decide what she wants and doesn't want regarding the birth of her child. She has excellent medical support and she should be allowed to be in control of what she thinks is best for her and her baby.

I don't care about the details (her business) just let us know about the sex and health of mum and baby as is the norm.

agreed - through the proper channels.

 

[Frelinghighness]

While it's true only 5% of babies come on their due date, the majority come 3 days either side of it. That may help with the wagers.

 

[sarahedwards2]

While it's true only 5% of babies come on their due date, the majority come 3 days either side of it. That may help with the wagers.

My cousin and his wife's first child was due on November 12th 2004, but he came on the 10th. His younger sister, on the other hand, was 10 days late. She was supposed to be born on October 10th 2008 (Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada) but wasn't born until the 20th, weighing a whopping 9 pounds 6 ounces. There's a funny story about that, actually. My cousin's wife was told to come to the hospital for an induction, but she went into labour naturally. The baby was thinking "I'd better get out of here or they're going to make me!" She'll be 5 this October, almost 2 weeks before Halloween.

 

[TLLK]

I was not alive when William was born so I was wondering did Diana get Criticism and advice from peoples while she was Pregnant like they have done with Catherine?

If you wanted to do so then you would have had to write a letter to a print publication and hope it would be published. The opportunity to "share" your thoughts with a worldwide audience gives her more advice than Diana would ever have received.

 

[4Pam]

Baby Cambridge will show up when he/she feels like it.

 

[Frelinghighness]

If you wanted to do so then you would have had to write a letter to a print publication and hope it would be published. The opportunity to "share" your thoughts with a worldwide audience gives her more advice than Diana would ever have received.

Diana got plenty of criticism on some of her uglier maternity wear but mostly got very positive reactions to much of her glamourous evening maternity wear. She was POW, not "just" a Duchess.
She did mention wanting to give birth in a hospital, with natural childbirth, and breastfeed her baby. What we all were thinking/doing in 1981 in first world countries.

 

[BritishRoyalist]

Since this thread has been kind of quiet today I wanted to add that I was looking at a due date Calculator and If Catherine Baby due date is July 13th (Which I know wasn't really confirmed) then that mean She is now 37 Weeks and that the baby is now Full Term.