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Old 04-09-2007, 07:42 PM
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Gosh, it's getting so exciting now that the time of the birth gets closer. I just hope everything will be alright and a beautiful baby arrive. But if it will be better if it's finally a boy. A little boy who WA will play football with
Since I like extended families, with mixed children (I mean boys and girls)...I hope that Princess Maxima would give birth to a boy...I have already two boys as nephews, and I'm waiting for a little girl, now. I hate monotonous things...Howevers, when one wants so hard something, destiny always decides otherwise, so... We must accept what God's wants.

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I was thinking maybe the hakes mean that she is scheduled to go to the hospital on a certain date to be induced? Or maybe they just put the hakes there when her due date comes around. I've heard she's due the last half of April, but I never knew if a certain date was given. My doctor gave me a date and it was pretty acurate with my 2 girls. Sorry guys, don't mean to ramble on
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Old 04-10-2007, 02:37 AM
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The nation does not have a week of for Easter. If only!LOL! We only have the day off on monday (today)
Indeed not 'the nation' but all schools are closed, hundreds and thousands of Dutch have left the country and the same hundreds of thousands of foreigners are invading the Netherlands this week.



You can see it on the roads: much calmer and almost no traffic congestions this week.
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I was thinking maybe the hakes mean that she is scheduled to go to the hospital on a certain date to be induced? Or maybe they just put the hakes there when her due date comes around. I've heard she's due the last half of April, but I never knew if a certain date was given. My doctor gave me a date and it was pretty acurate with my 2 girls. Sorry guys, don't mean to ramble on
I think the fences are just a precaution by the municipality of The Hague.

We even do not know if the Princess will go to hospital again, or will give birth at home, as is the tradition in the Netherlands (I believe the Netherlands have the highest rate of home-deliveries in the developed world).

The two previous pregnancies of Princess Máxima ended with natural births and without sedation, both at the Bronovo Hospital.

Princess Beatrix gave birth to three sons, three caesareans, also all three of them in hospital.
She was the first with that: all Princes and Princesses before were born in a palace.


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Old 04-10-2007, 05:11 AM
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I hope to know xsomething soon!!!!
I am so excited to see what happen...a boy will be great but a little princess also !!!
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I can't wait either! I am afraid to log off, just in case something happens while I'm logged off. I am hoping for a healthy baby, but twins would be great! lol
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Old 04-10-2007, 09:49 AM
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Well, the previous two times it buzzed in no time around that the Princess was taken into hospital. Both times early in the morning and both times she succesfully delivered in the late afternoon/early evening.

So when you hear the Princess is in hospital, we can wait some 8 to 12 hours later for the new baby.

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I am so excited! I do not care what she has! A little boy would be nice but little girls are precious! I have three sisters and I myself want to have a girl someday!

It is amazing how with the three princes there is only one boy (and six girls!) for Queen Beatrix to have as grandkids!
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As we are all waiting for the happy announcement, posts with news about Princess Maxima in the hospital should be made in Princess Maxima has been admitted to hospital! thread.

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Does anyone have an idea on how long will it be till we'll see Maxima again? I know she just had a baby, so not for at least another 2 weeks or maybe more.. Im not talking about a photosession but as an event
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I read somewhere that her agenda was closed all the way to the month of May. So we won't see her "oficially" until June or July I am guessing.
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Does anyone have an idea on how long will it be till we'll see Maxima again? I know she just had a baby, so not for at least another 2 weeks or maybe more.. Im not talking about a photosession but as an event
Women in The Netherlands have the right to take 16 weeks maternity leave (6 weeks before and 10 weeks after the expected due date). Because the princess worked till 2 April, she has actually maternity leave till 23 July. But perhaps we will see her before this date.
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Women in The Netherlands have the right to take 16 weeks maternity leave (6 weeks before and 10 weeks after the expected due date). Because the princess worked till 2 April, she has actually maternity leave till 23 July. But perhaps we will see her before this date.
Thanks.Totally not expecting that answer. But its good to know how each country has there on way for maternity leave. I do hope we see her before that
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Well, I do expect that she will attend remembrence day on May 4, the court didn' t make an announcement that she wouldn't (like they did with Queensday).
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It's not until another 14 days, if she gets back enough strong to take part in the event.
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Old 04-20-2007, 12:00 PM
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Máxima is most popular royal
Friday 20 April 2007

Princess Máxima is the most popular member of the Dutch royal family, with 26% of the population voting for her, a full 10 percentage points in front of queen Beatrix. Read full article here
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Old 04-20-2007, 02:50 PM
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Somehow, I'm not surprised that she's the frontrunner.
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Well, I do expect that she will attend remembrence day on May 4, the court didn' t make an announcement that she wouldn't (like they did with Queensday).
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Old 04-20-2007, 04:10 PM
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Máxima is most popular royal
Friday 20 April 2007

Princess Máxima is the most popular member of the Dutch royal family, with 26% of the population voting for her, a full 10 percentage points in front of queen Beatrix. Read full article here
I thought that during the celebrations of Queen Beatrix's 25 year jubilee she was ahead or at least equal to her daughter-in-law in popularity.

oh well. I am not at all surprised really.
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