Countdown to Princess Letizia's delivery - Preparations


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A month to give light
Princess Letizia fulfills her pregnancy the last weekend of April

Doña Letizia will maintain, in the measurement that its state allows it, her agenda of work. This second pregnancy is being to him much more difficult that first, in which also it had annoyances. Sources near the Royal Family have explained who Doña Letizia suffers gastric annoyances. In addition, after the death of its smaller sister, Érika, the mood of the Princess is not good.

ELPAIS.com - Un mes para dar a luz - Gente y TV
 
fanletizia said:
A month to give light
Princess Letizia fulfills her pregnancy the last weekend of April

Doña Letizia will maintain, in the measurement that its state allows it, her agenda of work. This second pregnancy is being to him much more difficult that first, in which also it had annoyances. Sources near the Royal Family have explained who Doña Letizia suffers gastric annoyances. In addition, after the death of its smaller sister, Érika, the mood of the Princess is not good.

ELPAIS.com - Un mes para dar a luz - Gente y TV
Good news ....i cant wait to see the baby..:) :)
 
MissSaga said:
I can't believe they havn't changed the constitution in Spain yet :cool:

I can believe it. I doubt the constitution will be changed until Felipe and Letizia have decided they are done having children. Yes, maybe it's unfair that a little brother might someday leap frog over his sisters to be the heir before them. But that's the way it is in some countries still. And lets not forget that's how Felipe got his position. Obviously that is the preference by most b/c if it wasn't the constitution would have been changed before Felipe had ever been married(like it was in Norway, it was changed in 1990 in Norway long before Haakon ever met M-M).

Personally, I think that the situation in Spain will continue until F & L are done having kids. Then if they have 3 girls or 4 girls or however many girls when they say they are done, at that time the constitution will probably be changed. Which is exactly what happened in Denmark many years ago to allow Q. Margrethe to inherit the throne. Margrethe was actually 13 before the constitution was finally changed to allow her to someday be queen.:flowers:
 
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Aurora810 said:
I can believe it. I doubt the constitution will be changed until Felipe and Letizia have decided they are done having children. Yes, maybe it's unfair that a little brother might someday leap frog over his sisters to be the heir before them. But that's the way it is in some countries still. And lets not forget that's how Felipe got his position. Obviously that is the preference by most b/c if it wasn't the constitution would have been changed before Felipe had ever been married(like it was in Norway, it was changed in 1990 in Norway long before Haakon ever met M-M).

Personally, I think that the situation in Spain will continue until F & L are done having kids. Then if they have 3 girls or 4 girls or however many girls when they say they are done, at that time the constitution will probably be changed. Which is exactly what happened in Denmark many years ago to allow Q. Margrethe to inherit the throne. Margrethe was actually 13 before the constitution was finally changed to allow her to someday be queen.:flowers:

Why should they change the constitution then? If Leonor only has three sisters, she will automatically be the heir. If they say they are done having children then, no reason to change it.
Only if she has a brother, the boy will become the heir. Then they would have to change the constitution if they want Leonor to become queen.
 
lilytornado said:
Why should they change the constitution then? If Leonor only has three sisters, she will automatically be the heir. If they say they are done having children then, no reason to change it.
Only if she has a brother, the boy will become the heir. Then they would have to change the constitution if they want Leonor to become queen.

My mistake I didn't realize that was the law in Spain. I thought it had to be changed to allow Leonor to be queen at all. I thought only males could inherit the throne in Spain. But you are right sorry!

p.s. I just did a little research and it says on wikipedia that Leonor's stem cells have been frozen at a blood bank in Tucson, Arizona. That's not odd about the stem cells being frozen I know that's a very smart practice in recent years. But why in Arizona all the way over in the United States? That part seems strange. Is there no blood bank in Spain that stores stem cells?
 
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I hope that everything will be all right with them.
 
Aurora810 said:
p.s. I just did a little research and it says on wikipedia that Leonor's stem cells have been frozen at a blood bank in Tucson, Arizona. That's not odd about the stem cells being frozen I know that's a very smart practice in recent years. But why in Arizona all the way over in the United States? That part seems strange. Is there no blood bank in Spain that stores stem cells?

There are some banks but blood stored there is anonimus, i. e. everybody who is ill can "take" it to be cured. You can't leave there the your child's blood and then, when it's necessary, use it for the same kid. I don't really know why there was such a mess in press about it, Infanta Cristina did the same with her two youngest kids and Mary too (?- not 100% sure here ;)) and they weren't as criticized as Felipe&Leti.
 
LaChicaMadrilena said:
There are some banks but blood stored there is anonimus, i. e. everybody who is ill can "take" it to be cured. You can't leave there the your child's blood and then, when it's necessary, use it for the same kid. I don't really know why there was such a mess in press about it, Infanta Cristina did the same with her two youngest kids and Mary too (?- not 100% sure here ;)) and they weren't as criticized as Felipe&Leti.

I was kind of, sort of keeping up with F and L when Leonor was born. But I'm much more into royalty now at the present. So I really don't remember that whole thing about the stem cells at all. I didn't realize it was a mess in the press. And yes, you are right the wikipedia article I read also said that Mary did the same when Christian was born.:)
 
according to my schedule she is going to have baby in the end of april. el pais said that is going to be in the beginning of april?
 
rchainho said:
according to my schedule she is going to have baby in the end of april. el pais said that is going to be in the beginning of april?

El Pais said that April is the last month of her pregnancy, so she'll have her baby around the end of April, beginning of May.
 
Aurora810 said:
p.s. I just did a little research and it says on wikipedia that Leonor's stem cells have been frozen at a blood bank in Tucson, Arizona. That's not odd about the stem cells being frozen I know that's a very smart practice in recent years. But why in Arizona all the way over in the United States? That part seems strange. Is there no blood bank in Spain that stores stem cells?

LaChicaMadrilena is right. In Spain deprived umbilical cord blood banks did not exist, only public and very few hospitals gather this blood, is a quite new practice. The reason to choose that blood bank of Arizona, was because the Ruber clinic, hospital where Leonor was born, worked with them.

Recently there are authorized the first deprived umbilical cord blood banks in Spain.
 
mapian said:
LaChicaMadrilena is right. In Spain deprived umbilical cord blood banks did not exist, only public and very few hospitals gather this blood, is a quite new practice. The reason to choose that blood bank of Arizona, was because the Ruber clinic, hospital where Leonor was born, worked with them.

Recently there are authorized the first deprived umbilical cord blood banks in Spain.

I find it all really interesting! Thanks to both of you!
 
Maximum secret in the Ruber the International facing the next birth of the second daughter of Princes de Asturias

An official spokesman of the center has confirmed to the Confidential Digitalis that the order is “not to already say anything to anybody” on the plan designed before the near birth of the future Infant. One treats, he explains, of internal norms, “of above”. He confirms to ECD that Zarzuela, in this case, has not imposed anything

El Confidencial Digital
 
I think, you never know exactly with this.. these situations are so unpredictable. IMO she could give birth anytime now.. actually when my mom was pregnant with me she went on november 23 to the gynecologist and the Dr. said to her "Oh no don't worry you are due in about three weeks (I was supossed to born like on december 8th or someday near).. Well suprise! :lol: I was born on that very night, my mom was coming from the Dr. and she broke water on the elevator!! :ROFLMAO:

You see with Leonor.. first the King said she was due in december, then the official communicate said in november and everybody was expecting the baby by the middle of november and then little Leonor surprises us everyone coming to the world the last day of october.. :)
 
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My mother excpected me a week AFTER I was born. But it seems she eated a very good "puchero" (a dish that consists in meat, chicken, pig and vegetables boiled) and it pushed me a little...:lol: She almost delivered me in her way to the hospital. Fortunately, I could wait a little more time and was born normally. :ROFLMAO:

Vanesa.
 
My mother expected me two weeks earlier! So if Letizia is due in May, the new infanta could also come in June :ohmy: :lol: , but I really don't think so, very unlikely :lol: . I guess we just will have to wait and see.
 
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Good news ....i cant wait to see the baby..:) :)

Me too.:wub:

Ans so do I!

The next full moon is on April 2nd...and then on May 2nd...:rolleyes: so maybe the birth will be rather sooner than later!!
 
fanletizia said:
A month to give light
Princess Letizia fulfills her pregnancy the last weekend of April

Doña Letizia will maintain, in the measurement that its state allows it, her agenda of work. This second pregnancy is being to him much more difficult that first, in which also it had annoyances. Sources near the Royal Family have explained who Doña Letizia suffers gastric annoyances. In addition, after the death of its smaller sister, Érika, the mood of the Princess is not good.

ELPAIS.com - Un mes para dar a luz - Gente y TV


I'm just reading the EL Pais 's article, do you know the "incorporations" wanted for the Pincess to the Dr Reacasens's team ?
 
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It seems like everyone is already up on their toes at Ruber Hospital, so the childbirth could be in a few weeks now. I found this article online written by Consuelo Font. I would translate it myself, but it's gonna be a lot of work because it's too long, so sorry for google's grammatical errors.

Sunday, 8 of April of 2007. Year: XVIII. I number: 6321.
CHRONICLE

DOCUMENT THAT IT PROHIBITS TO SPEAK OF THE CHILDBIRTH

I SIGN IT the personnel of the clinic where he will give to light Doña Letizia. The numerous medical equipment remained without vacations

CONSUELO FONT

In the Ruber hospital the International of Madrid, private center where princess Letizia will also give to light his second daughter and eighth granddaughter of the Kings, began to the past perceive an unusual activity from end of month of March. Members of the security of Zarzuela, already began by those dates to do swept by all the building, using dogs police, crossing the culverts and using detectors of devices under earth. Also, feuntes of the Clinic assures that strict instructions have occurred to the sanitary personnel already: the direction of the center has made them sign a document committing itself not to keep awake no detail of the childbirth or the stay of the Princess in this clinic. Also it has been insisted to them on which, while Doña Letizia is entered, they must shine in visible place his identity tag, avoiding that intruders strain themselves or some paparazzi. The three suites are already reserved that the Princess will occupy arrived the moment - in the lighting of Infant Leonor she lodged in the number 10-, and taking into account who almost half of the maternity plant will be released for the occasion, including the boardroom to receive illustrious visitors, in center have begun to make managements to derive patients from gynecology to other plants. Next also the carp will settle in the garden where Prince Felipe will appear before the journalists after the lighting.

The reason is based in which, according to it has occurred to know, in Zarzuela April weekend of or principle of May like possible date is shuffled around the last so that the childbirth takes place. According to medical sources near the real family “With enough probability, one is going away to him to also practice the Caesarean one, even can that is programmed date. A uterus like the one of Doña Letizia, who already has a previous scar by the same intervention, is more fragile and is in greater danger to break itself. It is a risk that usually does not assume any gynecologist, and except a professional of the prestige of Recasens being the patient who is” (this is probably why we haven't really seen her that much by physicians' orders unlike Maxima and Mary-----Cher) . Nevertheless, to venture a date, specially in the case of the princess is dangerous. Infant Leonor went ahead almost three weeks to the predicted date.

Therefore, the princes are not displaced to Majorca with the rest of the real family these vacations of Easter. But also because in the final straight line of the pregnancy, he was not advisable that the Princess traveled in airplane. In addition, this second pregnancy has been still more difficult that first. “It is being called on to Me to suffer, I am worse than in the previous pregnancy, as it must be therefore the nine months, I die”, recognized the own Princess. Again, the continuous vomits triggered a irritativa gastritis to him, that caused a permanent malaise to him, to which was united the emotional blow of the tragic death of their sister Erika in the month of February, that lowered it deeply. Like consequence, official activities in this pregnancy have not been programmed him hardly, leaving him freedom so that it accompanied the Prince when it was well.

The eventuality of an advance of the childbirth has motivated that all the medical device and hospitable of the Ruber the International already it is prepared in forecast of which the lighting takes place at any time. Specially, the specialists who take care of the Princess, which they have had to spend his vacations of Passover if not “of guard”, at least if “in guard”.
 
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This medical staff is made up of its gynecologist Luis Ignacio Recasens; the head of the service of neonatología of the Rúber, Fernando Mar, that is also pediatrician of Infanta Leonor, whom they attend doctors Noemí Arribas and Sira Fernandez; the head of the equipment of anesthetists, Marcos Taboada; and, by all means, doctor Fernandez Tapia, military doctor member of the medical equipment of Zarzuela, that exerts of attending physician of the Reina and Doña Letizia.

The service of maternity of this hospital, where it will give to light the princess, occupies all the ground floor of the center, that is ce forms of L. There the rooms are located not only, but also, in the contiguous corridor, the 8 operating rooms and 3 paritorios, as well as the nests and the unit of newborn, with their incubators. Before the birth of Infanta Leonor, works in the plant were made, painting the rooms and equipping it with an operating room more and paritorio. The paritorios are equipped with the most modern techniques, the armchair of childbirths is even anatomical: if there is to practice a Caesarean one, transforms in table of operations. Next to the operating rooms, it is the unit of newborn, in case there is to transfer to new born to the incubator, equipped with complete equipment of fetal resuscitation and where always there are two nurses of guard.

Of the 150 rooms that the center has, 21 is suites, like which Doña Letizia will occupy, of ample size but. Painted in color cream, the bed is equipped with a motor that allows to adopt to the patient the position that wishes. The furniture is functional, is a small table and a table to eat, that is folded on the wall. Also there is a leather armchair brown, and separated by a screen, another armchair that is transformed into bed for the companion, with a small table and a lamp. This suite, that it gives to a deprived garden, is equipped also with climatizador to regulate the temperature, television, customized telephone number, and complete bathroom. Also, by all means, a cradle with wheels, takings of aspiration of oxygen and complete instruments. The price of the room is of 300 euros per night, to which it adds expenses of paritorio and other extras, that double the number to but of 600 euros, without counting the medical honoraria.

With respect to the meals, the Princess follows the diet prescribed for just given light: to the four or five hours of the childbirth, first liquids ingest his, and later, its first menu consists of a broth and a pair of lonchas of jamón of York or a French omelette. Zarzuela does not move any cook, although in the kitchen of the hospital a member of the Real House watches over security question the elaboration of the menu of the Princess.

http://www.elmundo.es/diario/cronica...impresora.html
:)Cheryl
 
Hi everyone!

It is being a while after my last post, but ive been pretty busy at home. Hopefully everyone is doing fine! I cant comment all the things that has happened during this time, which has been a lot, I just hope Letizia has a good labor and everything goes well for her. Wao, it is amazing how much Leonor has grown, she is really a beautiful baby! It was very nice to see her with her parents after all they have going through in the last months. Hopefully Letizia and her family are getting consolation in this time.
 
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Well, well, well... Letizia didn't accompany Felipe during today's act, even though it took place in Madrid... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Now, could we possibly expect news from both Princess Maxima and Princess Letizia soon... :rolleyes:
 
LaChicaMadrilena said:
Well, well, well... Letizia didn't accompany Felipe during today's act, even though it took place in Madrid... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Her absence today does not mean that she will give birth today (although it would be funny ... together with Maxima :lol:) ... it's too early!
 
It would be funny that Letizia went into labor today since her pregnancy was announced just hours after Maxima's.



detta said:
Her absence today does not mean that she will give birth today (although it would be funny ... together with Maxima :lol:) ... it's too early!
 
I wouldn't be surprise becouse children want's born when they want!:rolleyes: I know that becouse I was one of these children.

If not the day than maybe a month...which I still have a hope.
Maybe next time they will give a birth on the same day:lol:
 
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The sweet wait of the Princes

From next week, in any moment, the Princess of Asturias can give birth her second daughter. It will not be an induced childbirth, but bearing in mind that the Infanta Leonor came to this world with a month of advance, it would not be strange that her sister also wanted to see the light before time, of there that in the Ruber Internacional everything is arranged for the birth of the second daughter of the Princes.
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