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Post by myshelly on Apr 23, 2018 16:44:23 GMT
I saw the news via Savannah Guthrie's IG post that I thought was funny... I can only imagine how a midwesterner's English version of a press release would read. http://instagr.am/p/Bh6ZSUeBrlB That’s exactly the same thing it said when she had the first two...and when Diana had children. I guess I’m just surprised people haven’t heard it before? |
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Post by jennyap on Apr 23, 2018 16:45:47 GMT
didn't think they announced the names of the older children until a couple of days after the births? Maybe we were psychic! Ooops, you are right, I didn't look at the dates properly! She was born on the 2nd May and the name announced on the 5th. lol you can probably take a break from refreshing the KP twitter feed for a while  |
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Post by gar on Apr 23, 2018 16:55:52 GMT
They've just left the hospital and she looked fabulous...didn't Diana wear red when she left hospital with one of her boys?
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Post by azredhead on Apr 23, 2018 17:00:58 GMT
Dh just turned to the news and they are showing them leaving and she is looking fabulous! New baby looks so tiny ahhh!! Can't wait to hear his name!
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Post by gillyp on Apr 23, 2018 17:09:31 GMT
They've just left the hospital and she looked fabulous...didn't Diana wear red when she left hospital with one of her boys? I thought yellow and blue but I’m probably totally wrong. I wish I looked that good NOW, never mind just a few hours after having a baby. Such a lovely family, we are so lucky to have them imho. |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Apr 23, 2018 17:09:36 GMT
holy cow, she's already left? can someone tell me why she doesn't stay longer?? I would think that she would want to be around drs for at least 24 hrs???
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Post by sueg on Apr 23, 2018 17:13:21 GMT
holy cow, she's already left? can someone tell me why she doesn't stay longer?? I would think that she would want to be around drs for at least 24 hrs??? She will have 24/7 access to doctors, where ever she is. One of the commentators on the BBC earlier said that it is not uncommon for women to leave hospital earlier after second and subsequent children, as they don't want to be away from them for too long. I know I felt that way with my second - I had my doctor's OK to leave within 24 hours, depending what time baby was born, if all went well. Unfortunately, the circumstances of his birth meant I had to stay for 5 days, which really annoyed me. |
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Post by gillyp on Apr 23, 2018 17:13:37 GMT
holy cow, she's already left? can someone tell me why she doesn't stay longer?? I would think that she would want to be around drs for at least 24 hrs??? Mothers do leave hospital quickly here if all is well. Even first time mothers are rarely kept in. “Normal” mothers get regular home visits from a midwife for the first few days/weeks after the birth and then a health visitor takes over for a little while longer. There’s likely to be a midwife on hand at the palace for a while and there’s the children’s nanny too. |
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Post by quinlove on Apr 23, 2018 17:16:51 GMT
That's the name I chose, and since I am over 24 hours out on the time, I need a win on the name I was only 5 hours out on the time...so if it's Arthur...I'll win :  : How exciting ! Actually, I think you've got it. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 17:17:50 GMT
They've just left the hospital and she looked fabulous...didn't Diana wear red when she left hospital with one of her boys? With Prince Harry I think? Didn't she wear that horrendous greeny/blue dress with William. How fashion has changed since then thank goodness  |
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Post by pjaye on Apr 23, 2018 17:24:23 GMT
Don't forget how disruptive this is to the hospital and all of the other patients.
If both mother and baby are healthy then having her at home is probably much easier and more convenient for everyone.
All the media & other well wishers can go home and the hospital can return to normal.
Let's not forget that this is the Royal family...I'm sure there is no shortage of medical care/supervision.
Plus it really isn't that uncommon. A friend of mine had her baby at 7am and was home by 5pm that same day, first baby and that was 20 years ago.
A girl I work with had her baby at 8pm yesterday and went home this morning...also her first baby.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 17:27:27 GMT
holy cow, she's already left? can someone tell me why she doesn't stay longer?? I would think that she would want to be around drs for at least 24 hrs??? Nah she's not ill she just had a baby ( that was a joke ) I came home in 6.5 hours with DD2. I was fine. I did stay in overnight with DD1 but that was only because she wasn't born until 7pm and no way were they going to let me come home in the middle of the night. Both mine were delivered by midwives .No Doctor in attendance until he came in later to give me a few stitches. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 17:38:37 GMT
I agree, easier for the hospital if she leaves quickly. Plus she has people, lots of people. I'm sure there are plenty of people to take care of her, the baby and the rest of the family. Probably a nurse/midwife too. And the hospital is pretty close to KP also if there is an emergency.
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Post by Merge on Apr 23, 2018 17:39:27 GMT
holy cow, she's already left? can someone tell me why she doesn't stay longer?? I would think that she would want to be around drs for at least 24 hrs??? Nah she's not ill she just had a baby ( that was a joke ) I came home in 6.5 hours with DD2. I was fine. I did stay in overnight with DD1 but that was only because she wasn't born until 7pm and no way were they going to let me come home in the middle of the night. Both mine were delivered by midwives .No Doctor in attendance until he came in later to give me a few stitches. Yes, birth is much more medicalized in the US. The longer you stay and the more interventions you get, the more money they make. Countries with national health care, like yours, have no reason to keep a mother and baby longer then necessary. |
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 23, 2018 18:15:33 GMT
holy cow, she's already left? can someone tell me why she doesn't stay longer?? I would think that she would want to be around drs for at least 24 hrs??? I came on here to ask the same question and sure enough, it is explained! I could not believe how put together she looked hours after having a baby! I live such a different life, haha! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 18:15:42 GMT
Nah she's not ill she just had a baby ( that was a joke ) I came home in 6.5 hours with DD2. I was fine. I did stay in overnight with DD1 but that was only because she wasn't born until 7pm and no way were they going to let me come home in the middle of the night. Both mine were delivered by midwives .No Doctor in attendance until he came in later to give me a few stitches. Yes, birth is much more medicalized in the US. The longer you stay and the more interventions you get, the more money they make. Countries with national health care, like yours, have no reason to keep a mother and baby longer then necessary. I agree. I think every new mother would rather be at home given the choice, far more comfortable, not to mention quieter. If they have a straight forward birth there's no reason to keep them in hospital. We do have visiting midwives as gillyp mentioned earlier so we're not left with no medical care, it's just administered in a different way. |
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Post by pjaye on Apr 23, 2018 18:25:00 GMT
I could not believe how put together she looked hours after having a baby I know. I still wasn't dressed 4 hours after I got up this morning...and I didn't even have a baby to use as an excuse  |
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Post by gar on Apr 23, 2018 18:55:27 GMT
They've just left the hospital and she looked fabulous...didn't Diana wear red when she left hospital with one of her boys? I thought yellow and blue but I’m probably totally wrong. I wish I looked that good NOW, never mind just a few hours after having a baby. Such a lovely family, we are so lucky to have them imho. Red with Harry - I had to google, obviously but you were right. - blue with William  link |
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Post by gar on Apr 23, 2018 18:56:45 GMT
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Post by myshelly on Apr 23, 2018 19:24:44 GMT
holy cow, she's already left? can someone tell me why she doesn't stay longer?? I would think that she would want to be around drs for at least 24 hrs??? Did you miss the birth of the first two children where she followed this exact same routine/time line? |
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Post by AmandaA on Apr 23, 2018 20:09:18 GMT
I wish I could remember the article I read a few weeks ago, but I thought I recalled some of the royal family actually having home births (or would that be castle births 🤔) with everyone coming to them instead of them going to the hospital, even in the day and age when hospital births were commonplace.
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Post by Jili on Apr 23, 2018 20:24:37 GMT
I know she doesn't have much of a choice, but my hat is off to her. Mere hours after giving birth, and she's wearing pantyhose, heels, and her rings. Not to mention the makeup and the dress. I'm impressed.
I hope that once she's home she can lounge around in her sweats, some comfortable socks, and a giant icepack.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 20:26:08 GMT
I wish I could remember the article I read a few weeks ago, but I thought I recalled some of the royal family actually having home births (or would that be castle births 🤔) with everyone coming to them instead of them going to the hospital, even in the day and age when hospital births were commonplace. Princess Diana was the first to have a hospital birth, all the others were home births. found this article for youAnyone in the UK can have a home birth even now if they so wish, provided their Doctor approves and there is no doubt about any possible complications.There were 696,271 live births in England and Wales in 2016 .2.1% were midwife led home births. |
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Post by Heathen on Apr 23, 2018 20:31:04 GMT
I wish I could remember the article I read a few weeks ago, but I thought I recalled some of the royal family actually having home births (or would that be castle births 🤔) with everyone coming to them instead of them going to the hospital, even in the day and age when hospital births were commonplace. Princess Diana was the first to have a hospital birth, all the others were home births. found this article for youAnyone in the UK can have a home birth even now if they so wish, provided their Doctor approves and there is no doubt about any possible complications.There were 696,271 live births in England and Wales in 2016 .2.1% were midwife led home births. I think Anne was the first to have a hospital birth, in 1977. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2018 20:39:57 GMT
Princess Diana was the first to have a hospital birth, all the others were home births. found this article for youAnyone in the UK can have a home birth even now if they so wish, provided their Doctor approves and there is no doubt about any possible complications.There were 696,271 live births in England and Wales in 2016 .2.1% were midwife led home births. I think Anne was the first to have a hospital birth, in 1977. I was only going down the direct line of succession not for all the royals. Yes, you are right both Peter and Zara Phillips were born in hospital. |
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Apr 23, 2018 20:55:30 GMT
that picture of Charlotte turning and waving as she goes into the hospital is adorable!
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Post by imsirius on Apr 23, 2018 21:29:21 GMT
I m hoping that the baby has a more modern name like George and Charlotte.
I really dislike Arthur or Albert.
Maybe they will surprise us all. 🤪
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 23, 2018 21:37:12 GMT
Nah she's not ill she just had a baby ( that was a joke ) I came home in 6.5 hours with DD2. I was fine. I did stay in overnight with DD1 but that was only because she wasn't born until 7pm and no way were they going to let me come home in the middle of the night. Both mine were delivered by midwives .No Doctor in attendance until he came in later to give me a few stitches. Yes, birth is much more medicalized in the US. The longer you stay and the more interventions you get, the more money they make. Countries with national health care, like yours, have no reason to keep a mother and baby longer then necessary. I had c-sections but am thankful that I was able to be in the hospital longer. I got a lot of much needed help with breastfeeding during those days. I wouldn’t have had that at home. |
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Post by Merge on Apr 23, 2018 21:51:12 GMT
Yes, birth is much more medicalized in the US. The longer you stay and the more interventions you get, the more money they make. Countries with national health care, like yours, have no reason to keep a mother and baby longer then necessary. I had c-sections but am thankful that I was able to be in the hospital longer. I got a lot of much needed help with breastfeeding during those days. I wouldn’t have had that at home. C-sections are different - it's major surgery (I had two c-sections also). Uncomplicated vaginal birth isn't surgery, though, and doesn't require a long hospital stay. I suspect the home visiting midwives in the UK also help with breastfeeding. Even with my sections, I was only in the hospital for a couple of days. They used to keep women up to a week. |
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Post by AmandaA on Apr 23, 2018 22:07:02 GMT
I wish I could remember the article I read a few weeks ago, but I thought I recalled some of the royal family actually having home births (or would that be castle births 🤔) with everyone coming to them instead of them going to the hospital, even in the day and age when hospital births were commonplace. Princess Diana was the first to have a hospital birth, all the others were home births. found this article for youAnyone in the UK can have a home birth even now if they so wish, provided their Doctor approves and there is no doubt about any possible complications.There were 696,271 live births in England and Wales in 2016 .2.1% were midwife led home births. Thanks for finding that article. I was surprise by the home VBAC until I went back and read again and realized about the home C/S... so I guess delivering as a royal can be quite different. And I think it is cool that Elizabeth did eventually push for Phillip attending a birth. |
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