I’m so glad that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have kept a really truncated schedule for everything baby-related today. She went into labor early this morning, they arrived at the hospital around 6 am, Kensington Palace confirmed her arrival at the hospital, and then gave birth five hours after her arrival at the hospital. Everything has moved very smoothly, and they used a similar day-long timeline as they did when Princess Charlotte was born. I was absolutely relieved that Kate had no complications, and she would be leaving the hospital less than 12 hours after she arrived.
Will and Kate and Baby Boy Cambridge left the hospital just before 6 pm London-time. Natasha Archer, Kate’s long-suffering stylist (“MORE BUTTONS!” Kate yells constantly), must have dropped off this dress hours earlier, when Archer visited. It’s a bespoke dress by Jenny Packham, and it has that vintage-y feel that Kate loves. One part Victorian, one part ‘80s-throwback to Diana. I’m surprised she wore red, honestly. I’m not surprised that the dress involved a collar which looks like a doily.
Anyway, Kate looks absolutely glowing and beautiful – I’ve always thought she looks her prettiest when she’s pregnant, and just like with Charlotte’s birth, Kate just looked happy and relaxed. The Cambridges have gone back to Kensington Palace, and I assume that at some point in the next week, Kate and the baby will decamp to either Middleton Manor in Bucklebury or Anmer Hall. We’ll see. I’m also assuming the Queen will visit them at Kensington Palace tomorrow, and we’ll probably/maybe learn the name tomorrow? Fingers crossed for Prince T’Challa Arthur Albert Lupo!
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— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their newborn son outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London #royalbaby3 #Royalbaby pic.twitter.com/M3tsATUUnr
— Derek Momodu (@DelMody) April 23, 2018
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Lovely photos – she looks great and they both look genuinely thrilled.
They both look happy and relaxed, but Kate is just GLOWING. She really does pregnancy well (once the first half of the pregnancy is done), and they make adorable babies 😊. Can’t wait to hear the name(s)! Almost a shame they used the name George before, consider the baby’s birth date lol
Yup! She looks wonderful. Her genuine happiness shines through. I hope they settle in well with this new little one.
She looks just beautiful. Truly happy. I’m thrilled for the baby’s safe arrival, Kate’s good health and I am totally impressed she’s up already and in heels nonetheless!
She does look amazing. And happy. She looked miserable during first years, she’s enjoying being mum.
She does glow. Motherhood looks good on her
Red and white… for St. George’s Day, patron Saint of England? (Standard of St. George is red and white) When you add William’s blue — you now have the Union Jack colors (although – I think William wears a lot of blue and the two littles did, too). As always, carefully considered.
With my second one i had a snack and a quick nap and I was ready to go home. I felt like I could have jogged all the way home.
Being in good shape probably helps but clearly Kate is a champ at giving birth.
She’s wearing heels hours after giving birth….amazing.
There’s an adorable photo of Charlotte waving to the people on her and George’s way to see their new baby brother.
I saw that and just loved it. She’s clearly very comfy and confident in her skin at the ripe age of 2(?). It was darling!
…and she has the cupped hand royal wave down pat — adorable!
Dress is interesting…but she looks happy and beautiful today! Congrats to them!!
If by interesting, you mean baffling, then yes, it really really is.
Little Orphan Annie wore it better.
What is baffling about it? I guess the only thing I could find fault in would be the lace Peter Pan collar, but it’s not even that obvious. Otherwise I’m sure it’s just a comfortable dress. The woman just gave birth this morning, can we knock her fashion another time?
It’s St George’s day so this was probably just the best red and white dress she could find?
Considering this dress was planned probably once the stick turned blue, it’s really an odd choice. But it fits with her old woman style. She wore better outfits while pregnant.
I’m not a big fan of her style but she just had a baby and is leaving the hospital 6 hours later. She can wear whatever the f*** she wants.
@Skylark – not baffling at all. Baby born on St. George’s Day, he’s the patron saint of England, the English flag is white and red. And no one should be expected to be a fashion plate walking out of the hospital after giving birth earlier in the day to face hordes of media photogs. The dress is cute, the baby’s cute, the colors are a nod to the meaning of the day, and from the side you can clearly see her swollen postpartum belly. I don’t imagine that a large selection of red and white dresses that were loose, comfortable, etc., were hung in a row in the closet just in case the baby came on April 23rd.
CeleBitchy at it’s finest haha
I agree, Minx — how the hell could ANYONE have done this entire thing any better?!? She is up and leaving the hospital on the same day she gave birth, looking positively beautiful and completely in love with her baby. The dress is bright and sweet, and it’s in the colors of St. George’s day.
The nasty old Kate-hating crones should give it a rest.
Oh calm down. It’s the bizarre collar I’m referring to. It’s just so…. bizarre!
And yes thanks, I know it’s St George’s Day (I’m in London) but that still doesn’t make that white lace collar anything other than bizarre.
And yes, she does look great and glowing, bizarre collar and all. Sorry I wasn’t cap-doffing enough earlier. :p
Is this woman human? I’ve never been pregnant, but that seems really impressive. To have given birth this morning, and you’re already in heels and a dress posing for pics by dinner time lol? What the?
That was my first thought too.
No kidding. I have been pregnant, and nope. None of that.
my SIL did the same. when I arrived at the hospital to visit my new niece, my SIL was not in the room.
she appeared a few minutes later, totally dressed…she had “run to the car” to get some items for the older child’s lunch. I was like, “uh didn’t you just squeeze a baby out a couple hours ago?!” some women just “bounce back” like that. in contrast, my sis had C-sections, so she was laid up for a couple of days.
I was laid up way longer than a couple days with my section!
I am a mum of 4 and it baffles me that someone can go the the hospital in he morning, give birth in a millisecond and stand in a doorway in the afternoon. I had huuuuuge babies with the help of forceps for the first two and an infinity of hours of labour so I am completely bewildered. I know I am not the norm but neither is she! Wow.
She really is a champ at birthing those babies.
I don’t know, probably being superfit helps?
She really is. I’ve had easy, fast deliveries and am also fit and I am STILL impressed. Post-partum bleeding be damned!
Depends on the delivery – maybe hers are relatively straight-forward. Mine was with #2 and I left the hospital the same day feeling great (not using any drugs or an epidural makes for a much easier recovery, as does a baby that wants to come out very quickly such that labor was only a few hours). Everyone delivery is different.
I don’t know, i’ve never been in labor longer than 40 minutes (thank goodness, i tend to be a wimp when it comes to pain) yet after quicky vaginal deliveries with no complications i felt absolutely drained for the next 48 hrs. I just wanted my mom and my husband there to give me a hand since i felt very weak to even go pee. I guess each body deals with it differently. There’s no way i could had mustered the energy to get dressed on my own let alone wear heels in my still puffy feet and i was in my early 20’s 0.o she sure is #PostPartumGoals and she does look glowing!
What Snap said. I had a very easy labor and delivery but when it was over I felt like I’d been hit by a bus. No way I would have been able to walk out of the hospital the same day — in heels, yet.
Same with SNAP. I saw the video and though, GOOD LORD – I’d be sleeping, passed out and exhausted. I do admit that a quicker more natural birth did help with a speedier recovery time.
No surprise there, lots of prostaglandins floating around at delivery and they make you sleepy:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22024172
Totally agree. I am in awe of Duchess Kate. Is she magic? I can’t even imagine giving birth, going through hair/make-up/wardrobe, and greeting the WORLD within hours.
I went into hospital in labor on a Sunday evening and left the next Friday afternoon. Barely moved in between.
Amazing. Queen, indeed…
My stepcousin gave birth to her second and was home eating pizza 4 hours later. Sometimes women blow our minds.
PS Thomas Arthur Phillip James Windsor.
Seriously, props to her. I staggered out of the hospital and it took me further 6 weeks to start looking human again.
Keep in mind that she has access to a team of people.
Honestly, I think she looks tired, not surprising of course. Nicely made up and happy yes but still tired. And hey if she can rest at home as opposed to a hospital then why not?
Robot. High heels. (unless she has to because her achilles tendons are permanently shortened) Baby’s weight 8# 7oz on that tiny frame? WTF? No ankle swelling. Dollars to donuts an epidural involved (no shaming),
if not then she really is a robot.
If she had an epidural that would be even more impressive turnaround as it takes a while to wear off.
It’s amazing! I was in a coma for 3 days and couldn’t function for months afterwards. My mom took off work and cared for my son.
me, me thinks she did most of the labor at home!!
I had a normal, fast delivery and was up and walking within an hour (basically after they took him off my chest and onto Dad, I was up and around). However, I cannot imagine having to go through hair, makeup, and wardrobe (those heels!) within 6 hours of delivery. That’s just insane! She must not have been on an IV drip at all because even the basic saline made my ankles and calves sooo puffy. She looks beautiful here though, glowing and happy.
Beautiful. Red and white for St.Georges day. They look very happy! Must have been an easy (as easy as can be) labor.
Wow – no way I would have been able to walk so well, so quickly after the birth of any of my three kiddos. My hats off to her, she looks amazing!
She looks great. And real, I might add. Healthy, happy, postpartum. No surrogate tin foil hat conspiracies, thankfully. Also nice to see it looks like the wiglets did not make an appearance. See Kate, you don’t need all that to look beautiful! Just be you.
The last time we saw a British royal woman with baby, wearing red leave the hospital was Diana with Harry. And Harry is a ginger. Could it be the new baby is a ginger????? I hope so
And its a Jenny Packham dress, the Diana cosplay continues.
Congrats on the safe delivery of a healthy baby.
Did Diana wear a lot of Jenny Packham? I know very little fashion
The Jenny Packham label didn’t exist until 1988, well after Diane gave birth to her children.
Three of these photo ops later, I still can’t imagine putting on panty hose hours after birth, let alone full hair and makeup. Bless her.
She looks lovely here, congrats to them.
Probably thigh highs. Can’t imagine trying to get on full pantyhose either!
I hope so for her sake.
And what about the adult diaper thing you wear for the first several hours or so because of the blood?!?! I had two children and I just can’t get over this. 24 hours later I felt pretty good, but this? This is superhuman.
This is exactly what I’m thinking of too! Mesh panties with a super-jumbo extra long pad pasted in — not to mention any sensitivity and swelling.
So, Panty hose?! Lord have mercy.
And ermagerd, the stitches down there. For three days I felt like I was sitting on a cactus.
The dress is very loose and looks comfortable, plus she isn’t trying to hide the swelling. She did the same for her other children. So I’m sure she could have serious protection on underneath with no problem.
THE BLOOD!!!!!!!! Oh my god, I thought The Shining was happening in my pants after my son’s birth…7 hours later I was probably waddling to the bathroom to change the mom diaper for the 10th time
Congratulations to them! Kate looks incredible for someone who just gave birth mere hours ago. Dress is cute too, and the red suits her.
Wow – she looks better 11 hours after giving birth to her third than I do 11 years after having mine.
Thanks for a proper LOL 🙂
She had the baby at 11am and was on the steps by about 5.30pm, so that is about six hours.
Yeah I get it, but cut me some slack – I took some liberties on the timeline to make the joke (my third is 11).
Ha!
Love your comment and I can relate!!!LOL!
she looks amazing, and so happy. congrats to them both, they sure do procreate well 🙂
I’m glad the birth was smooth and they can all go home!
I like red on her, but am meh to that collar. Oh well. I’ll get over it.
I think she looks great. Some were saying she looks tired or annoyed but I don’t really see it (beyond the normal “I just had a baby and I’m tired” look.)
She looks a little tired but very, very pretty and happy.
Oh, does she look tired to you? Talk about G-D micro-aggressions!!
She just GAVE BIRTH! Like, a couple of hours ago!
I was asking myself what the bloody rush is to polish up and show off, but to each her own. And yet her hauling herself into tights and heels and makeup still isn’t enough??? ARRRG!
Um, I don’t think Jayna was being micro-aggressive, just an observation that Kate looks great.
Damn Dee, switch to decaf. Jayna made an innocuous statement.
Microaggressions? Me? Give me a break. I meant tired in a good way, not a bad way or a haggard way. She just gave birth a few hours ago. That kind of tired but utterly content look. I said how pretty she looked, and she does.
Go take your aggression out on someone else with ulterior motives. I like Kate.
And thanks, @Des.
Dee…did you have a rough night or something? She does look a little tired, she just pushed out an effin’ baby, likely with no drugs. But she glows and they’re both looking deliriously happy. Have a cup of chamomile tea and calm down.
Agreeing with Jayna and Des here. I think Kate looks very pretty and very tired,but of course she has to be excited and exhausted-if I were Kate I would be thinking…As soon as I’m done smiling in my dress,pantyhose and heels I’m going to be in my sweats on my couch and stare at my beautiful boy!Congrats to them!
Congratulations! I have my doubts about Kate, but she wins hands down in this baby business. Props to anyone who leaves the hospital on the very same day in heels (!) regardless of how much help and privilege is involved.
Agree with you. I’m not a fan of Kate but I wouldn’t criticise her today. She looks well and happy. I know she has every type of help imaginable but I take my hat off to any woman who can walk out in heels and makeup a few hours after giving birth.
She look amazing! And the baby is very cute and I think he looks a lot like George.
How do you see that? I just see a baby who isn’t even 24 hours old.
Agree, the nose looks a lot like George’s when George was born. Which is exciting because George was the cutest baby/toddler ever, and I’m so not even a baby person. Charlotte is also darling, but I don’t think she and George look super alike, including when she was a baby.
Do we have pictures of the Queen at Charlotte’s age? To me, Charlotte seems to look so much like the Queen. Which is definitely not a bad thing, just look at pictures of Elizabeth as a young adult. She still looks pretty good in her 90s.
George looked rather Winston Churchill-ish to me for a while… Not so much as he got to the walking/talking stage.
@jwoolman charlotte looks like the queen as an old woman, but she does not resemble photos of the queen as a young child. i think charlotte looks like carole middleton more
I find interesting that the Middletons are nowhere to be seen.
Why? It seems like Kate popped that baby out and they’re out of there.
The Middletons could be anywhere.
She was in the hospital for only a few hours, there was to time for visits. I’m sure she’s dying to go home, and her family is probably there waiting for her.
The Middleton’s must be at KP.
I would guess her mother was there for the birth but slipped in and out through the back.
Quite likely that her mother was there….I wonder if Kate was induced.
Congratulations to the happy family! I do wonder though if they’ll be able to leave for Anmer Hall or Berkshire Manor since both of the kids are in school? I imagine that they’ll have to stay put in London until the school year ends.
I am sure the Cambridge’s retreat to their country home on the weekends and school holidays.
OK, i have never bought into the kate single white femaie-ing Diana thing but OMG. when Diana walked out with her second son she was wearing a red dress with a white peter pan collar. It’s weird! she looks great but the dress is freaking me out!!
The colours are perfect for today because it’s St George’s Day and the flag of England is white and red. Granted white is the dominant colour of the flag but I just don’t think Kate would wear a white dress so soon after giving birth.
Also, with Kate in red/white, the baby in white and William wearing blue its very British!.
i’m with you. i get it. what you are saying makes sense. however… however… it’s just too coincidental especially after the blue polka dot dress with prince george.
@jeanne
Oh, I’m not saying she’s not paying homage to Diana, I’m just saying there could be a couple more reasons for picking those colours.
Half of what Diana (or any lady) wore in the 80’s is now back in fashion because fashion repeats itself.
but she didnt have to weare a white peter pan collar too.
I can’t really get my mind around the idea that one could SWF their long-dead mother-in-law. From my perspective, if anyone has the right to channel Diana or invoke her memory, it’s got to be Will and Harry and their wives.
It’s just maudlin to keep SWFing her after 20 years. Plus getting the wives into the act is just creepy. If the women are doing it to keep the men on a leash, ugh! If the men are wanting the wives to cosplay their mother, ugh! Let the woman rest in peace.
What’s wrong with choosing things to honor the memory of your husband’s mother and your children’s grandmother, if she’s doing it consciously? Just because she died when William was in his teens doesn’t mean she should be forgotten.
Of course, maybe Kate shares preferences with Diana naturally and that could have been part of the initial attraction for William. It’s not unusual to marry someone who reminds you of a good parent. And sometimes of a bad parent, alas… But Kate grew up partly in the Diana era and could well have been influenced by her fashion sense to some extent.
If kate really wanted to emulate diana she could choose to emulate her work ethic.
+1 Aurelia.
yeah, a clear pattern of referencing has emerged and it’s overplayed (and disturbing, frankly) at this point. I understand the eloquence of paying subtle tribute on significant occasions, but regularly dressing up to echo old photographs is not the way to pay tribute to a 3 dimensional human being. The ever present engagement ring is loud enough.
She looks beautiful, the baby is very sweet and she and William both look ecstatic.
Harry may also be ecstatic. One step further away from the dreaded King job and one step closer to a reasonably normal life!
I saw a closeup of the baby’s face somewhere, he’s a little cutie. Kate looks unbelievably good, love the red.
Pregnancy SO AGREES WITH HER!!!!! She always looks so lovely afterwards…and I MARVEL at her not spending even a DAY in the hospital! Even if money wasn’t a thang…they would have to KICK ME OUT!
I wanted to stay as long as possible, being waited on 😂
Me too! I know people joke about hospital food, but I loved being able to ring them up and order food that was brought to me within an hour. I was very happy to let other people take care of me for a day or two!
Millennial, same! Napping, reading, watching tv, not cooking. It was right up my alley.
I was the same. Although I didn’t really take advantage of the nursery until I had my twins but my second was in the NICU from the get go for 16days. I never wanted to leave and my OB wanted to kick me out and I refused. I had just had a second c section with twins, come on! I need to be waited on before I never get another day of rest ever again! And 2 1/2 yrs later I haven’t. But Kate has all of that at home too so it’s not much different and much more comfortable. Being able to ring for food, take a nap whenever, take a shower whenever, dreamy. I really am extremely impressed with how fast she is up and out though. That’s pretty amazing.
Nobody mentioned the good drugs they pump into your IV line (joking-sort of)🙃
She gets that at home.
Yes, but Kate gets waited on at home every single day, so no need to stay. Probably has medical assistance and any meds needed at home as well.
Well, Kate can be waited on better at home! No need to stay in the hospital to get a rest. She will have nurses available and doctors who make house calls and other people to do the cleaning and cooking and grocery shopping and help care for the older children while she rests. One of the benefits of being rich, royalty or not.
I barely care about the RBF, but I always love this sort of thing. I’m trying with my boyfriend and it’s all so beautiful to see any couple look so happy and welcome a new baby. I also love being able to share these moments with you guys!
Good luck and have fun trying!
Wishing you the best. As @spicecake38 said, have fun while trying. It helps to keep you sane a little!
I can’t believe that she can walk in heels so quickly after giving birth! Impressive! After my first son’s birth, it took me a few days to not creep along, hunched over in pain. She looks very happy.
Yeah, I walked like a 103 year old lady for a day or two and I was 24 years old!!!
Kate looks stunning, so healthy and happy. She has a very hard time at the beginning of her pregnancies with HG, but then she seems to have very easy, quick childbirths. Good for her!
I wouldn’t be surprised if they had a fourth one in a couple of years. If not, I’m pretty sure by this next year we’ll be back with Harry and Meghan’s first.
As for names, I vote for Thomas, Alfred, or Frederick (or something more interesting like Leopold or Edmund), but I’m pretty sure it’s going to be Arthur because W&K seem to always pick the popular choice. My personal favourite would be John (Jack) but I believe they can’t use that name, sadly. It would be cool if he had a middle name inspired by the fact he was born on St George’s day (and William Shakespeare’s birthday).
I believe that too. I think she will pause longer this time but eventually she will have a forth. Anyway congrats to them on the new baby. She really looked beautiful and happy. I remember reading a piece from Diana that said that when she came out of the hospital for the first time she was in so much pain because of the stitches but had to put on a brave face. I hope she is in some pain med but don’t know if they are given after natural birth.
My SIL gave birth at 24 to her first child. Mild labor for 4 hours, easily delivery with no tearing and yet for 2 days she was like a zombi. She walked funny to. So this thing of dressing up and in heels is a thing of heroes for me. But also strange as I have seen other royal new mothers get out quickly of the hospital but not all made up like Kate.
Congrats again.
I like Thomas and Edmund but I wouldn’t wish Leopold on my worst enemy.
Read up about King Leopold of Belgium sometime.
I know very well who Leopold II was, but he was only one of the many people in history who bore that very old name. It’s fairly common in Europe and even in francophone Africa. It’s like saying you should ban the name Joseph because of Stalin.
That being said, I only suggested it because it’s a royal way to get to the very popular name Leo, and the Cambridges seem to favour popular names.
They do produce beautiful children. Congratulations to the happy family. And little Prince T’Challa has the look of his grandad Charles with his rosy cheeks and sandy brows.
So cute! Can’t wait to hear his name, which I still think will be Arthur Philip Henry.
Cannot believe I sat and watched that stupid door for hours again, and it likely won’t be the last time either because of Harry and Meghan.
“Prince T’Challa Arthur Albert Lupo” YES, PLEASE. Seriously, congrats to them. They both look radiant.
This is the worst part of het job. To put on a dress and heels with a hospital grade pad underneath. All for the world to see! She did an excellent job getting through it. Seemed windy for the baby also.
But oh those lovely ice pack pads! I loved those!
This was my first thought too–the bleeding, ice pack and mesh undies. I do not envy this part of her life.
I could do with her army of servants, her clean house, her lack of worrying about money for the rest of her life… but ya – having to stand in high heels and a dress for the world hours after giving birth is almost not worth it. I’ve had 4 kids, I KNOW what is happening “down there” and what is coming out (sorry tmi) hours/days/weeks after giving birth and it aint pretty, no matter how ‘easy’ the birth. Good for her, glad it’s not me.
Exactly! I have a 9 month old and those memories of what’s going on down there after delivery are still fresh in my mind.
Yes, I thought about the bleeding and the pads. She has done very well to stand on those steps in high heels and full make up just six hours after pushing out an 8lb 7oz baby.
She looks lovely! Just wondering if a nurse goes home with them? I thought it was standard to be in the hospital at least 2 nights to make sure there is no bleeding, etc? I stayed for three nights with my daughter. Anyway, congrats!
I wondered that, too, but I’m sure she has excellent medical help on call.
In Denmark most second or third times mothers gets “kicked out” after 3-6 hours.
That’s shocking to me. Here it’s usually two days, and the mom and her husband/partner get served a lobster and steak dinner before they leave.
In the UK you can leave after 6 hours as long as mum and baby are ok and there’s no complications.
I am sure there will be a nurse, she will have daily medical care for a week.
3 nights seems a bit excessive if you had a routine birth. I don’t know if they make you stay longer for C-sections but my mom gave birth to me and my sister vaginally and was home the very next day. They need those beds for other laboring moms!
European nurses go to the homes to check on mother and child, though, right? In the U.S. we don’t have that, so we have to stay (or I did with mine, 17+ years ago) 24 hours. Then a week or so later it’s a big production to get everyone ready for check-ups.
It’s one reason our healthcare is so expensive and inadequate at the same time.
In BC the nurse comes to your house, usually 2-5 days after you bring the baby home. There is no charge for this. They check the baby, ask about your health, weigh the child, etc. She pointed out to me that my baby already knew me by the way he was staring at me. Being a first time mom, this was something I hadn’t realized, and it was quite thrilling.
The kindergarten teacher came to the house before he started. She said there was a two-fold reason for it. One, the child would be less likely to panic if they knew the teacher before they had to stay in the classroom with her and two, she thought children would be better behaved with her because they knew the teacher had been to their house and was friends with their parents.
I live in Canada and my dil went into hospital after going into labour(though I think she laboured at home for a few hours) at about noon, at 3 pm it was time for her to push and at 3:30 my stepson came down the hall to tell us it’s a girl! At 4:30 we visited & she wanted a Tylenol & a sub sandwich. By 10:00 pm she & baby were discharged & went home. Amazing.
US here…my son was born at 9am, at 3am the next morning the nurse came in to show us how to do a sponge bath, do a hearing test, and check one more set of labs on him, and at 7am the next morning we were being given discharge papers. So 22 hours later and we were gone. Would have loved to stay longer though and been given a chance to rest!
Also, I love that dress!!
Wow new baby boy sure is a heavy (and cute!) one. I think he looks like George with Charlotte’s cheeks, though he could look very different next time a photo is released. Just a name left now!
As for Kate’s dress, I think it being red and white is an appropriate gesture to it being St. George’s day. She has done colour co-ordinating depending on days before, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this was intentional.
She looks beautiful. Blows my mind how she bounces back so quickly.
Good Lord- my hat is off to this woman! I looked like an extra from the Walking Dead after I gave birth!
😂😂
I weighed more leaving the hospital because of Cesarean and a 4 day/night stay with tons of IV fluids-I had to ask my husband to bring me a pair of his sweats and sweatshirt and be on prescription diuretics .All worth it of course 😊
Me, too!!!! My mother had to go out and buy me bigger pajamas…my feet were so swollen, they were numb. I truly thought I would never feel normal again! 😝
So I go back and forth with Kate, I got no problem with social climbing (I think it’s admirable in some cases) I genuinely wish she was less of a cypher and would take a more active role in the monarch that she worked so hard to join BUT I always like her on baby day. She always wears an outfit that clearly shows she is a woman who just had a baby, she never pretends she just bounced back immediately after birth. It’s a little thing, but I like it. Long Live Prince T’Challa Arthur!
I am not sure how she would hide it
I don’t think their kids are cute (don’t @ me; I don’t), but their babies are adorable. I want to eat those little cheeks!
I think all babies and little kids should be cute to someone. These three certainly have their fans though. I guess it comes with being royal, and generally your parents think you are cute or at least mostly cute. Someone got a great close up of the baby and I agree he does have very pinchable cheeks.
Have to admit, talk of pinching baby’s cheeks especially combined with “I could eat you up!” makes me cringe. Maybe because I’m a vegetarian living with obligate carnivores, but cheek pinching sounds like checking that the meat is tender and fresh…. 🙂 I am very aware that to my roommates, I am corn-fed and very tasty.
My cheeks were pinched constantly as a child. Trust me, I did not enjoy it.
She looks great, and happy as well. I remember the footage of Diana leaving with her babies and she always looked a little shell-shocked and exhausted.
I would have liked the dress with a peter-pan collar. Sans collar might have been too stark.
I saw the video and caught a glimpse of little Prince T’Challa Arthur‘s hand and profile and my ovaries burst.
Reminder to self: I do not want a 4th baby. I do not want a 4th baby.
Have to give her credit for wearing heels the day she gives birth. The dress is very meh, I preferred the dresses she wore for George and Charlotte’s introductions to the world but that is not the point. Can’t wait to hear the name of the baby and who he turns out looking like. Her post-partum body will probably bounce back like in her previous pregnancies. Jealous!
What a beautiful baby. Kate is glowing. Awesome news.
Everyone brings up a good point I’d like to ask about: I haven’t seen video, so is she actually walking normally???
I had a baby about the size of hers when I was 24 years old (younger = bounce back faster) and I couldn’t walk normally for a day or two. I walked a bit hunched over and sort of shuffled.
Then again my labor was 36 hours. Is it because she didn’t labor long? I just can’t imagine walking normally mere hours after pushing a nearly 9 pound human out my vag. And I’ve HAD a baby!!! It’s not from a lack of imagination! Also, I still had an IV in until about 8 hours after the birth, for fluids.
P.S. Don’t get me wrong–it’s actually good, if you’ve had a vaginal birth, to get up and move around as soon as you are able. Faster recovery, healthy blood circulation, etc. But to walk normally and in heels? Yikes.
I would have difficulty with heels on a normal day. Yes Kate is very impressive with this. Still I know younger and more fit bounce back better, but after I had my baby with 72 hours of labor I felt and looked pretty good. Plus I felt so good after the baby was out of my body, I was ready to just move. Sure younger, fitter is better, but it just depends on the woman and that pregnancy. Obviously, she had a fairly routine birth as you can tell by the time she was in the hospital.
Honestly, I think Kate has it down now too. She knows how to do the show the baby show. It’s quick, she smiles and looks happy. People give her a lot of crap, but she really has the logistics of all of this with her children down. Good thing she has help, because a house of five you are officially outnumbered and they are so close in age. Mutiny could be a coming.
She moved with caution for sure and also Will actually helped her a little. He even touched her and hold her hand down the stairs. That said, she managed to walk in heels with her body straight up smiling and looking fantastic. I really hope there are pain med involved. If not she put on a great show for us and I feel sorry.
I think she endures most of her labor at home so we don’t really know how long she suffered. A girl I knew went to the hospital because she was 2 weeks late and they decided to induce her the next day. Meanwhile she was in her bed and was feeling a little uncomfortable and when the nurse went to check on her the baby’s head was getting out and she was on the phone playing farm ville and in no pain at all. She still tells the story that she felt “a little more discomfort” when the shoulders arrived. God knows each woman is different. I don’t know if, when and how am I going to have a baby but I know I will suffer. It’s my luck
I think she looks wonderful, I wish them the absolute best.
I don’t know how she does it, but Kate looks great, not even 24 hours after giving birth.
They both look happy.
I find their children very pretty and I have no doubts that this little peanut will be so too.
I have no understanding why she is wearing such heels, she is constantly trying to look taller than she is, even just after giving birth after a few hours ago.
The dress is the matronly kind she seems to prefer.
Maybe she just likes heels…I don’t know about “constantly trying to look taller.” If you wear heels that comes with the territory, that you’ll be taller.
@ minx
She might like heels, I’m not saying she does or doesn’t.
No need to be patronizing, I do enjoy wearing heels myself sometimes and I do know that looking taller is part of the deal.
I just find it a tiny bit odd that she wears heels so soon after labor.
I certainly wouldn’t bother.
I honestly can’t remember a picture of her in flats, but I recall many pics of her
wearing the hideous wedges.
Ashby, but why do you say she is constantly trying to look taller than she is? She’s fairly tall.
@ minx
Because she seems to wear heels very often, even when leaving the hospital with a brand new baby in her arms.
I’m not debating, if she is short, tall or of medium height, but that she very often wears heels and I don’t get why it is in this particular situation.
I had a swim instructor who was a dancer and she felt more pain in her bare feet than she ever did in heels because her achilles tendon had shortened up. Not saying this is Kate but some women are genuinely more comfortable in heels.
I have very high arches and i take dancer training. I am completely confortable in high heels. The higher the better. Flat shoes are agony. My arches ache. If i have to nod to flats, i wear wedge heels.
I am guessing she didn’t have an epidural and went natural. I had an epidural and didn’t have feelings in my legs for hours. I am just amazed how she is up and dressed with hair done and makeup. Kudos to her!
I had an epidural and felt fine in my legs after giving birth to my 4,2 kg large son 🙂 I did’t even knew about epidural (first child I was young and naive) but my doctor recomended because I was small woman with really big big belly 🙂 I wouldn’t do it any other way I will admit that 🙂 The most important thing is always that mother and child are fine…wishing all the best to Kate and Will and their cute baby! And all the best to all moms here on CB! You are all wonderful!!!
Well, I am wondering if she had chosen to be induced today.
I think so too. There was so much talk about how it would be today and I think with the wedding so soon, she didn’t want to risk being late and getting even closer to the wedding, so they agreed on an induction on her due date and might explain the fast labor, I know a few people who were induced and had the baby within a cou Or hours (and some who didn’t).
Induction if you aren’t already primed for labor can take 1 or 2 days and leave you exhausted. So I really doubt that.
I don’t like the dress on Kate. Apparently it’s supposed to be paying homage to Diana when she wore red after giving birth to Harry. I personally think she looks silly. I would expect something like this on Charlotte, to be honest.
Other than that, they look happy for congrats to them.
She looks amazing and everyone looks happy. That girl is a trooper because I don’t think I’d look THAT good after childbirth.
Again, a TEAM of people. . .
She looks beautiful and they all look happy. That baby is SO TINY. Welcome to earth little human!! Congratulations to them.
Girl…c’mon, I think the public would give you a break to show up in flats and no pantyhose after pushing a baby out less than six hours earlier.
But maybe it made her feel good about herself. Maybe the heels and hose made her feel better about having to face the press.
Is this the norm now? Have a kid then a few hours later go home? It’s great for all of them that everything went well & everyone is doing great health wise but it just seems odd.
Yes in the UK it is not uncommon.
I do wish they would leave Diana out of it, she has been dead 20 years, Let her rest in peace, and let the younger female members of the Royal Family not have to live up to her. She would be 57 now not the 37 when she died, and would look totally different.
Diana is an icon, and always will be.
Also do remember that this child is Diana’s grandson, a boy she will never see and a boy who will never meet his paternal grandmother. Diana deserves to be remembered today.
@ PrincessK but they drag her into absolutely everything.
It’s not uncommon in the US either. If you have the baby quick which is definitely desirable from all concerned and no complications trust me you want to go home. Even plush baby units aren’t a lot of fun.
It‘s an option in Germany when mom and baby are ok. With my second I spent about 6 hours altogether in hospital. Hate the noisy maternity ward.
My friend’s mom (oddly the friend looks like a blond Kate) told me that she never felt better than directly after she had each of her kids. I was like, “Awwww!” and then she added, “I had finally gotten rid of that TUMOR and felt so light! I could breathe again!” That she referred to her newborns as tumors was pretty much in line with her personality.
Yes! For those with HG, there is an immediate relief as soon as the baby pops out. All those months of nausea, vertigo and flulike feeling are instantly wiped away. It feels soooo good!!
For me, this resulted in a postpartum euphoria that lasted four months with each of my four girls. Seriously, I was high on life and baby smells, begging my husband for another baby while still in the hospital. (Oddly, he wasn’t as thrilled with the idea.) Around four months pp, the sleep deprivation would catch up to me, and I’d slowly come back down to normal.
I’ve always kind felt guilty that my first months of new motherhood are so joyful when they’re so difficult for others. But after puking for 9 months each time, I kinda earned a silver lining. And now these pics make me want a fifth …
I was the same! I was in the Lindo for a week as had a v complicated birth ending in an emergency c section & haemmoraghe, but even through all of that I felt great. I couldn’t figure out why until a couple of days post partum when they brought the menu around at breakfast and I realised I didn’t feel SICK anymore. Hallelujah! It made the first 2-3 months absolutely blissful.
My goodness but she is Glowing! She looks like she just left the spa. I looked like the wrath of God after both of mine. Congratulations to them!
I’m old enough to remember Diana,Princess of Wales leaving so fast after birth and the palace spokesperson said “Its the fashionable thing to do” when questioned-I’d want to get back to my palace and servants vs a hospital
Kate looks wonderful. Leaving the hospital in heels with newborn looks silly to me. What is the point?
They look so happy! And look at them holding hands in that one pic. Nice!
I didn’t like her first but I have to admit – she was born for this role. Royal family hit a jackpot with her. A few hours after giving birth and she looks stunning. Delivering babies is her strongest suit and the most important role she was given. I have no idea how she can look this great and walk in heels, just wow! I believe she’s really happy. She was born to be a great housewife and now I see she’ll be a nice queen – private, good looking, love babies. We’ll see about work ethics but in a few years none of waity katy will matter.
Interesting how in the U.S. they require new moms to be pushed out in wheelchairs (feels so silly when it happens to you), and in the UK they let them walk out, holding the baby in heels! It’s just a sign of our litigious culture in the US!
in my country, you can’t leave the hospital the same day. at least 24 hours HAS to pass. and you have to call the nurse when you want to go to tje bathroom after the delivery, no matter how you feel. safety precaution, they say.
Yes that’s true about the bathroom part. I remember I had two nurses, one on each side of me and glad I did. I fainted.
I appreciated that push in the wheelchair with each delivery as I knew I’d walked daily. No big deal. Just cultural difference.
All babies look alien but that is one cute squeezy MUFFIN! OMGeorge! Their cutest newborn yet. And for the walking in heels and hose after birth…. you really never know what’s going on with a post partum woman. I was hopped up on drugs after giving birth, walking around the hospital like I was princess of Grey Gardens in a sun dress and chandelier earrings,admiring my own strength and almost dlat tummy. When I got home, the drugs wore off, mom left, and baby screamed all night and I started to plot how I’d divorce my hubby and give him full custody in exchange for never seeing any of them again. Good times.
And Middleton no longer looks like a word (had to Google if I was spelling it right even though I knew I was).
I think this tradition of walking out like this is really odd. They should be allowed to just go home privately and not go through this spectacle. They can show the baby later.
Oh and not provide the newspapers with an opportunity to do 16 page spreads and numerous special supplements? These events come around only once in a while and is an opportunity for us to smile about something. Would you prefer only to read only about gunmen and massacres, and van drivers deliberately mowing people down.
Well PrincessK, I am thinking about Kate and how she has to go through this spectacle. They could debut the baby a few days later and the news media could do their “16 page spreads” then. And we could all “smile about something” at that time.
I don’t appreciate the personal attack from you.
Lol ‘personal attack’. Calm ya farm.
She looks lovely, glowing and happy. That red color looks great on her, although I don’t like the dress. Too matronly and the doily collar is not good. I don’t get the heels, seems strange.
They look so happy. Kate is beautiful esp after just giving birth. Is she human?
All I can imagine is her wearing those post-partum panties and diaper thingies. So I am really glad I didn‘t have to wear a dress and heels right after giving birth.
Well, I wore maternity jeans, an old T-shirt and gigantic absorbent hospital panties when I went home from the hospital after giving birth. She looks pretty good to me.
Should I start a conspiracy theory? Kate actually gave birth at home and they faked that the baby was born in the hospital to avoid public opinion on home births. That’s why she can walk in heels. Baby was born, let’s say a month ago.
I am absolutely completely kidding.
Kate looks amazing. William and Kate both look like old pros at this now and it’s really nice to see.
If you’re going to start a conspiracy theory you might as well go full tilt boogie and say she had a surrogate. Would explain the amazing bounceback from and 8# baby!
Kate is glowing. I thought that she looked her most beautiful after Charlotte’s birth, but she looks equally wonderful here as well.
William seemed really affectionate with her today on the steps. He was rubbing his hand up and down her back. That amount of touching in public is unusual for them.
Can’t wait to see what they name the little guy.
OK normally I have my issues with Kate and he “work ethic”, but THIS is her work. And she’s freaking killing it! Hurts my nether region and I haven’t birthed no babies!
Omg bad memories.
I left the hospital 18 hours after my first who was four weeks early. The next day I walked 20 blocks to pick up a nursing bra (we lived in nyc) and it was a memorably painful trip.
My mother was surprised that I took a cab back to the apartment after the errand. Had to remind her that back in the day she stayed in the hospital for a full week each time she gave birth
LOL 😀 thanks for sharing
They all look so happy! I am glad and I am happy for them too.
Lol. You know she’s wearing those giant mesh underwear under that dress!!
I wonder if she had a nap in between the birth and getting ready for the press? It’s quite oimpressive that she looks so good…although after an easy birth you are not as tired as after a very long labour.
My first took almost 24 hours, my second only 4 hours in total. The difference was amazing – although I went home immediately afterwards with both.
Will she have a fourth? No offense but I think people would be upset to pay for another child lifestyle if they have a fourth one.
@KITTY, I doubt they’ll have a fourth. Kate has always seemed to want 3 children, as that’s what she felt comfortable with coming from a family of 3 siblings.
William made it known that he wanted 2 children, and I have a feeling he wasn’t expecting/eager for a third child as much as Kate was. Of course he looks delighted now that baby has arrived, but early on in the pregnancy Kate said something about him being in denial. So a potential fourth child would be even more unexpected for both of them.
Plus they are 36 this year – I think they just got on with having their third now as they didnt want to have it later as they near their 40s? I think this is their last.
I never got why its necessary for British royal mothers to step out in full dress and make-up only hours after giving birth. She must be so uncomfortable. Most new mothers i’ve known spend the first few days resting and in pyjamas.
I think its kind of sad that one of the first people you have to see is your stylist.
When our Dutch royal couple had their children it was the king who presented the baby at the hospitals main entrance, so Max could sneak away and go home through a side entrance. I think her first public appearance was usually at the baptism.