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LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
Sat May 2, 2015, 03:46 PM May 2015

William and Kate show off their baby girl

Babies! Why the heck not? The new British princess (and therefore appropriate for GD)








How does she do it? Speedy Kate Middleton emerges with new baby daughter looking immaculate - just 12 hours after she arrived at hospital and 10 hours after giving birth to 8lb 3oz second child

Prince William and Kate Middleton have taken their new daughter home just hours after she was born today

Prince George offered a shy wave as he arrived at the Lindo Wing this afternoon to meet his little sister

It is the first time George has been seen in the UK publicly since his own birth at the hospital in 2013

Kate, 33, gave birth to a baby girl at 8.34am less than three hours after being admitted to the Lindo Wing


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3044227/Kate-Middleton-Prince-William-s-new-royal-baby-GIRL.html

Congrats to the couple and Britain
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William and Kate show off their baby girl (Original Post) LittleBlue May 2015 OP
I didn't know they were expecting another baby. nt LWolf May 2015 #1
Nice post Prince Harry Renew Deal May 2015 #2
... ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #3
William is getting awfully thin on top hifiguy May 2015 #4
Uh huh... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #40
Lol yeoman6987 May 2015 #67
Centuries of inbreeding and incest, I'm afraid. mr blur May 2015 #100
Yeah, I'm jealous too tavernier May 2015 #106
Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #112
Best wishes to parents. tammywammy May 2015 #5
Yay! Good news all around! Think Pink! calimary May 2015 #39
I found the cutest thing to make for them tammywammy May 2015 #52
LOVE this! I stole a download of it! calimary May 2015 #56
Me, too. Did you see "truthiness"? dmr May 2015 #85
Haha LittleBlue May 2015 #62
Welcome, Princess of Wails. nt alphafemale May 2015 #96
ha! tammywammy May 2015 #105
Dlisted: "(She) looks like an adorable sleeping baked potato" shenmue May 2015 #6
Anyone betting on a name? cwydro May 2015 #7
Apparently Alexandra is the favorite, per the English bookies. hifiguy May 2015 #8
That does sound nice. cwydro May 2015 #16
I'd think Diana will be in there too TDale313 May 2015 #9
Stupid me. Of course it will. cwydro May 2015 #13
Alice and Charlotte were leading. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #10
Well, Charlotte is good, being the name of a queen and my city lol, cwydro May 2015 #14
lol ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #17
Well, that puts a different spin on it. cwydro May 2015 #20
Hehehehe... I bet it will be hard. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #21
Gah, then Flo got in there cwydro May 2015 #24
Sprinkles are for winners awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #92
That cracks me up. cwydro May 2015 #95
Alexandra Diana Elizabeth Alicia, aka "Binky" eom catrose May 2015 #44
Indeed! Princess Alice of Battenberg! calimary May 2015 #49
Poor Princess Alice! catrose May 2015 #71
No, she was the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #73
Hey, that's my daughter's name. AtomicKitten May 2015 #74
I fancy Elizabeth Victoria. Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #45
Yes, I'm first generation American. cwydro May 2015 #46
My dad is English as well. Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #50
I was born and raised here. I have a dual citizenship because they were British when I was born. cwydro May 2015 #54
seems obvious to me angryvet May 2015 #107
The news was reporting yesterday that it was doubtful her father would burden her with that name as ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #117
Congratulations to the new parents Gothmog May 2015 #11
Yay for the new baby princess! CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #12
For days after I gave birth, I looked like I had been run over TwilightGardener May 2015 #15
LOL me too! Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #27
16 years later, I'm still trying to get it back together. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #33
My first thought looking at the picture catchnrelease May 2015 #42
Michelin Tire Woman here. calimary May 2015 #51
HAHAHA boy I can relate laundry_queen May 2015 #76
I really started creeping myself out. The edema was simply RIDICULOUS! calimary May 2015 #82
Being pregnant made me very pro-choice as well laundry_queen May 2015 #83
Hey, I'm a reasonable sort. As soon as men can get pregnant, they can tell me all about it. calimary May 2015 #109
So white so beautiful so pure 951-Riverside May 2015 #18
Get a grip B2G May 2015 #22
Why we need some happy news like this NT 1939 May 2015 #23
welcome to du niyad May 2015 #43
LOL. Breathe. cyberswede May 2015 #25
No. They are not. n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2015 #114
No one is expected to do any such thing SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #26
Oh please. cwydro May 2015 #28
At least Beyonce has some sortof talent itsrobert May 2015 #101
Well, they do a helluva lot for vets cwydro May 2015 #103
Sometimes, we all need a little hope...in the middle of it all. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #29
Lighten up, Francis. msanthrope May 2015 #31
Well, that didn't take long ... and racist too. sarge43 May 2015 #32
Everything doesn't need to be about what is wrong with the world. madaboutharry May 2015 #35
Impressive chip you've got on your shoulder. SMC22307 May 2015 #37
I feel you are out of line on this one sir. Paper Roses May 2015 #38
Why the racism? Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #47
Kinda sad. cwydro May 2015 #55
Meh, sometimes we just need a little frippery. A break. And the more impractical the better, dammit! calimary May 2015 #53
Racist post. 840high May 2015 #57
Get over yourself uncleverusername May 2015 #59
Welcome to DU, uncleverusername! calimary May 2015 #65
:) uncleverusername May 2015 #68
Your schtick is so cute ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2015 #61
stupid JI7 May 2015 #64
Oh for goodness sake yeoman6987 May 2015 #66
Your racism is showing. romanic May 2015 #86
Oh get over yourself. It's not only not true, it's harmful. nolabear May 2015 #93
Good grief. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #110
It must frustrate people to realize that in the face of darkness, violence and hatred LanternWaste May 2015 #121
Wish I looked that good only 10 hours after delivering!! LeftInTX May 2015 #19
seems like she had a fast, easy delivery so she was OK... CTyankee May 2015 #58
What a beautiful baby! Ms. Yertle May 2015 #30
8 pound and up babies tend to be a little less wrinkled looking. She is beautiful. n/t pnwmom May 2015 #34
I think she's pretty, too. But she is newborn...who knows what is to come... CTyankee May 2015 #60
You could look at the parents and figure out the baby is only going to get cuter. LisaL May 2015 #72
Welcome to DU, Ms. Yertle! calimary May 2015 #63
"It is the first time George has been seen in the UK publicly since his own birth"? WTF? SheilaT May 2015 #36
A great story but I was puzzled by that too. yeoman6987 May 2015 #69
I think they must mean 'seen live' rather than in photos or videos (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #70
Prince William and Kate have decided to let their children Jamastiene May 2015 #77
God bless the Princess! hrmjustin May 2015 #41
Cute little smooshy cheeks. <3 Butterbean May 2015 #48
Duchess Kate did her duty, an heir and a spare. AtomicKitten May 2015 #75
Gorgeous baby. Look as good as a section baby for being only 10 hours old. WillowTree May 2015 #78
She will definitely have Daddy wrapped around her little finger ..... rainbobryte May 2015 #84
Speaking of names for the little one, SheilaT May 2015 #79
I love it that they're into modern parenting. hedda_foil May 2015 #80
Apparently, he got up for the night bottle feedings with George. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #81
I may not care too much about the British Royal Family. romanic May 2015 #87
Video of Prince William and George waving to crowd outside hospital. AtomicKitten May 2015 #88
My SO had her kid in the morning and felt ready to go home by that afternoon. Ex Lurker May 2015 #89
Royal Scandal Bosonic May 2015 #90
Argh, I have to rant for a moment. betsuni May 2015 #91
I wish she would have taken more time so that Habibi May 2015 #94
Pantyhose????!!! Who in the hell under 60 wears pantyhose? alphafemale May 2015 #97
That last sentence came out of nowhere LittleBlue May 2015 #98
Absolutely, positively HIL-arious!!! nc4bo May 2015 #99
Me too treestar May 2015 #104
Oh, is pantyhose a generational thing now? Sorry, didn't realize. Habibi May 2015 #108
Really? Not at all to me. Looks like skin. alphafemale May 2015 #113
Do not judge me for how I know this... ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #118
Pantyhose/tights are more common there than here. n/t tammywammy May 2015 #119
She had a 3 hour labor LeftInTX May 2015 #102
Beautiful Kid. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #111
Yippee! A girl is born, and she will live on the taxpayer's money all her life. Yorktown May 2015 #115
FFS, this is lounge shit Logical May 2015 #116
It's a great day for Canada and therefore the world. craigmatic May 2015 #120
 

mr blur

(7,753 posts)
100. Centuries of inbreeding and incest, I'm afraid.
Sun May 3, 2015, 04:04 PM
May 2015

An heir and a spare - she' s earned her easy ride.

tavernier

(14,443 posts)
106. Yeah, I'm jealous too
Sun May 3, 2015, 05:05 PM
May 2015

So what if my eyes were a tad too close together if I got a castle and a Ferrari.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
112. Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing.
Sun May 3, 2015, 10:07 PM
May 2015

But I figured it would come off as mean.

Thank you, for doing it for me!



Anyway, he stands there as stark living proof that all the money in the world can't cure male pattern baldness, not yet.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
5. Best wishes to parents.
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:05 PM
May 2015

I also found out my friend's adoption of a little girl was final today. Good news day for baby girls!

calimary

(90,010 posts)
56. LOVE this! I stole a download of it!
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:35 PM
May 2015

Some of those other examples are hilarious!

I like the sweet little pillow with the #@%&!! on it!

dmr

(28,705 posts)
85. Me, too. Did you see "truthiness"?
Sun May 3, 2015, 02:32 AM
May 2015

Colbert shows up at the oddest of places.

Anyway, I've found some fun to stitch.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
105. ha!
Sun May 3, 2015, 05:01 PM
May 2015

Though I believe my friends are going to try and stay away from pink and princess things for their little one.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
8. Apparently Alexandra is the favorite, per the English bookies.
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:18 PM
May 2015

Alexandra Elizabeth has a nice ring to it.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
14. Well, Charlotte is good, being the name of a queen and my city lol,
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:30 PM
May 2015

but I've never cared for Alice.

I always think of Linda Lavin (not that there's anything wrong with that )

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
20. Well, that puts a different spin on it.
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:34 PM
May 2015

I LOVE Alice in Wonderland. And of course, naming after ancestors is always good.

Pushing Linda Lavin out of my mind!

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
24. Gah, then Flo got in there
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:36 PM
May 2015

and was soon joined by the Progressive girl Flo. Noooo...

Worse than an ear worm.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
95. That cracks me up.
Sun May 3, 2015, 03:26 PM
May 2015

I truly hate commercials, but Flo and the Geico free range chicken make me laugh.

calimary

(90,010 posts)
49. Indeed! Princess Alice of Battenberg!
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:04 PM
May 2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Alice_of_Battenberg

We haven't had a Princess Victoria for awhile...

But I do like Alexandra, and what goes well with Alexandra? And has a pedigree?

Let's see, Elizabeth of course
Diana - probably inevitable
Alexandra - in many royal lines
Margaret - QE2's late sister
Mary - QU2's grandmother-in-law - one of those one with the boat named after her
Charlotte - in many royal lines as is, and as a tip of the hat to Will's father
Anne - their grandpa Charles' sister and farther up the family tree
Alice - as above
Augusta - farther up the family tree, in the House of Hanover
Caroline, Maria, Frederica, even Amelia and Cecilia - same as Augusta
Sophia - very Hanoverian. Sophie is their great uncle Edward's commoner wife's name.
Beatrice - in House of Windsor line but also, one of Prince Andrew's daughters (with Eugenie - and I don't at the moment see where they got the name Eugenie). They're the ones with the crazy "fascinator" hats.

I myself am just fascinated by the British royals. The whole thing. Can't help myself. I understand about the perceptions of the monarchy in general. But I dunno - maybe it's like playing a grown-up version of Barbie or something. FASCINATED by it. And I'm also rather pleased that the next full-on Queen of England (Camilla doesn't get that title in any shape or form, regardless when or how Charles becomes king) is a brunette.

catrose

(5,365 posts)
71. Poor Princess Alice!
Sat May 2, 2015, 08:21 PM
May 2015

Wasn't she Q Victoria's youngest? Not a very happy life…

Of course, the last Q Alexandra was married to Victoria's problem boy Bertie…Diana is scarcely a portrait of happy life…best of luck, little princess! It gets better! We hope!

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
73. No, she was the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Sat May 2, 2015, 09:38 PM
May 2015

Mother of Prince Philip. He's her youngest. It IS a sad story.

 

Boudica the Lyoness

(2,899 posts)
45. I fancy Elizabeth Victoria.
Sat May 2, 2015, 06:48 PM
May 2015

BTW; are you Welsh? My mum is Welsh born and raised. Loved to go on holiday there as a nipper.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
46. Yes, I'm first generation American.
Sat May 2, 2015, 06:51 PM
May 2015

Mum and all my relatives are Welsh.

Dad was English, but we tried to overlook that lol

 

Boudica the Lyoness

(2,899 posts)
50. My dad is English as well.
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:04 PM
May 2015

I was born and raised in England and moved here (US) over 40 years ago. My very elderly parents are still in England.

My mum's people were from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales. It's a beautiful country. 'There's pretty' as some Welshies would say.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
54. I was born and raised here. I have a dual citizenship because they were British when I was born.
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:20 PM
May 2015

Our family lived in Pembrokeshire, and most of them are still there.

I grew up visiting Wales and England fairly regularly. I love it there.

My dad was brought up in London, so I was able to visit that city quite often too.

I would love to live in Wales.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
117. The news was reporting yesterday that it was doubtful her father would burden her with that name as
Sun May 3, 2015, 11:52 PM
May 2015

a first name. I agree. Diana would have both super positive and super negative connotations and she would constantly be compared.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,619 posts)
12. Yay for the new baby princess!
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:29 PM
May 2015

I adore baby girls.......had two of 'em myself!

Congratulations to all!

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
15. For days after I gave birth, I looked like I had been run over
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:31 PM
May 2015

by a tractor and then dragged behind it for some distance. Pasty/puffy face, broken blood vessels around my eyes, giant flabby belly, total exhaustion. So I tip my hat to her, she looks great. Congrats to the family.

catchnrelease

(2,151 posts)
42. My first thought looking at the picture
Sat May 2, 2015, 06:22 PM
May 2015

Oh my god, the poor woman just gave birth and she has to put on high heels? Even for a sort of formal appearance couldn't she have worn flats or even something 'slipperish'? (I never wear heels under any circumstance so it seems like cruel torture to me.)

Glad mom and the wee one are well.

calimary

(90,010 posts)
51. Michelin Tire Woman here.
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:09 PM
May 2015

I blew up like the Goodyear blimp. I literally turned into a water balloon. Even after birth I still looked and felt as though I had padding on every inch of me. And then as soon as we got home, I lost 30 pounds of water weight in about a week! Still a total physical wreck though.

She does look great! I like her. She seems to be a good thing for her husband and his still-stuffy family. And I don't even care that they're a little stuffy. Still fun. And great clothes, jewels, trappings, old-world pomp & circumstance, even the family drama. Still fun.

I'm sorry. Sometimes you've just gotta make a little bit of room for frippery.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
76. HAHAHA boy I can relate
Sat May 2, 2015, 10:14 PM
May 2015

With my first I had a c-section, it was 90 degrees (no air conditioning where I was living - either in our home or the hospital) and my lower body blew up. I was puffy before but afterwards I had to get a pair of men's sandals to wear. I stayed puffy for 2 weeks or so afterward. My next was also born in the summer. While I felt fabulous (no c-section, went home less than 12 hours later) I was still all blown up. My other 2 kids were mercifully born in early spring when it was still very cold here. Not as much swelling, thankfully, even though both were c-sections. with my last birth, I was in my pre-pregnancy jeans in 8 days. Had I not had a c-section, I probably could've pulled off some heels. But my face looked like death. I lost a lot of blood and had 2 black eyes for a week. Every birth is so different.

Kate does look great. I agree, I like a little bit of frippery now and then. And babies! I can always make time for looking at adorable babies. Good luck to the second time parents!

calimary

(90,010 posts)
82. I really started creeping myself out. The edema was simply RIDICULOUS!
Sun May 3, 2015, 12:32 AM
May 2015

I could not flex my ankles. My skin was SHINY. It was that stretched. Seriously creepy!!! You know those Kim Kartrashian pregnancy photos? Her pudgy feet and ankles, her pudgy sausage fingers? Huge I was worse. You know those moments, usually when one is sunburned, where you can push your index finger into your swollen flesh and it creates a pit where the fingertip probed? And then it takes a few moments for the skin to plump back out again? My WHOLE BODY was like that. Criminy.

I was covering the Zsa Zsa Gabor cop-slapping trial in the last two weeks of my first pregnancy. It was packed with reporters and camera crews and paparazzi. There was no place to sit in the long marble hall where we press people were relegated while the court proceedings went on. Some self-involved individuals who wouldn't give the huge, bloated, miserable-looking pregnant woman a seat. So I sat on the cold hard marble floor. Have to admit - that cold smooth marble felt SOOOOOOO good and SOOOOOO soothing, because I was burning up. My temperature was always higher than normal, and I felt hot and sticky all the damn time! So I'd sit on the floor til time to try to struggle to my feet - sometimes I had help there.

And there was one time when I looked at the side of my calf - the side that had been cooling against the cold marble floor. My leg was AS FLAT AS THE FLOOR! It had just pressed to the shape of what it was pressed against, and so I had this misshapen leg that was totally flat all the way down one side. CREEPY! And it stung. My skin stung. All the time. I felt like there was a hive of overheated bees working triple-time inside, or some big electric generator like you always saw appearing on Popeye's big arm muscle when he flexed it after eating a can of spinach. I got so swollen I had to have rings cut off. I ripped through the leather AND stitching around the throat of the only two pairs of decent low-heeled leather work pumps I had that still fit me.

I was ridiculous-looking. Could barely fit behind the steering wheel of my car, and toward the end I did NOT fit. My husband had to drive me to and from work. I could barely move. My arms and legs hurt. Stung. My joints weren't working right. My ankles and knees complained all the time. Simple breathing was hard. I was out of breath all the time. Everything ached. I thought I smelled odd, too - I always seemed to detect a vague scent of odd warm buttered milk around me all the time. I couldn't walk right. Couldn't keep up with people. Sure couldn't sleep, either. I felt like some beached elephant seal. I was a total monstrosity. Never had a minute's worth of morning sickness. But man - toward the fourth month - BALLOON TIME! I sometimes wondered, if somebody stuck a pin in me, would I fly around the room? Actually, with the water retention, it was more likely that I'd flood the place!

Same thing happened the second time. Just abnormally weird, what was happening to me. I was already pro-choice. But going through that, twice, made me ARDENTLY pro-choice. In the EXTREME. It confirmed for me beyond ANY doubt that NO woman should have to go through anything like that unless she chooses to!

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
83. Being pregnant made me very pro-choice as well
Sun May 3, 2015, 12:52 AM
May 2015

I had a similar experience with the swelling in my first 2 pregnancies. With my second pregnancy (due in Sept, had her in August and it was HOT all summer) I discovered our local pool. They ran the pool quite cold. I went there everyday in my last month. It helped.

I had the shiny skin, the indents, being overheated - all of that. I also couldn't breathe well (and I have asthma so it made it worse). I had miserable pregnancies. My third pregnancy I didn't swell much - but I had 9 months of morning sickness and went 2 weeks overdue and had a 9lb11oz baby (my biggest). My last pregnancy, I felt great, and didn't swell, but my pubic bone separated and I couldn't walk. It was always something. And all 4 pregnancies I had HORRID acne. One of my young co-workers was talking about how her mother has pictures of her pregnancies and she finds how her mom looked shocking - she said, "OMG, she looks like she wants to simultaneously die and kill someone". I can relate. Some of us aren't very 'glowy' during pregnancy. And I had difficult deliveries too.

It's a good thing that my kids were definitely worth it, LOL. But I agree, no one should EVER be forced to go through that. It would be inhumane.

calimary

(90,010 posts)
109. Hey, I'm a reasonable sort. As soon as men can get pregnant, they can tell me all about it.
Sun May 3, 2015, 09:55 PM
May 2015

I keep looking at some of these lovely CON men who are so anxious to assert for themselves all the sovereignty and mastery of OUR bodies, NOT their own bodies, mind you, but OUR bodies, and wonder - "how would YOU feel if YOU had to squeeze a watermelon-size mass out of that little bitty hole?" And some of you hardliners would even deny us anesthesia or spinal blocks or other pain relief - because as women you believe it's our cross to bear, to atone for the Sins of Eve. We're SUPPOSED to have pain. And I suppose we're supposed to like it, too, because it's our lot in life and it's what we deserve - daughters of Eve that we are.

I remember when I was pregnant, reading that shit. Realizing that there were actual forces in this country who fought to deny women any pain relief during labor, be it epidural or anything taken orally. We women did not deserve such relief, they argued. It was what God said we were doomed to have to endure - because of the Sins of Eve. FORCRYINGOUTLOUD!!!! And that was relatively recent in modern times. Like back in the 1800s and early 1900s. As soon as pain relieving options were available, there were assholes fighting to prevent our access to them.


 

951-Riverside

(7,234 posts)
18. So white so beautiful so pure
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:32 PM
May 2015


...only in a white world can two white people having babies make headlines and you'd think they were the only prince and princess in the world.



The fucking country is falling apart, Baltimore is on lockdown BUT the world is expected look in aw at two white people and their white baby.

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,710 posts)
26. No one is expected to do any such thing
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:44 PM
May 2015

If you aren't interested, then by all means, don't look.

Of course shitting on a thread is always an option too.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
28. Oh please.
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:50 PM
May 2015

People went nuts when Beyoncé had her baby too.

Everyone loves babies of any color or parentage!

Take a deep breath and smile.

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
101. At least Beyonce has some sortof talent
Sun May 3, 2015, 04:11 PM
May 2015

I don't see why the Royal Family is that special because they have been sitting on a throne for 100s of years. It's bullcrap.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
103. Well, they do a helluva lot for vets
Sun May 3, 2015, 04:55 PM
May 2015

and for the environment. They use their power for good.

I do understand if people don't care for them.

I was born of British/Welsh parents. I've admired the Queen and her mum for many years.

For what it's worth lol, my dad (RIP) hated them. Mom laughs at my enthusiasm for the royals.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
29. Sometimes, we all need a little hope...in the middle of it all.
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:56 PM
May 2015

They are a couple and their new baby.

madaboutharry

(42,033 posts)
35. Everything doesn't need to be about what is wrong with the world.
Sat May 2, 2015, 05:47 PM
May 2015

Besides, they're supposedly very nice people. So congratulations to them on their little girl.

 

Boudica the Lyoness

(2,899 posts)
47. Why the racism?
Sat May 2, 2015, 06:57 PM
May 2015

Yes they are white. Our Royal Family always has been.

If the President and First lady were younger had another baby, pictures would be shown all over the world and everyone would go awwww.

Why do you say "So white so pure"?

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
55. Kinda sad.
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:22 PM
May 2015

No idea why someone would come in just to crap on a baby thread of all things.

calimary

(90,010 posts)
53. Meh, sometimes we just need a little frippery. A break. And the more impractical the better, dammit!
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:18 PM
May 2015

Seems to me this is a little bit of a reprieve from a VERY intense week in this country. A distraction. A BREAK.

What the hell? Set down the protests and the outrage for a minute, and take a deep breath and just find something nice to think about. YES the fucking country is falling apart. YES Baltimore is on lockdown. YES it's two white people and their white baby. AND their position of privilege, too. Meh - so what? Seems to me it gives the rest of us a break, maybe a brief moment of living vicariously. Who doesn't like to see a happy little family, 'eh? I've spent the past two weeks enjoying my little birdie family, even in the midst of all the news madness. Impractical as hell and I never could even touch a one of 'em. But it's been great! It's healing and uplifting, and restorative! We just need a break, especially after the past eight months or so.

Here - take one of mine:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018750193

calimary

(90,010 posts)
65. Welcome to DU, uncleverusername!
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:51 PM
May 2015

Great to have you join us! Fuck it. Let's Celebrate! Nice to have something nice in the news. For a change. Even the CONS can't pee on this parade - OR threaten the next one!

 

uncleverusername

(37 posts)
68. :)
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:59 PM
May 2015

I don't even care, I'm an unabashed royalist I don't even care! It just makes me happy for a change when so much is going on in the world!

(I mean I'm also appalled over drone use, constant, non-stop war, corporate America running the government, and institutionalized racism in our public services for the record, since 951-Riverside seems to think I can't care about more than one thing.)

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
66. Oh for goodness sake
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:54 PM
May 2015

Everyone in the World knows about Baltimore. This is wonderful news. Possible leader of the monarch is huge news. I love it and think it's good that it is the news of the day. It's a Saturday after all.

nolabear

(43,850 posts)
93. Oh get over yourself. It's not only not true, it's harmful.
Sun May 3, 2015, 01:08 PM
May 2015

Let me tell you about my year so far. Three deaths of people I love, a cardiac bypass for Mr. Bear, a case of sciatica that makes me fear I'll be unable to live my life the way I want and enough death and destruction in the news to keep me trying to keep from sinking. Seeing a new life, and a mass celebration of the new and hopeful and yeah, pure, whether it's this little princess, North West or any loved and welcomed child gives me great pleasure.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
121. It must frustrate people to realize that in the face of darkness, violence and hatred
Mon May 4, 2015, 04:37 PM
May 2015

It must frustrate people to realize that in the face of darkness, violence and hatred, a newborn infant can still elicit smiles...

LeftInTX

(34,283 posts)
19. Wish I looked that good only 10 hours after delivering!!
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:32 PM
May 2015

I know she had help with her hair and make up, that said, she appears relaxed and doesn't appear to be in pain etc.

CTyankee

(68,197 posts)
58. seems like she had a fast, easy delivery so she was OK...
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:41 PM
May 2015

My daughter had one of those...it was a little harrowing getting to the hospital in time so with her next one she had a planned delivery with her doc...

pnwmom

(110,259 posts)
34. 8 pound and up babies tend to be a little less wrinkled looking. She is beautiful. n/t
Sat May 2, 2015, 05:45 PM
May 2015

calimary

(90,010 posts)
63. Welcome to DU, Ms. Yertle!
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:48 PM
May 2015

Good to have you with us! Eight pounds three ounces? And Mom's up and about already and actually looking decent. SHEESH. My first was 8 pounds 1 ounce and I thought that was pretty big. After the anesthesia wore off, it felt like I'd been almost literally beaten up inside, it hurt so bad. And like many of those posts here remarked - I couldn't even imagine putting on a pair of heels either. But I never had to look good in public all the time, the way she does.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
36. "It is the first time George has been seen in the UK publicly since his own birth"? WTF?
Sat May 2, 2015, 05:54 PM
May 2015

Must be a parody site.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
69. A great story but I was puzzled by that too.
Sat May 2, 2015, 08:00 PM
May 2015

I have seen him in pictures numerous times.

Jamastiene

(38,206 posts)
77. Prince William and Kate have decided to let their children
Sat May 2, 2015, 10:19 PM
May 2015

have as much privacy as possible as children. I read somewhere where the kids stay in one of the queen's private residences, I think in Wales. So, what that possibly means is that George hasn't been out in public in an official capacity yet. That is my take on it, at least. I'm just guessing here, so I may be wrong.

Butterbean

(1,014 posts)
48. Cute little smooshy cheeks. <3
Sat May 2, 2015, 07:01 PM
May 2015

Bless Kate for being able to walk in heels so soon. I was up and walking, sure, but no way was I wearing any darned heels. LOL.

 

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
75. Duchess Kate did her duty, an heir and a spare.
Sat May 2, 2015, 09:43 PM
May 2015

George is adorable. His little sister is a beautiful baby.

Congratulations to the proud parents. I wish Diana was alive to meet her grandchildren.

WillowTree

(5,350 posts)
78. Gorgeous baby. Look as good as a section baby for being only 10 hours old.
Sat May 2, 2015, 10:58 PM
May 2015

And I saw pictures of the little boy going in to see the baby and he's a looker, too. Gonna break about a million hearts, that one.

rainbobryte

(43 posts)
84. She will definitely have Daddy wrapped around her little finger .....
Sun May 3, 2015, 01:11 AM
May 2015

Not to mention the Aww factor when big brother George gave his first royal wave. The little princess is a ray of sunshine in dark days we've been having. A long and happy life to all of them.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
79. Speaking of names for the little one,
Sun May 3, 2015, 12:13 AM
May 2015

I'm no expert, but I'm going to guess that the new princess's first name will not be Elizabeth. Notice that their son's first name was not the same as any living paternal relative. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth's father, died in 1952.

His full name is George Alexander Louis.

So I'm also going to guess that none of the princess's names will be Alexandria. I think, that as with their son, they'll reach farther back to Mary, or Victoria. But I wouldn't bet on any specific name. They certainly have lots to choose from.

hedda_foil

(16,985 posts)
80. I love it that they're into modern parenting.
Sun May 3, 2015, 12:25 AM
May 2015

Dad's in on the labor and delivery, brings the older child to see the baby within hours, and they all go home the same.day.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
81. Apparently, he got up for the night bottle feedings with George.
Sun May 3, 2015, 12:29 AM
May 2015

they certainly look so very happy.

romanic

(2,841 posts)
87. I may not care too much about the British Royal Family.
Sun May 3, 2015, 02:40 AM
May 2015

But I always congratulate those who bring a new life into the world. Kudos to them.

Ex Lurker

(3,966 posts)
89. My SO had her kid in the morning and felt ready to go home by that afternoon.
Sun May 3, 2015, 04:08 AM
May 2015

If everything goes in a best case scenario situation, it can happen. OTOH, pain pills and a staff doing all the work behind the scenes can help...

betsuni

(29,074 posts)
91. Argh, I have to rant for a moment.
Sun May 3, 2015, 10:37 AM
May 2015

Tonight on Japanese news they commented on the swiftness that Kate and baby left the hospital and that this isn't unusual in Western countries. The reason? Not that insurance and medical advice is different in the West than in Japan, but that Western women's pelvises are wider so giving birth is easy. Wut wut wut wut wut. Typical. Argh.

Habibi

(3,605 posts)
94. I wish she would have taken more time so that
Sun May 3, 2015, 01:13 PM
May 2015

ordinary, non-royal mothers wouldn't feel they have some impossible ideal to live up to. "Well, Kate was up and in pantyhose a mere 10 hours after delivery, you know."

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
97. Pantyhose????!!! Who in the hell under 60 wears pantyhose?
Sun May 3, 2015, 03:44 PM
May 2015

I certainly am not wrapping my snatch in plastic.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
99. Absolutely, positively HIL-arious!!!
Sun May 3, 2015, 03:58 PM
May 2015


...no reason to comment in the OP but that comment alone sent me into bits and pieces!

Habibi

(3,605 posts)
108. Oh, is pantyhose a generational thing now? Sorry, didn't realize.
Sun May 3, 2015, 09:37 PM
May 2015

Her legs look like they are in pantyhose to me.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
118. Do not judge me for how I know this...
Sun May 3, 2015, 11:53 PM
May 2015


...Catherine wears nylons with everything. It's a protocol thing or something. I read it somewhere.

LeftInTX

(34,283 posts)
102. She had a 3 hour labor
Sun May 3, 2015, 04:45 PM
May 2015

Mid-wife delivery - (probably no episiotomy). I read the average stay in the maternity ward in UK is only 6 hours. I watched the video of her leaving the hospital she looks very relaxed and does not appear to be in pain. Obviously, the make-up and hair etc are part of the royal treatment, but her facial expressions and body language indicate that she feels as good as she looks.

 

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)
115. Yippee! A girl is born, and she will live on the taxpayer's money all her life.
Sun May 3, 2015, 10:28 PM
May 2015

Great, isn't it?

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