Here are more photos of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Field of Remembrance event on Thursday. We have more details on Meghan’s ensemble, finally! The fascinator is a bespoke piece by Philip Treacy, and it costs $1925, because that’s what bespoke velvet and netting costs. No, I jest. This is the first time I’ve ever thought Meghan has a face for hats. The Brits will have to forgive us American girls – we don’t know how to do hats and fascinators, and it’s basically taken Meghan a year and a half to figure it out. The coat is Sentaler which originally retailed – in 2015 – for $1795. Apparently there was so much interest in the coat this week that Sentaler is reissuing it in January. The coat will be sold with a matching fabric belt, which is wise because this black leather skinny belt Meghan added looks terrible. The boots seem to be new as well – Tamara Mellon.
Meanwhile, there’s a smaller story I thought we should move through quickly. One, a British TV producer named Nick Bullen thinks that Meghan and Harry are going to move to America and then Meghan will enter politics. He’s made a documentary called Meghan for President? and I guess British TV producers really are that f–king dumb.
Also: when Harry and Meghan were meeting with military families on Wednesday, Harry was especially keen on talking to parents of two children and he asked a lot of questions about how parents spaced out their kids and…you know. He’s already thinking about a second baby. He wants to keep making babies with Meghan. Check out this video of Meg and Harry interacting with kids too.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have met military families during a trip to a community centre in Windsor to mark Remembrance Week.
During the visit, Harry and Meghan revealed that their son Archie has started crawling 👶
Read more here 👉 https://t.co/BoeUZs4w8j pic.twitter.com/XicVX8M7EI
— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 7, 2019
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
God, she looks SO good here.
Yep, I thought the same thing yesterday and could not understand what everybody was saying about her drawning in fabric or about not liking the boots.
I love the coat and the hat. I dislike slouchy boots as formal wear.
I love the boots!!! How are Tamara Mellon high heel boots not formalwear? They are not UGGS or Clark’s
Cosigned. If the coat fabric had been lighter or less textured maybe the boots would have looked wrong, but IMHO they set off the boucle fabric nicely.
Plus, if she’d worn form-fitting leather boots some git would have accused her of making an inappropriate display of her legs at a formal event or something. *facepalm*
I love the whole thing.
I just pre-ordered the coat & the funny story is that the blue (which I got) was $300 more than the camel or red.
I guess that is the Meghan premium! Excited.
Ooo! Do you have a link to the coat?
https://sentaler.com/products/long-wide-collar-wrap-coat-midnight-blue
Comes in several colors but only the midnight blue is Boucle.
@Snappyfish: I just looked at it and the other colors are a different coat…they all have that signature Sentaler ribbing on the sleeves but the navy one doesn’t. It’s odd that they would lump them all together like that like it’s the same coat in different colors, but I guess they want to sell as many as possible while the Meghan Effect is so strong. I also love that there’s such a clear “Meghan Effect” because people always talking about the Kate Effect but Meghan’s is just as strong!
@lorelei I mentioned that only the midnight blue is boucle which is why I think the price is higher. The others look like the same alpaca coat but smooth. I got the midnight blue as I think the boucle really makes the coat more luxurious. It was a bit pricey but I’m considering it my Christmas gift to me!! Excited!!
I also think she might be pregnant
@Snappyfish I agree, I think she’s already knocked up. Good for them!
She looks great! I would wear everything she is wearing!
@Snappyfish
Well she also wore the beige/camel one and that one is the same price and design as the other colours, I think the Navy one is more expensive cause it truly is just a different coat lol. I think they decided to group them together to hopefully attract some buyers to those other similar coats, which is sneaky but a smart tactic I must say.
She is just stunning. That face!
She looks like a beautiful portrait! The hat, the netting, everything just paints a lovely picture.
I think she’s already pregnant. She’s full-faced and glowy.
Agreed. She has the same glow she had when she was at that cookbook event with her mom and Harry
I think so too. From the side she looks like she could be. Unless it’s the weird effect from that belt?
That’s what I thought yesterday when I saw these pictures.
Yup, very glowing.
I’m here for more Sussex babies!
I’ve thought that for a few weeks.
I wouldn’t be surprised! I’m sure they want a second one and want it sooner rather than later.
Archie is only 6 months. Give her a break people. It’s a vagina, not a clown car.
I don’t get it also. I had a baby boy two weeks before Meghan and I cannot even fathom or imagine being pregnant again at this time, jeez!!!!!
Oh my gosh CLOWN CAR.
Ha!
Upvote.
This. My one is 9 months and I can’t even fathom being pregnant again right now. If Meghan is pregnant again already, I’ll be amazed.
Hey my grandmothers did it regularly, Irish twins! However it’s not good for your body to get pregnant so soon. Doctors are saying to wait a year in between.
I think Meghan is already pregnant too and desperate for a girl!
If she’s healthy and there’s no issues, I’m sure they’re not going to wait long at all for another pregnancy. They could even probably have one more before she turns 40 although I think they were going to stop at two.
Women write the strangest comments…. why would she be “desperate” for a girl?
Desperate for a girl???? my goodness, some women are just strange……Meghan has told you that right? in your wedgie ball
@Sunshine you’d be surprised at how many women feel that way. I know two people who vowed to keep having kids until they got a girl. One finally stopped after five boys but the other kept going until she had a girl and now she has six children. My cousin who only planned on having two ended up having a third because she wanted a girl so much.
Random thought, but I wonder if the thing that will get the British tabloids to finally back off Megan is if the retailers who are making so much money when their items sell out because she wears them puts pressure on the tabloids not to destroy her life to the extent that she leaves the country to go live a quiet life somewhere else. I don’t love the idea that they would back off out of pure self interest rather than the principle of not harassing this poor woman further, but this point I’ll take any reason to lay off her. Anyone with any involvement in advertisement or the industry have any thoughts on that?
I think one could make an argument in the U.S. that retailers have had huge influence when they begin recognizing previously marginalized groups as consumers.
Love everything you said, except I would take out “previously”
Thanks, Mercury, and ITA. Representation in SUV advertisements doesn’t mean the end of being marginalized, but having middle class luxuries marketed to you does seem to indicate a status change by American standards (I guess that’s the most capitalist thing ever).
The tabloids will get off her back when Charles calls off his smear campaign. 100% This is all Charles.
I disagree, Charles is not in competition with H&M, but rather W&K, who are after his crown. Charles may be cold, like most of the Windsors, he is the product of his upbringing, however, it is said, he is fond of Meghan. What is his motive? None.
@Abena: it’s not a competition, though. He is going to be King when his mother passes away. It’s the law of succession. “Skipping” over him isn’t even an option. He would have to abdicate, but he won’t. Not after waiting 70+ years. He is in no way in competition with William/Kate.
He might be jealous that they get more press attention, but the younger royals have always gotten more coverage, and Charles knows that’s just the way it goes.
W and K aren’t “after his crown.” For one thing no one really wants to be monarch, it’s seen as a horrible oppressive duty and not desirable in any way. And William is so i famously workshy, I don’t doubt he is dreading becoming king. Second the ONLY way he can ever become king is for his dad to die. Even if he did desperately want to become king, which I doubt, he’s not so evil as to be thrilled at his dad dying.
It would tremendously help if Charles AND the Queen
1) would issue a statement
2) would make a public appearance with Harry & Meghan
showing their support.
Hasn’t happened so far because they have their own agendas: TQ protecting Andrew and IMO Charles is petty enough to pit the 2 brothers against each other.
@Megbot2000: “the ONLY way he can ever become king is for his dad to die. ”
JHC, he doesn’t have to die, he can quit. Members of royalty are allowed to quit the job, they are allowed to refuse the job. Dying is not the only freaking option these people have, stop saying that.
Elisa
You are exactly right. It is so obvious no one can see it. I have followed the Royals for many years, read mini biographies and literally countless articles. This is all Charles. I have absolutely no doubt. And how this will end who knows.
I like that hat, but somehow, and I guess its the way that velvet photographs, in all the pictures it looks as if the hat has been photoshopped in (at least on my screen). I know it isn’t but its amusing.
I am on team #she’salreadypregnantagain and if they really take that 6 week break the timing would be great. They could enjoy the first couple of months without the belly patrol forcing them into announcing it early again.
It’s just been announced that Harry has an engagement on 17 November so I think this 6 week break is another “royal reporters don’t know anything of their plans“ fail seeing as they said Remembrance Day events would be their last engagements before their break. SmartWorks’ annual report also suggests some plans with Meghan at the end of 2019.
The timeline for a 6 week break doesn’t work unless they are missing Christmas at Sandringham. Maybe they will do thanksgiving in the US and that holiday has been exaggerated as this big break after the documentary to add to the “fragile” narrative.
I would say that the RRs have it wrong but I’m pretty sure BP (the Sussex folks at BP, I mean) confirmed the break with them, and that it would be split between the US and UK. For what it’s worth, Omid Scobie was the one of the people who said that the Remembrance events would be their last events before their break, but today he said that he forgot about this particular event. He also stressed that he never said it would be a six week break, only that it would be a break. So my guess is that they’re going to take a few weeks off or just pull back a lot on engagements and only do a few here and there in November and December.
I would LOVE IT if they skipped Christmas at Sandringham and stayed with Doria longer. That cruel, conniving family doesn’t deserve them and the reporters & photographers don’t deserve to make a penny off of them.
I know they’d write stories about how scandalous and disrespectful it would be, but they write trash about them every day anyway so Harry and Meghan may as well just do whatever makes them happy.
This is definitely her best hat look, by far (although I liked what she wore for Remembrance Sunday last year too.)
I would not be surprised if she’s pregnant again or if they are trying, but I don’t think she looks it – I just think the coat is bulky and the belt and the way she is standing in that one picture makes her look like she has a bump, but I think its just the clothes. I wouldn’t be surprised though to see a summer 2020 Sussex baby and then she takes off until the end of 2020.
But, don’t take my word for it, I was insisting she wasn’t pregnant a year ago right up until the pregnancy announcement, lol.
For pure royal watching purposes, please not due too close to May 2020. I want to see her and Maxima chatting in Spanish at the Invictus Games in The Netherlands.
@Nota – good point! So no baby around then or even shortly thereafter.
“The boots seem to be new as well – Tamara Mellon.”
I read in two other places yesterday that the boots were by Victoria Beckham so who knows!
The point of my comment is that retail price points are very misleading especially if the actual design house cannot be pinned down. I really think we deserve a complete cost-accounting on the amount Normal Bill Cambridge spends on clothes. While we are at it, let’s have a complete run-down on how much Chucky spends on his clothes.
They’re definitely Tamara Mellon. TM tweeted about it yesterday. they just look very similar to the VB boots she wore at Christmas.
Re: Charles, no clue exact numbers, but I think all his clothes are custom-made, and not in a “try to hide the cost” kind of way, but in a “I’m the future king so of course I’m wearing custom clothes, TYVM” kind of way lol.
I never used to like navy and black together but I actually quite like the colours here. Don’t like the actual coat, though, it’s too bulky and big and looks like it’s made of muppets..
LOL, Redgrl!
Agree!
She is 38, so if she wants another baby you know she is trying. Once in your late 30’s it gets so much more difficult for a natural pregnancy. Some women go into menopause in their early 40’s!
She looks gorgeous here. I love the extra bit of weight on her, it makes her look so beautiful.
came to say the same. also – once you’re 35 some doctors acts like you’re older than methuselah and you need to put yourself in a bubble. i’m sure she wants to get it over with.
It’s hard to win with doctors. I asked to be sterilized at 36 and was laughed at for being too young to know my own long term plans.
Another Sussex baby would be fun to watch grow up. We have one mini-Harry so I vote for a mini-Meghan this time.
also, age aside – some people just want kids closer in age. If you aren’t worried about maternity leave, or paying for childcare, etc and you want kids to be less than 2 years apart, and your doctor says its fine – then go for it.
I wanted my kids closer in age than they are (they’re 2.5 years apart) but with #2 we had to wait until I was sure I would have enough leave to cover a second maternity leave and for our oldest to be 2 by the time the second started daycare (so daycare would be cheaper) – I had this whole calculation for when we could start trying lol. But if we didn’t have those concerns, I would have started trying earlier than we did.
Agree. Their window of opportunity is pretty narrow fertility wise so I wouldn’t be at all surprised if she is pregnant again.
We have to keep in mind, though, that if (and that’s a big “if”) they did have any fertility problems, they would have the resources and access to the very best treatments in the world. It’s not as if they’re a struggling couple who couldn’t afford IVF if it ever became necessary.
But considering that she got pregnant with Archie so quickly, it doesn’t seem like there are issues, at least not now.
Sure, but also, a best practice for preventing low birthweight births and pre-term births is to wait at least 12 months between pregnancies, and ideally 18 months, and that applies even more to “geriatric” pregnancies (I hate that term), since they are more likely to have a low birthweight birth in the first place (yes, I work with maternal and child health data on a regular basis).
I am 38 and I had a baby two weeks before Meghan and there’s no way in hell I am trying for another baby at least for some time. I haven’t even recovered from the sleepless nights.
The day I turned one, I had an older brother who was also one and would stay that way for another 46 days. My mother was also almost nine months pregnant on my first birthday. My dad was in the navy and only home on leave. I can’t imagine what was going through her head before the baby’s birth. She died that day, she had sepsis poisoning, but I sometimes think she died in self-defense. I couldn’t imagine being alone with three under the age of two. Yes my brother would have been two right after the baby’s birth, but still.
To Lady D, I’m sorry you lost your mother so young. I think people underestimate the effects of motherhood — as in, you can die in childbirth (giving birth is more dangerous than being a police officer), you can have postpartum depression, you can be saddled with 100% of child care, you can be marginalized into being *just* a mother and nothing else, etc. I don’t know when your mother died, but I’m sure it was even worse back then. I was sad reading your story.
@Lady D, I am so sorry to hear this. That’s just awful. One of aunts died during childbirth and I know how hard it is on the entire family. I hope that you, your dad, and your siblings had tons of support.
@ Lady D
So sorry you lost your mother so early, I can’t imagine how hard it must have been to grow up without one. However, from the quality of your comments on this board, I would say your father and family did a great job bringing up an insightful and balanced individual.
I’m going to take the credit for turning out the way I did. It took work, believe me. My father shut down after my mother’s death, him and I had exactly two conversations in the 17 years we shared a roof. The stepmother I got at two had me convinced before I was 3, that if I told anyone what she was doing to me she would kill me. There was no doubt whatsoever in my mind. She started torturing me at two, and she literally tortured me every single day for the next 15 years. She used fists, feet, teeth, sticks, belts, whips 2×4’s or whatever was handy. Sunday nights were bath nights, trapped in a tub and it hurts more when you’re wet. I hate her for that shame pain and humiliation, and I’ve had exactly 3 baths since I left home at 17. She would beat me unconscious on a Friday, then whip me Sundays when I woke up and discovered I had wet the bed. That happened three times that I can remember. She fed me one meal a day for 15 years, she drove me to 2.5 suicide attempts. I had a razor blade in my wrist, and I told her if she took one step towards me, I would do it. The bravest thing I ever did in my life (besides have a baby) was walk past her that day while she stood with her club watching me. I thought I was dead that day, I honestly thought she would end me when my back was turned. I left the house, walked down the driveway, got on the school bus and went to school. Just another day
Sorry, I don’t mean to upset anyone, but this is all I’ve been thinking about since I made that comment yesterday.
Until my son came along my deepest loves were for my pets. I remember laying on my bed once shaking after she had beat me because I wasn’t allowed to cry, and I didn’t folks, not through years of pain did I once utter a tear, I knew better, my dog jumped on the bed, laid down beside me and licked my hand. That was the first time in my life someone had shown me love, ever. I started crying I was so happy and I’m guessing it was then that my great love affair with animals began. It’s animals I connect with far more than most people I encounter. and for the record, I hate being hugged.
I also had the help of two brilliant psychiatrists. The first one I saw saved me and she showed me how I could be better and have a better future. The second lifesaver doctor specialized in PTSD. Both were invaluable to me, and I will forever be grateful to both of them.
@ Lady D
Seeing this late….
Wow.
First of all, here’s the deepest internet hug 🤗🤗🤗 (even though you hate hugs!) for being brave enough to be so open about having experienced such unbelievably harsh suffering. I humbly tip my hat off to you.
I’m delighted your tormentor didn’t win, she wanted your life and you didn’t give it to her. Instead, you’re still here, a strong survivor, living and thriving. Honestly, I suspect in your place, I would have succumbed to such towering evil. I’m in awe of your strength, Lady D.
Mazel tov! 🤗🤗🤗
Lady D
I just saw your comments and for once I have no words. Hugs.
Thanks for the hugs, Bella and Linda. I know you mean them with kindness. Sometimes they are okay.
I really like the hat and that color looks very good on her.
Like many people here I would not be surprised to learn she’s already pregnant. I think because of their wish to have two kids/her age/her first pregnancy that went really well/how happy they look with Archie pretty much everyone expects them to have another baby in 2020.
If she is then I wish her all the best!
And I think that 6 week break is probably a 6 DAY break that got exaggerated! Harry’s got an engagement on the 17th (also when the new season of The Crown comes out! Who’s excited!
I don’t think she’s pregnant again just yet. She just has no idea how to dress her midsection.
Her midsection will always look wide because of her apple shape.
The boots aren’t new. She wore them for the Xmas walkabout at Sandringham.
No, they’re not the same. They’re close, but not exact. This post highlights the differences. And if you look at pictures from Christmas, you can see what they mean about the slouchiness. (I thought they were the same at first too.)
https://whatmeghanwore.net/2019/11/07/meghan-in-midnight-blue-sentaler-for-field-of-remembrance-at-westminster-abbey/
Thank you, Becks! I stand corrected!
Why is the media running this presidency narrative? I can’t find any previous quotes where Meghan states she’s interested the president’s office🧐
I have no idea where the politics thing came from; they probably just made it up out of thin air like they do with most stories about her. And the “president” comment is obviously preposterous. But if they ever leave the BRF, which IMO is a real possibility, I wouldn’t be shocked if she were to run for a congresswoman in CA someday.
In any case it will be so interesting to see how the next few years play out, and especially the trial.
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Meghan is glowing. I would love if Baby Sussex #2 is a girl. We need a mini Meghan
I get the distinct impression that any daughter would be pitted against Charlotte by the press in 10/15 years’ time 🙁
I agree so I hope they have another boy.
Sigh, you are probably right, that’s exactly what they will do. Doesn’t being a private citizen mean the press is forced to be far less intrusive? Wasn’t that part of the idea behind young Arch staying non-prince, less access for the RRR’s?
In 10/15 years time? They won’t wait that long.
BayTampaBay, if they did happen to have another boy it would put a hell of a lot of pressure on Charlotte as Diana’s only granddaughter.
Or they might start writing articles comparing her to Zara’s “English Rose” daughters, or Eugenie’s if she has one anytime soon. Meghan just cannot win with these vipers.
The boots aren’t new. She wore them last year during the Christmas holiday church visit. Those boots are fab and I want them! 😩
Of course they are preparing for #2. There’s no time to waste! Plus it’s tiring as hell being an “older” mom. I had mine at 39 and cannot imagine having to chase after 2! Also, why is she bundled up (looking great) like a sherpa about to go up the mountain when Kate was dressed like she was going to Easter brunch yesterday? How cold is it there?
It was 2 degrees Celsius this morning! Chilly autumn 🙂
I had my last at 42-I actually feel like I had such a better/relaxed attitude compared to my first at 31. I don’t mind being an “older” mom at all.
Kate is going from car to building, Meghan spent a lot of time outside at her events.
Sometimes when you’re older, sometimes you need a little time between the babies because it is more exhausting. She’s be nuts to be actively trying for another baby before Archie is fully weaned yet. Had my 1st shortly before 37 and 2nd just after 40 and it wouldn’t have wanted to do it sooner in terms of spacing. They have a really full plate now and a lot going on. When or if they have another, hope we don’t know about it until it is very obvious. Everyone was so intrusive with Archie and the press was so mean. The coat is bulky in front because of how it’s cinched with the belt, which Btw looks better from the back, than the front.
The fact that she’s weaning him at six months could be a clue that she’s already pregnant or that they’re trying — many women breastfeed for a year (I think that’s the recommendation?) if they can successfully.
Obviously this is all just total speculation on my part!
@lorelei, Children are weaned at around 6 months to compliment breast milk not as a reason to get pregnant! Breastfeeding continues despite weaning having started
Love the color scheme, and that hat is BEAUTIFUL. Suits her way better than black. She looks radiant.
However – that mid section styling is not very forgiving, and many of her clothes tend to look strange in that section. But if she’s pregnant, it’s totally understandable that it looks quite strange around the waist.
But is she really pregnant? Her red-burgundy look the other day was so snatched and didn’t look very pregnancy at all, right?
Yeah, but she wore the burgundy leather skirt’s green twin when she was also newly pregnant, so….
Ugh she looks so stunning I love this outfit so much. I’m not a parent but 2 kids under 2 sounds like an utter nightmare but if that’s that they want then more power to them! Meghan has been absolutely glowing lately but I’m team Not Pregnant. I think her mid section is still post baby weight and that’s okay.
Omid said later in that twitter thread that he never reported that they were taking a six week break but that BP did confirm a break. This would easily include taking time to go to the US for Thanksgiving.
She does not look pregnant that is just a bulky coat. And she literally always has a pretty glowing face.
I can see them maybe *starting* to try for another baby, now, seven months post partum, ok. Starting.
But people have been saying she is probably pregnant again since Archie was like 3 months!
She isnt THAT old that she needs to bang them out THIS fast. It is less than ideal for the uterus and pelvic floor and just a womans health overall (to include mental health) to space kids crazy close..I’m sure Meghan is up to date on all that, being into yoga and fitness. I really dont get the people who have been talking about how she is pregnant or even trying since like 3 months after giving birth.
At 38 Meghan has almost as good a chance of conceiving and carrying to term as women several years younger than her. Thats a fact. Check out the latest studies that indeed show this.
My closest coworker had her first baby last year at 37, and her ObGYN told them to wait 12 full months before starting to try again, because waiting leads to better birth outcomes.
Checked the coat out and it comes in different colors. I really want the green version…so pretty! And yes, she is glowing here, but I don’t think she’s pregnant yet. I definitely think we’ll get an announcement sometime next year tho.
I know that she needs to hurry to have another baby but I wish they didn’t do it this fast! Let them just enjoy Archie and his first year and get him walking and talking a bit first!
I think her head looks pretty great but she still needs a tailor. There’s way too much material all around (the boots can’t be helped and should be tossed in a fire). Her hair looks extraordinary and the colors she’s wearing really suit her.
I hate “baby watch” as I find it insulting to guess if someone is gestating or if they had a large lunch. They may well be thinking ahead to # 2 but I think normal people spend time thinking about that after having a first. It might mean it’s in the immediate pipeline and it might not but I find it rude to ruminate on someone’s midsection.
I agree. Can people please get out of this lady’s uterus?
I agree, as someone who stopped after 1 kid, I hate bump watch and cringe to think I ever speculated or even outright asked about anyone’s future childbearing plans.
I’m thinking the belt may be the only one that fits?? Maybe I’m just projecting lol
The belt that comes with the coat (as pictured in the online link) would have looked better IMHO.
@Baytampabay I think @Ahully1’s point is that maybe the original belt doesn’t fit Meghan atm, but yes I agree it would have looked better.
Meghan is losing her baby weight at her own pace. Just because she isn’t super skinny like Kate is doesn’t mean she is pregnant. The little bit of baby weight Meghan has makes her look incredible and youthful.
It’s funny you mention youthful–I texted a friend yesterday to say that Kate looks so old with her bangs up off her head so floofy along with the botox.
Thought she looked like someone who was 49 trying to look 40.
I’m sure your friend was just thrilled to get your nasty ageist text. Way to support women- not.
@Beachy: slow clap!
She is so beautiful.
First they are being exiled to the colonies, now she is going to be President if the US? lol.
I haven’t a clue why people even suspected ‘trouble in paradise’ other than to sell their rags. They are so obviously in love and respectful of each other. Sure they must be taking enormous strain and pain with the sheer volume of racist press raining down on them, especially when it’s instigated from within their own ‘firm’.
They look set to last. She’s a clever lady and he loves her and she has to love him to put up with the British tabloids. There! My rose-tinted view for the day.
She is 38, not 58, she can have as many kids as she wants. All this crap that she is OLD at 38 and therefore basically menopausal is incorrect and borderline offensive to her. Yes, there are women who struggle with infertility even in their 20s and my heart goes out to them, but there are also women ho have babies in their 40s, who are healthy and happy with their choices. And no, they are not old.
Yes but, pregnancies for women 35 and over are considered “geriatric.” There can be greater risks for complications etc., for mother and baby, but yes that’s also not to say she wouldn’t be able to get pregnant easily or have a healthy baby. Everyone’s different. And it really depends on the age, health and lifestyle of the father as well. People seem to always forget that.
Yes thanks for saying that. It really irks me that women in their 30s are constantly being bombarded with outdated information about their fertility. The slight dip in fertility in the late 30s isn’t enough to warrant the handwringing if one wants 1 or 2 children. Give it a rest!
Also more women in their thirties have twins – I know a number of women who postponed pregnancy until their early/mid thirties who had twins. It’s due to older women having higher levels of a hormone called FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) and were more likely to prepare more than one egg per menstrual cycle.
i think she’ll be pregnant again soon,but I think because it just seems like many royal couples have at least their first two close together…IDK.
I also agree that 38 is not at all old,but I’m sure considering complications can arise with fertility it’s not an age where you sit back and wait too long if you want a baby,doctors are different about how they feel about *geriatric*pregnancy.
What do I know though-I am just turned 44 and since about 37-38 when I go to the doctor the nurses will ask..do you still have periods-I’m like WHAT,so I understand feeling insulted about age and reproductive health 😳
Ladies, I have an amazing OBGyn, he is like half psychologist. He detests the term geriatric pregnancy because it’s from another era and not applicable in today’s situation. And he told me that a lot of women now have kids in their late 30s early 40a and that is COMPLETELY FINE. The biggest problem that he sees is that women in that age put SO MUCH pressure on themselves adding to the pressure from society which is so bad because it causes hormonal imbalance – hence troubles with getting pregnant, early menopause, etc. So basically, the best thing you can do for yourself, either you want pregnancy or not is to relax.
@Anne
You sound like you have a great OB/GYN!
I detest that term too, and y’all right, people really underestimate the effect stress can have on the body, specially during pregnancy! It can be a major risk factor for complications.
I’m guessing they will wait till just after Archie’s 1st birthday to start trying again. Another prediction: they will stop at 2. I look forward to many more years of periodic photos of their happy family!!! I was an avid Diana fan when I was a little kid but haven’t been into the BRF since. But Harry and Meghan (and Archie!) have pulled me back in and I will enjoy watching them!!
If true, good for them.
It’s possible but rare for a woman to breastfeed and become pregnant! One doesn’t get her menstrual cycle while breastfeed! Natural birth control!
Many, many, many women see a return of their menstrual cycle while breastfeeding-some as early as 6 weeks postpartum. Please do not perpetuate the dangerous myth that a breastfeeding woman is unlikely to ovulate and get pregnant. It happens all the time, particularly when table food is introduced-anywhere after 4-6 months or when baby sleeps for longer stretches. It’s why actual birth control is recommended, even while nursing, by OBGYNs and CNMs.
Yup. I got my period back at 5 months with #1 and around 4 months with #2, and I was EBF both at that point. My mom got pregnant twice while nursing (its why my brother and I are 13 months apart.)
Are we not going to call out the sausage curls?
Several did in yesterday’s post about this appearance.
But…those aren’t sausage curls? Google “Kate Middleton Remembrance 2013” and check out the photos. THOSE are sausage curls.
The pictures of Kate playing those sausage curls are hilarious.
No.
I had two babies under two and let me tell you….nothing ever prepared me for it! LOL It was a crazy, amazingly beautiful, literally shit filled ride! Ha! Now that it’s done I wouldn’t have had it any other way! I now have two crazy hilarious toddlers…and this is harder than two babies!!!!! Coffee is my best friend!
He’s made a documentary called Meghan for President? and I guess British TV producers really are that f–king dumb.
You’re killing me hahahahaaaa
She’s 38 years old. That’s by no means old, but fertility does decline exponentially, year over year, and if they’d like to have a second child, or more, it’s very natural, normal and smart to be thinking about it. (As patently unfair as this is to women, it is also a biological reality.)
Yes, some women have children naturally in their 40s. And, yes, medicine has helped extend fertility for some women who can afford it, which the Sussexes most certainly can. And I’m all in that it’s great that it has, and think should be zero shame or stigma in seeking medical fertility help if you need it, for anyone.
At the same time, one of my best friends is a nurse for an OB/GYN and there’s nothing she hates more than women who think because they saw so-and-so celeb have a baby at 42 or 45 or beyond, or they heard about their friend’s grandma’s cousin who had a baby naturally at 46, that they have plenty of time, only to often find out that’s not true when it’s already too late, and then they’re devestated. She sees this pain much more often than she sees the near-mythical woman who fell accidentally pregnant at 44.
In a whole lot of ways, being 40 today isn’t the same as being 40 was in 1950, but in terms of fertility, unless you froze your eggs when you were young, it kind of is. The reason you hear those stories about women having babies at 45 is because it was a rare enough phenomena to tell tales about. And it was often true in those cases that the woman in question had many children previous children, meaning they were likely naturally more fertile than average AND had preserved their natural fertility longer by having lots of babies. Remember: each pregnancy is 10-12 months, sometimes more with breastfeeding, where you don’t ovulate, thus “saving” those eggs. So, if you’re 44, but have 6 kids already, your ovaries work more like an avg 38-year-old’s. (That’s an over-simplification, but you get the idea.)
The Sussexes just had a successful pregnancy. There’s no need to rush into another one, but any competent OB/GYN, and I feel confident the Sussexes have good physicians, would likely advise the couple that if they wanted to have more children, not to wait too long. It’s just common sense.