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Megan confirmed pregnant!

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itsallgravybaby · 15/10/2018 08:44

Yay another royal baby!

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FlowThroughIt · 15/10/2018 15:38

That's because the media are nasty, it doesn't mean we all have to beat to their drum. Hmm

It's also global handwashing day and white cane safety day.

EnidButton · 15/10/2018 15:38

I agree with you banana Flowers

bananafish81 · 15/10/2018 15:39

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EnidButton · 15/10/2018 15:41

It's also global handwashing day and white cane safety day

What a nasty and shitty dismissive thing to say and for what? To defend a couple who you will never even say hello to? Have a word with yourself.

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FlowThroughIt · 15/10/2018 15:45

It's up to the couple when they choose to tell people, I bet there are loads of other couples across the world revealing their pregnancy today, who don't know that it's also a remembrance day.

FlowThroughIt · 15/10/2018 15:48

It's just sad that all light hearted threads get ripped apart and people in the public eye are expected to be perfect in a way that's impossible to achieve.

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LostInShoebiz · 15/10/2018 15:52

They probably couldn’t have waited one more day. Thousands of photographers and journalists practically stalk the couple so it’s only a matter of time before anything they do becomes public knowledge. Maybe it was considered better on balance to have an announcement now rather than the news be broken in an uncontrolled way at a time chosen by the gutter press.

SillySallySingsSongs · 15/10/2018 15:56

What a selfish bunch we all are to express their thoughts that perhaps the announcement of very happy news was poorly timed.

Tbf people have been jumped on and called names for saying they have no issue with the timing.

RiverTam · 15/10/2018 16:01

all that will happen now is that Harry and Meghan's press office will publish a grovelling apology, just like every single public person who offends someone these days has to. It's tiresome.

eddiemairswife · 15/10/2018 16:04

I love the way that some people on here claim to know that Meghan wasn't drinking alcohol at the reception.
Unless those people were at the reception. If so, I apologise.

skippy67 · 15/10/2018 16:17

I really hope their press people don't apologise. They have nothing to apologise for.

shirleyschmidt · 15/10/2018 16:20

Agreed Skippy

FlowThroughIt · 15/10/2018 16:28

Viewing life through the lens of your own pain is an unhealthy way to live. As is begrudging other people's happiness. Couples are allowed to announce a pregnancy when they feel it is right, not when strangers deem it appropriate. Someone would have always found fault with the timing. The daily fail would have made sure of it.

White Cane Safety Day, isn't about unsafe white canes, it's about celebrating the achievements of blind people. My point about other events on this day was in support of what the OP said by giving examples.

"Yeah I don't think it was purposely hurtful - without meaning to sound insensitive there's always a "National X Day", and I'm sure the women and men that have lost children will be equally hurt any other day"

As an aside I've often marvelled at how something as simple as washing ones hands has saved many lives. Doctors and nurses use to just wipe their blood soaked hands on a rag then move on to the next person or if they were lucky a quick dip in a bowl of water that they'd already used for the same thing earlier.

YearOfYouRemember · 15/10/2018 16:28

Someone will always chose to be offended by something.

I didn't know it Baby loss Remembrance Day though had been aware it had been a week. I've lost two babies. My son still suffers consequences. I still can't be cross they announced today. I'm just happy for them.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 15/10/2018 16:35

But one more day wouldn't make any difference to the feelings of those that have lost a baby. They will hurt as much tomorrow as they did today. It's unfair to put that on them.

SemperIdem · 15/10/2018 16:51

It’s nice news. I think people getting up in arms about the timing are being unreasonable, understandably I suppose but unreasonable nonetheless.

QueenCity · 15/10/2018 17:47

How ridiculous that they are being criticised for announcing this today. I sincerely hope that Kensington Palace doesn't issue an apology for this-they have nothing to apologise for.

MulderitsmeX · 15/10/2018 18:02

Bit shit of their PR - d'oh moment indeed.

However close to Eugenie's wedding is good as it bolsters all the positivity for The Firm so can see what the team were thinking. It's actually a great week for the RF's image though; bet HM is pleased.

Baby will be cute and probably so cheeky if prince george and savannah phillips are anything to go by :)

Cachailleacha · 15/10/2018 18:05

Why would she have to refuse alcohol? The research says small amounts are absolutely fine.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommendation is to avoid alcohol in the first three months of pregnancy, then only one to two units once or twice a week if you choose to drink. No evidence of harm is not the same as evidence of no harm.

flowerpot1000000 · 15/10/2018 18:06

Didnt they announce it on Friday at Eugenie"s wedding? It was her day and I found that abit ummm Hmm

LeftRightCentre · 15/10/2018 18:23

Hurray, another sponge on the public purse, what's to applaud about that? Bunch of bleeders. At least Scotland has a fighting chance of getting shot of the lot of them after we crash out of the EU and hit the wall. Wonder how many will be doffing their caps and applauding when the food shortages hit?

zukiecat · 15/10/2018 18:53

I've said since the wedding that it wouldn't be long before a pregnancy was announced

I knew there'd be one before Christmas

Lovely news, so pleased for them

Riversleep · 15/10/2018 18:54

According to the Fail they announced it on Eugenie's wedding day. They will milk their speculative story that they have probably made up for all it's worth, trying to manufacture a rift. Really? She's 12 weeks pregnant. Is it really likely they told everyone the weekend before announcing it to the world? They probably knew ages ago and waited until after the wedding to announce it. The criticism Meghan gets (not Harry mind, the baby's other parent) has made me like her when I couldn't give a fuck about the rest of them.