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To hope Kate leaves hospital wearing..

245 replies

alwayshavepeckham · 02/05/2015 18:04

Slippers, a faded towelling dressing gown, a scrunchie & big soppy grin.
Like most new mums.

Must be grim having her hair & makeup done.

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Psycobabble · 02/05/2015 19:42

She looks gorgeous
Wish I had a stylist , or even a useful partner (now ex) so I didn't have to leave hospital in the same joggy bottoms id soaked with amniotic fluid 2 days earlier Blush

MistressMerryWeather · 02/05/2015 19:44

Well if everyone simply did that all the time then there would never be any discussion or debate.

MN would become obsolete and things would be very boring.

SirChenjin · 02/05/2015 19:47

I'm certain that MN would not become obsolete or boring without discussions or debates on Catherine Middleton's employment history.

DixieNormas · 02/05/2015 19:51

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Stinkersmum · 02/05/2015 19:51

I think she looks wonderful. Unlike the OPs friends, she has the whole waiting for her to leave the hospital and has dressed herself accordingly. If I look half as good as she does after I've given birth I'll be happy. And yes, I'll have my niece doing me a blow dry before I leave hospital too.

YouMakeMyHeartSmile · 02/05/2015 19:51

She looked lovely.
I've never known anyone go home in a dressing down and slippers?!
We were discharged after 4 hours, I had a bath, washed and dried my hair, didn't bother with make up admittedly but put clean, decent clothes on. I did bleed but nothing that a maternity pad couldn't handle!

MistressMerryWeather · 02/05/2015 19:51

It would if we all did that in general.

OP: AIBU to hope Kate leaves hospital wearing slippers, a faded toweling dressing gown?

Poster: I disagree but accept you feel differently.

OP: Okay...

-fin-

DixieNormas · 02/05/2015 19:52

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SirChenjin · 02/05/2015 19:57

In general?! I think MN is safe.

Now - back to the far more meaty topic of what Catherine wore leaving hospital...

squoosh · 02/05/2015 20:00

The only time I've felt jealous of them is when I hear mention of their new home in Norfolk. I want a tucked away stately pile to spend my summer in!

SirChenjin · 02/05/2015 20:02

There's a job going there apparently (according to Hiya) Squoosh - bit of dog walking and childcare, if you fancy spending the summer there?

limitedperiodonly · 02/05/2015 20:03

What a realistic image for to be mothers to aspire to, not!

But it wasn't portrayed as a realistic image.

Maybe you had something better to do today than watch Sky News but I didn't.

Kay Burley discussed many times the significance of a hairdresser going in while she was waiting for Kate to emerge. When William came out he was wearing ironed clothes and was shaved and had his hair combed. No one here has remarked upon that, but most new fathers don't look like that either.

So it wasn't hidden that Kate's appearance wasn't the norm for someone who'd just given birth.

Sparklingbrook · 02/05/2015 20:05

I agree. Nobody thinks that what you should look like when you leave hospital.

squoosh · 02/05/2015 20:06

I'm not sure if I'd stand up to MI5's background check or if my ego would stand up to bowing and curtseying! Wink

Dog walking sounds nice though. But I bet it would get upduffed by an undesirable staffy while under my care.

cardibach · 02/05/2015 20:08

Ethose of you who had your hair done - who by? Also nails done so as not to 'slobber' around (whatever that is - did you mean slob?) well, I don't have mine done now and DD is 19. I also never wear make up, so didn't put that on before leaving maternity either! There are two sad things here:

  1. anyone cares about what a woman they will never meet wears to leave hospital; and
  2. that so many women feel they are unpresentable/unfeminine or whatever without 'done' hair and full makeup.
SirChenjin · 02/05/2015 20:08

It's true. You would be ejected from the estate in shame along with the resultant puppies Grin

monkeyfacegrace · 02/05/2015 20:15

Sorry but I don't get all the drama.

I've had 3 babies, and each time I've had a shower, done my hair and make up and put on nice clothes and usually heels.

It's not hard to make an effort. Why would anyone want to be a slob Confused

Kate looked great and anybody who says otherwise is just being bitchy.

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 02/05/2015 20:17

They looked very proud and happy.

I do have an image of her inside with her dressing gown on, putting the dress on 20 seconds before she walked out the door though. Grin

Would have loved a good blow dry before leaving hospital. I had to leave with wet hair as you weren't allowed electrical appliances (especially noisy ones. a blind eye was turned to phone chargers ) and i wasn't up to crouching under the hand dryer.Grin

cardibach · 02/05/2015 20:21

monkey 'make an effort'! Christ I hate that phrase! Can't you see it shows in its very phrasing that women should be uncomfortable and that the only thing that matters is their appearance! Make a fucking effort! She's just given birth for a start - how much effort do you want! Plus I never wear heels or makeup - does that make me a 'slob' and therefore worthless? Am I not doing what a woman should? It's all complete - and very offence do - bollocks! By all means wear make up and heels if that makes you feel good, but don't imply that someone who doesn't is worth less than you.

Sparklingbrook · 02/05/2015 20:22

Sometimes shared hospital bathrooms aren't places to hang around long in IIRC.

cardibach · 02/05/2015 20:23

Offensive not offence do

soverylucky · 02/05/2015 20:24

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limitedperiodonly · 02/05/2015 20:25

When I'm not working I don't wear make up and tie my hair into a pony tail.

I always wash and wear ironed clothes. Ironed clothes aren't strictly necessary but I just like them.

When I am working I step up because that's part of what is expected of me and what I expect of myself and others aside from being good at my job. I expect men in similar positions to make the same effort - though not make up, I'll give you that.

If a man in my position didn't look groomed I would judge him. If a man doing a manual job didn't look and smell presentable I would also judge. My BIL is a builder. He gets dirty. But when it's over he tidies himself up and prides himself on that.

So I don't understand why people say Kate Middleton doesn't work.

Looking good is her job. It's also probably what she wants to do as her personal choice.

I assume she's allowed a personal choice, isn't she?

LuluJakey1 · 02/05/2015 20:25

I was in overnight after DS and I had a bath and washed my hair and blow dried it the next morning. Had blusher on but that was all the make- up. Black M and S control tights , tshirt and black loose pinafore and boots. Nothing flash but I did get dressed.
When we got home we had something to eat and walked him into the village to buy odds and ends- it was New Year's Eve.

If I had had a CS or a really bad birth I don't know that I could have been bothered but I was fine.

TwoOddSocks · 02/05/2015 20:28

I don't mind too much what she or other people where after giving birth. If you feel better by straightening your hair then good for you, but I don't like the attitude that it's somehow better than slobbing out in PJs and slippers.

All that matters when you've just given birth is the mum recovering, the baby being healthy and the family getting used to the new addition.

If you can do all that looking great, stop by waitrose on the way home and host a formal dinner party, while also homeschooling your 12 other children that's fine. Not everyone else can or would want to though - I really don't think it matters too much either way.