To hope Kate leaves hospital wearing..

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

Must be grim having her hair & makeup done.

I barely bled after giving birth, it certainly wouldn't have bothered me wearing white. But I dare say I looked like shit leaving hospital because I had a very difficult pregnancy and birth, and was quite ill for a time afterwards. I was showered and I think I had make up on. Can't remember what I wore, and it's only five months ago!

Must admit my first thought was leakage and that creamy/yellow dress.

She looked fab and walking in heels!

I had the post natal waddle for weeks after mine.

Pity the poor midwife whose Saturday night will have been ruined- no wine - stressed to the max - as she is making that home visit tomorrow!!

Well it IS making an effort isn't it

It's easy to just shove on skanky clothes. It does take effort to look nice.

Same as it's an effort for DH to have a shower and a shave

Why would you feel "sorry" for the midwife? Visiting new mothers is her job. Perhaps she likes doing it (!)

Even if it was a joke, it was a very strange thing to say. I don't consider myself to be a Royalist, but I don't get the angst and bitterness involved.

All babies are nice.

Why the hell should you make an effort if you don't feel up to it though? Pushing a baby out of my chuff was effort enough for me. I was in hospital for six days after he was born but if I'd been discharged 6 hours after giving birth, you'd better believe I wouldn't give a stuff about people thinking I was a slob for it getting my nails done or wearing heels. FFS - like a woman's only value is her appearance!

*for NOT getting my nails done

I didn't care what other people thought (I didn't see anyone, just went home, had some dinner and a glass of champagne and went to bed!), I just feel a million times better when I'm clean, with washed and blow dried hair and in a decent outfit. I don't even wear baggy pyjamas to bed, let alone outside!

She looked lovely happy and proud and baby looks like a cutie.

Midwives don't normally visit members of the royal family in their homes.

I would imagine it would be perfectly normal for the midwife to feel a certain amount of anxiety regarding the protocol side of things-not to mention supporting a family 24 hours after birth - most babies have an unsettled evening when they come home and generally parents are full of questions and looking for support. Visiting the new royal parents is hardly an everyday event.

And for your information Saucy I am a royalist and if you actually read my thread I commented on how fab the Duchess looked.

Absolutely no bitterness involved- find your vitriol rather unpleasant if I am being honest.

I would agree. I hate the implication that there is some kind of superiority in your average person leaving in heels and not joggers. As if, even 10 hours post birth, that is what matters. If you like doing it, lovely, but it isn't better.

Kate needed to. If that photo would be seen by millions and follow me forever, I would have too.

Ffs she looked lovely. How many of us would have liked to have been photographed that much hours after giving birth (knowing that the photos would make worldwide press the next day).
Yes, she has a different lifestyle and a childcare support system the rest of us can only dream about. But she gave birth this morning and just wanted to get home to be with her lovely new family. The whole world's press has been on cervix watch for the last few days, how many of us would cope with that?

She has to be able to talk to anyone in the community all over the world with understanding and sympathy. I think she does a stirling job and wouldnt want her job!

Why so mean mumsnet!?

I barely bled after birth but about ten days after had the most almighty gush that went through a mattress of a maternity pad and onto my shoes. I was in a lift at the time, it was mortifying! I think she was daft to wear a pale dress

She looks radiant and happy, I'm sure if she looked shit and had had a difficult birth they would've sneaked her out the back and away home.

I agree with TwoOddSocks.

I'm happy for anyone who has a baby really, without exception. I'm not a royalist but I can see that Will and Kate are much loved, admired and can see that they live a life of great privilege but, otoh, it must be stifling and scarey to face the fact that you are sort of public property for the rest of your life.

The thing that bugs me is that all people really seem to care is what Kate looks like. God forbid William had married someone less photogenic, her life would've been hell.

But William would never have been allowed to marry anyone less photogenic, velvet.

There's no shame in leaving hospital in joggers and uggs etc, of course, but there's also nothing wrong with wearing something else, and people who do so aren't necessarily dolling themselves up or being more concerned about their appearance than their comfort. I wore skinny jeans and did my hair & make-up to leave hospital because I wanted to, not because I felt I had to.

Moomin- totally agree. It is clothes fgs. There isn't anything superior about either choice.

But what she looks like is all people know about Kate, I'm not sure I've ever heard her speak. I certainly don't know any of her opinions.

Would anyone really envy a life of listening to boring local dignitaries and cutting ribbons. Every aspect of your life scrutinised by the world's press. Sod that.

The birth was clearly straightforward and quick, if I was her I would be opting for a home birth if there is a third. I would hate so much attention at such a private time.

Make an effort? Really? I left hospital after having ds1 in my pyjamas and slippers. I was diagnosed 6 months later with ptsd and pnd. I had a horrendous birth and would have told you to fuck the fuck off if you had told me to make an effort for leaving the hospital.

I think Kate looked lovely, as expected, having had a hairdresser and possibly a make up artist help her look like that. I feel quite sorry for her and was glad to see they didn't stop around for a chat like when she had George.

Rainicorn - do you think she wore white on purpose. "You have 60 seconds max Will. Any fannying about for a chat and the headline is me bleeding on my dress"

Sorry to hear about your experience.

Possibly. She was very brave wearing white. I wore navy blue and had huge black knickers that went all the way up to my boobs

I think everyone wants to get home quickly after the second one if at all possible. I certainly did.

Pretty sure they weren't mucking about making sure the baby did a poo before she could leave or any other nonsense.

God, these poor people having to put up with endless analysis and nit-picking. She's wrong to look groomed, she wore the wrong dress, they should have talked to the crowds, they shouldn't have done a photo call, yada, yada, yada. Why do we feel the need to critique so much.

They've had a safe birth & a lovely daughter. Why can't we all just wish them well and stop over analysing?