I don't normally criticise the royals but...

[DorothyL]

... another day of Kate and William away from their tiny baby for a substantial amount of time.

I just don't understand it, when they were this small I couldn't bear to be apart from them.

Now getting my hard hat 👩‍🚒👷‍♀️😬

If she had taken him, all the press attention would have been on him and she and the other kids probably wouldn't have had as nice of a day. They are not a normal family. If you took all 3 kids to an event you wouldn't have paparazzi fighting over each other for pictures of the baby.

I teach my children, if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all.

I think a lot of people on this thread should take that on board (I feel like I’m talking to my 4 y/o). Let’s show other parents support. Who are we to judge? We have no idea what other parents are going through or the situation they are in.

Let’s build fellow women up instead of tearing them down and judging.

I did make sure to spend time doing things with my first when I had my second so I understand why this might be a good idea.

But I don't really care what the royals do tbh.

Oh ffs. You obviously think that a parent spending time away from their baby (who is undoubtedly being looked after beautifully) is tantamount to being in league with the devil. Take your negativity elsewhere.

How do you think people cope in countries (like the US) where it's standard to return to work less than 6 weeks after the birth?

We only ever see a snapshot of their lives , mainly taken by paps who earn a living for taking 'controversial ' pictures. We have no idea how they are with their children at home , away from the public .

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Why does William get less stick for this?

Because Kate is the baby’s mother . Fathers and mothers (men/women) are very different - even if you are in denial about it.

GreenValley, WTF????

Now every mother reading this that left their own baby within the first couple of months for a spa, for a manicure to see their friends, for a break now feels guilty. Well done OP

So let’s rephrase your original post “I believe when you have a baby you should be with it at ALL times. Even if you have support, family, nanny etc you must NOT use that support, you must be with the baby 24/7 or you will be judged”

Fuck that.

No wonder so many mums feel awful, judged, like they are failing, get PND with such stupid comments like the ones above.

even if you are in denial about it.

No denial. Just that most of us live in the 21st Century, not the 1950s.

By baby number 3, in a similarly short amount of time to them I was desperate to actually go out and engage with my older children without a cling on tiny one. And just go out tbh, it is spouted so much about making time for older siblings, from what I saw today that’s exactly what she did?

OP how do you know it was a substantial period of time exactly?

I found that odd too. No babymoon for the royals. I can't help thinking that must be one of the really tough aspects of it. Kate doesn't look very happy these days, not quite so many smiley pictures.

You could also see it as making sure they still get quality time with their elder two who may feel pushed out by newborn

Kate doesn't look very happy these days, not quite so many smiley pictures.

She is probably sick fed up of people referring to her as 'Kate'

But they don't have to. Today was clearly a choice... I never understand why people who can leave their baby at the drop of a hat bother to have them at all.

Oh do shhhh pleeeeaaassseee. What a stupid arse thing to think and say. I ADORE my little baby/toddler (not sure what she is at the moment!) but I left her for a weekend away when she was 3 months old and continue to do a girls weekend every couple of months. I also understand if someone can't leave their baby too.

To be all judgey and question 'why they have them at all' is the stupidest opinion I've read on here for a long time!

“Now every mother reading this that left their own baby within the first couple of months for a spa, for a manicure to see their friends, for a break now feels guilty.”

I’m more thinking... really? This is an issue tbh.

I mean I’ll ask them, they seem fine to me like, but I’d better check they weren’t scarred for life... I’ll need to wait though, ones out visiting her friends because me and her have just been away for the weekend together and the other is sorting out uni stuff.

But maybe they’re just hiding that pain deep down and have never let on?

If it's work then don't they get maternity and paternity leave?

Have you seen today's photos of Kate playing with her children like any other mother would?

I don't tend to believe all the PR photo shoots. Everything is very staged. She's hardly going to do less is she. It's all about keeping them relevant and boosting their popularity, sorry i'm not taken in that easy,

Kate doesn't look very happy these days, not quite so many smiley pictures

Ffs, she's got a newborn baby! And two other young children. For sure, she has help, but she's managing the whole show and also has the stress of having to look stick-thin straight after giving birth and grin like an idiot to placate idiot posters on MN who are judging her. But not to grin too much, or she'll be perceived as a bad mother, who ought to be pining after her baby, who she's probably just spent the last 18 hours rocking.

Mother of six week old spends day out with her eldest two children and husband shocker... call the news of the world 😒

Greenvalleys, Whilst we're being judgy here, I think you mean "easily."

I don't tend to believe all the PR photo shoots. And yet you're happy to proclaim that she's detached mother who doesn't seem maternal, and that William "doesn't give two hoots," based on media footage?

I'm lost as to why someone wouldn't jump at the chance of taking a day out away from a newborn if they could!

Kate is on Maternity Leave from Royal Duties but not it seems public scrutiny, this is her longest stint of maternity so she perhaps feels she has missed out on time with George and Charlotte yesterday the whole family was on duty including the older children, today it seems was more of a day off for them, before they go back to school and nursery.

I am not sure if I like the person she comes across as or not, but I tend to take the view most women love their offspring and do the best they are capable of for them in the circumstances they find themselves in.

He could have been there, just not in shot of the camera.. could be that his nanny had taken him for a walk. Yesterday he could still have been there, just not on the balcony.