Clutching the bump ?

[Blessingsdragon1]

Ok normally I do not give a fuck about the Royals but I have just seen another picture of MM clutching the bump again and it's made me irrationally annoyed. WTF is this holding her bump ALL the time about ?

I've just had 5+ years of fertility treatments to get pregnant. Too old for more ivf so this will be my only pregnancy. As soon as bump shows I'm going to cradle it as much as I can, I've waited too long to not do it just because some strangers might not like it. Meghan isn't exactly a young mum, maybe she is really grateful to finally have her chance to be pregnant.

I also feel that everyone first hated Kate, now she's lovely because we al started hating Meghan. Why does the new addition have to be hated?

It's protective and instinctive. I did it whenever i was walking through large crowds. Considering MM is around large crowds of people a lot I can see why she'd hold her bump more frequently that most. But more to the point.... why does it fucking matter?!

There is something try too hard about her forever cupping her bump. Nothing to do with her being an American, bi racial, a divorcee before the usual accusations are chucked about. She just seems to pose constantly.

"We all started hating Meghan"
Speak for yourself love, the comments were about excessive bump hugging, not hating the woman.

"Geriatric" is over 40 now, my MW told me.

I'm surprised so few mumsnetters know what a geriatric pregnancy is to be honest.

I think it's a protective thing, she is being photographed and lots of people shouting etc at her. I'd be protective and holding bump to in the same situation.

"We all started hating Meghan"
Speak for yourself love, the comments were about excessive bump hugging, not hating the woman.

Well I've seen quite a lot of Meghan bashing on MN, so to me it looks like a hating frenzy against Meghan. It reminds me of a few years ago when Kate couldn't do anything right.

And who decides what is excessive bump hugging? You? How many minutes a day is acceptable? How many does Meghan actually do? You don't know, do you. You just dislike that she is photographed doing it.

It's amazing how powerful the media is. I too found myself irrationally annoyed by her bump clutching. And then all I had to do was think back to when I was pregnant with DC1 18 years ago. I sat there in Trailfinders, booking flights home to visit family. I was about 12 weeks pregnant (didn't show at all until I was like 30 weeks, so I didn't have a hint of a bump) and I'm clutching away, in my chair, telling the guy booking the airline tickets that I needed a special seat because I was pregnant. Really? Special seats.
If I had a Stewie Griffin time machine, I'd go back and slap myself silly!

Clutching is sub-conscious, as was mentioned above. We just don't have the paps suffocating us 24/7. I feel for MM. She can do no right. She's getting just what Diana got from the media. No wonder Harry looks glum. Love her or loathe her, the media is giving MM a lashing and it's not at all right.

I think the DM reports are them trying to make us think she’s using a surrogate and it’s a prosthetic (they did the same with Beyonce’s first kid). It may be true, but you
can see why they’d do it - DM nuts would probably have a meltdown if they said they were using a surrogate

Also not sure why she rubs the bottom of it and not the top, don’t flame me!!

True never thought of the media bias probably explains a lot of it - thanks

And this is why the mass media is so easily able to influence public thought and opinion.

positively 'asking to be noticed'

PMSL. She could creep out wearing a burka and still be noticed.

I don't follow the royal family closely and I'm fairly indifferent to them. I don't love them or look up to them, and whilst I don't like what the whole thing stands for, that they're chosen by God to be our betters, I don't feel any animosity towards them as people. Well, maybe Prince Andrew, he seems fairly unpleasant.

But I'm constantly shocked at the venom that is spewed towards Meghan Markle. I'd find her the least offensive of the whole lot of them to be honest.

@JacksonPillock explains a lot - in my job media bias should have been my 1st thought 🤣

I cradled my bump without really realising I was doing it so don't really care who else does it

Nevermind her getting the treatment Diana got, it is more the unending negativity that Fergie got when first married. Poor woman could do nothing right and was constantly compared negativity to Diana.

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This topic is interesting because . . . ?

Bloody hell I'm no fan of the royals but the poor woman can hold her bump occasionally if she wants to.

Meghan has always seemed to have had a clutching her front or arms/hands over stomach thing long before she was pregnant. I think it's a subconscious security/grounding thing.
I've noticed on several pre wedding engagements/situations Meghan grabbing the front of her coat.
Kate does something similar with her bags when she's either nervous or pregnant. Kate also does this thing with her lips very subtly like she is smooshing them together when she is slightly nervous or concentrating hard.

A lot of pregnant women clutch their bump, or rub it, tgey are just nit photographed doing it.

notmyrealname85 She might be rubbing the bottom because it’s sore/baby pushing there ?

I had SPD in both pregnancies and I would often rub the bottom of the bump as it helped with the burning pain and took pressure of my pelvis if I held it. I later got a belt To go under it to hold it up.

Hundreds of photos of MM will be taken and the touching of the bump ones will be getting chosen so they can make a story.

It’s awful the way she is being torn apart by the press and the royals as per protocol are not allowed to comment.
KM was treated horribly too (not to this degree though) and now all of a sudden she is ‘queen in waiting’ and setting an example to all how to dress/act etc.

I would love to see the queen make a statement on tv telling the press to sod off.

British people are so weird about their royal families and celebrities in general.
Either people are worshipped or vilified.

She's clutching her bump, where her baby is, how on earth is that in any way weird or negative.

I'm 5 weeks pregnant and I often have a hand on my tummy. I've been in fertility treatment, I lost the last pregnancy, and I already care about this small sesame seed.

What is wrong with you people?

I simply cannot believe the utter drivel that people see fit to post sometimes. I cannot believe that other WOMEN and other MOTHERS have the time to verbalise or write about their irritation that MM cradles her bump!

1. It’s her flaming bump. If she wants to cradle, stroke, sing, talk to it. WHATEVER! It’s her UNBORN CHILD. It’s hers. Why does ANYONE think it’s reasonable to criticise her for showing nurturing, protectiveness towards her flipping BABY!
2. Who cares? Really? Woman cradles bump. Hold the front page.

Sometimes...l despair.