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I truly do not mean this to be another Meghan bashing thread...

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Gonegirl Wed 10-Jul-19 18:23:05

....she hasn't really got the hang of holding that baby has she?

grin

Minniemoo Wed 10-Jul-19 21:19:57

Absolutely, Iam64. Years ago my Grandma always used to say she'd not want to be in the Royal Fanily for love nor money. And that was long before the internet and all that goes with it. And yes ... that made me laugh ... of course you can leap out of planes wearing protection! Just the mention of them made me shudder and remember my first baby. I was only 20. Married to a crazy Spaniard living in the Canaries and I had a PPH and stitches etc and I had to resort to gigantic sanitary towels for a week or 2. One of my least favourite memories of motherhood! If you're born into Royalty I suppose you know what's coming and learn to cope but if I was Meghan I'd be pulling my hair out. Bird in a gilded cage. People are going to comment, endlessly, about anything and everything which is fair enough. Just goes with the job.

Mapleleaf Wed 10-Jul-19 21:53:55

Man. I think you do, gonegirl.

Mapleleaf Wed 10-Jul-19 21:54:15

Mmn , not man

Tedber Wed 10-Jul-19 21:59:16

WHAT? OMG...just don't get this dreadful thread at all! I am embarrassed to think a GNetter would even think it was even remotely worthy of posting!

One and I mean ONE still photo? Really? Can only be posted by someone who doesn't realise that babies squirm and wriggle and move about! Ha...dread to think what my one photo might have been? Baby round my knees or something???

Am shaking my head in disbelief that someone could be so cruel and vicious as to post this drivel.

Minniemoo Wed 10-Jul-19 22:01:51

There have been many photos on numerous news outlets, Tedber. Far too many photos to be honest.

merlotgran Wed 10-Jul-19 22:04:06

Calm down, Tedber. Don't have nightmares.

Tedber Wed 10-Jul-19 22:12:39

Ha ha...not having nightmares and as for many photos. Insinuating what? Megan can't hold her baby?

I am not even that bothered about the Royal family so have never seen any other photos. I just don't 'get' what the OP is getting at! A first time mum, with her baby is all I see and nothing to be derogatory about.

Obviously I am wrong here for some reason?

Gonegirl Wed 10-Jul-19 22:13:23

Did you really call me cruel and vicious?

Unbelievable.

Gonegirl Wed 10-Jul-19 22:14:13

You are obviously a very kind and pleasant person.

Callistemon Wed 10-Jul-19 22:45:41

shock did you drop your DC, Tedber? Or catch him/her when he/she got down to knee level?
Well done!
Mine was always a fidget, still is.

Tedber Wed 10-Jul-19 22:50:32

Callistemon grin Still fidgetting though lol

Gonegirl Thu 11-Jul-19 12:46:25

From Twitter (not only me then grin

CripesSuzette
‏ @CripesSuzette
18h18 hours ago

Dear #PrinceHarry,

Please intervene! You know how you both decided that you didn't need a nanny? Time to rethink that decision. Your wife is grimacing while trying to hang onto a child she doesn't know how to dress, to hold or to engage with.

signed, Mothers Everywhere
9 replies 4 retweets 40 likes
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‏ @Fibutton
34m34 minutes ago

She still looks pregnant - yet she looked thinner at Wimbledon - very strange. Does she have a stand in?
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Gonegirl Thu 11-Jul-19 12:47:13

I await the wrath of Tedber and the likes. grin

Gonegirl Thu 11-Jul-19 12:47:48

(Tweet was re picture in OP)

suziewoozie Thu 11-Jul-19 13:15:14

I never assume that because something is tweeted it makes it true, valid or fair. Your motives for starting this thread are crystal clear. How very very sad.

Callistemon Thu 11-Jul-19 13:21:25

She still looks pregnant - yet she looked thinner at Wimbledon
It's the way she's standing
and she probably wasn't wearing one of those vile hold-it-all-in-things.

I still have a mummy tummy and I'm 74.

Sparklefizz Thu 11-Jul-19 13:23:20

Gonegirl Jeans act like a corset, as I remember well from my own days with a newborn, and that's probably why she looked thinner when photographed at Wimbledon.

Callistemon Thu 11-Jul-19 13:25:29

If she lost loads of weight and sprung back to a size 8 (or whatever) in three weeks after giving birth she would be a bad role model.
Now she's got a mummy tummy and other mothers are criticising her on Twatter, sorry, Twitter, and that's wrong too.

Poor girl can't win.

merlotgran Thu 11-Jul-19 13:26:26

The photos give me the impression that somebody held a gun to her head and told her that whether or not she liked Kate/hated polo/didn't want to be photographed with Archie/fed up with the criticism. She'd better get her a**e down to Wokingham and look like she's enjoying herself.

Meghan really looks like she wishes she was a million miles away and although I've criticised her apparently controlling attitude I think she should be left alone now. Her parenting skills shouldn't come into question.

Kate didn't have to parade any of her children when they were only two months old and even Zara, who takes Mia to just about all her eventing competitions wouldn't have done so. We haven't even seen the youngest Tindall and she's about the same age as Louis.

Gonegirl Thu 11-Jul-19 13:26:30

Well you are wrong Suziewoozie My motive was for a light-hearted enjoyable thread. No hurt intended to anyone.

You really think Meghan reads this? Come off your high horse.

Gonegirl Thu 11-Jul-19 13:27:27

Btw, if you look at previous thread you will see I like Meghan. Think she is doing a great job.

Gonegirl Thu 11-Jul-19 13:29:29

I'm quite surprised she took him to the polo match. Couldn't have been very comfortable for her. I think the poor girl tries too hard.

The more I look at original picture the sweeter it looks. bless.

Gonegirl Thu 11-Jul-19 13:30:19

Shouldn't call her a girl. Woman. (Before anyone jumps on me for that hmm)

trisher Thu 11-Jul-19 13:33:13

I realy don't understand this huge pick on Meghan thing, but if it's of any help my eldest was a baby who never wanted to be laid down Try holding him in your arms laid flat and he screamed his head off if he wasn't asleep. He would even fall asleep held straight up like in the photo and wake as soon as you moved him down if you were too quick. Baby isn't yelling, baby is supported, baby is happy! What the hell else do you want?

Callistemon Thu 11-Jul-19 13:34:53

Baby's listening to mummy's heartbeat.