Carrie has given birth to a little girl

Who cares what it’s under? It’s an item of news worthy of discussion and a chat wherever OP chose to post it.

Surely such a topic would be better off in Chat?
Chat is my favourite, Dinahmo.

I think it will be an old fashioned name my mil was called Winifred (bit too old fashioned). Wilf and Winnie ? or Maud

I like Violet.

Wilf, Lillie and Dilly the dog.
Perhaps Carrie will write children's books?

Time Gladys made a come back?

I know a baby called Maevis. Names come back after about 80-100 years so I expect in about 30 years we will have babies called Susan, Barbara, Patricia, Sandra, Mary, none of which are popular at the moment but were all popular in my generation.

EllanVannin

I hadn't known, but I hope both are well. A lovely Christmas present.

Welcome back EllanVannin, I'm quite sure I speak for many of us, we are pleased to hear from you.

Well I think it’s good ‘News’ so pleased that a healthy child has safely arrived.

I meant to add to add welcome to the new baby too.

Lovely to see you posting today EllanVannin .
A safe arrival of a new baby is always good news no matter if the parents have titles like ‘The P.M.’ or not so it’s a “Congratulations” from me.

Lincslass

Some disgusting comments. Any woman who has just given birth deserves congratulations, not hatred and disdain. Congratulations to them both.

Where, just where is the hatred? Or the disdain ? Definitely none for mother and baby.

Obviously takes after her father already. Arriving right on cue to dilute the flak from the Downing Street parties.

How about Millicent?

Or Beatrice? I’ve just heard about a new baby called Beatrice.

Dinahmo

Can someone please explain why it's necessary to have a thread about this subject? I've never understood why hundreds of people take to their keyboards to congratulate someone that they don't know and who is almost certainly not going to read the comments.
Surely such a topic would be better off in Chat?

It isn’t necessary. We CHOSE to talk about it. Anyone who doesn’t want to doesn’t have to ?

Well said Baggs ????

My favourite names for baby Johnson are: Angela, Carol and Holly.?Hmmm, I think I shall add Rose to the list too.

She definitely can't be Holly Johnson.

Oh there’s room for more than one ( probably hundreds of them) and that particular HJ has mostly been forgotten about.
Holly Rose Johnson, how’s that for a lovely name ( sounds like an author.)

Baggs

Dinahmo

Can someone please explain why it's necessary to have a thread about this subject? I've never understood why hundreds of people take to their keyboards to congratulate someone that they don't know and who is almost certainly not going to read the comments.
Surely such a topic would be better off in Chat?

It isn’t necessary. We CHOSE to talk about it. Anyone who doesn’t want to doesn’t have to ?

I could have put it under chat but when I posted it had only just been announced and the media described it as breaking news. Is it not news then? And you can chat under whichever heading the thread has.

Baggs

Dinahmo

Can someone please explain why it's necessary to have a thread about this subject? I've never understood why hundreds of people take to their keyboards to congratulate someone that they don't know and who is almost certainly not going to read the comments.
Surely such a topic would be better off in Chat?

It isn’t necessary. We CHOSE to talk about it. Anyone who doesn’t want to doesn’t have to ?

Gransnet itself isn't necessary, nor is Mumsnet, Facebook, Twitter etc.
People just enjoy using them.

However did we exist before ?

Surely such a topic would be better off in Chat?

Or in the new News thread?

Alegrias1

She definitely can't be Holly Johnson.

Totally agree. Poor child will have her friends parents singing Relax to her.

Bathsheba. That's a great name.

I wonder if she'll end up with those blond out of control curls.

I did see an interview with Rachael Johnson saying the females didn't get the blond locks that her siblings had.

Holly Johnson hasn't been forgotten in my house.We saw him live a few times and still play his music there are some lovely covers of his songs.You may have heard this one ,I think it was used in a christmas advert a couple of years ago .

youtu.be/-tb06DdDfXs

Wishing the baby girl a happy, healthy long life and hope she will get on very well with her half siblings.

Welcome back EllanVannin