Meghan holding bump?

Jalima the knee or fist under the ribs ouch.

I loved touching , stroking , talking to my bumps, but not walking around shops or through town , I loved the cosyness of these in my home

although I never wore a tight dress Anniebach!

I used to push one of mine, she always seemed to get a foot, well it could have been a knee or a fist, stuck up under my ribs (quite painful!).

Possibly the tight dresses are the reason celebs hold their bumps

I touched and held mine constantly. Didn't occur to me to think or care what anyone else thought? It was a bonding/protective thing.

Perhaps she always clasps her hands together in front of her and the bump is now simply getting in the way. She needs a handbag.

Harry puts his hand in his jacket, I'm sure Charles used to do that too.

Jalima1108, surely not the compost bin for your bananas. How about Banana Bread, Cake, etc?
Too yummy Auntieflo and I am trying to get rid of the excess weight from Christmas! It's hopeless to do that in January with all the 'tidying up' of food to do.
Actually, DH must have eaten one of the very brown bananas this morning [yuk]

Are you Aunt Flo from the Bod tv series?
Here comes Aunt Flo. It's her baking day

Never notice queenie, Anne, Kate having problems of knowing where to put their hands and never noticed them walk with their hands behind their backs

The Royals often say they have problems knowing where to put their hands when on official duty. If you have something to focus on - like a pregnancy bump it solves the problem.

She'd look a bit daft marching along like Prince Phillip with her hand behind her back.

But she knew she was pregnant Anniebach, and I imagine she was so delighted that she just couldn’t help herself! Maybe Catherine would have been the same had she been out and about in the early stages instead of being so ill with pregnancy vomiting! Which as I recall she also received criticism for! As Anja said, is it really anyone else’s business?

She was holding her bump before there was a bump , when in Australia

Jalima1108, surely not the compost bin for your bananas. How about Banana Bread, Cake, etc?

It’s her bump so if the poor woman wants to hold it then what business is it of anybody else?

Pretty disgusted that the OP thinks this is worthy of her criticism. Petty, petty, petty ??

I hadn’t actually noticed Meghan holding her bump until this thread. Now I can’t stop noticing. I’d assumed she was afraid her tummy muscles weren’t strong enough! Its a relief to know she’s just following the latest trend of foetus communication.

Men would find it hard to give birth to a jelly baby let alone a fully-formed infant.
This is to those editors who think fit to have a grouse about Meghan.

bananagate


My two remaining bananas are not fit for writing on, they are for the compost in the morning.

I laughed out loud at Meghan's uplifting messages on the bananas, and thought of sharing them on here. I am glad that I did not.
The next day I read a newspaper article detailing the type of online abuse aimed at her and the Duchess of Cambridge via Kensington Palace Instagram and Twitter accounts. 'Many of the comments are racist, the majority are sexist, and some are utterly, utterly mad; vicious and disturbing abuse.' (Sunday Telegraph).
Some of the comments on here are surprisingly personally unpleasant, if repetitive, and the same people keep making them. Why?

Merlotgran, thanks for making me laugh - best comment on bananagate ?

Surely it is a natural reaction to place hands on your bump, just not walking around the town , it’s bonding between mother and baby

Jalima1108
Just been watching The One Show about babies responding to mums touch and immediately thought about Meghan and this thread. Maybe Meghan knew already!

Never mind touching her bump. I wish she'd stop giving DH ideas.

I went to make a cup of tea this afternoon and saw he'd written, 'Don't forget my coffee' on one of the two remaining bananas and 'I'll be in the workshop' on the other one.

I wish there had been a third then I could have decorated it with a short phrase ending in 'off'

Thanks Jalima ?

Well - Meghan is right!

Research has shown that babies in the womb respond to their mother's touch. They have done experiments with fathers touching 'the bump' (little reaction), strangers touching 'the bump' (no reaction) but when mum-to-be touches 'the bump' there is a strong reaction from the baby.

So carry on regardless, Meghan.