Kate Middleton's In Labor With The Royal Baby!
The Great Kate Wait is almost over! That's right—Kate Middleton is in labor. After photographers and Royal Watchers have been on high alert since Kate Middleton's rumored due date of July 13, and talk of needing to induce her started swirling, The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to the private Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital around 6 am today in west London. Already in early labor, she and hubby Prince William were escorted through the back door to their exclusive room. Kate's labor is said to be progressing normally (whatever that means since every pregnancy is so different!).
I'm sure no matter how many labor classes she and Will have taken, Kate is still nervous, anxious, exhausted, and completely excited. I know I was. My water broke at 4 am, and I arrived at the hospital around the same time as Kate. My doula told me not to rush to get to the hospital, but to take my time and take care of myself.
As crazy as it sounds, I freshened up and got dressed as my husband made us eggs and bacon for breakfast. How I could eat when I was so freaked out, I'll never know! But my doula advised that labor could take many, many hours and once admitted to the hospital they don't let you eat anything but white liquids. So I hope Kate had a full English Breakfast. Otherwise, she's probably starving right about now!
Delivery rooms are so sterile, so I also hope that the royal team has made it comfy for Kate, packing her favorite pillow, like I did. It made a world of difference for me. According to E!, Kate is said to have planned a labor soundtrack of Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris and Of Monsters and Men tunes. I highly recommend letting your hubby play iPod DJ, ladies. It gives them something to do to make them feel useful, and the music really took my mind off of the pain. My soundtrack included Kanye West's "Stonger" and Black Eyed Peas' "Let's Get It Started". I wanted music that would pump me up (Think: energizing gym mix). But some women prefer a relaxed soundtrack to keep them calm. My husband prepared both just in case, but the party mix won out.
While I probably would have crumbled under such public scrutiny of my pregnancy, Kate has gone through her entire pregnancy with such grace. She made it look so easy! The good news for Kate is that the hard part (all that pushing!) is almost over for her, and she'll soon be introduced to her precious baby, then the fun really begins. Congrats Kate and Will—you are going to love parenthood!
While you wait for the royal baby to arrive, take a look back at Kate's pregnancy!
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Image of the Lindo Wing, where Kate Middleton is in Labor, courtesy of BasPhoto / Shutterstock.com
