LIVE BLOG: The Duchess of Cambridge Admitted to the Lindo Wing

Saint George isn’t the patron saint of Great Britain, just of England. For the rest of Britain it’s Saint David for Wales and Saint Andrew for Scotland. We don’t have a joint patron saint.

I have had a number of planned c-sections and there is no way I could have been walking around 7 hours later. I don't even think the spinal had worn off completely at that point. It is not unusual to go into labor in the middle of the night and arrive at the hospital early morning- I did this with my two unplanned c-sections.

She didn’t have a caserean, she was admitted into hospital in the early stages of labour so not a caserean. She had the baby naturally with no pain relief according to the papers today after a five and a half hour labour. It would come out if she had a caserean and she certainly wouldn’t have left hospital the same day after such a major operation let alone stood on the steps so soon afterwards ! I don’t think even Kate could do that ☺️ was just a coincidence the baby was born on Saint George’s Day, that was apparently her due date anyway ?

Hi Giorgia.

I don't think the Duchess had a planned/Caesarean delivery. Though complications can certain occur that require a change in plans, the Duchess has remarked on several occasions about how keen she is about having a natural birth. It was even rumored this time around that she and Prince William had been discussing the possibility of a home birth because both of them dislike all the disruption a royal birth causes for other patients/families who are at hospital at the same time.

Lucky for her, the Duchess apparently also has had (comparatively) easy deliveries -- some reports have said she didn't even require the use of an epidural for the first two births and delivered with the assistance of midwives under the observation of her obstetricians. If indeed she has had such easy/drug-free deliveries, that could well contribute to how well she always seems to look after the babies' births.

As far as the Duchess' post-partum wardrobe -- she and her staff were well aware of her expected due date. Whether the red and white Jenny Packham was selected as "the dress" no matter what the date of delivery, or selected as "the dress for April 23rd," is hard to know.

The Duchess apparently however, didn't arrive at the hospital with her post-partum wardrobe. Her stylist, Natasha Archer, arrived/exited the hospital via a back entrance about an hour before the birth and apparently dropped off the Duchess' wardrobe to be worn later in the day. See: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5646847/Kates-stylist-Natasha-Archer-spotted-leaving-Lindo-Wing.html

In terms of the Cambridge vehicle and the need to swap out baby/booster seats, Royal comings and goings are usually executed with military precision, so I'm sure staff made sure the right equipment/accessories were in place/removed as appropriate. The Cambridges also recently upgraded their "family transport" from a five-seater Land Rover to a new Land Rover Discovery that seats seven. See: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5649229/Kate-William-upgrade-new-60-000-seven-seater-Land-Rover.html

With now a family of five and usually one to two security officers in attendance, no doubt they needed the extra room. Plus, who knows? Maybe the extra baby/child seats are tossed in the back when not needed. I doubt it, but it would be fun to think at least in that respect, the Cambridge's family life isn't all that different than many others with three children under five in tow. ;)

There is no way to leave hospital on your own two feet only hours after abdominal surgery. As an obgyn I rule out a cesarean. After a natural birth, on the other hand, it isn’t uncommon to be up and well quite quickly. Women tend to deliver more quickly with every child they have and Kate appears to be no exception from that rule. (Although hardly anyone looks so polished so shortly afterwards, I guess her styling-team is worth their money)