Very pregnant Meghan ‘incredibly relaxed’
MEGHAN Markl e is ‘incredibly relaxed’ about her impending birth, despite apparently being as much as a week overdue.
She is staying at Frogmore Cottage, her secluded home with Prince Harry near Windsor, as her fans wait for news of the baby’s arrival.
She is being kept company by her mother Doria Ragland and friends such as US television anchor Gayle King, who pop in to check on her.
The royal baby is now thought to be as much as seven days overdue, and there are concerns Meghan, 37, may have to forgo her dreams of a home birth for an induced labour and hospital delivery. But sources insist the mother-to-be is‘ incredibly relaxed and positive’ as the days tick by. Unless nature takes its course soon, it is likely she will have to give birth in hospital, of which Frimley Park in Surrey, 25km away, is the nearest.
Induction is usually offered to women who have not gone into labour seven to ten days after the due date, although if mother and baby are ‘well and fit’ it may be left as late as two weeks.
Contractions are triggered by physical manipulation or drugs – and once they begin there is no chance of a home birth as it is against national guidelines.
The Mail revealed last month that Meghan was keen to follow in Queen Elizabeth’s footsteps by having a midwife-led birth at Frogmore Cottage.
The Queen was born at the Mayfair home of her grandparents and gave birth to her four children at either Buckingham Palace or Clarence House. Meghan has reportedly appointed her own delivery team to oversee the birth, led by a female doctor, i nstead of Royal Household gynaecologists Alan Farthing and Guy Thorpe-Beeston.
In a formal announcement last month, Harry and Meghan said they planned to keep arrangements for the birth private. Buckingham Palace will announce when Meghan goes into labour but provide no further details until the baby has been born. The couple will not make a public appearance to show their new arrival to fans and the media.
She still hopes for a home birth