1:14 pm - 12/07/2012
When Prince William and Kate's official announcement that she is pregnant came Monday, the palace said she was "expecting a baby."
But in light of the fact that the Duchess of Cambridge is also suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a form of acute morning sickness, there has been growing speculation that she may, in fact, be expecting twins.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the Duchess's rare condition tends to appear more often in women carrying twins.
So what would it mean for the royal family if Kate, 30 – who was discharged from the hospital Thursday – were to deliver two little royals? A pair of heirs?
Nope, royal experts tell PEOPLE. In fact, it's all a bit complicated.
The firstborn twin would have a completely different path than his or her sibling, says royal historian Robert Lacey, author of The Queen: A Life in Brief: "The first child to appear will have precedence. Whichever one comes out first will be the heir – and it will be the call of the obstetrician if there is a caesarean section."
And the obstetrician will make that delivery based on the location of the babies during labor, Mark Johnson, Professor of Obstetrics at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, tells PEOPLE.
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Kate Middleton Carrying Twins?
When Prince William and Kate's official announcement that she is pregnant came Monday, the palace said she was "expecting a baby."
But in light of the fact that the Duchess of Cambridge is also suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a form of acute morning sickness, there has been growing speculation that she may, in fact, be expecting twins.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the Duchess's rare condition tends to appear more often in women carrying twins.
So what would it mean for the royal family if Kate, 30 – who was discharged from the hospital Thursday – were to deliver two little royals? A pair of heirs?
Nope, royal experts tell PEOPLE. In fact, it's all a bit complicated.
The firstborn twin would have a completely different path than his or her sibling, says royal historian Robert Lacey, author of The Queen: A Life in Brief: "The first child to appear will have precedence. Whichever one comes out first will be the heir – and it will be the call of the obstetrician if there is a caesarean section."
And the obstetrician will make that delivery based on the location of the babies during labor, Mark Johnson, Professor of Obstetrics at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, tells PEOPLE.
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too much responsibility. what if the person you deemed 2nd would want to get revenge on you when they grew up.
there's a list of 'approved' names (not that they can't name it sometrhing else, but the heir is expected to be called something super english)
and 'more common' in medical terms could mean like 1% more common
Edited at 2012-12-07 08:09 pm (UTC)
She's carrying royalty though so they would have probably scanned her just because to make sure everything is okay and how many babies?
If she was, I doubt all the slimy dickweasels could keep their mouths shut.
lawd i am never having kids.
...but seriously, as interesting as it would be if she really is having twins, it's completely ridiculous that they're already saying things like this. Not surprised in the least, but damn. Give it a few months.
1) how did you do your research and write a report or essays in the 70s or 80s?
Ex: typewriter, books? Etc.
2) how did you make plans with your friends back in the day?
Ex: telephone, talked in school etc.
3) are you more comfortable to use traditional forms of technology and communication than today's modern technology like apps, and social media?
Traditional ex: face to face conversations , telephone, books rather than google.
Thanks so much!
- encyclopedias
- the library
most papers were handwritten
obviously telephone/school for chatting with friends - oh and i had my own phone line which was a big deal
Edited at 2012-12-07 08:38 pm (UTC)
2. Phones, talking in school, meeting friends after school and planning then, passing notes in class, etc..
3. Technology that makes things easier is great. Personally I don't have a preference but I do feel there are some things better discussed in person/face-to-face than over the phone or online.
I graduated hs in 1985. The year before that, stenography (shorthand) was discontinued as a course you could take, and not long after I graduated, typing was discontinued (I took typing). I was the second year of students to take the new data processing class (early computer programming where we learned DOS), and apparently that switched to computer science a couple years later.