Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, just had her first baby with Prince Harry last May 2019 but there have been speculations that the couple is pushing for baby number two in the next few months. Some royal watchers believe that Duchess Meghan could be giving birth again in 2020.
If Duchess Meghan does go through with her another pregnancy, she wouldn't be exclusively expecting a new bub in the British royal family next year. There are also rumors suggesting that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William, is on her fourth pregnancy.
All these pregnancy talks have had bookers in the U.K., collecting more bets on the new royal babies in the last few weeks. According to Daily Express, the public has been betting 3:1 on the odds that Duchess Meghan's second child will be born in 2020. The betting odds used to be at 8:1 until the Sussex royals made the announcement that they'll only want to raise two children.
More than this, however, the public also believes that Duchess Kate has been showing signs of her fourth pregnancy. If so, she will likely deliver baby number four in early 2020, but the palace hasn't been making any official announcement since she's not yet safely off the 12-week mark.
"Catherine would like a fourth child. She loves children and is prepared to put herself through another pregnancy even though they have been complicated in the past," a confidante told the Daily Mail about Duchess Kate's latest pregnancy plans just right after Duchess Meghan had Archie Harrison. "She loves children and is prepared to put herself through another pregnancy even though they have been complicated by severe morning sickness in the past."
Meanwhile, a pregnancy expert said that for Duchess Meghan to be with child again so soon after Archie has its risks. Given the duchess age, she would have to wait at least two more years to be pregnant again. Duchess Meghan has to give herself time to recover physically and mentally as she's still experiencing post-natal hormone effects.
Midwife Nabila Fowles-Gutierrez said in a separate Daily Express interview that it's the recommendation from the World Health Organization. Spacing the next pregnancy within six months after the previous birth would raise the mother's risk of a miscarriage or premature birth at 70 percent, especially for someone who is in her late '30s.
